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FY 2015 National Water Program Guidance Addendum

The EPA National Water Program published its final FY 2015 National Water Program Guidance (NWPG) Addendum in April, 2014.

FY 2015 NWPG Addendum with Measure Defintions by Program Area (Subobjectives)

To access the FY 2015 NWPG Addendum click here.

Measure Definitions:

FY2015 NWPG Addendum Narrative with Appendices (pdf) (3.09 MB)
Drinking Water (pdf) (335.83 KB)
Swimming Water (pdf) (443.04 KB)
Fish and Shellfish (pdf) (273.18 KB)
Water Quality on a Watershed Basis (pdf) (574.78 KB)
Wetlands (pdf) (415 KB)
Coastal & Ocean Waters (pdf) (453.97 KB)
Great Lakes (pdf) (389.7 KB)
Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem (pdf) (353.85 KB)
Gulf of Mexico (pdf) (277.88 KB)
Long Island Sound (pdf) (281.12 KB)
Pacific Island Territories (pdf) (275.15 KB)
Puget Sound Basin (pdf) (357.44 KB)
Columbia River Basin (pdf) (453.5 KB)
South Florida Ecosystem (pdf) (309.56 KB)
U.S. Mexico Border (pdf) (178.21 KB)

FY 2015 National Water Program Guidance Addendum

FY 2015 NWPG Addendum with Measure Defintions by Program Area (Subobjectives)

Measure Definitions:

National Water Program Performance