OW CORE MEASURES DRAFT REVEALS NEW WATER PROGRAM PRIORITIES

EPA's Office of Water (OW) program goals for 1998 and 1999 emphasize traditional Clean Water Act (CWA) and Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) requirements for state and regional programs, according to draft water program core performance measures obtained by Water Policy Report . EPA and state water officials are in the final stages of developing key program priorities for the states and regions. These "core elements" will reflect the highest priority water program elements for performance partnership agreements and grants...