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Letter to the Vice President

Clean Water Action Plan-Overview

Introduction

Chapter I
Setting the Stage: Successes, Challenges, and New Directions

Clean Water Successes and Challenges

Clean Water Successes
Economic Benefits of Clean Water
Foundations of Success
Today's Water Quality Challenges
Consequences of Water Pollution
A New Institutional Arrangement


Ten Principles for Restoring and Protecting America's Waters

Clean Waters:Healthy People

Improve Assurance that Fish and Shellfish are Safe to Eat
Ensure Beaches are Safe for Swimming
Ensure Water is Safe to Drink
Reduce Exposure to Endocrine Disrupting Pollutants


Enhance Natural Resources Stewardship

Stewardship of Federal Lands and Resources
Restore and Protect America's Wetlands
Protect Coastal Waters
Incentives for Private Land Stewardship


Strong Polluted Runoff Controls

Strengthen State and Tribal Polluted Runoff Programs
Reduce Nutrient Over-enrichment
Expand Clean Water Act Permit Controls
Develop Incentives for Reducing Polluted Runoff


Improve Information And Citizens' Right to Know

Improve Monitoring and Assessment
Citizens' Right to Know

Unified Watershed Assessments

Restore Aquatic System Health on a Watershed Basis

Define Watershed Restoration Priorities
Watershed Restoration Action Strategies
Watershed Restoration Progress Report

Build Strong Partnerships to Speed Restoration and Protection

Watershed Assistance Grants
Communities Supporting Watersheds
National Watershed Awards
Expand Watershed Training
Enforcement and Compliance Assistance

Watershed Management Framework

National Watershed Forum
Program Coordinators
Reinvention Opportunities