United States
             Environmental Protection
             Agency
Office of Water Planning
and Standards
Washington, DC 20460
                                        December 1979
             Water
&EPA      FY80 Work Programs
             Water Planning
             Division

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             United States
             Environmental Protection
             Agency
             Office of Water Planning
             and Standards
             Washington, DC 20460
                                         December 1979
             Water
vvEPA
FY80 Work  Programs
Water  Planning
Division

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                                INTRODUCTION
The program strategy and FY 80 work program of the Water Planning Division
have been developed to assure that the Agency's water quality management
objectives will be met in a timely and cost effective manner.  The work
programs are based on the national water quality management strategy.
The work programs are intended to meet the national goals and objectives
and are tied to complementary Regional work programs necessary to carry
through these goals, objectives, and priorities at State, areawide, and
local levels.

The work programs describe the organization's functions and internal
relationships, priority programs and objectives, major tasks and accomp-
lishments scheduled for each of the Branches in the Water Planning Division
in support of the national water quality management program.  These activities
are related primarily to the implementation of Sections 208 and 106 of the
Clean Water Act and of OWWM policy and program integration initiatives with
respect to the State/EPA Agreement concept.

The FY1980 work program reflects our continuing emphasis on providing
more timely strategy and program guidance, improving program management
and program integration, establishing an effective State/EPA Agreement
and evaluation process, assuring necessary technology development for
solving critical nonpoint source control problems, implementing a
management information system, including implementation data, and
providing for targeted communication and technology transfer with
respect to program policies and accomplishments.

Accomplishment of these tasks require a coordinated and complementary
work planning and implementation process.  Regional Offices and grantee
agencies should review carefully the tasks, outputs, and timelines in these
work programs to incorporate appropriate tasks, outputs and timelines in
their own annual work planning, tracking, and evaluation processes.

Comments and questions on these materials are invited and should be
addressed to the responsible Water Planning Division staff identified in
the following functional listing.

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                                                WATER PLANNING DIVISION
     Name


IMMEDIATE OFFICE
Merna Hurd

Peter Wise

Dave Green

Marjorie Pitts


POLICY AND EVALUATION BRANCH

Immediate Office
David Ziegler

Jerry Kotas


Policy Development Section
Rita Horgan


Policy Coordination/
 SEA Section	
Loretta Marzetti

Evaluation Section
Lin Eichmiller
      Title



Director

Acting Deputy Director

Physical Science Coordinator

Program Analyst
Acting Branch Chief

Environmental Protection
 Special ist
Environmental  Protection
 Specialist
Program Analyst


Acting Section Chief
 Telephone £
Area Code: 202
   755-6928

   755-7000

   245-3154

   755-7003
   426-2474

   426-2474



   755-6023
   755-6023


   426-2522
Areas of Responsibility



Overall Management

Overall Management

Interagency Coordination

Program Evaluation Process
Branch Management and Coordination

Groundwater; 102(d) Report
WQM Five Year Strategy; WQM
 Guidance Materials
Regional Policy Coordination; SEA's
Needs Assessment; WQM Accomplishments
 WQM Policy Evaluation

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     Name
IMPLEMENTATION BRANCH
Carl Myers

Urban NFS Section
Dennis Athayde

Rural NPS Section
Walt Rittal
      Title
Acting Branch Chief
Section Chief
Section Chief
Faci1ities Management Section
Carl Myers                  Dual Capacity
OPERATIONS BRANCH

Immediate Office
Robert Hardaker

Henry Cooke
Branch Chief

Program Analyst
 Financial  Management Section
 Paul  Kraman                 Section Chief
 Public  Involvement Section
 Robert  Hardaker
Dual Capacity
 Telephone #        Areas of Responsibility
Area Code: 202
   755-4911


   254-3154


   755-9231
                                     755-4911
   755-2117

   755-2117



   755-7003
   755-2117
Branch Management and Coordination
Nationwide Urban Runoff Program
Rural Clean Water Program; MIP/ACP
 Projects; USDA Coordination;
 Construction, Silviculture, Mining NPS
                    AWT Projects Management; Construction
                     Grants Management Coordination; WQS/WLA
                     Coordination
Branch Management and Coordination

Management Information Systems;
 ZBB Development
                                                      Financial  Management Assistance Project;
                                                       Grants Coordination and Tracking;
                                                       205(g)/106 Coordination
Public Involvement; Communications/
 Publications; Interest Groups
 Liaison

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                                   ERRATA
                             FY 1980 WORK PLANS
                           Water Planning Division
                              TABLE OF CONTENTS
Water Planning Division
     Management Evaluation 	    1

Policy and Evaluation Branch
     Program Evaluation Section 	    3
     Policy Development Section 	   13
     Pol icy Coordination/SEA Section 	   53

Implementation Branch
     Agricultural Nonpoint Source Program 	   66
     Silvicultural Nonpoint Source Program 	   83
     Construction Nonpoint Source Program 	   88
     Mining Nonpoint Source Program  	   90
     Advanced Waste Treatment Program .	   91
     National Urban Runoff Program	  108

Operations Branch
     Public Involvement Section		  188
     Financial Management Section 	  198

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                                                         JOB NO 80-WPD-l
                                                   MANAGEMENT EVALUATION
                            JOB DESCRIPTION
Purpose.  Develop and implement a management evaluation system to
provide an accurate assessment of the management of the WQM process
including the effectiveness of the Regional  Offices, State and Head-
quarters activities in the WQM process; to assist Regional Offices,
States and Headquarters with their own activities and improve their
management of the WQM process; and to identify problems and issues
faced at each management level, recommend possible alternative solutions,
if appropriate; and, assist Headquarters define resource needs,  and changes
in program direction to resolve or contain problems.

Method.  Touche Ross and Company has developed a Management Framework
that identifies and clarifies the roles and responsibilities of each
management level in the WQM process.  A pilot test and the Management
Framework is underway in Region III and in the State of Maryland.  Based
upon the Management Framework and input from Regional  Offices and State
and areawide agencies, a management evaluation system and criteria will
be developed.

The evaluation system and criteria will be used for the review of each
Regional Office WQM process this fiscal year.

Product.  A comprehensive report on the management of the WQM process
which can be utilized in a constructive manner by Regional Offices,
States, and Headquarters to improve the management of the WQM program.

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                                                                 JOB  NO  80-WPD-l

Tasks.
a.
b.
modify management framework
interviews with HQs,
start
Oct 20, 79
Oct 29, 79
finish
Jan 1, 80
Nov 2, 79
fol 1 ows

     Region III and Maryland
     on program elements to
     be evaluated

c.   integrate the management      Nov 2, 79      Dec 3,  79
     framework, policy guidance &
     program elements to be evalu-
     ated into a preliminary draft
     of management evaluation
     criteria and system

d.   review and revision of the    Dec 3, 79      Dec 12, 79
     management evaluation
     criteria and system

e.   send Information Memorandum                  Dec 14, 79
     to Regional Office requesting
     comments on the draft manage-
     ment evaluation criteria and
     system

f.   Regional review and draft     Dec 16, 79     Jan 25, 80

g.   request review by 6 States    Dec 18, 79     Jan 25, 80
     selected by ASIWPCA and 4
     areawides selected by NARC

h.   discuss Regional Offices,1                     Jan 30, 80
     State and areawide agencies'
     comments on draft criteria
     and system at WQM Coordinators
     Meeting

i.   finalize WQM evaluation       Jan 31, 80     Mar 1,  80
     system and criteria

j.   send WQM evaluation system                   Mar 1,  80
     and criteria to Regions

k.   schedule Regional Office      Mar 15, 80     Apr 1,  80
     evaluations

1.   conduct evaluations           Apr 15, 80     Sept 30, 80

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                        EVALUATION SECTION WORK PLAN
INTRODUCTION

     The first priority of the Evaluation Section is to complete the
Needs Assessment.  The second priority is to establish a role for the
Section in evaluating aspects of the program that are of concern to
management, to help support the Branch and the Division as a whole in
policy-making and management. The first six months of FY 80 will largely
be spent on the Needs Assessment, and the last six months on specific
evaluation projects.  Evaluation Section staff will also continue to
perform a variety of tasks besides evaluation, and the work plans of
this and other sections reflect this.

Specific tasks

     1. Needs Assessment
     2. Needs Assessment update
     3. Needs Assessment follow-up
     4. Program evaluation
     5. Tech transfer
     6. Coordination with General Counsel

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                                                       JOB NO.  80-ES-l
JOB DESCRIPTION:  Needs Assessment

PURPOSE

     The primary purposes of the Needs Assessment are to:

     1. Justify section 106, 208 and 314 funding levels to OMB, Congress
and the rest of EPA, and document requests for increased funding,

     2. Help EPA manage the 106 program better by providing some indication
of where the money is going; and

     3. Provide information that might help in developing  106 policy or
runding allocation formulas.
METHOD
     Cost estimates are developed in two tracks.   In Track 1, the Regions
collect estimates made by the States.  The section, in coordination with
other Headquarters offices and the Regions, is developing a format for
State cost information.  The Regions will be primarily responsible for
collecting the information, although Evaluation Section staff will
provide some assistance.  In Track 2, Headquarters develops its own
estimates in a five step process.  First, typical  activities for each
Clean Water Act program covered by the assessment are listed.  Second,
costs are assigned to these activities.  Third, problem indicators
identifying the extent of the problem within a State are developed.

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Fourth, the specific States which need programs are determined.  Finally,
needs are .calculated based on the above factors.

     The Evaluation Section has been working with this approach since
June and we expect to finish the draft results in late March,

END PRODUCT

     A report indicating funding needs under sections 106, 208 and 314
for FY 81-84 will be distributed.  The report will be used by the Evaluation Section to
develop recommendations on changes in 106 and 208 management and policy.
(See discussion of Program Evaluation.)
Tasks
start
finish
a.   revise format for collecting information
     from States
b.   complete testing the format in pilot States
c.   collect data from States
d.   finish cost estimates under Track 2
e.   prepare draft report and circulate for
     comment
f.   comment period finished
g.   publish N/A
Nov. 14
Dec. 7
Oct. 17

Oct. 31
Dec. 14
Jan. 15
March 1

March 10
April 1

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                                                       JOB NO.  80-ES-2
JOB DESCRIPTION:  Needs Assessment Update
PURPOSE
     After completing the Needs Assessment, the Evaluation Section will  begin
to develop an in-house data base for the assessment of needs.   This will  save
time and effort in any future Needs Assessment and will  provide valuable
information for other Branch projects.
METHOD
     The Section will organize an on-going collection of information to
update and improve current Assessment files.  We will build on  techniques
developed elsewhere in the Division (e.g., MIS) and in the current
Assessment, where we have established methods, clarified definitions,
goals and the scope of the Assessment, and assembled the information.
After the method for the follow-up has been established, information
will be collected by the Evaluation staff member responsible for developing
Track 2 for each program (e.g., Agriculture, NPDES).
END PRODUCT
     The output will be updated with complete files on all problem/program
categories which contain the necessary background information and available
cost data to the assessments of needs.
Tasks                                             start          finish
a. assemble collected information into            May 1           May 15
   filing system
b. identify gaps in these files                   May 15         May 30
c. .identify contact in HQ, Regions, or States     June 1         July 30
   who can provide necessary information
d. establish method for improving current files   July 1         July 15
   and regularly updating them
e. improve and update files at predetermined      July 15          —
   intervals

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                                                  JOB NO. 80-ES-3
JOB DESCRIPTION:  Needs Assessment Followup
PURPOSE
     This work will assure that the Needs Assessment is used for the
purposes outlined in the Needs Assessment job description.  It should
reflect decisions on 106 policy and management in response to the 106
evaluation.  (See Evaluation Section Job No. 4).
METHOD
     The Evaluation Section will develop a strategy for using the Needs
Assessment to justify funding levels.  The strategy will be based on our
experience with the previous Needs Assessment, discussions with appropriate
ASIWPCA, OMB, EPA and Congressional personnel, and WPD's experience with
justifying the  208 program to Congress and OMB.  The strategy should.be
developed soon  enough for the actual drafting of the Needs Assessment
report to reflect the strategy.
     The use of the Needs Assessment for 106 policy and management
within the Agency will depend on the role that WPD wants to establish
for  itself in this area.  The 106 Evaluation (see Job Description No. 4)
should help to  focus the issues in this area.
END  PRODUCT
     "Adequate" levels of 106 funding, sensible 106 policy, and effective
106 management.
Tasks                                             start          finish
a.   develop strategy for using the              December 15    January 15
    Needs Assessment to justify funding
     levels
b.  develop strategy for using                  April 1        May 1
    Needs Assessment for 106 policy and
    management
c.   prepare decision package to determine       August 1       September 1
    whether another Needs Assessment
    should be conducted

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                                                  JOB NO.  80-ES-4
JOB DESCRIPTION:  Program Evaluation
PURPOSE
     The Evaluation Section has done little actual evaluation work over
the past year.  One of the major tasks of the Section is determining
what aspects of the program should be evaluated, and how these evaluations
should be conducted.  This might become the major role for the Section
in the second half of the fiscal year, after the Needs Assessment is
completed.
     There are three aspects to the Evaluation Section's role:  identifying
where policy may be necessary, assisting in its development, and evaluating
its effectiveness.  The Evalution Section's role will be designed to
minimize overlaps with other WPD evaluation systems and the evaluation
systems built into NURP.  It differs from the Regional Office Evaluation,
in that the Section will evaluate the effectiveness of policy in achieving
the goals of the program, rather than the success or failure of the
Regions in carrying out existing policy.
METHOD
     In the first six months, the Section will develop a process for
deciding how and when to conduct evaluations.  In the last six months,
more time will be spent conducting the evaluations.  WPD management,
rather than the Evaluation Section, will make the final determination on
the specific evaluation projects to be undertaken.
     The Section tentatively plans to start two evaluation projects in
the first six months of FY 80:  (1) an evaluation of the implementation
of the revised WQM regulations, and (2) an evaluation of policy and
management options for. the 106  program.  Both of  these will support policy
changes planned in the Policy Section work program.

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     The WQM regulation evaluation.  This evaluation will identify
significant issues and problems that have arisen in implementing the
revised regulations.  The Section will conduct a systematic survey of
the Regions to identify problems they have had.  Lawsuits on the new
regulations will be analyzed for their policy implications.  Specific
issues include:
          integration of 106, 308 and 315 into a consolidated WQM program
          effectiveness of the significant implementation policy
The discrete output of this evalution will be a paper listing and discussing
the issues, and making recommendations.  This study will also serve as a
test  case to help determine the scope and method of other evaluation
projects.
      The 106 Program Evaluation will assess options for  106 policy and
management  including allocation formulas.  It will be based, to a large
extent, on  information gathered during the Needs Assessment, and will
consider the relationship  between  funding priorities and identified
needs.  This project will  be conducted in close coordination with the
Policy Development  Section's activities  in establishing  106 policy and
guidance.
      Other  potential topics for future evaluation  include  the policy of
not  funding point  sources, the effectiveness of the prototype approach
in accomplishing program objectives,  and possible  restructuring of the
WQM  program.
END. PRODUCT
      Evaluations of program  issues that  are  of  concern  to  management.

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Tasks                                             start          finish
a.   develop tentative process for conducting     January 1      January 21
     evaluations
b.   develop tentative list of potential          Januray 1      January 21
     subjects for evaluation
c.   management determines priorities for         January 21     February 7
     conducting evaluations
d.   refine process for conducting evaluations    February 7     March 1
e.   conduct evaluations                          April 1           —
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                                             JOB NO. 80-ES-5
JOB DISCRETION:  Technical Transfer Handbook
PURPOSE
     This project is intended to help spread information concerning
successful WQM prototype projects and other WQM implementation and
planning activities.
METHOD
     The handbook will be organized by problem area (e.g., ground water,
silviculture).  Within each area, studies will be classified as either
Problem Identification, Solution Identification, Solution Implementation,
and Evaluation.  The handbook will focus on successful studies and
implementation  efforts with broad applicability to other WQM programs.
END PRODUCT
     A tech transfer handbook in loose!eaf form that can be distributed
to State and areawide WQM agencies and periodically updated.
 Tasks
 a.   develop criteria and examples for tech
     transfer  handbook
 b.   develop system for obtaining information
     from  agencies
 c.   prepare and/or edit write-ups
 d.   develop method for distribution
 e.   disseminate first version
 f.   update periodically
start
Ongoing

February 20

April
June
June
finish
March 12

March 19

June
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                                                  JOB NO. 80-ES-6
JOB DESCRIPTION:    Coordination with General Counsel
     Occasionally, EPA is sued or threatened with lawsuits on issues that
have some relevance to the WQM program.  Evaluation Section staff works
with 06C in developing responses to the lawsuits, and in assuring that
WPD concerns are properly appreciated.  Issues that we are presently
involved in include:
     1.   Colville Indians - designation as 208 agency
     2.   Colorado River salinity litigation
     3.   Northwest Colorado COG - instream flow litigation
     4.   National Wildlife Federation - hydroelectric dams as point
          sources
     5.   Patuxent River Basin - total maximum daily loads
     6.   Bassa v. Gonzales - 208 spending for air quality planning
     7.   WASH COG - funding of municipal  facilities elements
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POLICY DEVELOPMENT SECTION



    FY 80 WORK PLAN
      OCTOBER 1979
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                              TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
A.   REGULATIONS
     1.   Technical Update of WQM Regulations
     2.   Dredge and Fill regulations

B.   STRATEGIC PLANNING
     1.   Five Year Strategy Update
     2.   Ground Water Strategy
     3.   OWWM Strategy Coordination
     4.   208 Completion Options
     5.   Annual Operating Guidance

C.   POLICY DEVELOPMENT
     1.   106 Policy and Guidance
     2.   WQM Policy Memo Development
     3.   WQM 81 Guidance Package
     4.   Work Program Guidance
     5.   313 Follow-up

D.   MISCELLANEOUS
     1.   Reauthorization of 208
     2.   Ground Water Project Management
     3.   Research and Development Needs
     4.   Participation in Clean Air Act Working Group
     5.   Water Qua.lity/Water Quantity Coordination Study
     6.   Contingencies/Administration
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I.    INTRODUCTION

     A.  Background

     From the initiation of the WQM program in FY 1974 to FY 1978, policy
development had been fragmented among the Division Office and the various
branches of the Water Planning Division (WPD).  In FY 1979 the Policy and
Evaluation Branch, and specifically, the Policy Development Section  (PDS),
provided a focal point for policy development.  The PDS identified policy
development needs, kept abreast of evolving EPA policies, developed  an
annual WQM strategy, followed up on the strategy, and worked on broad policy
issues.  The section also worked closely with WPD staff and others to
ensure that WQM policy was clear, complete, internally consistent, up-to-
date, and in harmony with other EPA policies.  In FY 80 PDS will continue
with these activities, and initiate additional tasks.

     B.  Recent and Current Activities

     In FY 79, several major events occurred which affected the WQM
program in the area of management.

     Management.  EPA is initiating a more active, rather than reactive,
management stance for the WQM program.  The Division has developed and
is implementing a five year management and technical strategy.  The
strategy emphasizes national priorities that focus on sources of pollution
and are consistent with OMB directives.  Through revised Water Quality
Management regulations promulgated in May, 1979, the Water Quality Manage-
ment program is streamlined and is focusing on maximizing the use of
limited financial resources.

     Along with this more-active management stance, EPA is using a prototype
project approach for 208 grants to solve priority problems, as expressed in
the WQM five year strategy.  Several consultant consortia are assisting the
WQM program to develop, test, and transfer the results of these prototypes
to similiar areas across the country.

     National priority 208 projects which Headquarters will track and provide
technical assistance to during FY 80 include eight to ten ground water
cases  studies, three silviculture projects, approximately five agricul-
ture projects with intensive monitoring and evaluation consistent with
Water  Planning Division's agricultural strategy, and ten financial manage-
ment assistance projects related to nonpoint sources.

     In addition to these prototype projects, Headquarters will support, as
208 funds are available, national priorities without extensive tracking and
also other nonpoint source problem-solving activities essential to filling a
need in the State's WQM process.
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     Fundlng.  As stated above, a high priority for the WQM program under
sections 106 and 208 is more active management of the program.  Another
high priority is completion of the 208 portion of the program by 1984.
Priority problem activities are discussed under the Management section,
above.  The major elements of EPA's funding policy for managing 208 grants
and achieving the management priorities, are as follows:

     —  Needs-oriented funding.  Headquarters will allocate the FY 80
         208 funds on the basis of need.  Each Region must demonstrate
         that it has sufficient needs to meet the funding criteria to
         receive its funding target.  An important aspect of the needs-
         oriented policy is attention to priorities.

     --  Annualized work planning process.   Regions,  States and area-
      •  wides will begin to develop work programs in advance of the
         start of each fiscal year so that as soon as appropriations
         are available, the Regions can make grant awards based on
         approved work programs.  EPA will  not carry  over funds from
         one fiscal year to the next.

     ~  Emphasis on implementation.  The WQM regulations limit 208
         funds to agencies which are implementing significant portions
         of their WQM plans.  Projects must result in hard outputs which
         are part of an overall implementation plan.

     —  Restriction to nonpoint source problems.  EPA will limit 208
         funds in FY 80 and beyond to only  nonpoint source problem-
         solving efforts.

     —  Limitations on award.   The Regional  Offices  will  assure that
         208 grantees meet the conditions of the WQM  regulations and
         EPA policy with respect to work plan approvals, State/EPA
         Agreement completion,  evidence of  implementation, and other
         1 imitations.
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II.   FY 80 TASKS—POLICY DEVELOPMENT SECTION
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                                              JOB NO 80-PDS-A1
                                              TECHNICAL UPDATE OF WQM REGULATIONS
                                  JOB DESCRIPTION

Purpose.  To assess the recently-completed WQM regulations to determine if
problems  exist.  To highlight these problems, if any, and determine the
appropriate action(s).

Method. (1) Conduct a thorough review, coordinated with PES, of the WQM
regulations; (.2) Develop a paper covering the review, noting any problems.
Include a recommendation section.  (3) Consider any comments the Division
has received on the WQM regulations.  Solicit input from the Regions,
States and other affected and interested parties.  (4) Plan technical re-
visions as necessary for FY 81.

End Product. Memorandum describing problems and recommendations.  Prelim-
inary actions for regulation revision as appropriate.
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                                                JOB NO 80-PDS-A1
Tasks                                                Start           Finish
a.   review/assess WQM regs                      April 1, 1980    April  16,  1980
b.   consider comments on the WQM regs           April 1, 1980    April  16,  1980
     received by the Division
c.   draft memo, "Review of WQM                 April 21, 1980       May  1,  1980
     Regulations"
d.   circulate for comments                        May 1, 1980      May  18,  1980
e.   issue final paper/recommendations            May 20, 1980     June  15,  1980
f.   begin preliminary work on technical         June 15, 1980               0/G
     revisions-, as needed

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                                                JOB NO 80-PDS-A2
                                                DREDGE AND FILL REGULATIONS
                                JOB DESCRIPTION

Purpose.  To develop EPA policy on the implementation of Section 208(b)(4)(B)
relating  to BMP's for small dredge or fill operations, and to communicate
that policy through an addition to the Subpart G regulations and a policy
memorandum.

Method.  The Division has done much of the necessary background work on this
job.  The Division has published a BMP handbook on dredge/fill operations,
and has prepared draft regulatory language on dredge and fill to add to the
Subpart G Regulations.  After the Criteria and Standards Division (OWPS)
publishes its regulations on the Section 404 dredge/fill program, WPD will
propose its regulation on 208(b)(4)(B).  Public and interagency comments on
the draft regulations have been received by EPA.  The preamble, Action memo,
and various briefing memos are in need of revision.  When 208(b)(4)(B) regu-
lations are proposed and promulgated, PDS will coordinate development of
guidance explaining how the States can use this program and distinguishing
it from the 404 permit program.

End Product.  Dredge and fill regulations proposed and promulgated and
policy guidance.
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                                                    JOB NO 80-PDS-A2
Tasks
a.   review draft regulations by
     existing 404 work group
b.   send draft regulations to
     steering committee
c.   submit for red border review
d.   propose dredge and fill regs
e.   prepare draft guidance on
     implementing the regs
f.   incorporate comments/re-
     visions to draft guidance
g.   issue final regulations
h.   issue final guidance on the
     dredge and fill regs/policy
     Start
              0/G
 October 21, 1979

November 17, 1979
 December 8, 1979
  January 1, 1980

 February 1, 1980
  January 1, 1980
    April 1, 1980
     Finish
 October 12, 1979

November 16, 1979

 December 7, 1979
December 21, 1979
 January 22, 1980

February 26, 1980
    April 1, 1980
      May 7, 1980
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                                                  JOB NO 80-PDS-B1
                                                  FIVE YEAR STRATEGY UPDATE
                           JOB DESCRIPTION
Purpose.  To develop the FY 81-Baseline WQM Five-Year Strategy.

Method.  The intent of the strategy is to show, in a concise statement,
our expectations for the WQM program for the upcoming five years.  The
FY 80-Baseline strategy presented a new format for the strategy and is
the most complete statement of overall WQM program policy available.
The FY 81-Baseline strategy will provide more specifics on management
and the problem-orientation of the WQM program.  In the time that has
passed since the FY 80 strategy activities have been better defined.
The FY 81 strategy will update the FY 80 strategy in light of these
changes and additional information.

From the management perspective, the funding policy has changed the
most.  The Division has issued several policies (see INFO 79-80,
79-100, 79-105 and draft Policy Memorandum A-2) which emphasize limiting
208 funds to nonpoint sources in FY 80 and beyond, and needs-oriented
funding.  In addition, the Needs Assessment is progressing and we have
preliminary information on the demands for 106 funds.  These changes or
additions to funding policies and data will be incorporated in the
FY 81 Baseline strategy.

We also know more about the priority problems.  Significant progress
has been made in the ground water, agriculture and urban storm runoff
problem areas.  In these areas prototype projects are selected, activities
identified and timing established.  In addition, a draft ground water
strategy and final agriculture strategy are in the field.  Discussions
between the Division and Construction Grants Office are continuing on
septic systems and their link to ground water and relationships among
programs in general.  This type of detail will be reflected in the FY 81
Baseline strategy, speciifcally in the objective matrices.

End Product.  Draft strategy will be completed by November 1 and cir-
culated for comment.  The final strategy will be published and mailed
in January 1980.
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                                                JOB NO 80-PDS-B1
Tasks
a.   review problem-oriented strategies
     developed by WPO
b.   conduct review/update of discussion
     of prototype projects
c.   obtain needed and relevant input
     from the needs assessment study
d.   prepare draft strategy
e.   circulate the draft strategy to HQ,
     RO for comments
f.   prepare final strategy, incorpor-
     ating comments received and send
     final strategy to printers
g.   distribute copies to mailing list
h.   gather background data for de-
     veloping FY 82 baseline strategy
i.   begin preparation of FY 82
     baseline strategy
      Start              Finish
              0/6    October 15, 1979
              0/G    October 15, 1979

              0/G    October 15, 1979

  October 1, 1979    November 1, 1979
 November 1, 1979   November 24, 1979

November 16, 1979   December 15, 1979

 January 12, 1980    January 19, 1980
    June 15, 1980     August 10, 1980
September 1, 1980
0/G
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                                                    JOB NO 80-PDS-B2
                                                    GROUND WATER STRAFEGY
                             JOB DESCRIPTION
Purpose.   This task will develop a ground water strategy for the WQM
program which will provide a framework for:  (1) the development of cost
effective solutions to ground water problems through a national technical
transfer program; (2) development of Regional ground water quality manage-
ment strategies and State programs for continuing planning and implementa-
tion activities; (3) funding for ground water prototype projects in FY 80
and beyond; and (4) participation in the overall Agency ground water effort.

Method.  The Water Planning Division is developing the strategy with
assistance from the WPD ground water consultants and input from the
Regions.   The consultants are drafting the criteria for selecting accept-
able ground water projects, including national prototype projects.  They
are also quantifying national priority ground water problems.  The ground
water strategy is currently in draft (September, 1979) and is being reviewed
by the Regional offices (deadline for comments - November 9, 1979).

End Product.  The development and issuance of a comprehensive ground water
strategy in final form; incorporation of the same in Bl, the WQM Five
Year Strategy.
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                                                       JOB  NO  80-PDS-B2

Tasks
                                                start               finish
a.  receive comments on draft                September 20,  1979 November  9,  1979
b.  revise to incorporate comments           November 9,  1979   November  20,  1979
c.  include list of FY 1980 Category  I                          November  20,  1979
    projects
d.  finalize ground water strategy           November 20, 1979  November  30,  1979
e.  printing and distribution                November 30, 1979  December  31,  1979
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                                                   JOB NO 80-PDS-B3
                                                   OWWM STRATEGY COORDINATION
                               JOB DESCRIPTION
Purpose.  To coordinate with the OWWM offices on policy development.

Method.  This activity will  be an on-going activity to react to emerging
OWWM policy on a range of subjects.  These subjects may include the
following:  multi-purpose projects, consolidated priority lists, definition
of enforceable requirements, monitoring, and the 1990 Construction Grants
strategy.  These activities cross program lines and input from affected
programs is essential for successful policy development.

In addition, PDS will review draft OWWM strategy statements and other rele-
vant documents and make recommendations for subsequent drafts, interpret OWWM
strategies for their impact on the WQM program, and adapt the WQM strategy
to conform with evolving related strategies.

End Product. Participation in some policy discussions, comments on draft
documents, and recommendations for strategy adjustments.
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                                                    JOB NO 80-PDS-B3





Tasks                                       Start                FinisJi



as requested by OWWH                          0/G                   0/G
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                                                  JOB NO 80-PDS-B4
                                                  208 COMPLETION OPTIONS
                                  JOB DESCRIPTION


Purpose. To assess 208 completion options.

Method. The FY 80 Baseline strategy introduced the "sunset" concept, that
FY 83 would be the last year for 208 funds.  Also, the strategy promised
more information on sunset.  The Regions, States, and areawide agencies  are
interested in the sunset proposal and all its implications.

WPD, with Regional input, will brainstorm about some possibilities, issues,
alternative scenarios, and options for 208 completion.  This will serve to
update our strategy and begin to plan our "post-83" program.  Ideas include
administratively redesigning EPA water quality programs—106, 208, 205(g)
and 314—into a concerted effort, and including SDWA and RCRA nonpoint
source authorities with WQM into a restructured program.

Information being gathered by the Needs Assessment will be utilized in our
effort to determine future needs.  This information will assist us in
developing our fall-back strategy.

PDS will also discuss our "fall-back strategy" of going past FY 83 if we don't
get adequate funding.  In FY 80 we did not receive full funding.  If this trend
continues when, and how, will we phase out 208 funding?  This issue and its
options should be included In the options discussions outlined above.

End Product.  Options paper to begin to clear up the issue of 208 completion.
Establish framework for further discussions, refinements.  Possible legisla-
tive proposals In FY 82-83.  Incorporate  initial work in FY 82 Baseline
strategy.
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                                                       JOB NO 80-PDS-B4
Tasks
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

f.
assemble what we know about
208 completion
brainstorm among HQ staff
develop options paper on 208
completion
discuss with Regional staff
incorporate comments and issue
final options paper with rec-
ommendations
incorporate ideas from options
paper into FY 82 baseline
strategy
       Start
    April 1, 1980

   April 25, 1980
       May 5, 1980

    June 10, 1980
    July 10, 1980

September 1, 1980
     Finish
  April 20, 1980

     May 5, 1980
     June 1, 1980
    July 1, 1980
 August 30, 1980

October 30, 1980
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                                                  JOB NO 80-PDS-B5
                                                  FY 81 EPA ANNUAL AGENCY
                                                  GUIDANCE--WQM  INPUT
                           JOB DESCRIPTION
Purpose.   To interpret WPD and WQM policies and guidance for the annual
EPA Guidance to the Regions and States.  Also to attempt to narrow the
gap between the operating guidance and actual operations in the Regions
and States.

Method.  The PDS has the lead on the Division's section of the Agency
Guidance.  There are two major steps in PDS development of the guidance:
(1) development of a policy summary and narrative explanations, and (2)
identification of expected outputs.  The PDS role is to develop and
organize WPD's narrative input into the guidance, coordinate this input
with the Operations and Implementation Branches, provide this to the
Office of Analysis and Evaluation, and assist them in other related
activities as appropriate.  As the guidance continues to be developed,
WPD will perform follow-up and review functions. A WPD representative
is participating in Agency-wide review of the content of and procedures
for the agency guidance; PDS will coordinate with SEA section.

End Product.  Development of overall policy statements for use in
preparing FY 81 Agency Guidance.  Other outputs as-assigned.
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                                                       JOB NO 80-PDS-B5
Tasks                                          Start                     Finish

a.   assist with President's Budget        November 30, 1979        December 22,  1979
     Submission and Regional Guidance

b.   assist with development of work        January 20, 1980        February 20,  1980
     load indicators

c.   develop WQM portion of draft           February 5, 1980            March 2,  1980
     agency guidance for FY 81/82

d.   respond to State comments as              March 5, 1980           March 26,,1980
     necessary

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                                                  JOB NO 80-PDS-C1
                                                  106 POLICY AND GUIDANCE
                           JOB DESCRIPTION
Purpose.   To coordinate the establishment of a Headquarter's role in
the management of section 106 grants to States.  This job refers to
management policies of section 106, not funding formulas for 106.  This
initiative involves coordinating involved Headquarter's offices to (1)
establish a management system in Headquarters  (2) gather available
information, especially from the Meeds Assessment, and (3) act as a
catalyst for developing and publishing, as necessary, guidance for Regional
Offices regarding the use of 106 funds and management systems.
Method.  This job will require close coordination not only with
offices and the Regions but also Grants Administration Division, the
Office of Audit, Permits and Enforcement, and the Office of General
Counsel.  WPD will provide coodination through the PDS and Evaluation
Section.  The methodology for encouraging development of Section 106
guidance will consist of five tasks:  (1) coordinating the establishment
of committees, both internal and external, to help in the policy develop-
ment,  (2) working with PES on fact finding/problem assessment through
the Needs Assessment, (3) keeping up-to-date with the progress of consoli-
dated  grants legislation and its potential impact on 106, (4) working with
the affected Headquarters Offices to identify policy options, and (5)
selection of optimal policy.  This task is important since many aspects
of the integrated WQM planning process are paid for primarily with section
106 funds.  Therefore, the policy EPA adopts as a result of this task will
impact State WQM programs directly.

End product.  The incorporation of language for 106 in the FY 82 Baseline
WQM Five Year Strategy and the publication of a policy memorandum for
106 funding and management systems as part of the WQM Supplemental
Guidance package for FY 82.
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                                                            JOB NO 80-PDS-C1
Tasks
a.   establish external and internal
     committees
b.   gather available  info from Needs
     Assessment  findings
c.   attend committee  meetings to discuss
     options  paper
d.   develop  1st options  paper
e.   assimilate  comments
f.   develop  second options  paper  (with
     committee participation)
g.   hold AA  briefing
h.   begin to draft language for FY 82 Baseline
     Strategy, include committee's  input
 i.    finalize 106 language in 82 Baseline
      Strategy
j.    address  106 through FY 82 Supplemental
      WQM Guidance
     Start
 October 20,  1979

December 10,  1979

 January 13,  1980

 January 26,  1980
February 20,  1980
   March 15,  1980

      May 5, 1980
     June 1, 1980

 September 7, 1980

  November 8, 1980
    Finisji
November 15, 1979

  January 6, 1980

 January 26, 1980

 February 4, 1980
   March 10, 1980
   April 10, 1980
     June  23, 1980

  November 1, 1980

     March 1, 1980
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                                                  JOB NO 80-PDS-C2
                                                  WQM POLICY MEMO DEVELOPMENT
                           JOB DESCRIPTION
Purpose.  To issue additional policy memoranda to assist the Regions in
carrying out the WQM process in FY 80.

Method.  WPD issued Supplemental WQM Program Guidance for FY 80 in September;
1979.  This guidance package presented a new format and deleted outdated
policy memos.  At least three additional policy memos will be developed
in the first quarter of FY 80.

     a.  Quality/Quantity and Related Issues

         The purpose of this policy is to make planning agencies aware of
         opportunities for improving water quality through involvement in
         water quantity issues.  WPD will implement recommendations on
         water conservation from the Report of Water Policy Implementation
         Task Force 11, and the draft 102(d) and 516(e)/1442(c) studies.
         The final memo will incorporate Regional and interested publics'
         comments.

     b.  Plan Update

         The purpose of this policy is to clarify EPA policy on require-
         ments for updates of certified and approved WQM plans.  Consis-
         tent with our funding policy routine plan updates are generally
         discouraged.  A draft of this policy is complete (September 24,
         1979) and will be circulated for Regional and other input.

     c.  Open Space/Recreation

         Open space and recreation is a high priority of the Administra-
         tion and Congress.  The purpose of this policy is to provide
         guidance for the use of State and areawide water quality manage-
         ment agencies in complying with requirements for the identifi-
         cation and analysis of open space and public outdoor recreational
         opportunities.  Where a recreation agency has developed recreation
         plans, 208 agencies may participate in implementing related
         water quality controls, if funds are available.

End Product.  Development of at least three policy memorandas, with Regional
input.  FTnalized" and sent to the participants in the WQM process.
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Tasks
                                                       JOB NO 80-PDS-C2
                                                start
                      finish
a.  Quality/Quantity
    i.   reviewing draft reports
    ii.  issue report on recommenda-
         tions
    iii. draft
    iv.  comments, circulate
    v.   final
0/G                October 10,  1979
October 10, 1979   October 24,  1979

October 25, 1979   November 1,  1979
November 1, 1979   November 24, 1979
November 28, 1979  December 31, 1979
b.  Plan Update
    i.   finalize a draft guidance
         .memo for distribution to the
         Regions
    ii.  review and incorporate
         Regional comments
    iii. obtain DAA approval, finalize,
         distribute
September 30, 1979 October 5,  1979
October 29, 1979   November 2,  1979
November 18, 1979  December 1,  1979
c.  Open Space/Recreation
    i.   finalize a draft guidance
         memo for distribution to the
         Regions
    ii.  review and incorporate
         Regional comments
    iii. issue final guidance memo
September 30, 1979 October 16,  1979
October 16, 1979   November 15,  1979
November 20, 1979  December 10,  1979
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                                                  JOB NO 80-PDS-C3
                                                  FY 81 WQM SUPPLEMENTAL
                                                  GUIDANCE PACKAGE
                           JOB DESCRIPTION
Purpose.  To publish timely, complete, and well-written Supplemental
WQM Program Guidance for FY 81 by April 1.

Method.  In September the Division issued the FY 80 Supplemental WQM
Program Guidance.  Throughout this next year we will update the guidance
package.  Updating will involve developing new policy memoranda? (see C2),
deleting any outdated memos, correcting existing memos, correcting the
text concerning the management and problem-solving discussions, and
adding new management discussions.  In addition, the management discussion
may be refined.  The Division has a consultant working on evaluation of
Regional management.  Region III is the trial Region for developing and
testing Regional management procedures.  Findings from this trail will be
incorporated into the management discussion.

End Product.  Publication of Supplemental WQM Guidance for FY 81 by April 1
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                                                               JOB NO 80-PDS-C3
Tasks
a.   review FY 80 guidance package-
     make any necessary coorections, de-
     letions, or additions
b.   adjust Mgmt. Framework as necessary
     re: Reg III findings
c.   issue draft update
d.   incorporate comments/revisions
e.   issue in final
f.   signature on- final
g.   printing and mailing
     Start
    Finish
  December 1, 1979     January 12, 1980
  January 1, 1980

 January 15, 1980
 January 20, 1980
February 20, 1980
    March 1, 1980
    March 1, 1980
January 13, 1980


   March 1, 1980
  March 10, 1980

   April 1, 1980
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                                                  JOB NO 80-PDS-C4
                                                  WORK PROGRAM AND  STATE
                                                  STRATEGY GUIDANCE
                           JOB DESCRIPTION
Purpose.  To investigate requirements for and results of State and areawide
WQM work programs.  Analyze demands upon States and areawides and determine
if, and how, the work program process can be simplified.   Issue work program
guidance.  Review draft State strategy guidance, incorporate any neccessary
changes and issue final guidance.

Method.  Analyzing the work program and strategy development process
will require several activities.  First, PDS will work with the SEA
and FMS section to determine the present status of work programs.
The SEA section has been reviewing work programs in its SEA assessment.
PDS staff will work with them to identify weak areas and to find 2-3
good examples of work programs, and distribute these examples to the
Regions.  Second, PDS will conduct an analysis of the annual process
facing the States.  We will examine the many demands placed on them and
determine opportunities for potential streamlining.  Third, PDS will conduct
discussions with Audit on the coordination of aui't requirements and reflect
this in our work program guidance.  Fourth, draft State strategy guidance
was published in FY 79.  PDS will closely review this guidance in light
of current policies.  Changes will be incorporated and the policy issued
in final.

End Product.  (1) A guidance package on work programs which will include
both narrative and examples.  (2) A systems analysis of the annual process
required of the Regions and States, with recommendations.  (3)  Final
State strategy guidance.

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Tasks
                                                       JOB NO 80-PDS-C4
                                                start
                       finish
a.  work with SEA, FMS section,
    det weak areas, 2-3 "good"
    work programs
b.  arrange discussions with Audit
c.  distribute 2-3 good examples
    of work programs to Regions
d.  conduct systems analysis
    i.  examine demands on RO,
        States from all sources
e.  review draft State strategy
    guidance, incorporate changes
f.-4  prepare draft guidance package on
    work program process, circulate
g.  incorporate comments on work
    program guidance
h.  issue final State strategy
    guidance
i.  issue final guidance package on
    work programs
January 3, 1980     January 19, 1980

January 10, 1980    January 25, 1980
January 20, 1980


January 21, 1980    February 14, 1980

January 26, 1980    February 21, 1980

February 14, 1980   March 2, 1980
March 2, 1980
March 2, 1980
April 1, 1980
April 1, 1980
April 3, 1980
April 20, 1980
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                                               JOB NO 80-PDS-C5
                                               313 FOLLOW-UP
                                JOB DESCRIPTION


Purpose.   To facilitate implementation of WQM plans with respect to control of NPS
pollutants on Federal lands.

Method. Some background research has already been completed in FY 79.  The
next step is to coordinate with the Evaluation Section in assessing the
current status of WQM planning and implementation on Federal lands.  This
will involve gathering information from the Implementation Branch and the
Regional  Offices as well as examining plans covering substantial areas of
Federal lands.  The assessment shall consider the factors contributing to
both successful and unsuccessful implementation efforts.  Suggestions will
be solicited on the role EPA should play in helping the States and Federal
land management agencies work together effectively.

Upon completion of the problem assessment, the PDS staff will propose
options for a Headquarters response and, if appropriate, develop a policy
memorandum.

End Product. A determination by WPD of the action necessary to improve
WQM planning and implementation efforts on Federal lands.  May include de-
velopment of a policy memo to incorporate in the Supplemental WQM Program
Guidance for FY 82.
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                                                        JOB  NO  80-PDS-C5
Tas ks
a.   conduct discussions with HQ and RO
     staff
b.   propose options, based on discussions,
     input
c.   draft PM, if appropriate
d.   circulate, comments, revisions
e.   issue final
     Start
   June 1, 1980

   July 1, 1980
   Finish
June 25, 1980
July 10, 1980
  July 10, 1980         July 24, 1980
  July 24, 1980       August 18, 1980
August 18, 1980    September 10, 1980

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                                                  JOB NO 80-PDS-D1
                                                  REAUTHORIZATION OF 208
                                                  AND 106
                           JOB DESCRIPTION


Purpose.   The authorization for 208 and 106 grant funds ends in FY 80.  A re-
authorization is necessary to make funding possible through FY 84 and to
promote program stability.

Method.  Reauthorization of the 208 and 106 program will require several
activities, both internal and external to EPA.  First, PDS staff must prepare
draft legislative language to amend 208(f)(3) and 208(j) and 106(a).  This
language must be approved by the AA, Office of Water and Waste Management.
Second, staff will prepare testimony to support reauthorization.  Third,
PDS staff will prepare testimony to support reauthorization.  Fourth,
final legislative language will be developed with the concurrence of EPA
management and the Hill.  EPA will testify at Congressional hearings on
the reauthorization.

End Product.  A reauthorization of 208 and 106 funds through FY 84.
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Tasks
                                                       JOB NO 80-PDS-D1
                                                start
                      finish
a.  prepare draft legislative language
b.  work with Congressional  committees
    on reauthorization
c.  prepare testimony to support
    reauthorization
d.  develop final legislative language
e.  Congressional hearing
January 14, 1980   January 24, 1980
0/6                0/6

February 1, 1980   February 21, 1980

February 21, 1980  March 17, 1980
April 3, 1980
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                                                    JOB NO 80-PDS-D2
                                                    GROUND WATER PROJECT
                                                    MANAGEMENT
                             JOB DESCRIPTION
Purpose.   To track the prototype projects to provide technical, institutional
and fiscal guidance as required, to keep abreast of activities, and to
examine and evaluate results.

Method.  At Regional and State request WPD and the ground water consultants
will track prototype projects throughout the course of the project.  Consul-
tants can assist in the development/refinement of project work plans, parti-
cipate in key project meetings with State and Regional staff, review/comments
on draft work products and develop project reports to be transferable to
other areas with similar ground water problems.  Following initial project
meetings, communications will be by conference call and in writing, when
possible, to minimize travel costs.

End Product.  Management of ground water prototype projects through such
activities as mid-course corrections, work program development, periodic
status reports, and coordination/1iasion/tech transfer.
                                                                                    43

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 Tasks.
                                                          JOB  NO  80-PDS-D2
a. review proposals
b. select proposals
                                               start
    0/G
                        finish
October 26, 1979
October 31, 1979
c. participate in development
   and review of work programs
d. track milestones
e. mid-year revisions to work
   program
f. visit sites
g. coordinate consultant consortia
   and project team
    0/6
    0/G

March 17, 1980
    0/G
    0/G
December, 1979
      0/G

April 25, 1980
      0/G
      0/G
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                                                    JOB NO 80-PDS-D3
                                                    RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
                                                    NEEDS
                                JOB DESCRIPTION

Purpose.  To determine what areas of the WPD's work can be augmented by
the Office of Research and Development.

Method.  (1) Assess projects we are currently working on.  (2) Are there gaps
or study limitations which prevent us from going further with a study?  (3)
Assimilate a list of perceived needs or gaps; coordinate with the Implemen-
tation Branch and Walt Rittall, our representative on the Headquarters Re-
search and Development Task Force, and (4) Coordinate our list of needs with
other lists within WPD, particularly with PES and Operations Branch.

End Product.  Identification of needs; areas where we feel  further research
would be beneficial.
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                                                             JOB  NO  80-PDS-D3
                                                             RED
Tasks
a.   assess projects/gaps
b.   assemble list of needs
c.   coordinate with WPD
     Start
 February 1, 1980
February 16, 1980
February 25, 1980
    Finish
February 16, 1980
February 25, 1980
    March 1, 1980
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                                                        JOB NO 80-PDS-D4
                                                        PARTICIPATION IN SECTIONS
                                                        316 and 176(c) (CAA) WORK
                                                        GROUPS
                                    JOB DESCRIPTION

Purpose. To insure that the policies and regulations developed to implement
two sections of the Clean Air Act (176(c) and 316) are compatible with WQM
program objectives.

Method. A member of the PDS staff will attend work group meetings and comment
on drafts of policies and regulations as they are developed.  Section 176(c)
covers determinations of conformity of Federal actions (including of a plan) to
each State air quality implementation plan (SIP) developed in response to re-
quirements of the Clean Air Act.  Section 316 allows the Administrator to
condition, restrict, or withhold construction grants in areas where SIPs are
inadequate, have not been submitted, or are not being implemented.  WQM is
affected by each of these sections to the extent that 208 plans contain
population projections and other facility-related elements.

End Product. Policies and regulations developed under Sections 176(c) and 316
of the  Clean Air Act that are consistent with WQM program objectives.
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                                                                  JOB NO 80-PDS-D4
Tasks
     Section 316
     i.   comment of draft final interim
          policy
     ii.  participate on work group de-
          veloping revisions to const.
          grants regulations imp!em.
          section 316

     Section 716(c)
     i.   comment on ANPRM
     ii.  work group meeting
     iii. comment on draft proposal
          regulations
     iv.  work group meeting
     v.   work group meeting
     vi.  comment on draft final
          regulations
    Start


 October 5, 1979

  November, 1979
 October 1, 1979

January 16, 1980



    July 1, 1980
   Finish


October 12, 1979

 September, 1980
 October 5, 1979
 January 7, 1980
January 30, 1980

   June 16, 1980
   July 14, 1980
   July 31, 1980
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                                                    JOB NO 80-PDS- D5
                                                    WATER QUALITY/WATER
                                                    QUANTITY COORDINATION
                                                    STUDY
                              JOB DESCRIPTION
Purpose.  To complete a report to Congress analyzing the relationships
between water quality programs and State and Federal water allocation
programs, pursuant to Section 102(d) of the Clean Water Act.

Method.  The second draft of the Water Quality/Water Quantity Report was
distributed for review/comment in August and September.  Comments are due
by November 16, 1979.  Comments will be incorporated into the report in
November and December.  Revised recommendations will be reviewed by the
Assistant Administrator, OWWM, and reviewed by the State Task Force.  Fol-
lowing Red Border Review, the Administrator will transmit the final report
to Congress.

End Product.  The final Water Quality/Water Allocation Report to Congress
including recommendations to solve identified problems and to improve
quali ty/quanti ty coordfnati on.

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                                                       JOB NO 80-PDS-D5
                                                       WATER QUALITY/WATER
                                                       QUANTITY COORDINATION
                                                       STUDY
Tasks
a.  review and synthesize comments
b.  revise chapters and recommendations
    per comments including editing;
    draft executive summary
c.  Assistant Administrator review
    revised recommendations and
    outstanding policy issues
d.  Discuss (conference call)
    revised recommendations with
    State Task Force
e.  Commence Steering Committee
    Review
f.  comments incorporated; Red Border
    Review
g.  OMB Review
h.  printing
i.  Report Delivered
                                                start
                      finish
November 1, 1979   December 7, 1979
December 1, 1979   January 18, 1980

December 19, 1979  December 31, 1979

                   January 10, 1980

January 21, 1980 - January 31, 1980

February 8, 1980   February 27, 1980

February 27, 1980  March 12, 1980
March 14, 1980     April 25, 1980
                   April 30, 1980

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                                                JOB NO 30-PDS-D6
                                                CONTINGENCIES AND ADMINISTRATION
                                 JOB DESCRIPTION


Purpose.  To take care of administrative tasks and contingencies as necessary
to anticipate issues and problems; to maintain informed, cordial relationships
and Regional contacts.

Method. This work plan will set aside time and resources to handle PDS admin-
istrative tasks, for example, the Section and Branch ZBB duties.  Each member
of the Section will be assigned Regions to be familiar with throughout the year;
this person would be responsible for most Section contacts with the Region,
would handle correspondence pertaining to the Region, and prepare briefings
of trip materials for the Region as appropriate.

End Product.  Section ZBB and other administrative documents; briefings;
correspondence.
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                                                                 JOB NO 80-PDS-D6
Tasks
a.   prepare PDS ZBB materials assigned
     for FY 81/82
b.   prepare PDS work plan for FY 81/82
c.   assign PDS staff contacts for each
     Region
d.   prepare briefings, notes, answer
     correspondence for Regions assigned;
     attend occassional meetings of
     interest to Region
e,   conduct personnel evaluations
f.   prepare personnel evaluations
     criteria
g.   PDS status reports
 h.    handle  correspondence to the Hill,
      OMB, 208, agencies, etc. on policy
      matters  .
       Start
    March 1, 1980
   Finish
April 1, 1980
  August 15, 1980    November 1, 1980
                      October 1, 1979
              0/G
          0/G
    April  1, 1980      April 30, 1980
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           WORK  PLAN
POLICY  COORDINATION/SEA  SECTION
 POLICY  AND  EVALUATION  BRANCH
    WATER  PLANNING  DIVISION
             FY 1980
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                        WORK PLAN:  POLICY COORDINATION/SEA SECTION
I.  Introduction

     The State/EPA Agreement (SEA) process, implemented by EPA in FY 1979,  is
beginning to take hold and expand in scope.

     For Fiscal Year 1979, EPA encouraged its Regions and the States to develop
SEAs covering programs under the Clean Water Act. »Thirty-two States and Territories
successfully negotiated and signed Agreements.  Most of these covered Clean Water
Act programs only and reflected the traditional  emphasis on individual programs
and existing grant processes.  However, in a few cases environmental issues that
cut across program categories were identified.

     In Fiscal Year 1980 the Agreements became mandatory.  The States and Regions
are now required to go beyond the Clean Water Act (CWA) to cover programs under
the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) and the Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act (RCRA), which regulates the disposal of solid and hazardous wastes.  In
addition, many Agreements will also cover air quality priorities.  It appears
that the FY 80 Agreements will move closer to true integration, but it is still
expected that the overall emphasis will remain programmatic rather than problem-
specific.

     In FY 1981, it is anticipated that all EPA programs will  be covered in the
process (e.g., air, noise, radiation, toxics, pesticides).

     The SEA is a mechanism designed to streamline and integrate the management
of environmental programs.  Its ultimate goals are to:

          Ensure that the large sums of Federal  money going to the
          States produce tangible results in solving priority environ-
          mental problems; and

          Realign available resources to identify and solve the problems
          that separate programs cannot handle alone.

     The State/EPA Agreement is meant to be an important decision document,
identifying high-priority environmental issues that the States and EPA agree
must be addressed.   It is also intended to be a management tool, focusing attention
toward solving identified problems.   It is also an information document useful
to EPA, State and local  governments, areawide agencies, and the public.  It
is expected that the SEA will help simplify Federal  guidance and regulations,
eliminate duplication of effort, and reduce the paperwork associated with environ-
mental  programs.

     On balance the SEA process has gotten off to a respectable start at both
the Regional  and State levels.  The SEA is definitely being used as a management tool
and a  communication tool  to solve environmental  problems, and some Regions  and
States  are successfully converting to an integrated approach.
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     This is a critical time for the process and much work  needs  to  be  done  by
the States and EPA if the Agreements are to work.  A strong commitment  is  needed
on the part of both the States and EPA.  In addition, tasks specified in the
Agreement must be carefully tracked and evaluated to assure that  they are  carried
out.  The tasks below are geared toward making the SEA process a  successful  and
worthwhile endeavor.

II.  Primary Work Tasks

     The primary work tasks of the Policy Coordination/SEA  Section will be
as follows:

     1.   Development of Guidance for  FY 81 State/EPA Agreements  and other
guidance to assist in development of State/EPA Agreements.

     2.   Responsibility for coordinating HQ-Regional Tracking System to keep
HQ and the Regions informed on the status of the SEAs.  Tracking  system will
consist of periodic phone calls to the Regions, follow-up reports and an Annual
Regional Assessment.

     3.   Coordination of information  exchange activities among HQ and  the
Regions which  includes semi-annual coordinators' meetings,  review and comment
on  SEAs, and exchange of information on successful techniques developed by
individual Regions and States.

     4.   Coordination of Regional liaison  activities within the  Water  Planning
Division and coordination of regional  briefing materials for the Assistant Admini-
strator's office.

     5.   Review of related EPA and other Federal agency program  guidance,
memoranda of understanding and regulations  to determine consistency with the
water  quality  management program.

 III. Job Description

      Following are the individual job  descriptions for each task.
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                                                            JOB NO. 80-SEA-A1

JOB DESCRIPTION:  Development of FY 81  State/EPA Agreement Guidance
PURPOSE
     To provide Regions and States with guidance to assist in the development
of effective State/EPA Agreements.
METHOD
     This task will be accomplished based on input from the Regions, States,
substate entities, other EPA offices and the general  public.   Information from
the HQ-Regional tracking system and the annual  summary will be utilized.
END PRODUCT
     FY 81 SEA Guidance.
WORK ITEMS
     1. Develop outline of guidance and obtain  HQ and Regional comments.
October 1979
     2. Obtain decision on inclusion of air programs  and other media programs
(outside of OWWM).  November 15. 1979
     3. Complete draft Guidance including: Policy Statement,  Case Studies and
Program Criteria.  December 15, 1979
     4. Comment period on Guidance.  December 15, 1979 - January 15, 1980
     5. Finalize FY 81 Guidance.  January 30, 1980
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                                                            JOB NO. 80-SEA-A2

JOB DESCRIPTION:  Development of Additional Guidance related to SEA Process

PURPOSE

     To provide Regions and States with additional specific details that
should assist them in the development of State/EPA Agreements.

METHOD

     Additional guidance will be generated on the basis of need and will be
developed in conjunction with pertinent HQ program offices.

END PRODUCT

     Guidance.

WORK ITEMS

     1. Work with Policy Section in WPD to develop clarification of the relation-
ship of the WQM funding policy to the SEA process.  November - December 1979

     2. Work with the Office of Planning and Management to develop guidance on
grants management and streamlined paperwork requirements for the SEA.  February -
April 1980

     3. Based on FY 80 experiences, develop further guidance and techniques for
public participation and the role of planning and implementing agencies and State
Igislators.  February - April 1980
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                                                            JOB NO- 80-SEA-A3

JOB DESCRIPTION:  Tracking/Evaluation System

PURPOSE
     To keep HQ and the Regions informed of the status of the development and
implementation of the SEA process and to track and evaluate the outputs and
commitments specified in the Agreements.  This system should also identify
where changes and improvements are needed in the SEA Guidance.

METHOD
     This task will basically be accomplished  though bi-monthly phone calls to
the Regional SEA contacts; follow-up status reports; the Annual SEA Assessment;
and the development and implementation of an evaluation system (with the Office
of Planning and Management as lead).

END PRODUCT
     Bi-monthly status reports for distribution to HQ and the Regions; and
Annual SEA Assessment Report summarizing problems, progress, results and successes
in the development and implementation of the SEA process.

WORK ITEMS
     1. Conduct bi-monthly phone calls to the Regional SEA Coordinators.

     2. Prepare and distribute of status report to HQ and Regional contacts.

     3. Work with Regional WQM Coordinators to ensure inclusion of WQM priorities
in the FY 81 SEAs to the maximum extent feasible.  Begin February 1980

     4. Work with Division Director, WPD, to include SEA requirements in the
Regional management evaluation criteria.  November - December 1979

     5. Develop SEA Tracking/Evaluation mechanism for Regional use.  February  -
April  1980

     6. Assist the Office of Planning and Management in the development of
program evaluation methodology for SEAs.  February - April 1980

     7.  Coordinate development of OWWM program evaluation criteria to fit
into the 0PM evaluation system.  May - June 1980

     8. Participate in selecting and training HQ teams to conduct Regional SEA
assessment/evaluation.  July 1980

     9. Participate in conducting Regional SEA assessment/evaluation and preparing
Annual  Assessment Report.   August - September 1980
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                                                             JOB  NO 80-SEA-A4

JOB DESCRIPTION:  Coordination of  Information  Exchange  Activities

PURPOSE

     To provide Regions and States with procedures  and  approaches  shown  to
be innovative and successful in integrating  the  various programs for  the SEA
and to assist the States and Regions  in developing  SEAs.

END PRODUCT

     Improved State/EPA Agreements through exchange of  information.

WORK ITEMS

     1. Conduct SEA Coordinators'  Meetings.  October  1979 and April 1980

     2. Develop criteria for review of FY 80 SEAs.  October  1979

     3. Coordinate review of FY 80 SEAs within OWVIM and provide comments to
the Regions.  This is a priority activity and will  require extensive  resource
commitments within OWWM since all  of  the Agreements are scheduled  to  come into
Headquarters  in October and November.  Initially the  HQ Review Team will  review
one Agreement per Region so that there will  be immediate feedback  (by end of
January) to assist Regions in developing FY  81 Agreements.   Remainder of
Agreements will then be reviewed.  November  1979 -  May1980

     4. Review FY 80 Agreements for WQM outputs  and prepare  analytical feedback
for WQM Coordinators.  This is a priority activity  and  will  require extensive
resource commitments within the Water Planning Division since all  of  the Agreements
are scheduled to come into Headquarters in October  and  November.   Initially, one
Agreement per Region will be reviewed to provide immediate feedback to WQM
Coordinators  (by end of January).  November  1979 -  May  1980

     5. Periodically distribute innovative and successful SEA approaches.

     6. Explore, with the Regions,-workshop  needs for information  exchange
purposes and  set up workshops on an as needed  basis.  February - June 1980

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                                                            JOB NO. 80-SEA-A5


JOB DESCRIPTION:  Regional  Coordination

PURPOSE
     A. To coordinate and facilitate Headquarters-Regional liaison activities being
conducted by each of the WPD Branches to keep firm management control  of  the  WQM
program and to assist in preparing for Regional visits and briefings.  Also to
assure that policy directives have Regional input and that the Regions are kept
up-to-date on decisions pertaining to the WQM program.

     B. To coordinate regional briefing materials within the Office of Water
and Waste Management for the use of the Assistant Administrator.

METHOD
     The Policy Coordination/SEA Section will be responsible for coordinating with
the Regional contacts designated by the Branch Chiefs on a Region-by-Region basis
and preparing reports on Regional activities as the need arises.

END PRODUCT
     Regional liaison and periodic reports on Regional activities, problems,  and
progress.

WORK ITEMS

     Al. As need arises, meet with designated Regional contacts within the Division
to obtain status on Regional activities, etc.
     A2. Prepare report for Division Director, as needed.

     Bl. Develop format for regional briefing books and distribute to Deputy
Assistant Administrators within OWWM.

     B2. Notify DAAs prior to each regional visit of AA and coordinate preparation
of material for briefing book.

     B3. Prepare WPD input for AA's meetings with the Regional  Administrators  in
residence on an as needed basis.

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                                                            JOB NO. 80-SEA-A6



JOB DESCRIPTION:  |8)jlf(OfaEflftJed EPA and other Federal Agency Guidance

PURPOSE

     To assure consistency with the water quality management program.

METHOD
     This task will basically be accomplished by reviewing related program
regulations and guidance of other EPA programs and other Federal Agency programs
and providing input into those regulations and guidance packages, as necessary.

END PRODUCT
     Agency liaison and coordination.

WORK ITEMS
     1. Review of pertinent EPA regulations and guidance.  ONGOING

     2. Review of pertinent regulations and guidelines of other Federal
agencies.  ONGOING
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                        Agricultural  NPS  Program
                                   FY  80
Introduction

An  aggressive nonpoint source (NPS) pollution control program is required if
the legislatively mandated water quality goals are to be met.  Since agricul-
tural  activities have been identified as major contributors to nonpoint source
pollution, EPA has given a high priority to the development and implementation
of  agricultural nonpoint source control programs.

Agricultural nonpoint source pollutant problems are pervasive.  (Many States-
have identified their agricultural NPS related water quality problems and
developed  implementation programs.)  Reasonable solutions to many of the agri-
cultural problems are known and many of the institutional mechanisms are in
place.   However, there is general agreement that while implementation programs
move ahead, there is the need to develop a more comprehensive evaluation of
the impact of agricultural nonpoint source pollutants on water quality; the
degree of  control required to meet water quality goals; and, the effectiveness
of  Best  Management Practices (BMPs) in reducing pollutant loadings and meeting
water quality goals.  Since water quality management resources in EPA are limited,
it  is not  feasible to fund each State to look at every agricultural nonpoint
source water quality problem.  A strategy has been developed to focus resources
on  solving the most significant problems in those areas where water quality has
or  will  be most adversely affected.  Information and data from these projects
will  be  widely disseminated to other States with similar problems.

NPS projects of the Office of Research and Development (ORD) are an integral
part of  the NPS program.  The NPS strategy recognizes the supportive role of
the ORD  projects in implementation of the strategy.

The agricultural strategy builds on the framework developed in the Water
Planning Division's Water Quality Management Strategy.  It is consistent
with  the Work Load Analysis (WLA) developed for the Zero-Based Budget process
for both the FY 80 and 81 budgets.  The increasing emphasis on program imple-
mentation described in the strategy is consistent with the FY 80 and 81 bud-
get  decisions.   The attention to implementation will  require that additional
Agency resources are devoted to this area.   However,  since the need for personnel
in  the planning phase will  decrease, no additional  resources will  be required
in  the water quality management program.
The agricultural  NPS Strategy is the framework for:   1) defining national
agriculture NPS policy; 2) developing Regional agriculture NPS strategies
and State programs for continuing agricultural NPS planning and implemention
activities; 3) funding FY-1980 agriculture NPS program elements; 4) determining
the need for new Federal  legislative  initiatives or changes needed in existing
legislation and 5) recommending required legislative action.
   ere applicable,  State  definition also includes areawide agencies.
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OBJECTIVE 1

Complete the development of State  agricultural  NFS  plans:

     •    Identify and prioritize  areas  with  critical  agricultural  NFS water
          quality problems.

     •    Select BMPs appropriate  for  the  pollutant problems.

     •    Designate management  agencies  with  adequate  authorities and
          capabilities.

     •    Develop operational programs.

National Policy Direction

Continued Section 208 funding for  the  development of agriculture NPS programs
will be limited to States that  have  identified  agricultural activities as
significantly contributing to the  State's  water quality problems.   Planning
funds may be made available in  those States where EPA  has determined that the
agriculture plan elements in the initial plan were  inadequate.  Normally,
agricultural portions of 208 plans determined by EPA to be adequate will not
receive further funding. Where  warranted,  further funding must be commensurate
with an established need for additional  water quality  problem identification
and solutions and for further designations or changes  in area priorities.  In
addition the responsible planning  and  designated management agencies must clearly
demonstrate an interest in implementing  the NPS control program before further
funding is provided.  Agricultural NPS elements are considered adequate if
agricultural NPS problems are identified,  critical  areas and sources prioritized,
BMPs identified in sufficient detail to  select  implementation projects, manage-
ment agencies have been designated and the required operational program is
underway.  No funds shall be provided  in those  States  where agricultural
activities do not presently contribute or  will  not  contribute to water quality
problems.

Problem identification has not  been completed in a  number of States.  Sediment
was identified as a pollutant in many  of the  initial plans, but other potential
pollutants (i.e. pesticides, nutrients,  etc.) may not  have been addressed. In
States where preliminary data indicates  a  strong probability that pollutants
other than sediment contribute  to  water  quality problems funding priority
shall  be given to address those pollutants.

Continuing planning process (CPP)  funding  may also  be  required to complete
other program elements, such as the development of  State funding for the
operational programs of designated management agencies, for administrative or
legislative actions required to accelerate implementation, and for CPP regulatory
program development.  CPP activities which address  regulatory programs shall
be given priority.
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Funding of agricultural  NPS work elements that involve cause/effect analyses
and the evaluation of the effectiveness of BMP systems will generally be
limited to projects selected under the comprehensive monitoring and evaluation
program objective.

Pi scussion

Identification and Prioritization of Critical  Areas or Sources

Most States identified agricultural NPS pollutants as a significant water
quality problem in their initial 208 plans.  A variety of planning techniques
were used to identify those problems, ranging from sophisticated land use
models to field examination.  In many States the information developed was
sufficient to identify the critical problem areas.  Since implementation will
focus on those priority problem areas and available resources will limit the
number of areas which can be addressed, the use of funds for further problem
identification studies will have a very low priority.  States have designated
priority areas as a result of RCWP requirements (many States used FY 79 funds),
therefore, no FY 80 funds will be utilized for this purpose.  Since implementa-
tion resources are only sufficient to initiate control programs in a few of the
highest priority problem areas, the development of priority listings for every
area in the State is not necessary at this time.

BMPs

BMP  identification was required in initial plan development.  While these plans
addressed BMPs, in many cases the BMPs were limited to standard soil and water
conservation practices.  As the impact of many of these practices on water
quality is not clearly understood, evaluation of BMP effectiveness is still
required and will be funded in selected priority problem areas where accelerated
BMP  implementation is underway.

The  largest gap in selection, testing and evaluation of BMPs regards pollutants
other than sediment.  The CPP can be utilized to obtain this information.  Exam-
ples include the use of Cooperative Extension Service personnel in addressing
pesticide, nutrient, animal wastes, etc; the funding of planning activities in
such critical problem areas; and the funding of programs to transfer techniques
to other applicable areas.

The  initial planning process resulted in the development of numerous BMP Hand-
books and substantial amounts of informational material such as brochures, slide
shows, movies, etc.  FY 80 funds will not be used to produce similar material
which would duplicate what has been produced previously.  Funding material of
this type will be limited to innovative approaches for which Handbooks, and
other informational  or educational material have not been developed.

Management Agencies

There will  be few cases that justify funding of activities related to management
agencies.   Designation of management agencies was completed in the initial
plans.   Where required,  detailed management agency agreements have been funded
with FY 78/79 funds.   Where management agencies accepted their designation
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it was in full  recognition of their obligations and they should be prepared to
fulfil  their responsibilities.  This does not mean that management agencies
can not be utilized to carry out specific planning functions.  Planning
activities related to management agencies, such as, obtaining additional admin-
istrative or legislative authority (i.e. regulatory legislation) are eligible
for funding and have a high priority.

Develop Operational Programs

Most initial plans will require additional effort for the development of effec-
tive operational programs.  With few exceptions most States have relied heavily
on ongoing programs.  Issues concerning additional non-Federal resource require-
ments were generally not given much attention.  The CPP should address the
questions of providing technical assistance and cost sharing through non-Federal
sources, and developing additional administrative and legislative authorities
required to meet the program decisions agreed to in the initial plan.  Some
examples include State and local budget support for management staffs, including
enforcement; State and local cost sharing programs; administrative regulations
requiring BMPs on State leased land; etc.
 Program Tasks

 Headquarters

 1.   As requested, assist Regional Offices in the
     development of Regional agricultural strategy.

 2.   Define and provide examples of acceptable agri-
     culture NPS elements to Regional Offices & States.

 3.   Develop additional cooperative agreements as re-
     quired.  Define functions and areas where Regions
     and States may use USDA (ASCS, SCS, SEA, FS), USDI,
     and TVA to complete agriculture NPS programs.

 4.   Provide Regions and States with information on the
     mechanisms States have developed to fund the opera-
     tional elements of the agriculture NPS programs and
     on regulatory agricultural NPS programs.

 Regions

 5.   Develop Regional agricultural NPS strategy.

 6.   Identify those States with acceptable agricultural
     NPS plans and those States with inadequate elements.
     Define requirements and work elements necessary to
     make the plans acceptable.  This analysis is needed
     as input into the Regional strategy.
Scheduled Action
Assist three Regions
prior to 3-80

Quarterly; Starting
3-80

Develop two coopera-
tive agreements in
FY 80
Quarterly, starting
5-80
Complete 3-80

Complete 2-80
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7.   Use the cooperative agreements to assist States        Each Region develop
     in utilizing the expertise of USDA (ASCS, SCS,         minimum of 1 program
     SEA, FS) and other agencies (DOI, TVA) to com-
     plete their State agriculture NFS programs.
8.   Negotiate State/EPA Agreements and develop 208         Complete for FY 81
     work plans to correct the inadequacies of State
     agricultural NFS plans.
Funding Decisions
9.   Fully approved Agricultural NPS elements are generally not eligible for
     funding.  Hhere conditions change, the continuing planning program may
     be required to address plan additions or revisions.
10.  Funding will be available only to those States with:
     (a)  Significant agricultural  NPS problems.
     (b)  Agricultural NPS elements which were found to be inadequate in
          the initial 208 plan.
11.  Funding will not be provided for further problem identification activity
     in designated RCWP projects.
12.  BMP Handbooks for soil and water conservation practices will  not be
     funded.  Pesticide and nutrient BMP activity may be  funded.
13.  208 funds can not be used to cost share BMP implementation.
14.  Those States addressing regulatory programs for agricultural  NPS controls
     shall  be given funding priority.
Federal Legislative Initiatives
15.  Reauthorization of 208 planning grants beyond FY 80.
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OBJECTIVE 2

Develop a comprehensive monitoring and evaluation  (M&E) program to:

     •   Determine the cause and effect relationship between agricultural
         activities, NPS pollutants and their  impact on stream quality.

     t   Evaluate the effectiveness of BMPs on stream quality;

     0   Determine the degree of control necessary to meet water quality
         qoals.

National Policy Direction

Initial plans have defined the agricultural NPS problem on a broad scale.
However, only limited information is available regarding the effect of
agricultural activities at the field, farm and small watershed level.  There
is a need to analyze the effect of NPS pollutants on stream quality from various
farming activities and to evaluate the cost effectiveness of BMPs applied to
correct or prevent those problems.  A comprehensive M&E program, including
technical guidance, is being developed in coordination with the Office of
Research and Development.  The M&E Guidance document will be jointly released
by ORD and OWWM and will provide guidance for:

     •   General M&E which will normally consist of a few stations to determine
         BMP effectiveness in selected projects.  An example is the requirement
         for a general M&E program in all approved Rural Clean Water Program
         (RCWP) projects.  General M&E is also being conducted in a number of
         Model Implementation (MIP) and ACP Special Projects.

     •   Intensive M&E which will be utilized to determine detailed cause and
         effect relationships in a very limited number of areas (projects in
         the major type of agricultural activity areas such as dairy farming,
         corn belt and wheat belt cropping systems, irrigated agriculture, etc).
         Intensive M&E will be restricted to nationally approved projects.

M&E guidance being developed must be utilized for all intensive M&E projects.
Additionally all monitorinq and evaluation funded, beginning with FY 80, will
be conducted in accordance"with the Administrator's June 14, 1979, memorandum:
Quality Assurance Requirements for all EPA Extramural Projects Involving
Environmental Measurements.

Discussion

There is a lack of information regarding the causes and effects of NPS
pollution and cost effectiveness of control programs.  This has been stated
in the initial plans, in GAO reports, and in the recent Congressional Oversight
Hearing on NPS pollution.
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This information is required to establish appropriate BMPs, determine the costs
and benefits of a NFS control  program, convince landowners and the public that
the required investment is appropriate and, where required, provide justifi-
cation for enforcement actions.  The information will be obtained through
both general and intensive M&E in project areas where BMPs are being applied
on an accelerated basis.  These projects will  normally be restricted to RCHP,
MIPs, Special Water Quality Projects, projects where State funded cost sharing
is available and research projects.   A number of field evaluation (M&E) projects
will be funded with ORD funds  in FY  80.

Approximately ten projects (including those selected under RCWP), representative
of different types of farming  operations, climatic and soil conditions,
combinations of BMPs, and receiving  water use will be selected for intensive
study of cause/effect relationships.  The intensive M&E projects are costly
and will normally have a time  span of not less than five years.  Information
from these projects will be used in  other areas with similar problems and
conditions.

Priority for both intensive and general  M&E projects will be given to the
accelerated implementation projects  (MIPs, Special Water Quality Projects,
RCWP projects) to make use of  the administrative and management structure,
the baseline data, the commitment of USDA agencies and the institutional
structure already developed.

Intensive M&E projects approved under the RCWP will receive funds from that
program.  Other intensive M&E  projects will be funded mainly with 208 funds
although 106, 314 and research funds may also be used.  Those RCWP projects
which are not selected for intensive M&E will  require a general M&E program.
Assurances that such a program will  be conducted must be forthcoming before
final project approval is given.  Funds for general M&E may be provided from
a number of sources; 208, 106, other Federal programs, State and local funds,
etc.

Program Tasks                                               Scheduled Action

Headquarters

1.   Develop draft monitoring  and evaluation guidelines           3-80
     with ORD assistance (September  1, 1979).   Finalize
     detailed monitoring and evaluation guidance.

2.   Based upon an analysis of State 208 plans and the            2-80
     advice of Regional Offices and  States, develop a
     matrix of water quality conditions, types of farm
     operations, pollutants and BMP  systems to be covered
     by the intensive monitoring'and evaluation studies.
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3.    Develop a monitoring and evaluation strategy that          3.30
     classifies pollutants, water  quality conditions and
     combinations of BMPs for different agricultural enter-
     prises to determine the required mix of monitoring and
     evaluation proposals.  The M&E project proposals will
     cover a variety of conditions, pollutants and BMP
     systems and will be prioritized with the assistance
     of Regional Offices and States.  The classification
     of pollutants, conditions and BMP systems will be
     used as a check to cover as many matrix elements as
     possible within existing resources.  The strategy
     will integrate the mix of conditions to be studied
     in order to:  1) determine the cause/effect rela-
     tionship of selected NPS pollutants on water quality;
     2) to estimate the effectiveness of BMP systems
     on preventing pollutants from reaching the stream
     for different types of farming operations; and,
     3) the amount of control required to meet water
     quality goals.

 4.   In cooperation with USDA, select the RCWP M&E               3-80
     projects.

 5.   In cooperation with the Regional Offices and States,        3-80
     select projects for intensive M&E with 208 funding.

 6.   Assist in development of work plans for RCWP and 208       Complete 2-80
     funded intensive M&E projects.

 7.   Coordinate with Q.RD on  its M&E Projects.                   Ongoing

 8.   Establish system to provide Regions with informa-          6-80
     tion obtained from the M&E projects.

 Regions

 9.   Recommend appropriate RCWP and 208 funded projects         12-79
     for  intensive M&E.

 10.  Assist appropriate States to develop M&E plans             Complete 3-80
     for  RCWP  projects and 208 funded M&E projects,
     both general and intensive.

 11.  Negotiate FY 1980 208 grant agreements to fund            Complete 3-80
     general  and  intensive monitoring and evaluation
     project  activities.
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OBJECTIVE 3

Expedite the Implementation of Agriculture NFS Control  Programs:

     •  Utilize the resources and authorities of EPA,  USDA and other agencies
        (USDI, TVA) to accelerate the implementation of approved/certified
        State agriculture MPS programs.

     t  Seek additional resources to fund the implementation of agriculture
        MPS programs (Federal, State, local).

     •  Encourage States to use their existing water pollution legislative
        authorities as necessary, to secure the application of BMPs by
        farmers who will not participate in voluntary  programs.

National Policy Direction

Implementation is the highest priority of the agricultural  NPS strategy.
Aggressive national and Regional  leadership is reguired to assist States  to
make use of their own authorities and the authorities  and resources of Federal
agencies to expedite the implementation  of agriculture  NPS control  programs.
Regional Project Officers will work with States and other agencies to develop
at least one accelerated implementation  project for a  priority agricultural
water guality problem area in each State, in addition  to ongoing  MIP, ACP
special projects and RCWP projects.

Discussion

Environmental and agricultural programs  provide incentives which  can be used
to assist to meet the national goals of  fishable/swimmable waters while
maintaining an adeguate food and fiber base.

Regions must work with local, State, and other Federal  planning and management
agencies who have the authority,  delivery systems and  resources to implement
NPS controls.  The means for implementing priority projects include:

     •  RCWP projects.

     •  Additional  ACP projects.

     •  Agreements  with other Federal  and State agencies to transfer or add
        resources to work in priority areas.  This includes Soil  Conservation
        Service, Cooperative Extension Service, T.V.A., Bureau of Land
        Management, Bureau of Reclamation, Forest Service, State  agricultural
        and forestry agencies, etc.

     •  Provision of State and local  cost sharing programs.
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Funding Decisions

12.  Intensive M&E projects funded by 208 or RCWP must be consistent with
     the national M&E project priorities.

13.  208 funds for other than intensive M&E projects will be limited to
     trend analysis on RCWP projects and special projects where M&E is
     already underway.  Other funding sources will also be utilized.

14.  All M&E projects must follow EPA's Quality Assurance Requirements.

Federal Legislative Initiatives

15.  None

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     •   Provision to re-direct funds by those agencies whose program objectives
         are enhanced by NFS control  programs, (ie) Highway Department,
         Irrigation Districts, Fish and Game Agencies, etc.

     6   Local and State regulatory programs.

The Administrator reiterated his support of non-regulatory agricultural
control programs on July 18, 1979, before the Subcommittee on Oversight and
Review, House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.  However, a
number of States have developed backup authority to ensure that non-participating
farmers do not gain an economic advantage over cooperating farmers by their
failure to implement BMPs.

Iowa, South Dakota and Pennsylvania have adopted regulatory controls for
agricultural erosion and sediment problems.  Other States such as Washington
rely on a voluntary program but refer non-participating farmers (those who
have had a valid complaint filed against them and refuse to correct their
problems) to the Department of Ecology for action.  Without violating the
concept of a voluntary program, there are a number of mechanisms that can be
used to monitor program compliance.

Various management tools are available to accelerate NFS control programs.
For example, where pesticide use is substantial, in addition to an on-farm
integrated pest management program, container disposal may require attention.
Consideration may be given to establishing a system of disposal fees included
in the price of the pesticide to support a program for proper disposal of
containers in these situations.

Regional project officers are the key to assisting States in implementing their
agriculture NPS program.  The umbrella USDA/EPA agreement and agreements
between EPA and individual USDA agencies should be used by project officers
to develop projects with USDA on shifting its resources to meet State priorities.
Agencies in the U.S. Department of the Interior and the Tennessee Valley
Authority can also assist States with their agriculture NPS control programs.

Other examples for NPS implementation include Bureau of Land Management leases
requiring performance standards to protect water quality and Title V Regional
Economic Development Commission funds used to establish BMP demonstration
projects.

A few States (Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, etc.) have developed cost share
programs to subsidize the costs of BMPs.  Regions should assist States in
these types of legislative initiatives by providing information on State
cost share programs and encouraging their adoption.

Regions should identify and evaluate conflicting, inflexible and ineffective
programs.  Problems with State and local laws, ordinances and programs should
be included in any evaluation process.  A major example is the prior appropriation
rights water law common in the western States.
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A key element in the strategy is the training assistance given to designated
management agencies in the utilization of management tools in their States to
accelerate NPS implementation.  As part of this assistance, a number of manage-
ment agency workshops will be conducted in FY 80 and FY 81.
Program Tasks

Headquarters

1.   Provide information to Regional Offices and
     States on innovative management and legislative/
     administrative initiatives to secure the implemen-
     tation of NPS controls.

2.   Work with national agricultural organizations to
     enlist their support for implementation program.

3.   Develop material which will be used in management
     agency workshops.  With Regions, schedule work-
     shops as required.  National Association of
     Conservation Districts (NACD) will provide
     consulting services and have a major responsi-
     bility for the scheduling and conduct of
     workshops.

Regions
                                                       Scheduled Action
                                                       Quarterly beginning
                                                       1-80
                                                       Continuing
                                                       6  workshops; 2 per
                                                       quarter  in 2nd, 3rd, &
                                                       4th  quarters.
                                                      of
Develop better communication among State water
quality agencies, designated management agencies
and ASCS, SEA, SCS, BIA, TVA, BLM, etc.  Methods
accomplishment include work shops, establishing
advisory groups, etc.

Assist States, ACP development committees and
other agencies to focus technical assistance
(SCS, SEA, FS) and funds (ACP, Small  Farm
Demonstration projects, State cost-share
programs Title V Regional Development Commission
funds, etc) in at least one priority area per
State to expedite the implementation of agri-
culture NPS control practices.

Assist States to develop leases and contracts
which include stipulations to protect water
quality on public lands with the Bureau of
Land Management, Forest Service and Tennessee
Valley Authority, as appropriate.  Select at
least one priority area per State and develop
agreement.

Encourage States to use their existing legislative/
administrative authorities to secure compliance
from non-cooperating operators. Develop program
in at least one State per Region.
                                                            Throughout year
                                                            Identify project 1-80
                                                            Initiate 4-80
                                                            Initiate 5-80
                                                            By 6-80
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8.   Assist in initiating, scheduling and conduct of        Initial  selection 12-79
     management agency workshops.   Locations  will  be        Final  selections 1-80
     limited to those Regions which request workshops.       Workshops start 3-80
                                                            Workshops completed 8/80

Funding Decisions

9.   Approve RCWP project applications.

Federal Legislative Initiatives

10.  Extend RCWP (208j) authorization.

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OBJECTIVE 4

Develop a Management Information System  for  evaluating  the effectiveness of
the Agriculture MRS control program.

National Policy Direction

The WQM program will be evaluated on  its  success  in  implementing 208 planning
decisions which will lead to meeting  the  Nation's water qua!ity goals.  A
management information system which will  provide  data for evaluating the NPS
program is to be developed.  Agriculture  will  be  a key  element in the system
developed.

Discussion

Hundreds of management agencies have  been designated to implement agricultural
NPS programs.  These agencies were generally in operation and were given the
additional responsibility for water guality  management.  The success of the
agricultural NPS program depends to a great  degree on their concerted efforts.
EPA has not normally worked with management  agencies on a continuing basis.
Presently, there is no system by which the implementation program (water guality
outputs) of these agencies can  be determined.  EPA does not have any system
by which this information can be collected and analyzed (ie) there is no way
by which we can determine if a  program's  goals are being met or if we can
judge whether a program is successful.

An approach is reguired which recognizes  EPA's resource limitations and
utilizes the delivery systems of other agencies (local, State and Federal)
to provide required data.

Program Tasks                                               Scheduled Action

Headquarters

1.   Form a management information system task force of    Initiate 11-79
     Headquarters,  Regional, ORD, USDA and State            Complete 6-80
     representatives to:

     a.  Establish  the scope of the system;
     b.  identify the data elements to be included in
         the system;
     c.  evaluate information collection  and transfer
         mechanisms and recommend a system that will
         provide the user community with  timely and
         accurate information on the  implementation
         of agriculture nonpoint source  control programs.

2.   With the Regions, develop  criteria  to be used to       Initiate 1-80
     document the success of State agriculture NPS          Complete 6-80
     control programs.
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Regions
3.   Develop with States, the criteria to be used to        Initiate 3-80
     evaluate the States' and the designated management     Complete 9-80
     agencies' success in implementing agricultural
     nonpoint source control  programs.
Funding Decisions
4.   None
Federal Legislative Initiatives
5.   None
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OBJECTIVE 5

Policy issue analysis required  to  provide basis  for Agency's  long  range
agricultural strategy.

National Policy Direction

To date, agricultural NFS  policy and  programs  have focused  on utilizing
presently available legislative authority, resources and  institutions.  It
is believed that significant  short term progress in NFS  implementation can
be achieved in this manner.   However, the strategy should also consider long
range needs in the above areas.  It is also necessary to  evaluate  a number of
broader agricultural policy issues to determine  their long  range effect on the
Nation's water quality  goals.

Discussion

There are a number of policy  and program issues  which must  be reviewed in
order to determine what actions are required to  assure that the agricultural
NFS strategy is revised as required,  addresses changing  needs and  remains
consistent with other program policies in the  Administration.

No major policy or program shifts  are expected within the next two years.
However, there are a number of  policy issues which require  analysis at this
time.

For the past few years  agricultural production has been  curtailed  as a matter
of national policy (ex., set  aside programs).  It now appears that this policy
is changing and production constraints will  be lifted.   The effect will be
to bring more land into crop  production.  This land is often  marginal and
may require more management to  prevent NFS pollution from occurring.  A
coordinated policy will be required to assure  that agricultural and environmental
goals are mutually recognized and  that programs  consistent  with those goals
are adopted.

Another issue which has surfaced in recent years is the  need  to adapt agricul-
tural incentive programs to meet environmental goals. There  is some discussion
in Congress and within  the Administration regarding the  need  for better
coordination of various economic incentive programs with  national  environmental
goals.  For example; legislation has  been introduced to  require that farmers
who utilize Federal assistance  programs for crop insurance  also be required to
adopt a soil and water  resource plan.  Support for this  concept is growing.
It is important for EPA to analyze the effects of this and  other legislative
efforts to develop policy  positions and structure its long  range strategy to
accommodate changes in  national agricultural policy.
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Most States have adopted a non-regulatory approach for their agricultural
nonpoint source control  program.   However, a number of States have adopted
various regulatory mechanisms to  support the non-regulatory approach.
Evaluation of the various approaches will be undertaken to determine the
effectiveness of each.  It is expected that a period of three to five
years will be required to make a  determination of program effectiveness,
A few States have adopted the general permit concept for various NFS activities,
including some related to agriculture.  These initial efforts should be
evaluated to determine their effectiveness and utility in other areas and
for other situations.  Another issue which requires attention is the utilization
of section 313 to assist designated management agencies in their efforts in
working with other Federal agencies to accelerate NPS implementation on public
lands.

While there are a large number of issues which might be studied it is important
to recognize resource limitations in this area.  Only one or two major issues
will be evaluated within a fiscal year.

Program Tasks                                               Scheduled Action

Headquarters

1.   Work closely with USDA, national agricultural and      Continuing
     environmental organizations  and others on national
     agricultural policy issues.

2.   Evaluate policy issues relevant to WQM program,        Continuing
     utilize ORD to assist in analyses and decisions
     on long range issues.

3.   Develop work groups as required to study and           Select issue 1-80
     provide recommendations on policy changes.             Convene work groups 3-80
                                                            Complete study 7-80

4.   Revise agricultural NPS strategy as required.          9-80

Regions

5.   Participate in Headquarters' work groups.              Continuing

Funding Decisions

6.   Provide contract assistance.

Federal Legislative Initiatives

7.   Provide Agency recommendations on Administration oolicy and congressional
     legislation.

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                              SilviciiHural  NPS  Program
                                          FY  80
I.   INTRODUCTION
     This  program will  strengthen EPA and Forest Service Cooperation
     to help achieve and maintain water quality goals.

     EPA relies on authorities and responsibilities of the Forest Service
     to assist in implementing water quality management plans.  The
     Forest Service (FS) has these authorities and responsibilities through
     management of National Forests, State and Private Cooperative Programs,
     and Forestry Research.  While forestry planning and management
     practices incorporate water quality management, these activities
     often consider WQM secondary and the WQM aspects of forestry activities
     are often not appropriately recognized and applied.  This program while
     not significantly altering current forestry planning or management
     practices will highlight and assure implementation of the WQM aspects
     of these forestry activities.  It will provide WQM emphasis for forestry
     activities in concert with WQM legislation and objectives.

     EPA is responsible under P.L. 95-217 for cleaning up our Nation's waters,
     while FS is responsible for conservation of renewable resources on all
     forestlands.  Since both agencies share conmon concerns for the environment
     and WQM, it is appropriate to pool their technical and financial resources
     as well as share institutional arrangements of both agencies to aggressively
     address WQM problems.

     Successful joint EPA-FS efforts have primarily been completed.  This indicates
     the agencies can work together effectively, but to hasten implementation of
     WQM plans, a new thrust in forestry WQM is needed.

 II.  PROBLEM

     Although pollution from silvicultural activities is not considered a
     major overall WQM problem, localized problems result from inadequate
     application of forestry practices.  Preventative measures must also
     be Implemented to avoid future potential problems resulting from
     silvicultural activities.

     Forestry planning and management procedures and standards generally
     contain WQM provisions.  However, when these WQM procedures are not
     implemented, WQ problems become apparent.  FS, through its forestry
     leadership role can assist EPA in WQM by emphasizing the WQM aspects
     of forestry practices to assure implementation of WQM precedures and
     instill concern for WQ in forestry programs and landowners objectives.
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III.   SILVICUTURAL  PROGRAM FOR UQM

      A.   Objectives

          Initiate  a two year intensive effort with Forest Service to
          assure that UQM aspects  of forestry planning and management
          practices are properly applied.   To meet this objective, the
          program must instill a water quality awareness in forestry programs
          and landowners activities.  It must also increase water quality
          emphasis  on both short and long range forestry programs.

      B.   Strategy

          The FS can be the focal  point for implementing the silvicultural
          program.   The FS with its  expertise and institutional  arrangements
          with the  forestry community can provide the leadership needed
          to assure proper planning  and application of WQM practices.  EPA
          will also commit financial assistance and use of its institutional
          arrangements to the FS to  assure acceleration of WQM silvicultural
          activities.  Specific arrangements regarding implementation of this
          silvicultural program will be developed in a FS-EPA Agreement.

          Four areas of FS involvment will  be initiated to fulfill FS
          management responsibility  and assure that silvicultural  portions
          of WQM plans will be refined and implemented.   They are:

               1.  Substantive review of the 1980 Forest and Rangeland
                   Renewable Resources Assessment and Program (RPA)
               2.  Prototype Planning Projects
                   (a)  National  Forest Land Management Planning
                   (b)  State Forestry Resources Plans
               3.  Prototype FIP and ACP Implementation Projects
               4.  Information and Education Emphasis

          Initiation of these four major areas requires participation of
          various functional  and administrative units within both  orgainzations.
          This will  strengthen FS-EPA relations for achieving the  environmental
          quality goals of our Nation.

          Existing  institutional  arrangements such as steering committees,
          workgroups etc.  will be  used to the extent possible to implement
          the program.
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C.   Approach

     The objectives_of  the  sHvlcultural  program for WQM will  be  achieved
     by the completion  of the  following items:

     I)   Substantive review of the 1980 Forest and Rangeland  Renewable
          Resources Assessment and Program (RPAR)

          The Office of Environmental  Review (OER)  has  the  responsibility
          to develop the procedures for a substantive review of the WQM
          aspects  of the RPAR  document.  This process was initiated in
          FY-79  and will be continued  through 1980, as  appropriate.

     2)   Prototype Planning and Implementation Projects

          (a)  National Forest Land Management Planning

               The Office of Environmental Review (OER), in cooperation with
                 the USFS, will provide assistance to facilitate adequate
               WQM considerations in the plans and  assure National Forest
               Coordination with State and local WQM agencies.  One prototype
               forest will  be  selected to review the planning  process as
               defined  by the  National Forest Management Act.

          (b)  State  Forestry  Resource Plans

               Three  cooperative prototype projects (Indiana,  Colorado, and
               New Hampshire)  have been developed to identify  and document
               the mechanism for assuring the incorporation of adequate
               water  quality management considerations  into the State
               Forestry Planning Process.  The results  of these studies will
               be  monitored and used to stimulate similar activities in other
               States.

      (3)  Forest Incentives Program (FIP) and Agricultural  Conservation
          Program  (ACP) projects.
           FIP and ACP provide site specific application of forestry
           practices.   These practices are usually conducted for timber
           production, but they do provide water quality benefits.   To
           assure that the WQM aspects of these programs are recognized,
           EPA and FS  will establish prototype projects.  These projects
           will  apply  forestry BMPs and encourage use of these practices
           to improve  water quality as well as increase timber production.
           Project results will be documented and publicized to encourage
           States and  landowners to use these programs for water quality
           improvements.   A training program will be prepared for use by
           service foresters.
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          ASCS  manages  the  ACP  cost-sharing  program.   The agency encourages
          use of  the  ACP  program  for  applying  forestry practices for WQM.
          This  proposal compliments ASCS  objectives  and they will  be
          actively  involved in  the projects.   EPA will  contribute use of
          its institutional  arrangements  and expertise to implement the
          program and provide financial assistance for training  programs
          and publishing  results  of the projects.

     (4)   Information And Education Projects

          A joint USES/EPA  Workgroup  has  been  developed for  the  purpose of
          preparing a basic training  package for  managers, loggers  and
          operators and land owners which clearly identifies potential  NFS
          problems  and  the  need for best  management practices.   EPA is
          providing the financial support for  this program and will  utiliz
          this  infromation  to seek better compliance of BMP  guidance for
          water quality protection.

IV   Tasks

     The  following  tasks  are identified for program implementation.

          (1)   Develop  procedures for the coordinating  of the EPA-RPA
               Review  6/80 (OER)

          (2a)  Establish  Program  objectives

               o  Select  Project  11/80 (OER)
               o  Develop Work  Plan 3/80  (OER)
               o  Initiate  Project  6/80  (OER)


          (2b)  o  Monitor Program Progress - continuing
               o  Publicize  Results        - 10/80

          (3)   o  Provide on-site technical
                 assistance               - continuing
               o  Develop cooperative projects
                 (3  sites max)            - continuing
               o  Provide program policy  and
                 guidance  for  on-going
                 silvicultural projects   - as reqd.

          (4)   o  Develop contracts for preparation
                 of  training material     - 3/80
               o  Develop Implementation  Plan for
                 training program         - 6/80
               o  Review  progress and integrate
                 completed elements into silviculture
                 program                  - continuing
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o  Conduct Regional awareness seminars
   to promote utilization of training
   and planning programs    - 6/80; 10/80

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                          CONSTRUCTION NFS PROGRAM
                                    FY 80

       PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT AND ENACTMENT OF LAWS TO CONTROL
       CONSTRUCTION RELATED NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION.
OBJECTIVE:
      Becuase of the lack of regulatory Statewide legislation in most of
      the U.S. to control pollution resulting from construction activities,
      the principal purpose of this program will be to provide assistance
      to States for the development and enactment of such regu-
      latory mechanisms.  Seminars are to be conducted in selected States
      that were not involved in the FY 79 program.  They are to meet the
      following objectives:

          1.   Identify construction problems in seminar States

          2.   Provide information on available control  measures

          3.   Discuss accomplishments made by other States in this area

          4.   Identify approaches to problem solution available to
               seminar States

          5.   Encourages States to conduct needed follow-up action
               identify organization to accompany it

STRATEGY:

The strategy for continuing this program will include working with a
number of States to initiate the development and implementation of effective
State laws to control construction-related nonpoint source pollution.   At
least one of these States will be located in the region  West of the Rocky
Mountains where no statewide laws have been enacted.

An important part of this program will be to obtain public participation;
more clearly identify the State's problems, particularly in priority areas;
describe technical, institutional, and legal measures usable for controlling
or preventing this pollution; report how other States have approached the
problem; and initiate definite action by the States to develop and implement
control  laws and programs regarding construction-related nonpoint source
pollution.

Speakers and participants at seminars are to provide information regarding the
magnitude and extent of the problem, the potential solutions, and what the
State's  actions should be.   They will represent State and local agencies,
EPA and  other appropriate Federal agencies, and other concerned land developers
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 engineers  and contractors, landscape architects, environmental organizations
 and  other  similar groups.                                        yam^uons,

_WORK ELEMENTS:

      Headquarters

      Headquarters personnel will provide guidance and technical and institutional
      information to EPA Regional staff, the States, and the public groups
      involved.   Funds will be provided to obtain participation by certain
      public groups.

      Regions

      Regional staff will support State personnel in the conduct of the
      program, participate in seminars, provide information on problems
      regarding construction activities in the State, and help arrange
      for participation in the program by local sections of national
      environmental and other groups.

      Other Participating Groups

      Other participating groups will involve, for example, the various
      State and Federal agencies involved in construction, County Engineers,
      Council of Governments, State legislative members, League of Women
      Voters, Conservation Districts, Public Works Associations members,
      and the International Erosion Control Association.  This list is
      not inclusive and will be refined on a continuing basis as the EPA
      constituency groups are identified.  These groups will participate
      by providing information on problem areas, measures for control, cost
      and effectiveness of measures, and environmental benefits.

 SCHEDULE:

      1.   With provision of Regional support, solicit program participation
           by appropriate seminar States. (January 1980)

      2.   Aid selected States in seminar program planning and devleopment of
           federal work program. (February - April 1980)

      3.   Develop and award grant to public groups to assist in conductng
           seminars. (March - May 1980)

      4.   Conduct seminars. (As reqd)

      5.   Provide technical consultation and institutional information
           to committees established as a result of seminars. (August 1980)

      6.   Provide information to 208 State and areawide WQM agencies and
           other State agencies on results of seminar programs. (September  1980)
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                             Mining NPS Program
                                    FY 80
INFORMATION:

The purpose of the FY-80 Mining Program is to define a common mineral strategy
and implementation action program to stimulate and provide direction for appro-
priate and effective-implementation of nonpoint source controls over common
minerals mining.

STRATEGY:

Examine selected technical and institutional  WQM aspects of common minerals
mining from a national prescriptive, formulate an Agency strategy and control
implementation program in conjunction with the Financial Management Assistance
Project, that will serve to stimulate and provide direction for appropriate
and effective implementation of nonpoint source controls.

WORK ELEMENTS:

Headquarters

     1.   Begin examination of common minerals mining - March 1980

     2.   Review procedures in at least three (3) States in different
          Regions - June 1980

     3.   Gather additional material as necessary -  July - August 1980

     4.   Formulate a common minerals mining  strategy and  NPS control
          implementation work program.   September -  October 1980.

PRODUCTS

An Agency WQM strategy and implementation action program for nonpoint
sources contorls  over common minerals mining.
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                         Implementation Branch
                     Facilities Management Section
                            FY 1980 Workplan

Summary of Objectives
     I.   Ensure that 208 issues, especially nonpoint source water quality
impacts, are integrated into Task Force recommendations.

     II.  Demonstrate how the WQM process can contribute to defensible AWT
decisions through integrated program management  (WQS to WLA to Effluent
Limitations to NPDES permits to Step 1 Facilities Planning to NPS/AWT Program
Integration and Implementation).

     A.   Resolve WQM policy issues related to AWT including nonpoint source
          interfaces.
     B.   Arrange technical, managerial and financial assistance for selected
          prototype projects concerning AWT issues.  Utilize Technical Assistance
          and prototype projects to facilitate NPS/AWT program integration and
          development of compatible NPS policy.
     C.   Track the progress of prototype projects that demonstrate practical
          techniques for AWT planning and which  jointly maximize the use of
          ongoing programs for PS/NPS trade-off  analyses.
     D.   Follow-up on site specific AWT Task Force  recommendations which
          necessitate reanalysis of wasteload allocations especially where
          NPS runoff is or may have significant  impact.
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     III. Participate in the resolution  of 201-208  issues  including  the
optimum use of 201 grant money and other funding sources for  ongoing
integration of point source/municipal  facilities elements  into  the WQM
program.

A.   Refine and update the continuing  WQM role in the 201  program,
     including NPS considerations.

B.   Develop a funding strategy,  given 208 funding  constraints,  to deal
     with 201-208 issues in the WQM program using Federal  (106,  201,  205(g)),
     State, and local resources.
NOTE:  This FY 1980 Workplan expands and updates  the workplan  entitled
"Advanced Wastewater Treatment Planning and Review Program"  contained in
the "FY 79 Work Programs - Water Planning Division (December 1978)".  The
FY 1979 workplan provided some additional  background information,  roles/
responsibilities, and strategic considerations which are not repeated here.
Readers may wish to refer to this previous document for such additional
information.

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Objective I.
     Ensure that  208  issues,  especially nonpoint source water quality  impacts,
are integrated  into Task  Force recommendations.

General Approach
The Facilities  Management Section of the Water Planning Division  has the
responsibility  to assist  the Headquarters AWT Task Force in their review of
proposed  projects.  From  the beginning of the review through the  final report,
section staff are involved with the review of each task force project.  On
a  weekly  basis  Section personel attend the task force meetings to be briefed
of the status of  the  projects that are under review.  At this time, consultant
reports on  facility and water quality issues are discussed.  From this
 information a preliminary indication of which project might have  nonpoint source
problems  is made. Those  projects with possible nonpoint source problems are
then  investigated in  detail by this Section.  The regional  208 coordinator
 responsible for the  project planning area is contacted.  Further  detail
 on the  nonpoint source problems and additional documentation is collected.
This  step may also involve contact with the State or areawide agencies.
The OWPO  project  officer  is contacted and appropriate language concerning nonpoint
 sources  is  incorporated into the interim and final reports.

 During  the  concurrence process, each OWPS Division is given the opportunity
 to comment  on the interim reports.  These reports are also sent to the Region,
 State and grantee for comment.  The Section is responsible for making  final
 written  comment on the report prior to signture by the Administrator.  Final
 corrections concerning nonpoint source and WQM issues, the introduction of
 new  information and the opportunity to make general comments concerning the
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report and the recommendations are formally transmitted to the task force during
the concurrence period.

The section is also responsible for attending meetings with Regional, State,
and local officials and recieving their comments on the interim reports.  For
controversial and complicated projects, this many involve extensive discussions
and negotiations.

The decisions made by the task force will  affect EPA policy and guidance relative
to the planning for and funding of advanced treatment facilities.   This
section also has the responsibility to participate in the development of such
policy and guidance.  This coordination of EPA programs should lead to more
comprehensive justifications for later AWT projects.

Tasks for Objective I
     1.   Attend the weekly Task Force meetings to keep the Division abreast
          of project reviews and policy issues, including nonpoint source impacts.

     2.   Contact the regional 208 coordinator for each project under review
          to assess the significance of 208 and nonpoint source issues.

     3.   Coordinate with other OWPS Divisions and OWPO project officers
          to develop interim and final  decisions on each project.

     4.   Work  with the OWPO project officer to incorporate appropriate
          information,  conclusions and  recommendations concerning  the impact
          of  nonpoint sources and the overall  WQM process,  (especially when
          regionalization is involved)  into the task force reports.

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5.   Prepare the official Division  comments during the concurrence process.

6.   Participate in meetings  with Regional, State and local officials
     concerning their  responses  to  interim task  force decisions.

7.   Review  and comment on  emerging EPA policy  and  guidance concerning
     the  review of advanced waste treatment  projects and  incorporate WQM
      issues, particularly nonpoint sources,  population projections, and
      areawide service boundaries.

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Objective II
     Demonstrate how the WQM process will contribute to defensible AWT
decisions through  integrated program management  (WQS to WLA to Effluent
Limitations to NPDES permits to Step 1 Facilities Planning to NPS/AWT
Program  Integration and Implementation).

General  Approach
Bascially the Branch will deal with two situations; first, where effluent
limitations and technical evaluations are inadequate; and, second where
effluent limitations are still being developed.  The key input that the Branch
will provide for the complex process of awarding construction grants is a
better understanding of the trade-offs between point and nonpoint source
controls and how this  information can be used for making better WQM decisions.
Individual project outputs should provide or directly lead to scientifically
defensible WLA's.

Ideally  the information from this activity would be used as part of the
pre-application conference prior to award of Step 1 grants.  But because
many important projects have proceeded into or past the Step 1 phase this activity
may impinge on the process at various stages.  Thus, in some cases, we may have
to provide support for projects that are into the Step 2 design stage where
NPS impacts are suspect and alternatives to advanced waste treatment have not
been adequately considered because of deficient WLA's.

The most difficult part of this activity will be to integrate our input into
the ongoing process for WQM and construction grants while minimizing the impact
on specific grant projects.   To do this the formal lines of accountability and
operation must be well  understood.

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Waste!oad allocations  done for individual treatment plants often ignore
benthic loadings  due to NPS,  toxic effects of ammonia, etc.  In certain
situations low  or intermittently flowing streams are involved and there
is a  poor understanding of deoxygenation.  In other situations the upstream
or background WQ  conditions are often poorly identified,  especially
for nutrients and ammonia.  The downstream impact of nutrients on lakes
and flowing  streams is often poorly understood too.  Added to this may
be questionable projections for the year 2000 population  and commerical
wastewater  loadings.   Also, nearly all waste!oad allocations have one or more
rate  coefficient  that  needs additional information.  Because of these uncertainties
a high  degree of  reluctance to use some models can develop.

The Regions  operate and maintain accountability more or less in a "project
management"  mode  for construction grant processing.  Project officers are
                                            •
 for the most part technically oriented administrative specialists who guide
 the  grant  applications through the "red tape".  As necessary, technical and other
 experts are  brought into the process by the project officer.  Grants administration
 experts assist  with much of the financial aspects of grants.  Other experts
 brought in  may  require knowledge of water quality standards, in-depth knowledge
 of  EPA regulations, firsthand knowledge of State and local environmental
 conditions,  modelling, and state-of-the-art treatment technology.

 In  most Regions the Water Planning staff are heavily involved as experts during
 the Step 1  and  2 reviews.  A key input to the proces is the waste!oad allocation.
 Despite the obvious advantage of an acceptable WLA during the pre-Step  1 application
 phase effluent  limitations must often be developed or improved during a  later  stage.
 Most  if not all operational aspects of preparing the WLA are done by  the State.

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This delegation of WLA authority to the States complicates the lines of accountability
and limits the control of the Regional project officer.  In nearly all Regions
a detailed technical review of the WLA is not done by the Regional project officer.

A variety of resources can be utilized to provide the needed technical
support at the Region for its responsibilities on AWT decision-making.  The
role of this Section is most important in reviews where national  policy issues
overlap into operational areas.  In these instances resources and expertise can
be  arranged and provided by us.

Tasks for Objective II
Subobjective 11.A.  Resolve WQH policy issues related to AWT including nonpoint
source i nterfaces.
1.   Coordinate within OWPS to resolve questions on WQ Standards, WLA's,
     monitoring requirements, NFS analyses,  and WQM Plan Implementation.
2.   Assist in preparation of Headquarters AWT policy.
3.   Attend Headquarters and Regional meetings to deal with issues impinging
     on existing or draft Headquarters policy.
4.   Prepare memoranda, papers, and presentations discussing the  implications
     of nonpoint source analyses.
5.   Coordinate with OWPO to ensure that Regional and Headquarters (> $3  million)
     reviews utilize NPS guidelines and procedures for AWT project screening
     and project review.
6.   Coordinate with other EPA Headquarters  officers, such as OTS, ORD,
     etc., to maintain currency with new and developing techniques for
     PS/NPS trade-off assessment.

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Subobjective II.B.  Arrange technical, managerial  and financial assistance for
selected prototype projects concerning AWT  issues.  Utilize Technical Assistance
and prototype projects to  facilitate  NPS/AHT  program integration and development of
compatible NPs policy.

1.   For prototype AWT projects,  provide  where  necessary combined technical,
     financial and managerial  assistance  to States or select areawide
     agencies, utilizing in-house staff  and contractor  assistance.

     0    Review  and  comment  on Regional  requests  for Technical Assistance and
          prepare 208-AWT  Project Summary.

     0    Communicate with the Region and attend meetings  if necessary to
          screen  final  selections for assistance.

      0    Coordinate  with Regions on  the timing and execution  of the TA.

      0    Assist  in  development of work  programs for the TA.

      0    Prepare Work  Assignments and screen contractor workplans.

          Attend  Regional  meeting(s)  to initiate Technical Assistance grant.

      0    Coordinate provisions of technical  assistance by other OWPS Divisions.

 2.  Obtain additional  contractor assistance as needed.
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3.   Participate in selection and review of financial management
     assistance (FMAP) projects involving point source issues.

4.   Refine program objectives based on review and comments by Regions,
     consultants and OWPO/FRD.

5.   Scrutinize Regional workplans and Needs Survey/GICS for major
     involvement of 201/208 resources.

6.   Integrate the Branch's other NPS activities, information and
     policy into the NPS/AWT process.

Subobjective  II.C.  Track the progress of prototype projects that demonstrate
practical  techniques for AWT planning and which jointly maximize the use of ongoing
  programs  for PS/NPS trade-off analyses.

1.   Analyze  interim outputs against contractor workplans, especially
     for selection of models, emphasis on sensitive rate coefficients,
     field survey techniques, and nonpoint source loading projections.

2.   Review,  evaluate, and comment on progress reports for each
     workplan output.

3.   Coordinate progress reports with Regional project officers to
     identify early problems in meeting the objectives of the work
     assignments.

4.   Ensure coordination of interim and final project outputs with
     OWPO/FRD  and OWPS/MDSD and CSD.
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5.   Prepare quarterly progress  reports.

6.   Recommend new WQM policy  and program strategy  especially on joint
     PS/NPS issues.

7.   Disseminate  project  reports to WQM and other interested agencies
     and  review comments.

Subobjective  II.D   Follow-up on specific Headquarters Advanced Treatment Task^
Force  recommendations which necessitate reanalysis of allocations especially
where  NPS runoff  is  or may have significant impact.

 1.   Assess the  recommendations of Headquarters Advanced Treatment Task
      Force reviews for follow-up on WQM-related deficiencies.

 2.   Coordinate  with Regional 208 project officers to determine  if
      recommendations are consistent with WQM plans.

 3.   Coordinate with Regional 201 project officers for determination
      of schedules for dealing with deficiencies noted during the
      review process.

 4.   Arrange for reanalysis and/or work  program development for basic
      WQM issues  such as wasteload allocations or NPS  analyses,  including
      use of available funding resources  (201,106,  205(g), 314,  State
      funds, etc.).
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5.   Provide written analysis of situations where Task Force Recommendations



     may be dealt with by direct Headquarters assistance.







6.   Regularly analyze reports and milestones for confirmation that



     the quality of outputs is high.







7.   Coordinate with Headquarters staff in the OWPO Facility Requirements



     Division to ensure that improvements  in the WQM program are  consistent



     with and are made a part of the  201 AWT project review and PRM guidance.
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Objective III.
     Participate  in  the  resolution of 201-208 issues including the optimum
use of 201 grant  money and other funding sources for ongoing integration of
point source/municipal facilities elements into the WQM program.   This
objective will emphasize refining and updating all  aspects of the  continuing
WQM role in the 201  program,  including NPS, AWT, regionalization,  and manage-
ment agency considerations.

General Approach
Many activities are  expected  throughout FY 80 to resolve joint policy issues
between the 201 and  208  programs.  Because some WQM plans  are not  yet fully
approved for  201  control needs,  some 208 activity will  persist.  But as 208
plans are approved,  the  shift from planning to operations  and predominant 201
support will  take effect.

FY 80 is a transition year from planning to implementation during  which resolution
of joint issues will be  stressed.  Point source wastewater control  needs should
be well into  implementation,  and primary emphasis on nonpoint source control
needs will be stressed  in 208 in FY 80 and beyond.   The scope of this new emphases
will be reflected in the WQM  Needs Survey report expected  at mid-year.  The
most difficult job during this transition will be to integrate 201 and 208
needs without delaying  implementation by abruptly changing or inactivating point
source control efforts.

Some basic adjustments may arise out of the WQM Needs Survey.  A number of
conceptual and administrative tasks to provide guidance and policy during this
adjustment period will be needed.  Perhaps the most important aspect of these
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tasks will be making funding arrangements, often from diverse sources, to
accomplish the objectives of EPA's WQM policies related to municipal point
sources.
This Section will work through the existing Division and Headquarters
structure to coordinate and integrate this funding policy into the overall
program strategy.  Full use of financial experts such as FMAP consultants and
the input of Headquarters and Regional managers will be sought during policy and
strategy development.  Maximum involvement of the 1981 SEA and five year strategy
development processes will be sought.

At the end of the year, revised policy on the continuing role of WQM in operational
201 programs and the financial means of implementing this policy is expected.

Tasks for Objective III
     1.   Work with OWPS and OWPO staff to prepare discussion papers, assessments
          and preliminary drafts.
     2.   Draft policy on 201-208 integration and circulate within Headquarters.
     3.   Draft policy on funding packages for use of 106, 205(g), and 201
          resources for WQM activities for municipal point sources.  Consider
          need for future 208 funding in this area.
     4.   Transmit draft guidance and policy to Regions for comment.
     5.   Review comments and revise guidance.
     6.   Provide inputs on policy integration for the FY 81 SEA/5 year
          strategy.
     7.    Transmit final operational  and funding policy on 201-208 issues.
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                                            TASK SCHEDULE
                                                                 FY 80
                                                       1     2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9     10    11    12
B.   New Technical, Financial, & Managerial  Assistance
     1.   Coordinate overall  project needs
               Review new requests
               Screen candidate
               Arrange TA implementation
               Workplan development
               Prepare work assignments
     2.   Arrange additional  assistance
     3.   FMAP interface
     4.   Refine program
     5.   Scrutinize workplan
     6.   integrate into Branch activities
C.   Track Progress
     1.   Analyze interim outputs
     2.   Evaluate  progress reports
     3.   Coordinate  progress with Regions          	

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                                         TASK SCHEDULE
                                                                   FY 80
                                                     1     2    3    4    5    6     7    8    9     10    11    12
C.   Track Progress (GOUT.)
     4.   Coordinate projects outputs  at Hqs.
     5.   Prepare quaterly reports
     6.   Prepare new policy & guidance
     7.   Disseminate information
D.   Follow-up on Task Force Activity
     1.   Assess TF recommendations
     2.   Coordinate WQM Plans
     3.   201 Coordination
     4.   Assist joint reanalyses
     5.   Prepare reports
     6.   Project feedback
     7.   Integrate 201/201 programs
Objective:  Resolve 201-208 policy/
funding issues
     1.   Develop drafts
            ^
     2.   Circulate drafts
     3.   Revise policy
     4.   Integrate policy
     5.   Finalize Branch position

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                                            TASK SCHEDULE
                                                                   FY 80
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Objective:  Continue participation
on AWT Task Force
     1.   Attend TF meetings
     2.   Contact Regions
     3.   Coordinate with OWPS
     4.   Prepare comments
     5.   Review interim Tf decisions
     6.   Prepare reports
     7.   Coordinate NPS policy
Objective:  Synthesize NPS/AWT
Interface ana Develop Policy
A.   New Policy Development
     1.   Coordinate new policy internally
     2.   Prepare policy
     3.   Attend project meetings
     4.   Prepare presentations
     5.   Coordinate with Hq. Task Force
     6.   External  coordination

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1978-1983 WORK  PLAN

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NATIONWIDE URBAN RUNOFF  PROGRAM
                  November, 1978

                Water Planning Division

            U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

                Washington, D.C. 20460
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                                                               CONTENTS
Section I - INTRODUCTION






Section II - PROBLEM STATEMENT






Section III - NATIONWIDE URBAN RUNOFF PROGRAM




              Objectives




              Strategy




              Approach




              Prototype Projects




              Schedule




              Resource Requirements






 Appendix -   TASK DESCRIPTIONS






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                                                             Section  I
                                                          INTRODUCTION
     The treatment of municipal  and  industrial wastes has significantly
reduced the quantities of pollutants which enter our nation's receiving
waters.  However,  it is becoming  clear that water quality goals will not
be met in some  areas unless nonpoint sources  are  controlled  also.  More
specifically,  urban  runoff has been  identified  as  a major source of
water pollution problems in many areas.  This  document summarizes the
current  status  of knowledge  regarding  urban runoff  problems and des-
cribes  a program  for providing the information  necessary  to plan and
effect control.

     Over the past decade,  studies by EPA and others have examined the
concept that storm runoff may be  a  major  pathway through which pollutants
are carried to  receiving waters.   During  the  last two years, studies
conducted  as  part of  208 planning programs  have verified this concept
in numerous locations,  nationwide. However, Congress,  in  its last round
of Clean Water Act Amendments , provided  funds only for problem assessment
and planning.  No  implementation  funds were allocated, because  it  was
felt that the  current  state of technical knowledge is insufficient to
justify large-scale action.  That assesment was accurate in that there
are important information deficiencies regarding pollutant sources, areal
accumulation patterns, washoff  and  transport mechanisms,  instream  be-
havior of the  pollutants, and control effectiveness.  In fact,  not enough
is known  about the  practical  implications of the resulting impacts on
water quality and aquatic ecosystems.

     The program described herein is directed toward reviewing what is
known about urban  runoff mechanisms , problems  , and controls  and present-
ing a holistic view of the current state of the art and a strategy for
action.   This  will  be  presented in  a way that will provide EPA, local
decision makers, and interested citizens with a rational basis for assess-
ing urban runoff  problems,  postulating  realistic control  options, and
developing plans consistent with  local needs.  The  program  will culminate
with a report to Congress in 1983  and will continue thereafter to assure
implementation. The following sections desribe the major problems asso-
ciated with urban runoff planning and the Nationwide Urban Runoff Program
(NURP) which is intended  to  solve  those problems.  It  includes a discus-
sion of the program's objectives, strategy, approach, outputs, schedule,
and estimated requirements for  funds and personnel.
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                                                             Section  II
                                                      PROBLEM STATEMENT
     Many 208 studies  began with the assumption  that urban runoff  was
an important cause of water  quality  problems.  Although the studies have
progressed and much  information on  runoff and receiving  waters has been
developed,  it is  still difficult to  assess  urban  runoff's role as  a
major cause of  problems.   That is  partly because of interferences by
other sources  and complex  relationships within  the receiving  waters.
But it  is also  because  of difficulties in  deciding what  constitutes
a "problem".   In some cases, "problems"  are  synonymous with  standards
violations;  in others,  "problems"  are  synonymous  with  an impairment
or denial of beneficial  uses.

     The  practical implication of these differences of opinion  is  that
local agencies  are very reluctant to make commitments  to implementing
controls, in  the  absence of clear problem definition.

     Another  major  obstacle  to  implementation is associated with  the
uncertainty  surrounding  the  effectiveness  of controls.   Many of  the
measures proposed for controlling urban  runoff are either new or  special
applications  of  conventional practices used for other purposes.  Engi-
neers,  planners,  public  works  personnel, and other decision makers  are
understandably  reluctant to  invest large amounts of time and money in
controls  which may  not  perform as hoped.

     Other  obstacles to  implementation include basic data deficiencies
on  sources,  transport, mechanisms,  and receiving water characteristics
 (hydrologic  and  water quality aspects).  Table 1 summarizes some of  the
more important  topic areas  where knowledge is lacking.

     What is  needed  is a program which  will fill  in these and  other
 information gaps, synthesize   (and  communicate)  what  is  known at  the
 present state of the art, and help resolve the uncertainties over pro-
 blem definition.  The Nationwide Urban Runoff Program is directed toward
 this end.

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Table 1.  TOPICS OF UNCERTAINTY
              • Sources - not enough is known about where pollutants originate. Major sources
                certainly include vehicles, vegetation, erosion, animals, and air pollution, but a
                better understanding of source contributions could enhance control opportunities.
             "• Washoff/transport mechanisms - not enough is known about how pollutants get
                from the sources to  the receiving waters. Models for simulating runoff would be
                more useful in problem definition and control  evaluation if they could accurately
                reflect washoff and transport mechanisms.
              •  Impacts - it is still difficult to go beyond speculation in assigning urban runoff
                 its proper share of responsibility for pollution problems, where other sources also
                 contribute.  In cases where other sources create obvious problems, it is difficult
                 to determine the appropriate level of control for urban runoff.
              •  Relative benefits - local planners have difficulty deciding whether the various
                 benefits of controlling urban runoff quality justify the costs involved. There is
                 considerable controversy over the present dry weather standards' relationship to
                 beneficial uses, given the time and space scales of storm events.  Many plans fail
                 to be implemented because of uncertainties regarding: How much control is
                 enough? Who benefits? Who should pay?  Who should decide?
              • Controls - some of the control measures cited in typical 208 plans are plausible
                candidates, but their application for the purpose of water pollution control has
                not been studied quantitatively. Soth cost and effectiveness data on full-scale
                programs are lacking.

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                                                            Section III
                                        NATIONWIDE URBAN RUNOFF PROGRAM
OBJECTIVES

     The ultimate objective of  the  program  is to conduct an assessment
of urban  runoff  on  a nationwide scale  and present the findings in a
report to Congress in 1983.   The report  will describe:

        •  the nature of  urban  runoff  problems  where signi-
           ficant problems have been  identified

        •  the causes of  these  problems  (e.g.,  sources, trans-
           port modes, impact mechanisms)

        •  the severity of these problems,  based on considera-
           tion of beneficial uses  and water quality standards

        •  opportunities  for  controlling urban  runoff  problems,
           including  descriptions of  control measures,  their
           effectiveness, costs, and  strategies for broad-scale
           implementation.

 Ancillary  program objectives  will be:

        •  to develop  the information base  required to  assess
           urban runoff  problems  and  mechanisms.

        •  to examine the adequacy  of current dry-weather water
           quality  standards  when used to judge the signifi-
           cance of  storm-dominated pollution problems.

        •  to support related programs within EPA
           and  other  agencies.

        •  to support the Regions  and program parti-
           cipants  at the state,  areawide,  and  local  level.

        • to develop the information base required  to identify,
           assess,  and implement effective controls.
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STRATEGY

     The Nationwide Urban  Runoff Program involves selecting a limited
number  of locations  for intensive  data  gathering  and study with the
purpose of:

        •  meeting program objectives

        •  developing implementation plans for those areas

        *  demonstrating transferability, so that solutions
           and knowledge gained can be applied in other areas
           (without the need for intensive data gathering
           efforts)

Approximately  thirty  such  studies  will  be  conducted nationwide, with
some pairing  in order  to  demonstrate  transf erability and the need  to
cover a wide range of climatic and  hydrologic  regimes.  The first projects
selected are those with obvious problems (e.g., beach closures, impacted
water supplies, impacts on aquatic life).

The strategy calls for providing a full range of technical and management
assistance  to each  project (as the needs arise) and for communication
of experiences,  sharing  of data,  and  transfer  of lessons  learned  on
a timely  basis.   Under  the strategy,  the  roles  and responsibilities
of all  involved participants will  be clearly  defined and communicated
at the  outset  and will  be  reviewed  and  revised  where warranted  as the
project progresses.

The strategy  recognizes the need for program coordination,  both  within
and outside  of the  Agency,  to maximize  the  use  of  linited  resources
and minimize  conflict  and  overlap.   The apropriate nature and  degree
of coordination  is  yet  to be established,  but typical  areas include
toxic subtances control, drinking water  supply problems,  combined sewer
overflows, residuals management, air pollution  impacts, etc.

As the  program gains momentum  and information is generated, mechanisms
will be implemented  to insure that the information gained is communicated
to local  governmental  officials.    An   important  activity will be  to
involve the relevant  segment of  the public so  they become acquainted
with the  program and its benefits and costs, and so they can provide  in-
puts  to decisions required at the local level.
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APPROACH

     The objectives  of  the   Nationwide Urban  Runoff Program will  be
achieved by  accomplishing  the  ten  tasks  whose  relationship is  shown
below.    The  end  product  of the  program  is the assessment  of   urban
runoff  on  a nationwide  basis  (i.e.,  from problem definition through
control'planning)  and the  resultant report' to Congress.   The Prototype
Projects conducted with the Regions will provide the vehicle for devel-
oping  information, insights, and  perspective.
              7. Project
               Monitoring/
               Coordination
                            1. Program Development
                            2. Program Management
                            3. 208 Uroan Runoff Status Deveiopment
                            4. Agency Coordination
                               5. Prototype Project Selection
                               6. Work Plan Development
 PROTOTYPE PROJECTS
CONDUCTED IN REGIONS
                             9. Program Assessment and Evaluation
Technical/
Management
Assistance
                               NATIONWIDE ASSESSMENT AND
                               REPORT TO CONGRESS
      Although  the  tasks  referred to  here are  to be  performed by  the
 Water Planning Division staff  assigned to  the Nationwide Urban Runoff
 Program (supported  by consultants as needed),  substantial participation
 by the Regions is recognized as being essential.  It is anticipated  that
 the Regions  will  contribute  in  the  selection of  prototype  projects,
 coordination  with  grantees, and  provision of  administrative support.
 Tasks  1 through  4  are  the   effort   required  to establish the  program.
 Tasks 5  and 6 are  associated  with  initiating  the Prototype  Projects.
 Tasks  7 and 8  are the on-going efforts  required to support  the Regions
 and grantees who conduct  the projects.  In Task 9, the knowledge gained
 will be synthesized  to yield the products of Task  10.  Table 2 summarizes
 the work elements which make up these  ten tasks.   Additional  detail is
 presented  in  the Appendix.
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Table  2.   TASKS  COMPRISING THE NATIONWIDE  URBAN  RUNOFF PROGRAM
1. PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT:
       • Define objectives for NURP.
       • Develop strategy.
       • Develop Program Execution Plan.
       • Coordinate with Regions.
       • Estimate resource requirements.
       • Obtain contractual support.

2. PROGRAM MANAGEMENT:
       • Prepare and maintain Program Management Notebook.
       • Prepare and maintain Master Plan.
       • Prepare and maintain Staffing Plan.
       • Prepare Program Budget Requests.
       ' Provide ad hoc briefings to higher authorities.
       • Manage headquarters-level contracts.

3. 208 URBAN RUNOFF STATUS DETERMINATION:
       * Collect basic information.
        • Prepare 208 pre-screening checklist.
        • Visit Regions, review urban runoff portions of
         WQM plans.
        • Prepare summary reports.

4, AGENCY PROGRAM COORDINATION:
        * Coordinate with other EPA offices:
             - Office of Water Planning and Standards
             - Office of Water Programs Operation
             - Office of Toxic Substances
             - Office of Enforcement
             - Office of Solid Waste
             - Office of Research and Development
             - Office of Air. Noise, and Radiation

5. PROTOTYPE PROJECT SELECTION:
        •  Develop project selection criteria.
        * Support Regions' project solicitation processes.
        • Pre-screen potential grantees.
        • Support preparation of grant applications.
        • Participate in final selection process.

6. WORK PLAN DEVELOPMENT:
        • Receive requests for technical assistance.
        • Prepare model work plan.
        • Review initial work plan drafts.
        • Provide comments and guidance  for revising and
         completing final work plans.
        • Meet with Regions, states, and areawide and
         local WQM agency representatives as required.
7. TECHNICAL/MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE:
       • Provide on-site technical assistance to projects.
       • Establish data collection quality assurance protocol,
       • Provide training for Regions, states, and areawide and
         local WQM agencies.
       • Provide project management assistance to Project
         Officers in Regions.

8. PROJECT MONITORING/COORDINATION:
       • Review and comment on progress reports.
       • Attend project status briefings.
       • Prepare and distribute Program Newtlenen.
       • Provide information clearinghouse function.
       • Maintain Prototype Project Status File.
       • Establish Program Steering Committee, chair meetings.
       • Provide program policy and guidance.

9. PROGRAM ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION:
       • Analyze information developed in preceding tasks to
         identify  and assess major trends and cause-and-effect
         relationships.
       • Analyze available information to  determine its
         relationship to policy issues (including legal,
         institutional, and financial implications).
       • Assess the practical applicability  of effective control
         measures.

10. NATIONWIDE ASSESSMENT AND REPORT TO CONGRESS:
       • Review quarterly and annual 208 reports.
       • Summarize information on problem identification.
       • Summarize causa-and-effect relationships, resource
         needs, and cost-effectiveness of control alternatives.
       • Summarize institutional, legal, and financial aspects.
       • Document urban runoff problems, effectiveness of
         controls, and cost of implementation.
       • Synthesize a Nationwide Urban Runoff Control Program.
       • Prepare report to Congress.
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PROTOTYPE PROJECTS

     The Prototype  Projects  provide a means for obtaining information
essential to developing a nationwide perspective and will simultaneously
provide Regions, states,  and 208 agencies with site-specific information
they need for planning and  decision making.  Projects will be conducted
in all Regions  during  the  course of the program.   The projects which
have been identified for the first  round  (i.e., 1978-1979 funding) are
described briefly in Table 3.

     The prototype projects will  vary considerably  in  scope and focus.
Attempts will  be made to  allocate the  funds  approximately in proportion
to need.  As  a first approximation,  the "need" of each each Region was
defined  in  terms of  a rough index which was obtained by computing the
product  of  population  and  annual  runoff.    Those regions  with large
populations and high runoff  were  assumed  to be more likely to have ur-
ban  runoff  problems; sparsely  populated arid regions  less likely. The
 results of such computations are charted below along  with a chart showing
 the  preliminary allocation of  funds among the Regions.
        Index of Need in Region
        f (population, runoff volume)
Allocation of Funds to
Prototype Projects
        VIII
     COMPARISON OF NEED VERSUS FUNDING ALLOCATION

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Table 3.  SUMMARY OF PROTOTYPE PROJECTS
PROJZCT R2CEIVLNC
REGION LOCATION HAZE* TfTi
I. Massachusetts
11. Middlesex, HJ river/estuary

Nassau/Suffolk, W! jrotmduater
III. aaltiaore, HE river
IV. Waccamav, SC ocean
Taapa/St. Petersburg, FL river
Winston— Salem, KC river/lake
V. N1PC, G stress
H?A, IX. river
SDSCOa, XI river/lakes
Ann AZbor, KI
Lansing, KI river
SBrtPC, VI lake
"I, Houston, "3
711. Kansas City, MO river
St. Louis, MO river/ lake
Till. Denver, CO stress
IX. Castro Valley, CA creek
£. Sellevue, -A creeks
FOCUS OF
STTO1
-
recreatioa,
industry,
violations
veter supply
aesthetics.
recreation,
standards
viola tioas
-
standards
violations
fishery impacts,
s tsodards
violations
standards
violations
eytrophicstlon,
standards
violations
-
recreation,
fishery impacts,
-
-

-

fishery iapacts,
aesthetics
iapacts
MAJOR
POLLUTANTS
-
bacteria,
toxics

toxics
toxics
bacteria,
oxygen
demand
bacteria,
toxics
-
bacteria,
toxics,
demand
oxygen
bacteria,
coxics ,
oxygen
demand
toxics
sediments ,
bacteria,
mitleata
-
becteria,
toxics ,
-
-
••
-
™
sediments,
heavy aetals
sealments,
coxics ,
oil i grease
CavntOL ?R£CI?ITAIIOK
?£EASLTl£S AtiC LAKDFOBH
-
-

percolation through
soil aaatle,
street sueepisg
sedimentation basin,
street suvepiag,
catchbasin cleaning
outfalls , rediversion
disinfection,
ordiaaoce eaforceaeat
-

detention basins,
source Identification
street suMplag
detention basins
-
detention basins
(above and below
gride)
-
-
-
-
*
street suvepicg,
tatcabeslns
ordinances ,
street sweeping,
tot: structural
45 ia/yr
45 ia/yr
pieaaouc

45 ia/yr
coastal
*5 Ia/yr
piedmont
50 ia/yr
coastal
55 Ia/yr
coastal
45 In/yr
piedmont
35 ia/yr
plains
35 ia/yr
plains
30 la/yr
plains
30 ia/yr
plains
30 in/yr
plaias
30 ia/yr
plains
'5 in/yr
plaias
35 ia/yr
plains
40 ia/yr
plaias
15 in/ yr
mountains,
n] a j ftm
20 ia/yr
footaills
35 ia/yr
STtror
AREA SIZI
-
large river bM:

»a*ll suecateta
aedim basin
medium, Uaear
watershed
-
small, dtOM,
urban catctaet
small, denst,
urban cateam
small, denst,
urban eatciau
saall, develop!
basin

Small, urban
basic
-
-
-
-

aedius, it"
small, •**'•'•
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SCHEDULE

The Nationwide Urban Runoff Program  is  planned  to  extend  over  a period
of five years, yielding its major  output in late 1983 (i.e., the nation-
wide assessnent and report to Congress). However, the program is designed
such that there  will  be numerous  other  outputs at various times   as
indicated in the following figures.
RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS

     The Nationwide  Urban  Runoff  Program described here will  require
an estimated 22  person-years effort and  $30 million over its five  year
duration. Most of the effort will be by EPA Headquarters (17 person-years).
The prototype projects  (approximately  30 in all)  will  require an esti-
mated $29 million, about  $6 million of which is allocated  to the first-
round of 19 projects (see Table  4).  The consulting group  will require
an additional $600,000  in contract funds.  Travel  over  the five years
will cost approximately $300,000 (consisting of about $42,000 for Head-
quart ers,  $1000 for Regional  personnel,  and $50,000  per year for  the
consulting group) .  It is anticipated that the development of wet-weather
flow criteria methodology will require an additional  $75,000.
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Program Development
Program Management

208 Uroan Runoff

Agency Program Coordination

Prototype Project Selection

Work Plan Development

Technical and

Project Monitoring

Program Assessment

Nationwide Assessment and

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SCHEDULE FOR OVERALL PROGRAM


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Work Plan Development


Agency Program Coordination

and Coordination

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Technicai Management
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TABLE  4.   STATUS AND  FUNDING  OF  PROTOTYPE  PROJECTS
              PROJECT
              LOCATION
                             STATUS AS 07
                             OCTOBER 1978
   l.
           Massachusetts
                             proposal
                             due 9/78
   II.
           Hiddletex, NJ
                     folk., NY
                             potential
                             project 1/79

                             potential
                             project 1/79
  III.       Baltimore, MD
                              work  plan in
                              preparation
   IV.      Waccimaw,  SC
            Tampa/St.  Petersburg,  FL
            Wiaston-Salem,  NC
                              project
                              b«gan  8/78

                              project
                              began  8/78

                              work plan in
                              preparation
    7.
S1?C, E.


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SEMCOC, XL


Ann Arbor, Sfl

Lansing , MI


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project
selected

project
selected

project
selected

to be designated

project
selected

project
selected
     VI.      Houston, TX
                                           to  be  designated
    711.     Kansas  City, MO
             St.  Louis,  MO
                               potential
                               project  1/79

                               proposal  due
                               10/78
    VII1.    Denver  CO
                               potential
                               project
      IX.    Castro Valley,  CA
       X.    Seilevue,  WA
                               pilot project


                               pilot project
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            Appenc




Task Descriptor
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Task 1. PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

Objective:       To develop  clearly  stated  program  objectives, a well-
                founded  strategy, and  an  implementable  execution plan
                for the Nationwide Urban Runoff  Program

Work Elements;  Define objectives for NURP  (11/77 to 3/78)

                Develop strategy (1/78 to 8/78)

                Develop Program Execution  Plan (1/78 to  8/78)

                Coordinate with Regions (2/78 to 7/78)

                Estimate  resource requirements (7/78 to  8/78)

                Obtain  contractual support (3/77 to 3/78)
 Description:
 Products:
An initial draft of the Nationwide Urban Runoff Program
 Plan will  be prepared  and (following Headquarters re-
 view)  sent to the Regions for review and comment.  Meet-
 ings will  be held in each Regional Office to discuss the
 proposed program, answer questions,  and receive comments
 (especially on the program  objectives, nationwide stra-
 tegy,  and  roles and responsibilities of the team parti-
 cipants) .  Following this round  of Regional visits, com-
 ments received and insights gained will be used to pre-
 pare a refined program strategy and execution plan. Based
 upon this, a refined  estimate  of resource requirements
 will be prepared.
_        Nationwide Program Strategy

                Program Execution Plan

                Resource requirements estimate

Resource Requirements;            P ~ yc   travel

                Headquarters:

                Regions:
                    .72
                                             $ 0
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Task 2. PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
Objective:
Work Elements:
 Description:
 To assure that the Nationwide Urban Runoff Program  is
well managed through completion.

Prepare and maintain Program Management Notebook  (4/78
to completion of program)

Prepare and maintain Master Plan (7/78 to 9/78  to pre-
pare, will be maintained throughout the program.)

Prepare and maintain Staffing Plan (8/78 to 9/78)

Provide Program Budget Requests (6/79 to completion  of
program;  to be done annually)

Provide ad hoc briefings to higher authorities (initiated
upon request)

Manage Headquarters-level contracts (3/78 to 3/80)

The initial Program Management Notebook, Program Master
Plan, Program  Budget  Request,  and Staffing  Plan will
be prepared, using the Nationwide Strategy and Program
Execution Plan developed during Task 1.  These will  be
updated  and  maintained  throughout  the  duration of the
program.   The maintenance of  program management docu-
mentation will facilitate the ad hoc status brief ings  to
higher authorities and others. The Program Manager will
serve as  Project Officer on  Headquarters-level contracts.
 Products:       Current Program Management and Notebook

                Current Program Master Plan

                Current Program Staffing Plan

 Resource Requirements:          p - yr     travel
                Headquarters:    1.23

                Regions:           0
                            $ 0

                            3 0

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Task 3. 208 URBAN RUNOFF STATUS DETERMINATION
Objectives;
                To assemble  and  document  information on  the status  of
                the urban runoff portion of the  WQM plans.   To estab-
                lish the  basis  upon  which to  develop the  NURP.    To
                identify potential Prototype Project areas.

Work Elements;  Collect basic information. (.10/77 to 2/78)

                Prepare 208 Pre-screening  Checklist (2/78)

                Visit each Region to  review urban runoff portion of WQM
                plans (3/78  to 6/78)
 Description;
                Prepare Summary Reports  (5/78 to 8/78)

                Using "Profile" information, a first assessment of the
                extent of  urban runoff problems  will be made.  Meetings
                will be held in  each region with WQM Branch Chiefs, Sec-
                tion Chiefs, Project Officers, WQM and NPS coordinators,
                and technical support staff.  Regional 208 Project Offi-
                cers will be asked  to complete a Pre-screening Checklist.
                The current status  of  208  urban  runoff  studies  will
                be discussed with regional staff.  The 208 projects which
                show potential  for further work will  be  selected fron
                Pre-screening Checklists and discussed with the Project
                Officers.   Reports summarizing discussions with Region-
                al staffs   and  information  learned from  Pre-screening
                Checklists  will be prepared,  and  a  list  of potential
                Prototype Projects will  be  developed.
  Products:       Pre-screening Checklist

                 Report summarizing  Checklists

                 Report summarizing  Regional visits

                 List  of  potential Prototype Projects

  Resource Requirements:            _p -  yr    travel
                 Headquarters:

                 Regions:
                                    1.10    S9300

                                     .97    $  0
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Task 4. AGENCY PROGRAM COORDINATION
Objective:
 To provide information for other  Agency programs and
 obtain support for NURP.
Work Elements;  Coordinate with other EPA offices:

                Office of Water Planning and Standards (10/78 to 1/80)

                Office of Water Programs Operation (10/78 to completion
                of program)

                Office of Toxic Substances (1/79 to completion of program)

                Office of Enforcement (10/78 to completion of program)

                Office of Solid Waste  (1/80  to completion  of  program)

                Office  of  Research  and  Development  (8/79 to  comple-
                tion of  program)

                Office of Air, Noise,  and  Radiation (1/79 to completion
                of program)
 Description:
Products:
 Wet-weather  flow  criteria  nust be  developed through
an effort involving  the  Water  Quality  Standards Cri-
teria Division and  the NURP.  Step One grants for combined
sewer projects in Prototype Project areas should be joint-
ly developed with this  program.   NURP will assess  the
magnitude and extent of the  toxic contribution to water
pollution  and  may  identify  sources of toxic material
of which OTS may need to be aware.  The NPDES and General
Permit  programs will  need  information  from  the  NURP
to write meaningful  permits.   The residuals generated
by some  BMP's  will  create  demands   for  disposal space
and must be considered  in  solid waste management plans.
NURP can  also  provide  information regarding  needs  for
research and development.

None
Resource Requirements:
                Headquarters:

                Regions:
                 p - yr

                  1.10

                    0
travel

 $ 0

 $ o
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Task 5. PROTOTYPE PROJECT SELECTION

Objective;       To select (from  208 areawide and  statewide   agencies
                willing  to participate)  appropriate Prototype  Projects
                to  assure that overall  program objectives can  be  met.

Work Elements;  Develop  project selection criteria (3/78 to  7/78)

                Support  Regions'  project  solicitation processes  (7/78
                to  7/79)

                Pre-screen potential grantees (7/78 to 7/79)

                Support  preparation  of grant applications (8/78  to 8/79)

                Participate in final  selection process  (7/78  to 9/79)
 Description;
 Products:
                Criteria for selecting Prototype Projects  will be dis-
                cused in meetings at  each Regional  office,  and  inputs
                to  the final selection process will be requested. Follow-
                ing the  round of Regional visits, a selection criteria
                guideline document  will be prepared.   Support to  the
                Regional solicitation process will be provided on request
                (probably in the form of program presentations  and on-site
                visits).   Potential  grantees  will be pre-screened  to
                avoid duplication of effort or inappropriate activities.
                Grant application support will be provided  (on request),
                ranging   fron  review  and comment on  draft material  to
                on-site   technical or managerial consultation.   Final
                selection of  Prototype Projects will be made in consul-
                tation with Regional staff.
                Designation of Prototype Projects

Resource Requirements;          p- yr   travel

                Headquarters:    .72     $10,000

                Regions:         -60     $   0
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Task 6. WORK PLAN DEVELOPMENT

Objectives;        To assure comparability in  the  emerging  information
                base.   To  achieve  a  uniform  approach toward the  de-
                velopment  of water  quality management  plans.   To  as-
                sure that  woi.k plans  are  developed around local,  Re-
                gional,  and  national needs.

Work  Elements;  Receive requests for technical assistance (8/78  to 7/82)

                Prepare  a model work plan  (8/78  to  9/78)

                Review initial  work  plan drafts  (8/78 to  3/79)

                Provide comments and guidance for revising and completing
                final work  plans  (8/78  to  5/79)

                Meet with Regions,  States, and  areawlde  and  local  WQM
                agency representatives  as  required  (1/79  to 8/81)
 Description:
 Products:
Selection of Prototype Projects will be based on needs.
Work plan development  will  be guided by Headquarters by
sending  teams when requested.   It  is envisioned  tfiat
teams consisting  of  one person  from Headquarters and
two consultants ( each consultant having a different area
of expertise)  will (after  selection  of  the Prototype
Project)   review initial  work plans, provide comments
and guidance, visit Prototype  Project, areas (when re-
quested), and help write final work plans.

Model work  plan
                 Prototype Project work  plans

 Resource Requirements:          p - yr    travel

                                  .48      $9500

                                  .26      $ 0
Headquarters:

Regions:
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Task 7. TECHNICAL/MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE
Objectives:
Work Elements:
 Description;
 Products:
                To provide  technical  and  management assistance with
               which to extend Regional, Statewide, areawide, and local
               capabilities  in  developing  and  implementing WQM plans.
               To assure comparability in the emerging information base.

               Provide on-site  technical assistance  to projects (8/78
               to 9/81)

               Establish  quality assurance protocol for data collec-
               tion  (6/78  to 8/78)

               Provide training for Regions,  States,  and areawide and
               local WQM  agencies (8/78 to completion of program)

               Provide project  management  assistance to Project Of-
               ficers  in  Regions

               Initiate  a  public  participation program (8/78-9/82)

               Technical  and management assistance in the form of on-
               site  help   in  all technical areas  will  be provided to
               the  Regions  and  Prototype  Projects  by  Headquarters.
               Training will be provided to Regional, State, areawide,
               and  local  WQM Agency staff s. All assistance and  training
               will  be provided  upon  request.   Protocol for quality
               assurance  will be developed  to  provide guidelines (con-
                sistent with supporting agencies such as the U.S.  Geologi-
               cal  Survey) with which to develop high quality, compar-
                able  information.
                Quality assurance protocol

                Technical/management assistance

Resource Requirements:           P ~ yr  travel

                Headquarters:     .94    $6000

                Regions:          .85    $1000
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Task 8. PROJECT MONITORING / COORDINATION
Objective:
Work Elements:
Description:
Products:
 To  provide a nationwide overview and  assure  that pro-
 gram objectives are being met in each Prototype Project.

 Review and comment on progress reports (10/78 to 9/81)

 Attend project  status briefings (8/78  to 9/81)

 Prepare and distribute  Program Newsletters  (11/78 to
 9/81)

 Provide information clearinghouse function (8/78  to com-
 pletion of program)

 Maintain  Prototype  Project Status  File  (8/78  to com-
 pletion of program)

 Establish  Program Steering  Committee; chair meetings
 (9/78  to completion of program)

 Provide program  policy and guidance  (8/78 to  comple-
 tion of program)

 This  task  will  provide overview  and  control  to assure
 that program  goals are met.  Quarterly reports  will be
 provided  so  that Regional  Project Officers  and Head-
 quarters  coordinators  will be able make minor  adjust-
 ments  of the  direction  of  projects.    Annual  reports
'•will be used to  evaluate projects' merit for the following
 year's funding.   A  quarterly newsletter will  be used
 to keep program  participants  informed  as  to  the pro-
 jects' status  and any  new  information  which may be help-
 ful.  A project status file  will be kept current. Head-
 quarters will form and chair a program Steering Committee
 composed  of  members  from  EPA,  the  States,  and local
 users.  The committee will  provide review,  direction,
 and guidance to the NURP. Program policy on  such matters
 as financial,   institutional,  and legal  issues  will be
 dealt  with by other  Branches within the Water Planning
 Division.

 Quarterly  newsletter
 Bulletins  on  recent  developments
 Project Status  File
 Program Steering  Committee
 Program policy  and guidance
Resource Requirements:
                Headquarters:

                Regions:
                   p - yr

                    2.65

                    1.85
travel

S/700

siooo
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Task 9. PROGRAM ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION
 Objective;
 Work Elements:
 Description:
                To gain an accurate perspective of the degree to which
                urban runoff  is  a problem of  national  importance and
                assess the implications of various control strategies.

                Analyze  information  developed  in preceding  tasks to
                identify and  assess major trends and cause-and-effect
                relationships (11/78 to 9/82)

                Analyze  available  information  to determine its rela-
                tionship  to policy issues  (including  legal, institu-
                tional, and financial implications) (1/81 to 1/82)

                Assess the practical applicability of effective control
                measures  (9/81 to 3/82)

                Assess  public support  for  implementing  urban  runoff
                controls.

                This  task consists largely of an effort to synthesize
                what is learned from the program to date. It will involve
                a review of the  various  memoranda,  reports,  and  other
                file materials developed during the program. The effort
                will focus  on identifying  ways in which the findings
                of this program  indicate needs  for policy changes  or
                reconsideration.

                This task will  assess   the ways in which urban control
                will interface with established policy  and their legal,
                institutional, financial, and/or environmental implica-
                tions.  The importance  of urban runoff as a nationwide
                problem  is  defined in terms of water quality standards
                and policies  regarding  beneficial use. The legal basis
                for requiring control   involves policy considerations.
                The responsibility for  implementing controls and their
                funding both involve policy considerations.  At the local
                level,  some  of  the  more cost-effective controls will
                involve  careful  considerations of  (and possibly amend-
                ments  of)  public policy.

                The task  will also involve an  assessment of the costs
                and effectiveness of various candidate  control measures
                and their  financial,  social,  and  environmental impli-
                cations.   Effectiveness will  be expressed in terms of
                the measures' ability to  practicably reduce  impacts on
                water  quality.
Products:        Various inputs to Task  10

Resource Requirements:               P ~ 1

                Headquarters:

                Regions:
2.50

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Task 10. NATIONWIDE ASSESSMENT AND REPORT TO CONGRESS

 Objectives:     To provide a nationwide assessment of  NURP results, data
                 transferability,  and implications  for problem solution
                 across  the  country.  To prepare a report to  Congress
                 showing where urban  runoff problems  exist, the degree of
                 severity, and estimated cost for correction on a regional
                 and national basis.

 Work Elements;  Review quarterly and annual  208  reports (10/79 to 12/81)

                 Summarize  information on  problem identification (10/79
                 to 9/82)

                 Summarize cause-and-ef f ect relationships,  resource needs ,
                 and cost  effectiveness of control alternatives  (10/79
                 to 9/82)

                 Summarize  institutional,  legal, and financial  aspects
                 (10/79  to  9/81)

                 Document  urban runoff  problems,  effectiveness  of con-
                 trols,  and  cost  of  implementation (12/80  to  12/81)

                 Synthesize   a  Nationwide  Urban  Runoff Control  Program
                 (12/81  to  12/82)
 Description:
Prepare report to Congress (12/81 to late 1982)

Progress reports from the Prototype Projects and other
applicable  urban runoff  information  will be reviewed
from a  nationwide  perspective.   Summary reports will
be prepared.  They will contain cause-and-effeet data,
and control  effectiveness  and  costs,  and  address in-
stitutional,  legal,  and  financial  aspects.   A Nation-
wide Urban Runoff Control  Program will  be developed and
summarized in a report to Congress.
 Products;        Annual NURP summar.y reports

                 Nationwide Urban Runoff  Control  Program Plan

                 Report to Congress

 Resource Requirements:           p  - yr    travel

                 Headquarters:      6.45     $ 0

                 Regions:             0      $ 0
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WORK ELEMENT Ib -  DEVELOP STRATEGY
METHOD:
      A draft  nationwide  strategy  for  the  program will  be  developed
      at Headquarters, based upon inputs from Work Elements la and 3a,
      as well as other sources.  It  will be  sent  to the Regions for re-
      view and comment as an Information Memorandum. During the Regional
      visits (conducted as part of Work Element  3c), the proposed strategy
      will be discussed; suggestions and Regional perspectives will be
      solicited.   A  refined strategy will be prepared  incorporating
      these comments.
PRODUCT:
      The strategy for the Nationwide Urban Runoff Program.
SCHEDULE:
      This Work Element  will  be  initiated  in January 1978 and completed
      in August 1978.
RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS:

      Completion of this Work  Element, including reviews at various agency
      levels, is estimated to require approximately  three person-months
      of Headquarters and  Regional effort,  plus consultant team support.
      Resource requirements (including travel) are included  underwork
      Element 3c.
                              P-Yr          Travel

      Headquarters            .17             0

      Regional                .08    v        0

                              .25             0
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WORK ELEMENT la - DEFINE OBJECTIVES  FOR NURP
METHOD:
      This Work Element will consist of a  thorough review of  pertinent
      prior Agency accomplishments in the  urban runoff area, facilitated
      by inputs  from  Work  Element 3a.  Based upon an assessment  of  the
      current state of the art and needs identified by 208 agencies  and
      other federal  activities  (such as the Congressional Public Works
      Committee), the objectives of  the Nationwide Urban Runoff Program
      will be developed, reviewed, and finalized.
 PRODUCT:
      Clearly defined and agreed to program objectives which can be  incor-
      porated  in the  plan to be developed in Work Elements Ib and  Ic.
 SCHEDULE:
       This  Work Element will be initiated in November 1977 and essentially
       completed  by March 1978.
 RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS:

       Completion of this Work Element, including reviews at various agency
       levels,  will require approximately three person-months  of Head-
       quarters and Regional effort, plus some consultant  team support.
                               P-Yr          Travel

       Headquarters            .17             0

       Regional                .08             0

                               .25             0
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WORK ELEMENT Ic - DEVELOP PROGRAM EXECUTION PLAN
METHOD:
      A preliminary execution plan will  be  developed  jointly with the
      nationwide strategy of Work Element -lb and submitted to the same
      review and refinement  process.  Based upon  the  results,  a detailed
      program execution plan (divided into Tasks  and  Work Elements) will
      be developed.
PRODUCT:
      An implementable  execution  plan  for  the Nationwide  Urban Runoff
      Program.   This  will be incorporated in the  Program Master Plan
      developed in Work Element 2b.
SCHEDULE:
      This Work  Element  will be  initiated  in January  1978  and com-
      pleted in August 1978.
RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS:

      Resources required for developing the execution plan have been in-
      cluded  in the  estimate for Work Element  lb. Travel  requirements
      are included in Work Element 3c. Development of  the final program
      execution plan is estimated to require approximately two person-
      months of Headquarters effort, plus consultant team support.
                              P-Yr        Travel

      Headquarters            .17            0

      Regional                 0             0

                              .17            0
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WORK ELEMENT Id - COORDINATE WITH  REGIONS
METHOD:
      In order to obtain Regional perspectives  as  well  as Headquarters
      viewpoints in  all  aspects  of the Nationwide Urban  Runoff Program,
      close coordination with the Regions will be established and main-
      tained throughout  the program development period. This will include
      meetings and discussions (at Headquarters and in Regional offices),
      dissemination of draft program documentation for review and comment
      (e.g., proposed strategy,  program tactics,  team  approach, roles
      and  responsibilities),  and  incorporation of comments into final
      products.
 PRODUCT:
       Inclusion of Regional  perspective along with Headquarters  view-
       points  in all program development products.
 SCHEDULE:
       This Work Element will be initiated in February 1978 and completed
       in ;Tuly 1978.
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WORK ELEMENT le - ESTIMATE RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS
METHOD:
      This Work Element will  consist  of  reviewing the planned Work  Ele-
      ments and identifying  their  level of effort. The estimates  will
      be compiled into a matrix, and the rows and columns summed hori-
      zontally and vertically (balancing the highs and lows).
PRODUCT:
      An estimate of required resources,
SCHEDULE:
      This effort will  begin when the first  Work Element is begun and end
      with the completion of the matrix.  See Work Element 2b.
RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS:

      This Work Element will require 2 person-weeks effort in addition  to
      that identified in Work Element 2b.
                              P-Yr          Travel

      Headquarters            .04             0

      Regional                 0              0
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WORK ELEMENT If - OBTAIN  CONTRACTUAL SUPPORT
METHOD:
      Prepare Request For Proposal after identifying contractual  needs.
      Identify  tasks  for consultants.   Work with contracts office to
      ensure  timely finalization of contracting procedure.
 PRODUCT;

       Contractual support.


 SCHEDULE;

       This Work Element must be initiated no  later  than March 1977  to
       ensure completion by March 1978.


 RESOURCE  REQUIREMENTS:

       It  is estimated that this Work  Element will require a program man-
       ager to spend two person-months of effort.


                               P-Yr          Travel

       Headquarters            .17             0

       Regional                	0             0

                               .17             0
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WORK ELEMENT 2a - PREPARE AND MAINTAIN PROGRAM MANAGEMENT NOTEBOOK
METHOD:
      The outline and organization  of  the Program Management Notebook
      will be developed, and  all applicable information sources will be
      collected  and  assembled (e.g., nationwide strategy, program exe-
      cution plan, resource estimates, contractual documentation, vouch-
      ers, progress reports).
PRODUCT:
      A basic  source  of  information,  in  notebook  form,  covering all
      aspects of the program.
SCHEDULE:
      This Work Element will  be initiated by April  1978 and will continue
      until program is completed.
RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS:

      It is estimated  that a  program manager  and consultant will need
      two person-weeks to prepare and two person-weeks per year to maintain
      the management notebook.

                              P-Yr          Travel

      Headquarters            .25             0

      Regional                  0             0

                              .25             0
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WORK ELEMENT 2b - PREPARE  AND MAINTAIN PROGRAM MASTER PLAN


METHOD;

      A master  plan  covering all  functions,  tasks, and Work Elements
      will be produced.  This  will  be  used  for  informational as well  as
      managerial  purposes.
 PRODUCT:
      Master plan document.  This effort will facilitate implementation
      of  Work Element 2c.
 SCHEDULE:
       This Work Element will be initiated July 1978, be operational by
       September 1978, and continue through program completion.
 RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS:

       Program manager and consultant will prepare the plan. It is estimated
       that two person-months will  be needed to prepare and two person-
       weeks per year will be needed to maintain the plan over the life
       of the program.
                               P-Yr          Travel

       Headquarters            -38              0

       Regional                	0             _0_

                               .38              0
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WORK ELEMENT 2c - PREPARE AND MAINTAIN PROGRAM STAFFING PLAN
METHOD:
      The Headquarters program organization and staff ing plan with per-
      sonnel responsibilities will be  prepared, based upon Headquarters
      requirements, estimates made in  the program execution plan  (devel-
      oped in Work Element Ic), and the availability of personnel.
PRODUCT:
      A staffing plan to be used  by  the program manager in assigning in-
      dividual work details.
SCHEDULE:
      This Work Element will be initiated August 1978 and largely com-
      pleted by September 1978.
RESOURCE REQURIEMENTS:

      Program  manager and  consultant  will  prepare  the document.  One
      person-month of effort will  be  required  to  prepare  and one person-
      week per year will be needed to maintain  the plan over the life
      of the program.

                              P-Yr          Travel

      Headquarters            .17              0

      Regional                	0              0

                              .17              0
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WORK ELEMENT 2d - PREPARE  PROGRAM BUDGET REQUESTS
METHOD:
      Program budget requests (including travel dollars,  personnel, and
      contract funding) will be prepared on an annual basis for integra-
      tion into  the division's  budget preparation process.  These will be
      based upon estimated future program requirements.
PRODUCT:  Budget  requirements for Division use.
 SCHEDULE:

       This  Work Element will be performed annually, beginning  June  1979
       and  terminating with the program.
 RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS;

       A program manager with an assistant will require about one  person-
       week per year over the life of the contract.
                               P-Yr          Travel

       Headquarters            0.1             0

       Regional                	0            _0_

                               0.1             0
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WORK ELEMENT 2e - PROVIDE AD HOC BRIEFINGS TO HIGHER AUTHORITIES
METHOD:
      Briefing packages will  be  prepared   on short notice, to inform
      upper-level management of current status of the NURP.  Depending
      on the time available, packages of slides, films, speech notes, etc. ,
      can be provided.
PRODUCTS:
      Briefing packages.


SCHEDULE;

      This Work Element will be initiated upon request.


RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS:

      Depending on the briefing package requested, the requirements can
      range from one to three persons and consultant team support.


                              P-Yr          Travel

      Headquarters         to 0.1 per          0
                           briefing

      Regional             	0             __Q

                           to 0.1            -0
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WORK ELEMENT 2f - MANAGER HEADQUARTERS-LEVEL  CONTRACTS
METHOD:
      This Work  Element will include directing the technical support to
      be provided  via  contracts.
 PRODUCT;

       Technical support program.


 SCHEDULE;

       This Work Element is to be initiated March 1978 and terminate in
       March 1980.


 RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS:

       A program manager will spend approximately four months  full time
       during a typical three-year contract.


                               P-Yr          Travel

       Headquarters              .33            0

       Regional                	0           JL

                                 .33            0
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WORK ELEMENT 3a - COLLECT BASIC INFORMATION
METHOD:
      Basic information will be collected from  the  "computerized pro-
      files", from work  plans that have been submitted to Headquarters,
      and from other reports  (e.g.,  publications  of  State,  local, and
      professional organizations dealing with urban runoff).
PRODUCT:
      This information will be used to identify needs and aid in finalizing
      the urban runoff program strategy being developed in Work Element
      Ib.
SCHEDULE:
      This Work Element will be  initiated in November 1977 and completed
      by February 1978.
RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS:

      Nine person-months effort will be required,  involving the program
      manager,  the  information center,  and technical  specialists.  No
      contract funds  are  needed.   Travel will be necessary  to attend
      urban runoff conferences in December 1977.
                              P-Yr          Travel

      Headquarters            .75           $ 400

      Regional                	0           	0

                              .75           $ 400
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WORK ELEMENT 3b - PREPARE  208  PRE-SCREENING CHECKLIST


METHOD;

      A pre-screening checklist will be developed after an initial review
      of the urban  runoff portion of all work plans within one Regional
      office.  The purpose of the checklist will be to maximize the  ef-
      ficiency of the  review team,  document the current  status of work
      plan development, aid in identifying potential prototype  projects,
      and identify  needs  for assistance.


PRODUCTS;

      Pre-screening questionnaire and checklist.


SCHEDULE;

      This Work Element will be initiated  during February 1978; the final
      checklist is  needed  by March 1978.
 RESOURCE  REQUIREMENTS:

       One person from Headquarters , a program manager or a Regional Proj-
       ect Coordinator, and the consultant team will prepare the checklist.
       It  is  anticipated that  the Regional needs will  be approximately 400
       person-hours (there are about 100 projects to be reviewed). No travel
       is  anticipated.
                                            Travel

      Headquarters             .02             0

      Regional                 .20             0

                              .22
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WORK ELEMENT 3c - VISIT EACH REGION TO REVIEW
                  URBAN RUNOFF PORTION OF WQM PLANS
METHOD:
      Ten Regional  meetings  will be  scheduled  with  each Region.  Two
      members from Headquarters and four consultants (each with a dif-
      ferent area  of expertise)  will  comprise the review team.  The pro-
      posed strategy will be discussed for further refinement, Project
      Officers  will be  asked to present  completed  questionnaires and
      checklists, and likely candidates will be reviewed and discussed
      in detail.
PRODUCTS:
      Completed  questionnaires  and  checklists, information with which
      to refine and  finalize the strategy being developed in Work Element
      Ib, and a list of potential prototype projects to facilitate execu-
      tion of Work Element 5c.
SCHEDULE:
      It is anticipated that the visits  will  be  conducted  between March
      1978 and June 1978.
RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS:

      Sixty person-days for the Headquarters team, 120 person-days for
      the consultant team, and 200 person-days (20 per Region) for the
      Regions will be required.  Considerable travel and consultant time
      will be needed.
                              P-Yr          Travel

      Headquarters            .23           $8900

      Regional                .77           	0

                             1.00           $8900
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WORK ELEMENT 3d - PREPARE  SUMMARY REPORTS
METHOD:
      Upon  completion of the Regional visits, the comments of the Regions
      and review team will be summarized in two  reports. One report will
      summarize the information gained  from the pre-screening checklist;
      the other  will summarize the visit.
 PRODUCTS:
       Summary reports to be used in the initial selection of prototype
       projects.
 SCHEDULE:
       Summary report preparation will be initiated in May 1978;  reports
       will be issued by August 1978.
 RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS;

       It is anticipated that four person-weeks will be required.  Head-
       quarters team members will write the reports, and a member of the
       consultant team will provide review.
                               p-Ir          Travel

       Headquarters             .08             0

       Regional'               	0_             Q

                                .08             0
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WORK ELEMENT 4a - COORDINATE WITHIN THE OFFICE OF WATER PLANNING
                  AND STANDARDS
METHOD:
      Coordination between the NURP and OWP&S must be developed either
      through an ongoing agreement or  through  a liaison person.  This
      is necessary  because  the  Nationwide Urban Runoff Program needs
      to have wet-weather criteria to plan and  implement properly. Co-
      ordination  of this type  will  take advantage  of the expertise
      available in the OWP&S so as to develop the  criteria as  efficiently
      as possible.
PRODUCT:
      A set of wet-weather flow criteria,  for use in planning controls
      and evaluating their effectiveness.
SCHEDULE:

      It is anticipated that criteria will be developed  by January 1980
      (so the prototype projects can use them in planning).


RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS:

      Approximately 60 person-days will  be needed by Headquarters person-
      nel and/or the  consultant  team to  develop  this  coordination, in
      addition to the time required by OWP&S personnel.
                              P-Yr          Travel

      Headquarters            .23              0

      Regional                	0              0

                              .23              0
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WORK ELEMENT 4b - COORDINATE  WITH OFFICE  OF WATER  PROGRAMS OPERATION
METHOD:
      Coordination will  be developed between the NURP and the Office of
      Water Programs Operation, either by an inter-division agreement or
      by one  person  from the Nationwide Urban Runoff  Program acting as
      liaison. This coordination is  necessary in order that information
      gathered  from the  "Needs Survey" maybe used in the program, and so
      that Combined  Sewer program's Step-One grants (in prototype project
      areas)  can be  jointly developed with the NURP.
 PRODUCT:
       A working relationship between the NURP and the Office of Water Pro-
       grams  Operation to ensure that efforts are not duplicated and that
       relevant information in both offices is used to gain maximum output.
 SCHEDULE:
       This coordination will begin in October  1973 and  will continue
       throughout the duration of the program.
 RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS;

       An estimated 35 person-days effort will be expended by Nationwide
       Urban Runoff Program personnel, plus effort by the Of f ice of  Water
       Programs Operation. Coordination will continue throughout the pro-
       gram.
        Headquarters

        Regional
                                              Travel
                                 .15
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WORK ELEMENT 4c - COORDINATE WITH OFFICE OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES
METHOD:
      Some of the problem constituents of urban runoff are toxic (e.g.,
      heavy metals, pesticides). Some  will be monitored in the Prototype
      Projects.  Coordination with  the Office of Toxic Substances will
      be necessary  to  prevent  duplication  of  efforts and  to  benefit
      from past research efforts by  OTS. Coordination will take place
      either by NURP personnel   acting as a  point  of  contact or  by an
      agreement between  the two offices.
PRODUCT:
      A working relationship with  the Office of Toxic Substances to gain
      input from them and to relay information to them.
SCHEDULE:
      The initial coordination must take place by January 1979, and co-
      ordination between the offices will continue throughout the program.
RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS:

      An estimated 40 person-days effort will be needed initially by Head-
      quarters and/or  the  consultant  team  to develop the required re-
      lationship.  Additional  time will  be  required to  continue  this
      coordination.
                              P-Yr          Travel

      Headquarters            .17              0

      Regional                	0              0

                              .17              0
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WORK ELEMENT 4d - COORDINATE WITH OFFICE  OF ENFORCEMENT


METHOD;

      Coordination between the  NURP  and  the Office  of Enforcement is
      necessary to ensure  that  appropriate permits  (e.g., General  Per-
      mits or NPDES) will  be prepared.  The information gathered in the
      NURP will be useful  to  the  Office  of Enforcement,  but the  NURP
      will also benefit from relevant information on the Prototype Pro j-
      ect study areas.  This coordination  will come  about by using one
      NURP contact person or by an agreement  between the  offices to trans-
      mit information.
 PRODUCT:
       Cooperation between the two of f ices that will minimize  duplication
       of  effort  and  ensure that  resources are used to  their maximum
       extent.
 SCHEDULE:
       Information collection will be initiated on respective prototype
       areas  in October 1978.  Data collected by the Nationwide Urban Runoff
       Program, which is meaningful to the Office of Enforcement  (or vice
       versa), will be transmitted  throughout  the duration of the program.
 RESOURCE  REQUIREMENTS:

       Initially,  approximately 20 person-days will be required  by NURP
       personnel to gather any information already available and to  set
       up  the coordination program.  Time will be needed throughout  the
       program to  continue this coordination.


                               p-Yr          Travel

       Headquarters            «H           ,  ^

       Regional                	0            JL

                               .11             0
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WORK ELEMENT 4e - COORDINATE WITH OFFICE OF SOLID WASTE
METHOD:
      The Best Management Practices implemented in the Prototype Project
      areas will generate residuals, causing a need for adequate disposal.
      Accordingly,  solid  waste management  plans must  recognize this
      need.   The coordination  needed  between NURP and OSW will be de-
      veloped either through a NURP point of contact  or by an inter-office
      agreement.
PRODUCT:
      An inter-division coordination to insure that the efforts of the
      NURP are not hindering the effect of the other existing programs
      within the Agency.
SCHEDULE:
      The element should be initiated by the time the initial projects
      are underway and will continue until the final projects are com-
      pleted.
RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS:

      An estimated 35 person-days  effort  will  be  needed  by Headquarters
      personnel to  develop  the coordination,  in addition to effort by
      Office of  Solid  Waste  personnel. Additional time will be required
      to continue the  coordination.
                                            Travel

      Headquarters            .14             0

      Regional                	0             0

                              .14             0
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WORK ELEMENT 4f -  COORDINATE WITH OFFICE  OF RESEARCH  AND DEVELOPMENT


METHOD;

      Coordination with the Of f ice of Research and Development is  neces-
      sary, so  that when a need for  research is identified by theNURP,
      OR&D can  respond. Pertinent information on study findings and gaps
      will be relayed by  a NURP contact person.
PRODUCT:
       An inter-division agreement whereby information gathered from  the
       NURP is  transmitted to OR&D and identified needs are met.
 SCHEDULE:
       This element will  be initiated after the Prototype Projects are well
       underway (and needs are identified).  Coordination will continue
       until all projects are completed (possibly thereafter).
 RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS:

       An estimated 35 person-days effort by NURP personnel will be re-
       quired to  develop the coordination.  Coordination must  continue
       throughout the duration of the projects.
                               p-Yr          Travel

       Headquarters            .14             °

       Regional                	0            JL

                               .14             0
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WORK ELEMENT 4g -  COORDINATE  WITH  OFFICE  OF  AIR,  NOISE, AND RADIATION
METHOD:
      Coordination with air quality programs will be effected by assign-
      ing a NURP staff person as intra-agency coordinator. Because the
      sources  of  urban pollution are clearly related to air pollution
      (air being a  major  source),  information needs  to  be exchanged
      regarding the magnitudes  of source and potential reduction through
      mandates and controls.
PRODUCT:
      Exchange of information.
SCHEDULE:

      This element has been initiated informally. The process will  be for-
      malized  by  January  1979  and continued  throughout  the  program.


RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS:

      Coordination time requirements for the duration of the program is ap-
      proximately 50 person-days and one trip per year to Research Triangle
      Park, North Carolina.
                              P-Yr          Travel

      Headquarters            .20           $ 500

      Regional                  0               0

                              .20           $ 500
                                 45
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WORK ELEMENT 5a  - DEVELOP  PROTOTYPE PROJECT SELECTION  CRITERIA
METHOD:
      A  final  selection criteria guideline  document  will  be  prepared,
      based  on inputs from Work Elements 3b and 3c,  (following an overall
      review of the state of the art of urban runoff), These criteria will
      insure that program objectives will be met (including nationwide
      representation and the  solution of actual water quality problems).
 PRODUCT:
       A criteria guideline  document  to  be used in selecting the Prototype
       Projects.
 SCHEDULE;

       This Work Element will be initiated  in  March  1978  and completed
       by July 1978.


 RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS:

       Completion of  this Work  Element will require two person-weeks of
       Headquarters effort  and  assistance from consultants, in addition
       to the time and travel requirements  of  Work Element  3c.


                              p-Yr           Travel

       Headquarters             -02              °

       Regional                 	9_            JL

                                .02              0
                                  46

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WORK ELEMENT 5c - PRE-SCREEN POTENTIAL GRANTEES


METHOD:
      The potential Prototype Project grantees will  be screened to avoid
      unwarranted  duplication of effort  and  to ensure  adequate dis-
      tribution with respect to geographic locale, receiving water type,
      and other factors. This will entail documenting each potential proj-
      ect to be sure it is in agreement with the matrix of problems to
      be solved and to meet the program's needs for information.
PRODUCT:
      A list of potential Prototype Projects  which will meet the overall
      objectives of the program.
SCHEDULE:
      This Work Element will begin in July 1978 and continue until the
      selection  of  grantees has  been  completed  (i.e.,  approximately
      February 1979).
RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS:

      The Headquarters-level project manager will  be  responsible for in-
      itially screening  the  projects,  based upon information received
      from Work Elements 5b and 3c. No additional travel will  be involved.

                              P-Yr          Travel

      Headquarters             .1             0

      Regional                 _0_             0

                               .1             0
                                 48
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WORK ELEMENT 5b -  SUPPORT REGIONS'  PROJECT SOLICITATION PROCESSES
METHOD:
      Upon  request, support will be provided to areawide  or  state-level
      WQM  agencies who wish to submit proposed Prototype Projects. Sup-
      port  will include  explanations  of the overall  program  goals and
      visits  to the  project sites or agency offices.
 PRODUCT:
       A list of  those  potential  Prototype  Projects supported by  the
       respective Regions.
 SCHEDULE:
       This Work Element  will  begin July  1978  and continue until  all
       Prototype Projects have been selected (probably around September
       1979).
 RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS:

       Resources required for  this Work Element are estimated to be 45
       person-days for the Headquarters team (approximately one day for
       each potential project), 45 person-days for the consultant team,
       and 30 person-days for the Region. Considerable travel will be in-
       volved.
                               p-Yr          Travel

       Headquarters              «2

       Regional                  -2

                                 .4
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WORK ELEMENT 5d - SUPPORT PREPARATION OF GRANT APPLICATIONS
METHOD:
      Support will  be provided to potential grantees who will be applying
      for Prototype Project  funds.  This support will range from review
      and comment on the draft submittals to consultation between Head-
      quarters and grant applicants.
PRODUCTS:
      Completed grant applications of potential Prototype Projects  to
      be used in the final selection process.   These applications will
      include commitments of local shares (of  the cost of the project)
      in addition to Headquarters obligations.
SCHEDULE:
      This Work Element will begin after the initial Prototype Projects
      have been selected and will continue through until the selection
      process has been completed.
RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS:

      Completion  of  this  Work Element will  require approxiamtely 45
      person-days of Headquarters time, plus some consultant team support.
      Travel will also be needed.
                                            Travel

      Headquarters            .20           $3000

      Regional                .20           	0

                                            $3000
                                 49
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WORK ELEMENT 5e - PARTICIPATE IN FINAL SELECTION PROCESS


METHOD;

      Final selections of Prototype  Projects will be  made after  the
      preliminary  steps of the selection process are complete (including
      pre-screening of potential grantees and preparation of grant  ap-
      plications).  These  decisions will be  made in consultation with
      the respective Regional staffs. The projects finally  selected must
      meet, in aggregate,  the overall objectives of the program  estab-
      lished  in Task 1.


 PRODUCTS;

      Approximately thirty Prototype Projects  which  will help define  the
      extent  and  nature of the urban runoff problem and help determine
      the  approximate cost of solving the problem.


 SCHEDULE:

      This Work Element will begin July 1978 with  the submittal of initial
       project work plans and will continue until the 30 projects have been
       selected.   The final projects must  be selected in time to leave
       considerable  time  for  compiling  and  assessing  the results  and
       writing  the  final  report to  Congress. Therefore,  most projects
       should be finished  by the end of 1981.
                                     i


 RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS:

       Approximately 45 person-days will be  required by both Regional and
       Headquarters staff,  with some consultant team  support.  Some travel
       will be involved.

                                              Travel

       Headquarters

       Regional
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WORK ELEMENT 6a - RECEIVE REQUESTS FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
METHOD:
      After completion  of  Work  Element  5d  (or  possibly in conjunction
      with it), requests for assistance in developing final work plans
      (for the Prototype Projects) will be received.  These requests may
      range from  help with  initial  plan preparation  to  final review.
      Requests  will  be  answered by  sending  teams  of  consultants and
      Headquarters personnel to the grantee agencies when needed.
PRODUCT:
      A list of possible projects which need assistance in preparing work
      plans.
SCHEDULE:
      This Work Element will be initiated beginning with the first request
      received (probably in August 1978) and will continue until the work
      plans for all projects are completed.
RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS:

      Completion of this Work Element will require some time from both
      Headquarters and the consultant team.  This  element is preliminary
      to Work Elements 6c and  6d,  and  the bulk of the time required for
      Task 6 is detailed in those  elements.  Nevertheless, approximately
      15 person-days effort will be required by Headquarters.
                              P-Yr          Travel

      Headquarters            .05             0

      Regional                	0             0

                              .05             0
                                  51
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WORK ELEMENT 6b - PREPARE  MODEL WORK PLAN


METHOD;

      Using input from Work Elements 6c,  6d,  and  6e,  a model work plan
      will be  developed.   The model  can be used to guide grantees who
      have not developed workable plans and can be used as a prototype of
      future programs. The model will contain all the necessary elements
      originally identified, in addition to any elements found to be lack-
      ing after reviewing  submitted work plans.


PRODUCT;

      A model work plan containing  elements necessary for the project to
      be  implemented.


SCHEDULE;

      The model work plan will need to be developed by mid-September 1978.
 RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS;

       Approximately 15 person-days will be needed by Headquarters and the
       consultant team to develop the work plan. No travel will be involved.
                               P-Yr          Travel

       Headquarters            -06              0

       Regional                	0             _£_

                               .06              0
                                  52
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WORK ELEMENT 6c - REVIEW INITIAL WORK PLAN DRAFTS
METHOD:
      After initial work  plans  are  received  from  each Prototype Project
      grantee, teams of Headquarters personnel and members of the con-
      sultant team  will review them to insure that they meet requirements
      of the "Proposed Work Plan Content" guidelines and reflect a quality
      planning effort.
PRODUCT:
      A working base for grantees to expand on.
SCHEDULE:
      Review will begin with the initial submission of plans (August 1978)
      and continue until  each project  has  a  sound  work  plan (probably
      about May 1979).
RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS;

      An estimated 30 person-days  effort  will  be  needed  by Headquarters
      and the consultant team to review the initial work plans. Travel will
      be involved.
                              P-Yr          Travel

      Headquarters            .11           $4500

      Regional                .11           	0

                              .22           $4500
                                 53
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WORK ELEMENT 6d - PROVIDE  COMMENTS AND GUIDANCE FOR REVISING AND
                  COMPLETING FINAL WORK PLANS
METHOD:
      After completion of  Work Element 6c, it is anticipated  that work
      will continue  in the  Prototype Project areas.  Comments  will  be
      made by Headquarters and the consultant team to assist the Prototype
      Project  agencies in developing sound, final work plans. The com-
      ments will  take into consideration the status of the initial work
      plan and the amount of work being done on the  pro ject at  that time.
 PRODUCTS:
       Final work plans which are consistent with program guidelines  and
       which are able to yield quality results.
 SCHEDULE:
       This Work Element will be completed by May 1979,  to" provide  time
       for developing work plans and completing  the  Prototype Projects
       by August 1981.
 RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS:

       Approximately 30 person-days will be required  by the Headquarters
       team.
       Headquarters

       Regional
                                 .11
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WORK ELEMENT 7a - PROVIDE ON-SITE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO PROJECTS
METHOD:
      Technical assistance will be provided in the form of on-site help
      by Headquarters and the consultant team (upon request by Regions
      and grantees).  This assistance may range from assuring the quality
      of data collection to  helping  with progress reports. This assist-
      ance  will be provided to  assure that project  officers and grantees
      do not inadvertently waste time researching areas where  expertise
      may  be available  through Headquarters.
PRODUCT:
      A system whereby project officers may solicit Headquarters to obtain
      technical assistance.
SCHEDULE:
      This element will be initiated beginning in August 1978 and will con-
      tinue until the last request for assistance is made (probably around
      September 1981).
RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS:

      Resources needed for this Work Element will depend on the amount of
      assistance needed by  the  projects.   The maximum effort is esti-
      mated to be 90 person-days.
                              P-Yr          Travel

      Headquarters            .34           $2,500

      Regional                .34           	0

                              .68           $2,500
                                 56
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WORK ELEMENTS 6e  -  MEET WITH REGIONS, STATES,  AND AREAWIDE AND LOCAL
                     WQM AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES AS REQUIRED
METHOD:
      This  Work Element will  be on-going throughout Work Elements 6c and
      6d. However,  after  the final work, plans are developed,  some co-
      ordination may be required  to  assure  quaxj.*"  results and adherence
      to  the work plan.  Visits to the Regional ofrx- - rr -h.- iToj
      areas may be necessary.
 PRODUCTS:
       Output from this Work Element will be incorporated into Work Ele-
       ments 6d and 6a. Final work plans will result  from these meetings.
 SCHEDULE:
       Meetings will be initiated  during revision of final work plans and
       will probably be held  as  needed  until the final  Prototype Projects
       are completed  in August  1981.
 RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS:

       Assistance  will be provided as needed; up  to  40 person-days by
       Headquarters  and  the consultant team may  be required,  plus  cor-
       responding  travel.


                                P-Yr          Travel

       Headquarters             .15           $5,000

                                                   0
        Regional
                                              $5,000
                                   55
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WORK ELEMENT 7b - ESTABLISH DATA COLLECTION QUALITY ASSURANCE PROTOCOL
METHOD:
      A quality assurance protocol for data collection will be devel-
      oped in the form of guidelines which will specify techniques to be
      used (both in the lab and  the field), along with the costs  of these
      techniques. The purpose of the guidelines is to assure comparability
      in the emerging information base.
PRODUCT:
      A quality assurance protocol to insure that credible results will be
      obtained from each of the Prototype Projects.
SCHEDULE:
      This Work Element will be completed by August 1978.
RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS:

      It is estimated that 10 person-days will be required of Headquarters
      and the consultant team.
                              P-Yr          Travel

      Headquarters             .04             0

      Regional                 	0             0

                               .04             0
                                 57

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WORK ELEMENT 7c  - PROVIDE  TRAILING FOR REGIONS,  STATES,  AND AREAWIDE
                   AND  LOCAL WQM AGENCIES
METHOD:
      Training  sessions will be arranged  for interested  participants,
      upon  request  from the  Regions. This training may be in the form
      of  consultations, workshops,  brief seminars, or other appropriate
      training  aids.  The subjects  to be  covered  will vary  depending
      on  need.
 PRODUCT:
       A program  through  which Regional,  State  and  areawide personnel
       may receive training in a variety of subject areas.
 SCHEDULE:

       This Work Element will be initiated beginning in August 1978 and
       will continue throughout the program.


 RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS;

       It is difficult  to estimate time  required for this resource. Al-
       though it is not  known how many sessions will be  required, the es-
       timated  maximum effort  will be  on  the order of 30  person-days
       for the program manager and/or  the consultant team.


                                p-Yr           Travel
                                              $3,000

       Regional
Headquarters

                                           0
                                              $3,000
                                    58

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WORK ELEMENTS 7d  - PROVIDE  PROJECT MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE TO REGIONAL
                   PROJECT OFFICERS
METHOD:
      Management assistance will be provided to  project  officers (upon
      request) to help in directing the Prototype Projects. This assist-
      ance may range from suggestions by telephone to preparing specific
      management guidelines for some projects.
PRODUCT:
      Management assistance to help direct Prototype Projects.
SCHEDULE:
      Assistance will be available beginning  in August 1978 and continue
      throughout the program.
RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS:

      A maximum of .20 person-years effort by Headquarters is estimated.


                              P-Yr          Travel

      Headquarters             .20             0

      Regional                 .15             0

                               .35             0
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WORK ELEMENT  7e - INITIATE A PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROGRAM
METHOD:
 PRODUCT:
 SCHEDULE:
There  are three  major  items  necessary for  the  NURP
 public participation program.  These three items are:
 dissemination of information,  advisory groups  and im-
 plementation.  The  dissemination  of information will
 involve keeping  all  interested parties in touch  with
 the program by using various media forms  (news articles,
 slide shows, speakers, tours of sites  of evaluation).
 The advisory groups will be composed of individuals that
 can provide  support  for the"  eventuality  of decision
 making as the  project  moves  toward completion.  This
 group will be informed  and  have a say on what is being
 done.  The  advisory  group will also be the principal
 participants in the  third function. The group will be
 the vehicle to provide responses to  various alternative
 control  strategies in those areas where  implementation
 of stormwater controls will be needed.

  A public participation program involving concerned par-
 ties  at  various levels  to  facilitate  implementation
 of the program in future years.

 Initial  coordination between Program Management Branch
 and  the  Urban  Runoff Program  staff will take place in
 August  1978. This coordination will continue heavily un-
 til  all  the  work plans  have  been developed and the
 mechanisms  for implementing  the  public participation
 program  are  in place.  The  coordination will continue
 at a slower pace throughout  the duration of  the  program
 with ongoing monitoring  and  evaluation of  public par-
 ticipation  in  project  areas.
 RESOURCE  REQUIREMENTS:
                 Approximately 60 person-days will  be needed at the Head-
                 quarters level with a large  part  of the effort being
                 expended in the early development  of  the  program.  Some
                 travel may be involved.
                 Headquarters:

                 Regions:
                   P-Yr

                    .25

                    .25
                                    .50
Trgvel

S 500

siooo

S1500
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WORK ELEMENT 8a - REVIEW AND COMMENT ON PROGRESS REPORTS
METHOD:
      Headquarters and  the consultant team will review quarterly reports
      from the Prototype Projects and will recommend any necessary adjust-
      ments to their  month-to-month operation.  Comments  and recommenda-
      tions will be sent to the  project officers. Annual reports will be
      used to  evaluate each  project, regarding  the  following year's
      funding.
PRODUCTS:
      Comments and recommendations to guide the project officers.
SCHEDULE:
      This Work Element will  begin in October 1978 and will continue until
      approximately September 1981.
RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS:

      Approximately 360 person-days will be needed by Headquarters and the
      consultant team (assuming  atypical Prototype Pro ject,  which would
      last on  the  order  of  three  years).  Regional  staff  will prepare
      the reports and make recommended changes. Travel requirements are
      included under Work Element 8b.
                              P-Yr          Travel

      Headquarters             1.5             0

      Regional                 1.5             0

                               3.0             0
                                 60

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WORK ELEMENTS 8b - ATTEND PROJECT STATUS BRIEFINGS
METHOD:
      Meetings  will be  held so  the project officers may  brief Head-
      quarters and the consultant team on the Prototype Projects '  status,
      the  problems  encountered,  the  problem-solving approaches taken,
      etc.  The  information gained from these meetings will be used in
      Work Elements  8c,  8d, and 8e.
 PRODUCT:
       Information to  be used  in  the quarterly newsletters  and  bulle-
       tins.
 SCHEDULE:
       This Work Element will  begin in August  1978 and will continue  until
       the projects are near completion (probably around September 1981).
 RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS:

       It is anticipated that each project will require at least two brief-
       ings throughout its duration. This will amount to  60 person-days
       effort by  Headquarters  and the consultant team. Travel  will  be
       required.
       Headquarters

       Regional
                                            Travel
                                 .5
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WORK ELEMENT 8c - PREPARE AND DISTRIBUTE PROGRAM NEWSLETTERS
METHOD:
      A quarterly newsletter will be prepared (using information gathered
      from Work Elements 8a and  8b) and issued  to all NURP participants to
      keep them informed on the status of  the Prototype Projects. If any
      innovative approaches  are  taken or any  breakthroughs are made,
      special bulletins will be issued to all participants.
PRODUCTS:
      A quarterly newsletter and bulletins on latest developments.
SCHEDULE:
      The first newsletter will be distributed shortly after the first
      quarterly reports are reviewed  (approximately November 1978). News-
      letters will continue until  the last quarterly reports are reviewed
      in September 1981.
RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS:

      This Work Element will require approximately 30 person-days effort
      by Headquarters  (it  is anticipated  that  this work  can be accom-
      plished by one person in  the  Communications Section). No travel
      is involved.
                              P-Yr          Travel

      Headquarters              .1             0

      Regional                   0             0
                                  62
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WORK ELEMENT 8d - PROVIDE INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE FUNCTION
METHOD:
      Participating agencies  will be  encouraged to submit  questions
      related  to  their  Prototype Projects or  the state-of-the-art of
      urban runoff  to the NURP. Files will be kept on projects  nation-
      wide  as  well  as any new  developments within  the  program.  Infor-
      mation will be transferred through training sessions,  workshops,
      seminars,  conferences, professional journals,  etc.
 PRODUCTS:

       Timely information in response to requests.


 SCHEDULE;

       This Work Element  will be initiated  in August 1978 and continue
       throughout the program.


 RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS:

       NURP personnel  will require  an estimated 50  person-^ays effort
       to answer questions (or research answers), set up worktops,  etc.
       Some travel will be required.


                               p-Yr           Travel

       Headquarters               -3            $200

       Regional                  	2.            	-

                                  .3            $200
                                  63
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WORK ELEMENT 8e - MAINTAIN PROTOTYPE PROJECT STATUS FILE
METHOD:
      Information  gained  from Work  Elements  8a,  8b,  and 8c will be
      filed in an orderly system, with separate  files for each Proto-
      type Project. These files will be kept current, so the status of
      each project can be determined at any time.
PRODUCT:
      An easily accessible  filing  system  to  be  used  to  determine the
      status of each Prototype Project.
SCHEDULE:
      The file will be established in August 1978 and updated throughout
      the project.
RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS:

      The filing of projects will be an ongoing process, requiring only
      the effort to place notes and reports in the proper file.
                              ?-Yr          Travel

      Headquarters              .1             0

      Regional                 	0             0

                                .1             0
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WORK ELEMENT 8f - ESTABLISH PROGRAM STEERING COMMITTEE:   CHAIR MEETINGS
METHOD:
      A  steering committee will be established, composed of  members from
      EPA Headquarters, Regions, the Off ice-of Research and  Development,
      and statewide, areawide, and local WQM agencies. It will be chaired
      by Headquarters for the purpose of providing guidance and  direction
      to the program.
 PRODUCTS:
       None.
 SCHEDULE;

       The committee will be formed in September 1978 and will be  main-
       tained throughout the program.


 RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS:

       Required time may vary depending on the needs.  It  is estimated that
       a maximum of 15 person-days will be required for Headquarters  or
       Regional personnel.


                               P-Yr          Travel

       Headquarters              .05          $3,000

       Regional                  .05          $1,000

                                 .10          $4,000
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WORK ELEMENT 8g - PROVIDE PROGRAM POLICY AND GUIDANCE
METHOD:
      Other Branches within  the  Water  Planning  Division will provide
      guidance on  financial,  institutional  and legal  issues to  avoid
      duplication of research.
PRODUCTS:
      Program  policy  and  guidance  (especially  guidance on financial
      alternatives for implementation).
SCHEDULE:
      This Work  Element will  be  initiated  in August  1"978  and will con-
      tinue throughout the program.
RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS:

      An estimated 100 person-days  effort will be required f or NURP per-
      sonnel to relay questions and obtain answers.
                              P-Yr          Travel

      Headquarters              .4             0

      Regional                 	0             0

                                .4             0


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WORK ELEMENT 9a - ANALYZE THE INFORMATION DEVELOPED IN PRECEDING TASKS  TO
                IDENTIFY AND ASSESS MAJOR  TRENDS AND CAUSE  AND EFFECT
                RELATIONSHIPS
METHOD:
      This Work  Element is necessary to gain an accurate perspective  of
      the degree to which urban runoff is a problem of national  impor-
      tance. The analysis will  require  a thorough examination of  infor-
      mation  obtained in previous tasks to determine the need  for  policy
      changes or reconsideration.  Major  trends and  cause and  effect
      relationships will be identified using data gathered in Prototype
      Projects.
 PRODUCT:
       An analysis on which to  base  conclusions about the national  im-
       portance of urban runoff.
 SCHEDULE:
       This Work Element  will  be  initiated  November  1978 and completed
       in late 1982.
 RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS:

       Considerable  time will be needed by the program manager and the
       consultant team  to thoroughly  examine  any information gathered
       from the projects  to perform a proper analysis.


                               P-Yr          Travel

       Headquarters              i-°

                                  0             0
       Regional  ,
                                 1.0
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WORK ELEMENT 9b - ANALYZE AVAILABLE INFORMATION TO DETERMINE ITS
                  RELATIONSHIP TO POLICY ISSUES (INCLUDING LEGAL,
                  INSTITUTIONAL,  AND FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS)
METHOD:
      Policy  issues  must be considered if control alternatives are to
      be required because  such  issues have  legal, institutional, and
      financial implications. The analysis of both established and po-
      tential  new  policies  should be  coordinated  with the governments
      that will issue them (i.e., regions, State  and  local  agencies).
PRODUCT:
      An information base by which a relationship between policies needed
      to be implemented and possibility of implementation can be deter-
      mined .
SCHEDULE:
      This Work Element  will  begin  in  January  1981  and will continue
      until the relationships between available information and policy
      issues have been determined (approximately in January 1982).
RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS:

      Considerable time will be needed  by both Headquarters and the con-
      sultant team  to gather information on existing public policy in
      local areas.
                              P-Yr          Travel

      Headquarters              .5             0

      Regional                  .3             0
                                 68

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WORK ELEMENT 9c - ASSESS THE PRACTICAL APPLICABILITY OF EFFECTIVE CONTROL
                   MEASURES
METHOD:
      To determine the practical applicability of effective control meas-
      ures, costs and the effectiveness of various candidate control meas-
      ures will be assessed.   Monetary,  social,  and  environmental costs
      will be examined.The effectiveness of measures will be determined
      by .how  well they  practically reduce impacts on water quality.
 PRODUCTS:
       Cost-effectiveness curves for candidate control measures.
 SCHEDULE:
       This Work Element will be initiated in September 1981 and will con-
       tinue until any valid conclusions are drawn to be included in the
       final report.
 RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS:

       Considerable time will be needed to determine costs and benefits.
       Analysis will be done by the program manager and the consultant team.
       Headquarters

       Regional
                                             Travel
                                   69
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WORK ELEMENT 9d - ASSESS PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR IMPLEMENTING URBAN RUNOFF
                  CONTROLS

METHOD;        Information from ongoing public participation efforts
               associated with  this prototype project will be assessed
               by staff members of the Water  Planning Division from
               reports prepared by Regional public involvement staff.
               Methods of obtaining the information will include:  con-
               sultation with the public, at meetings, written corres-
               pondence, phone communication, etc.  Public perspective
               and potential support for  controlling urban runoff is
               what needs to be understood.

PRODUCT;       The development  of management practices for controlling
               urban runoff that will reflect the values of the affected
               affected public  and have its support.

SCHEDULE;       This work element will  be  initiated November 1978 and
               contine  through the end  of the  program.  This  is  a
               continuation of  work element 7e.

RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS:

               Most of the manpower will be on reviewing what comes from
               the work element 7e  effort. 20  person-days will  be
               needed.

                                 P-Yr           Travel

               Headquarters:      .1             0

               Regions:            0             0

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WORK ELEMENT  lOa  -  REVIEW QUARTERLY AND ANNUAL 208 REPORTS
METHOD:
       Submitted Prototype Project reports (quarterly  and annually),  will
       be  re-reviewed from a nationwide perspective.  Information gained
       frota this review  includes  cause and effect data and control effec-
       tiveness and costs.  This element is essential  to the organization
       and completion of the remaining Work Elements.
 PRODUCT:
       A general knowledge of the  information contained  in the summary
       reports.
 SCHEDULE:
       This Work Element will  be  initiated  in October 1979.  The actual
       review will continue  through  December 1981, but the reports will
       be used as references until the  final report is written.
 RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS:

       Time will  be needed by both the program manager  and  the consultant
       team in  addition to  the time covered  in element  7a.
                                P-Yr          Travel

       Headquarters              1-°

       Regional                  	2.            —

                                 1.0             0
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WORK ELEMENT lOb -  SUMMARIZE  CAUSE  AND  EFFECT  RELATIONSHIPS, RESOURCE
                   NEEDS, AND COST EFFECTIVENESS OF CONTROL ALTERNATIVES
METHOD:
      At the end of each year, summary reports will be written using in-
      formation gathered  from Work Element lOa.  These  reports  will con-
      tain information on resources and money involved, information on
      cause-and-effect relationships, and estimates of control effective-
      ness and costs. These annual reports  will be used in assessing the
      overall NURP accomplishments.
PRODUCTS:
      Annual NURP summary reports,
SCHEDULE:
      This Work Element will be initiated in October 1979 and will con-
      tinue until September 1981,  when the final annual reports will be
      reviewed.
RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS:

      The major part of the time required for this Work Element is covered
      in Element 8a.  However, Work  Element  8a's purpose is to monitor the
      projects, whereas this  element  focuses on summarizing the reports
      submitted. Therefore, additional  time is allotted  to summarize any
      information that was not obtained in Work Element 8a.
                              P-Yr          Travel

      Headquarters             2.0             0

      Regional                 	0             0

                               2.0             0
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WORK ELEMENT  lOc - SUMMARIZE INSTITUTIONAL, LEGAL, AND FINANCIAL  ASPECTS
METHOD:
      Summary  reports  will be prepared  using applicable  information
      gained  in  Work Element 9b  and any new information found in the
      progress reports.  These summaries will contain all institutional,
      legal, and  financial aspects of the Prototype Projects, to be used
      in assessing the  probability  of  selected controls being  implemen-
      ted.
 PRODUCTS:
       Annual NURP summary reports.
 SCHEDULE:
       This element will be initiated in October 1979 and will  continue
       until September 1981, when the final annual reports are being  re-
       viewed.
 RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS:

       In addition to time required in Work Element 9b, time must be al-
       located to summarize any areas not covered in that element.  This
       time will be required of both the program manager and the consul-
       tant team.
                               p-Yr          Travel

       Headquarters               -5
       Regional                 __

                                  .5
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WORK ELEMENT  lOd  - DOCUMENT  URBAN  RUNOFF  PROBLEMS,  EFFECTIVENESS OF
                    CONTROLS,  AND COST OF IMPLEMENTATION
METHOD:
      This element is essentially a summary of what the Prototype Proj-
      ects have accomplished nationwide. Using  information in this Work
      Element, a nationwide control program  can be developed. Documenting
      the problems will  include  their geographical location and their
      severity.  Control  effectiveness  and  costs  will  be determined by
      analyzing cost-benefit figures in addition to all institutional,
      legal and financial aspects involved.
PRODUCT:
      Nationwide summary report to be  used  in developing the nationwide
      urban runoff control program.
 SCHEDULE:
      This Work Element will be initiated after  Work Elements lOb and
      lOc are completed  (possibly concurrently) and will be completed by
      December 1981.
RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS:
      The element  will be  accomplished  by  the program manager and the
      consultant team.
                                            Travel

      Headquarters             1.5             0

      Regional                   0             0

                               1.5             0
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WORK ELEMENT  lOe - SYNTHESIZE A NATIONWIDE URBAN RUNOFF CONTROL  PROGRAM
METHOD:
      Based  on information obtained and lessons learned from the NURP,
      a  nationwide urban runoff control program will be synthesized.  This
      program will be developed  using data from Work Element lOd, taking
      into account transferability of data and any aspects not considered
      in the previous Work Elements. The  nationwide program will include
      problems to be solved and costs associated with solutions.
 PRODUCT:
       A Nationwide Urban Runoff Control Program.
 SCHEDULE:
       This Work Element will  be initiated in December 1981 and completed
       in December  1982.
 RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS:

       Time will be required of the program manager and the consultant team.


                                P-Yr          Travel
        Headquarters             «70

        Regional                 	2.           —

                                 .70            0
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    FY 79 WORK PROGRAM
PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT SECTION
     December 4,  1978
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WORK ELEMENT  lOf  -  PREPARE REPORT TO CONGRESS
METHOD:
      The  final report  Co Congress will be a summary of the whole program:
      its  objectives, how it accomplished its objectives, data  gathered,
      documentation of problems,  effectiveness of controls,  cost of im-
      plementation, and a  recommended nationwide urban  runoff control
      program.
 PRODUCT:
       Report to Congress.
 SCHEDULE:
       Information gathering for this report will begin in August  1979.
       Report writing will be  initiated  in early December 1982, to be fin-
       ished in mid-1983.
 RESOUR.CE REQUIREMENTS:

       In addition to  the time required to organize all the information
       in the previous elements of this task, additional time must be al-
       located to do  the actual writing of the report. This element will
       be accomplished by  the program manager and the consultant team.


                                             Travel

       Headquarters              • /3            0
       Regional                    u
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                              OPERATIONS BRANCH
                          PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT SECTION

                              FY 1980 Work Plan


Introduction

     In FY 1980, the Public Involvement Section will continue to expand its
emphasis on communicating more effectively with those who affect and ere
affected by the policies and priorities of the WQM program.  The Section's
objective is to educate and inform national and State decision-makers, interest
groups, Regional Offices, State and areawide WQM agencies and WPD staff on the
program's objectives, policies, priorities, status, and accomplishments.

     The Section will also continue its emphasis on the integration of public
participation concepts and requirements into the overall management and policy
framework at both Headqurters and Regional levels.  Part of this process will
be the transfer of funding support responsibility to Regional Offices.

     Recognizing the amount of work these objectives entail, and the limited
staff resources available, the Section will use an increased level of contractor
and consultant support in FY 80.  The bulk of section staff time will be
devoted to communications.

     Our communications strategy is heavily oriented to the preparation of a
variety of written materials, although existing AV materials will be marketed
to some extent.  Although general mailings and specialized written materials
will be used .for much of our communications, work with OMB, the Congress, and
key State officials will be much more heavily oriented to personal contact and
keyed to oversight, authorization, and budget schedules.

     The Section will be using some new approaches and expanding on previous
ones to reach more people, more frequently, with information targeted to their
interests and needs.  This includes a Congressional member file, and identifying,
soliciting, and clerical processing of a significant number of additions to
our mailing list, coded to their interests; improving our existing printed
materials (Bulletin, KDS), and using new materials such as prototype status
reports, WQM accomplishments, work plans information, and editorials and press
releases.

     Our public participation strategy is oriented to Headquarters and Regional
staff training, and monitoring and evaluation of Regional management.  Our
training activities will be conducted largely by ongoing contracts, although
we will provide in-house training to Headquarters staff.  Our monitoring of
Regional public involvement management will involve principally oversight and
evaluation of the use of State and Regional financial assistance provided in
FY 79 and 80.

     Communication with, and involvement of, the many publics who impact — and
are impacted by -- WQM is not solely the responsibility of the Section.  Coopera-
tion, involvement and support from other WPD and Regional staff is also
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the workplan.  The production of the WQM Bulletin is a good example.

OBJECTIVE I -- Assure effective communication of WQM program objectives
     policies, status and  accomplishments:                             f

     A.   to national decision-makers  including OMB, the Congress, and State
          and EPA management

     B.   to State, business and industry, public and environmental interest
          groups

     C.   to Regional offices, and State and areawide WQM agency staff

     D.   within the Water Planning Division, including staff development


     A.   Communications with Congress. OMB, States, and EPA Managers

     APPROACH:  The Section's objective is to help WPD management build on the
 successes of the past year in communicating with Congress, GAO, OMB, State
 officials and EPA management.  The Section will build greater capability for
 doing this in several ways.  New consulting contracts will strengthen the
 public speaking and executive briefing skills required for all in the Division
 to do a better job in these areas.  A  new Congressional district file will
 allow management to track  what WQM is  doing in the districts of key members,
 as well as the concerns expressed by those members.  Data gathering capability
 to support such communication will be  extended by new Section activity on Work
 Plan Summaries (Management Information System) and quarterly prototype project
 reports.

     While the emphasis of the Division's approach is direct,, face-to-face
 contact with National and  State decision-makers, the Section helps organize
 the information that goes  into such communications.  The Section's editorial
 skills and resources are available to  help prepare speeches, talking points,
 briefing papers, fact sheets, and full-scale reports (e.g., Oversight Testimony)

     Personal contacts and specific information materials will be keyed to
 schedules for budget reauthorization/authorization, appropriations, annual
 oversight, ZBB, grant awards, etc.

 Work Tasks

 o    Maintain continuous face-to-face  contact with staff on Hill/OMB, tied to
     authorization/appropriation cycles, and with key State officials.

 o    Establish and maintain an activities file for key congressional members
     which includes issues raised about WQM, positions taken,  accomplishments
     achieved, etc.


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o    Report on a quarterly basis status of prototype projects, and  accomplish-
     ments identified  by  PEB.

o    Write, edit, design  and print 4 issues of the WQM Bulletin

o    Develop and update a quarterly fact sheet on the WQM program and priorities.

o    Establish and maintain work plan portion of WPD management information
     system, summarizing, cross-referencing, etc.

o    Update annually,  WQM Directory, a listing of all WQM planning  agencies;
     grant awards, addresses, maps; Regional, State and local contacts;  plan
     completion dates  and priority problems.

o    Develop revised/targeted mailing list based on response to WPD Bulletin
     request, meetings, with technical program personnel and management  direc-
     tives.  Manage GSA Denver  contract for updating and receiving  mailing
     lists.

o    Respond to general  information requests from Congressmen.

 I.   B.    Communications  with State, Business/Industry, and Public  Interest
           Groups

               APPROACH:  The goal  of the Part 25 regulations is to  encourage
           two-way dialogue  between government planners and the publics who are
           affected by their actions.  The Division's most important decisions
           are those that  affect the program nationally, and therefore the
           involvement of nationally represented interest groups is  an essential
           first  step in  the dialogue.  At this level, our strategy  will  mainly
           involve speeches,  briefings, press releases and editorials, personal
           contacts, and  limited grant activities.

               Beyond that,  however, further outreach is needed if  the dialogue
           is to  continue  and  succeed.  The ultimate  implementers of WQM  plans
           and programs are State and local decisionmakers and citizens.   It is
           important that the Section increase efforts to educate these groups
           about  the WQM program, build support for the program among them,
           respond to their needs,  and provide assistance.  We need  to build
           support among the members of these groups  to implement State and
           local  WQM programs  and to transfer prototype technology  and other
           WQM accomplishments.

     Our  approach to this task will be to  rely heavily on written  communications
 delivered by direct mail.  The approach  includes both national grants for
 communications  (NACo, ICMA) and increased  inhouse efforts on the  Bulletin and
mailing list.  The primary groups targetted  are:

     State Interest Organizations—such  as ASIWPCA,  NCSL, NGA,  ICWP, etc.

     Local  Interest Organizations—such  as NACD,  NARC,  NACo,  ICMA, NIC, etc.

     Nonpoint Source Business/Industry  Groups—the many organizations repre-
 sent uig~~alF:ft:uTr^                                  mining,  groundwater,  and
other  industries that can help control  nonpoint  source  pollution.
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     Civic and Environmental  Organizations—the  many  such qrouos (e  u      **,
Walton League, League  of  Women  Voters,  etc.)  who have traditional y'worked in
support of Clean Water Act  goals.                                 y  woncea in
     Engineering -and Professional  Organizations—such as WPCF   AWWA
NWWA, APA  ASCE.^etc.,professionally, these groups dominate  the institutions
responsible for implementing  WQM  programs.                          m-uuiuns
'VJork Tasks
 o    Prepare  speeches/agendas/talking points  and briefings -for  major meeti
     and targeted  groups  in FY  80.                                    *•.•
 o    Manage National grants to  NCSL, NACo, NARG,  ICMA including review of
     materials and information  transfer.  Review and  award -funds to national
     grantees for  FY 80 allotment.
 o    Prepare  as appropriate press releases and editorials for major national
     journals on WQM and  priority programs.
 o    Track pertinent meetings of  National organizations and  identify to manage-
     ment for possible participation.
 o    Write, edit,  design and  print 4 issues of the WQM Bulletin.
 o    Report on  a quarterly  basis  status of prototype  projects and accomplishments
     identified by PEB.
 o    Maintain liaison  with  external program  advisory group,  assuring their
      early  involvement and  feedback with respect  to national  policy
      formulation.
 o.   Develop and  update  a  quarterly fact sheet on the WQM program and  priorities.
 o   Develop -revised/targeted  mailing  list based on  response to WPD  Bulletin
      request, meetings with  technical  program personnel  and  management directives.
      Manage  GSA Denver contract  for updating and receiving mailing lists.
 o   Exhibit WQM  material  (WPCF  Booth) at WPCF Conference  and National Meeting.
 o   Update  semi-annually  WQM  Bibliography,  an.annotated listing of all  material
      on WQM  and related  areas  -  incorporate Data Clearinghouse, a short
      abstract listing of 208 agency reports  by  category.
 o   Update  annually  WQM Directory, a  listing of all WQM planning agencies,
      grant awarH addresses;  maps; Regial,  State and local  contacts; plan
      completion dates and  priority problems.
 o   Respond to general  information  requests.
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     C.    Communications with Regions and State/Areawlde WQK Agencies

     Because State,  areawide, and analogous local agencies are the direct,
line-level program managers  for many aspects of WQM, full, clear, and timely
communication between them and EPA's central administration is essential.
Both WPD (headquarters) and  the Regional Offices must help make this commu-
nications process effective.  Role ambiguities complicate the process.   These
audiences are both internal  and external, partners and subordinates.  WPD's
goal is to increase  the State role in program management; yet WPD also needs
to communicate national policies, priorities, and ground rules.

     While the Regional Offices are EPA's primary interface with State and
areawide agencies, the section will augment the Regional effort with wider
direct mailing of the Bulletin, the Key Developments Summary, and other appro-
priate documents.

     Regions also operate public information programs which can help explain
the WQM program to appropriate regional and local publics.  They publish news-
letters, distribute  publications, and translate EPA news for local media.  One
FY 80 Section objective is to develop closer working relations with  the Public
and Intergovernmental Affairs officers in each Region, and to identify new
opportunities for cooperative communications projects.  The section  will  seek
to place articles in Regional newsletters; improve Regional distribution of
WQM publications and audio visuals; and coordinate with them in advance on
press releases.

     The section will seek to enhance WPD/Regional communications further by
mailing appropriate  major WQM documents (including an extended KDS)  to all
Regional Office and  State and areawide WQM agency staff involved in  the program.
The section will also play a support role in the Work Plan Summary portion of
the developing WQM Management Information System.  A portion of the  Barry
Lawson Inc. contract will help extend basic concepts and skills of Regional
program staff in public information.  The PM/INFO/TECH system will continue as
revised.

     In the past year, WPD has established a firm and clear direction for the
WQM program.  The Public  Involvement Section can help stimulate and  strengthen
the continuing dialogue required for accomplishment of the program's goals.

Work Tasks

o    Procure facilities and  equipment; invite attendees; arrange reservations;
     develop and print agendas; and perform other managerial and logistical
     functions including contractor oversight for April National Conference.

o    Mail as necessary INFO/PM/TECH's information documents, etc. to Regions,
     States and areawides.

o    Coordinate the  distribution of information materials/press releases with
     regional OPA's  and RICA's.
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o    Expand content and distribution of Key Developments Summary- States and
     areawides to be included; PM's, iNFO's, and TECH's to Krtrarted.

o    Develop revised/targeted mailing list based on response to WPD Bulletin
     request  meetings with technical program personnel and management directives.
     Manage GSA Denver contract for updating.and receiving mailing lists.

o    Write, edit, design and print 4 issues of the WQH Bulletin

o    Develop and update a quarterly fact sheet on the WQM program and priorities.

o    Report on a quarterly basis status of prototype projects,  and accomplish-
     ments identified by FEB.

o    Establish and maintain work plan portion of WPD management information
     system, summarizing, cross-referencing, etc.

o    Coordinate supply of publications with North Carolina warehouse.   Distribute
     to WPD staff and Regions monthly inventory.

o    Coordinate numbering and distribution of PM/INFO/TECH's and prepare and
     distribute quarterly report.

o    Distribute semi-annually WPD Internal Directory.

o    Update semi-annually WQM Bibliography, an annotated listing of all material
     on WQM and related areas — incorporate Data Clearinghouse, a short
     abstract listing of 208 agency reports by category.

o    Update annually WQM directory, a listing of all WQM planning agencies;
     grant awards, addresses; maps; Regional, State and local contacts; plan
     completion dates and priority problems.

     D.   WPD Internal Communications

     The  ultimate responsibility for better WPD internal communications lies
with each individual on the staff in his or her working relations with the
others.   Internal communications is no less a priority for the  Public Involvement
Section than it is for the Division generally.

     The  Section supports internal communications through several activities:
an  internal directory, an internal calendar, and other outputs, such as the
PM/TECH/INFO system, which serve broader communications functions within the
program.

Work Tasks

o    Solicit proposals, negotiate, award and manage contacts for the following
     areas:
          Strategy Assistance
          WPD Management Training
          Public Speaking
          Executive Briefings
          Writing/Editorial

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o    Develop and provide appropriate  public participation policy  and training
     to technical  .staff of  WPD.

o    Establish and maintain work  plan portion of WPD management information
     system, summarizing, cross-referencing, etc.

o    Coordinate numbering and  distribution of PM/INFO/TECH's to be abstracted.

o    Prepare and distribute WPD monthly calendar.

o    Coordinate supply of publications with North Carolina warehouse.  Distribute
     to WPD staff and Regions  monthly inventory.

o    Distribute semi-annually  WPD Internal Directory

o    Write, edit, design and print 4  issues of the WQM Bulletin.

o    Develop and update a quarterly bact  sheet on the WQM program and priorities.
                         x
o    Update annually WQM Directory, a listing of all WQM planning agencies;
     grant awards; addresses;  maps; Regional, State and local  contacts; plan
     completion dates and priority problems.

o    Review/comment/edit, on an as-developed basis, WPD inforamtion pamphlets,
     brochures, strategy and guidance documents.


OBJECTIVE II -- Promote effective public  involvement in WQM nationally.

     APPROACH:  Since 1976, the Public Involvement Section has been laying the
groundwork for effective public participation to occur in State and local WQM
decision-making.  This has  been accomplished through the development of WQM
public participation policy and guidance; OWWM public participation regulations;
training of Regional Office staff in  public participation skills; and through
significant funding support of public interest groups, regional activities and
Statewide coalition grants.  The  national policy, Regional strategies, training
programs, funding transfers, and  national and State grants have been directed
to the development of a Regional  management capability and to  supporting local
public education/involvement for  public participation in WQM.

     In FY 80, the Regions  will take  a more direct managerial  and financial
responsibility for integrating public participation in their  programs.  The
Public Involvement Section  will assist the Regions by supplying  additional
training in public participation  concepts, skills, and evaluation.  Also, the
Public Involvement Section  will continue  to review Regional public participation
work programs, oversee ongoing Regional public participation  grantee progress,
and provide limited funding assistance for approved Regional  public participation
activities.   Though no major new  public participation grants  are expected,
grant activities, geared toward State coalitions and WQM advisory groups, will
continue throughout the fiscal year.
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     In Headquarters, the Public Involvement Section will provide appropriate
policy direction and training to technical staff and will ensure that public
participation is adequately provided for in the prototype projects.

Work Tasks

o    Develop and provide appropriate public participation policy and training
     assistance to technical staff of WPD

o    Review prototype work plans and status reports to assure public participa-
     tion is being adequately provided for.

o    Review regional work programs and assist Regions with selection, funding
     and evaluative  efforts.  Approve and allocate funds to Regions for public
     participation activities.

o    Serve as  project officer and provide overall management for CKT Associates'
     course on  public participation evaluation and Barry Lawson Associates'
     course on  public participation concepts and skills including:  reviewing
     and commenting  on  training materials produced, coordinating other OWWM
     comments,  and ensuring Regional office participation.

o    Manage the cooperative agreement with Penn State University providing
     advisory  groups training on prioity issues in 201 and 208 including
     review of training materials, selection of instructors, and coordination
     of Regional  and citizen advisors.

o    Coordinate public  participation activities with OA/OWWM/OWPS.

 o    Monitor  and track  grass-roots grants to assure progress and outputs occur
      according to their workplans.

 o     Communication and  coordination with  national  public interest groups
      including dissemination  of policy for comments.

 o     Manage  national grant to  NWF,  including review of materials and information
      transfer.  Review and award funds to national grantees for FY 80 allotment.
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                               OPERATIONS BRANCH
                         FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SECTION
                              FY1979 WORK'PROGRAM
INTRODUCTION
With the exception of ongoing minimum staff commitment to grants allocation
and tracking, 205(g) coordination, and participation in the WQM Needs
Assessment, the Section will devote essentially all of its resources to
management, technical assistance, and coordination of the Financial
Management Assistance Project (FMAP).  With improved staffing in FY 1980,
the Section will exert both a more active management and assistance role
with the FMAP team contractors and with the Regions than in FY 1979.

In January 1979, the Section began a fundamental shift in emphasis from
its historical responsibility for grants administration policy and coordi-
nation, tracking, and analysis.  Initiation of the FMAP moved the Section
and the Division into a more active and substantive national role in
assuring that:

     •    WQM plans incorporate the financial  analysis essential for
          plan implementation

     •    costs and benefits of all treatment alternatives are fully
          evaluated, and

     •    Regional Office, State, and areawide agency staffs receive
          training jn the fiscal and management areas.

The first ten projects selected as prototypes address financing issues
and the development of analytical tool's and techniques related largely
to facility planning.  This planning includes water quality standards
and AWT, waste load allocations, sewer avoidance, and point/nonpoint
source trade-offs; on-site alternatives and management; and surface water
management programs.  FMAP Team's technical assistance role in these
local projects, will be completed by June 1980.  FMAP's initial output
will be the development of a number of useful  analytical tools and
techniques for planners and decision-makers, as well as case study
documentation of issues'and results and technology transfer principally
to Regional Office staffs.  The information will be transferred both
informally and formally through a number of special technical assistance
efforts, including direct WPD information programs, publications, con-
ferences, Regional programs, and public interest group assistance.
In addition, coordination will be established with the Office of Water
Program Operations (OWPO) so that facility planning policy and other
information can incorporate the results and lessons learned from this
project.'

The Section and the FMAP team have begun to identify the projects and
approaches to be used for FY 1980 activities,  which will continue on
through FY 1981.  As with the 208 program overall, the FMAP projects
will be oriented entirely to financial planning and fiscal issues related
to implementation of nonpoint source control programs.  Although the scope
of FMAP for FY 1980 is not yet fully defined, we anticipate a high level
of technical assistance to be made available at the Regional and local

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level.  This will  be  in  the form of "technology transfer"  of  the  initial
work related to on-site  systems and surface water management.  An
addition will be new  financial  tool development oriented to other Reqion-
specific nonpoint  source problem areas,  such as implementation of ag? °
cultural runoff control  programs in Region VII.  We  also anticipate
efforts, especially in Region  V, with respect to financing programs for
h=PP    °f self-sustaining Continuing planning.  In  any case, we want to
have an FMAP technical assistance project in each Region.  Other related
efforts underway already include guidance to Regions,  States, and areawide
agencies on the essential components of  a financial  work plan.  There
will also be assistance  to  Regional Offices in the form of Regional
staff training and model  FY 1980 work plan development, which will be
provided by the Section  and FMAP team personnel.   Although the final
FY 1980 agreement  with contractors on the FMAP team  is not anticipated
before June, we expect to be able to begin providing assistance to the
selected FY 1980 project agencies as early as March.   This will assure
project continuity as well  as  an effective response  to Regional needs in
these areas.

Because our primary focus and  objective  is development of Regional
financial management  and technical  assistance capability, the Section
and the FMAP team  will work more closely with Regional project officers
and other staff, ensuring especially intensive involvement by project
officers in FMAP prototypes.   The Section will  also  work more closely
with other Headquarters  program offices, including the Office of Water
Program Operations, and  the Office of Research and Development in develop-
ment and implementation  of  a comprehensive on-site systems management
strategy and in essential technology transfer system development overall.
Communication and  liaison with public interest groups will  be expanded
through the Financial Management Advisory Committee.  Work will be con-
tinuing with NACO, the Urban Land Institute,  National Association of
Home Builders, ASIWPCA and  others, to develop information transfer
agreements and to  build  support for plan implementation objectives
overall.

We  are managing  FMAP  as  very much a cooperative effort between the Section
staff and the  FMAP team  consortium.  In  that light,  the work tasks
described later  reflect  that sharing of  responsibility ^.f^^J^
is  noted in terms  of  the relative proportion of resf°^lb^yJ°Lf com|>
lishment between  the  contractors and the Section. While most °f J*«
technical assistance  provided  at the project location  is the responsibility
of  the  contractors,  the  Section staff will participate actively also.
The Section  staff will  have more significant responsibility for Regional,
interest group,  and  EPA coordination and oversight.
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     •    collection of 205(g)  financial  information and analysis
          of its  impact on Section 106 resource distribution patterns,

     •    assistance in the analysis of the pros and cons of alterna-
          tive methods and patterns of 106 and 208 funding,

     0    participation in the  development of grants administration
          and audit procedures  compatible with and responsive to the
          needs of State/EPA Agreements and the proposed Integrated
          Environmental Assistance Act, and

     •    participation in the  WQM Needs  Assessment.

The FMS will assist the Director and Branches in  1) identifying and
justifying the need for grant/program resources;  2) developing and
applying procedures to most effectively allocate resources among Regions,
State and areawide agencies; 3) monitoring,  analysis and reporting
the status of grant awards and  grants and Division expenditure data;
4) promoting effective financial management of resources by all WQM
grantees; and  5) providing essential management information services
to support the national and Regional program managers.
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OBJECTIVE 1

Implement an effective technical  assistance and training program for
Regional, State  and local  agency planners and decision-makers  concerning
financial planning  and techniques to promote implementation of cost-effec-
tive WQM programs.

SUB-OBJECTIVE  A/PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION AND DEVELOPMENT

These work  tasks, are focused on supervision of the FMAP team necessary to
effectively carry out the program and the indiviudal  projects    Also
included are various work tasks related to the selection of projects for
FY  1980 and on-site treatment system strategies.

     _  .                                                       Responsibility
     Tasks                                                        Sharing
Carry out the administration of the program and the
selected -projects.

•  Prepare the working papers and regular reports neces-
   sary to document progress and indicate direction.

•  Prepare a brief paper summarizing the conclusions
   and outputs of the selected FY 1979 projects, and
   establishing a base point for the selected FY 1980
   projects.

•  Provide program management and coordination, includ-
   ing:

   --  monitoring of the timely and satisfactory comple-
       tion of the FY 1979 work agreements for the over-
       all program and the individual projects;

   —  developing the overall program scope of work and
       budget for FY 1980;

   —  negotiating the individual project work agree-
       ments for  FY 1980;

   --  providing  the overall technical management and
       coordination of field work;

   —  maintaining continuous liaison and assuring
       crossflow  of technical information among the
       project team members and EPA;

   -  making necessary  technical presentations on FMAP
       to Federal, Regional Office, State and areawide
       agency officials  as requested;

   —  providing  program direction as needed to meet
       FMAP objectives;
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                                                               Responsibility
Work Tasks                                                        Sharing

                                                              FMAP Team      FMS

      --  providing overall project management and coordin-
          ation necessary for administration of work agree-
          ments and the publication and dissemination of
          the program and project outputs;

      --  arranging for the periodic meetings of the FMAP
          project team with a frequency of six (6) weeks
          or as needed  1) to share information,  2) to
          discuss strategy,  3) to review work for quality
          control and program direction.

t  Develop and implement the selection process for ten (10)      25        75
   FY 1980 FMAP projects.

*  Assist the Regional Office and the State/areawide             50        50
   agencies in the preparation of work programs for the
   ten (10) FY 1980 FMAP projects.

•  Identify State and areawide agencies working on                        100
   selected NPS problems, especially those regarding
   on-site systems, sewer avoidance, surface water manage-
   ment and agricultural runoff.

•  Establish the working groups or committees necessary          25        75
   to develop a coordinated strategy to encourage the
   use of on-site systems wherever feasible.  Priorities
   are to:

   *  Assist ORD in research on, evaluation and technology
      transfer of on-site treatment systems, and financing
      and management alternatives;

   *  Assist OWPO in developing the strategies to evaluate
      proposals for funding and management of on-site
      systems in the wastewater systems construction
      process.
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SUB-OBJECTIVE B/TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE  AND TRAINING

This task focuses on  carrying  out the work agreements  and  providing direct
technical assistance  to  the  Regional  Offices and local  agencies.  This
includes both the FMAP projects and the FY80 work programs.

                                                                Responsibility
                                                                   Sharing
Work Tasks                                                      FMAP Team     FMS
•    Continue working closely with the RO staffs to assist        50         50
     in:

     •     the management of the selected FY79 and FY80
           FMAP  projects

     •     the  development of TA and training programs  for
           State and areawide agencies

 •    Undertake  TA and training efforts with RO staff on           25         75
     " financial  and fiscal management issues and problems

 •    Complete the technical and other work as specified           75         25
      in the work programs for the 10 (ten) selected FY79
      FMAP projects

 •    Undertake selected TA and training efforts with the RO,       50         50
      State, and areawide .agencies using as a base, the initial
      outputs of the  selected FY79 FMAP projects.

 •    Undertake the technical and other work as specified in        75         25
      the work programs  for the 10 (ten) selected FY80  FMAP
      projects.

 •    Continue to provide special project assistance to the        75         25
      RO staffs regarding certain special problems relating
      to fiscal planning and analysis.  All work under  this
      task must be  requested by the RO  and  receive technical
      and budgetary approval as specified  in  the project
      team work agreement

 •    Provide short term technical  advice  and assistance to         75         25
      the RO staffs and  to  selected State  and areawide  agencies
      in the development of FY80 work programs,  as  described
        following:

      •    assist  the RO staffs in their preliminary review of
            the  FY80 work program proposals prepared by  the States
            and  areawides;

      •    develop and distribute to approved Fede raj,  Stat e and

                                                         '
            js:
            tinuing planning activities;
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Work Tasks
                                                                Responsibility
                                                                   Sharing
FMAP Team
FMS
          provide TA to the RO staffs and selected State and
          areawide agencies as they jointly develop the final
          FY80 work plans.

          use the FY80 work plans from selected agencies de-
          scribed above as  the priority group from which the
          FY80 FMAP projects will be selected for intensive
          TA work.
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SUB-OBJECTIVE C/COMMUNICATION  AND LIAISON

These work tasks are  focused on the need to keep a wide variety  of  agencies
and individuals up  to date  on  FMAP and to maintain their interest in and
obtain their support  to  the program.


                                                              Responsibility
                                                                 Sharing

"Ork Tasks                                                  FMAP Team     FMS

•    Prepare, publish and distribute  quarterly status           25         75
     reports on the FMAP program, projects,  as well as
     related activities, to selected  officials at the
     national, Regional, State and areawide levels

•    Maintain technical  liaison with  the RO staffs re-          75         25
     lated to the selected  FY1979 and FY1980 FMAP  pro-
     jects

•    Maintain overall policy and technical  liaison with         25         75
     the RO staff related to FMAP and other  agency matters

«    Maintain policy, technical,  financial  and  management        -        100
     liaison with the broadest possible  variety of interests
     internal and external  to  EPA,  such  as:

     •    Office of Water Program Operations

     *    Office of Research and  Development

     *    University  of  North  Carolina  (on-site assistance
          program)

     *    Roy F. Weston  Engineers (on-site  systems manage-
          ment)

     *    and many  others

i    Provide for overall coordination of contacts, mailings,     -        100
     travel, meetings, and  other activities  involving FMS,
     FMAP team, and RO staffs.

•    Maintain continuing liaison with the Financial Manage-     25         75
     ment Advisory  Committee and its  membership including:

          Water Pollution Control Federation
          Association of Metropolitan Sewerage  Agencies
          National  Association of Regional  Councils
          National  League of Cities
          Municipal Finance Officers  Association
          International  City Management  Association
          American  Public Works Association
          National  Association of Counties
          National  Conference  of State Legislators
          National  Governor's  Association


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                                                           Responsibility
                                                              Sharing

Work Tasks                                                FMAP Team     FMS

I    Begin preparation for a make arrangements necessary      25         75
     to present selected FMAP financial and management
     outputs at a national meeting of water quality
     planning agencies and interests

•    Continue coordination with PEB to insure that FMAP                 100
     outputs are made available to and reflected in policy
     and evaluation activities
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SUB-OBJECTIVE  D/TOQL DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

This task focuses  on the preparation of procedures and practices which

effort.                         t0 UP9rade the1r W3ter qual1ty
                                                           Responsibility
                                                             Sharing
Work Tasks
                                                          FMAP Team
     Begin  the preparation and dissemination of the
     financial and management tools which are out-
     puts of the selected FY79 and FY80 FMAP pro-
     jects.

     •    prepare an outline of tools and develop a          75
          format for tools

     . *    identification of tools based on project           50
          outputs and evaluation of their utility
          and applicability

     *    prepare a packaging format for the dissemina-       75
          tion of the selected tools

     •    undertake the formal and informal  presentations     75
          of the tools at the RO and local level  to make
          the technology available for local review and as
          a test of selected tools utility in the field

     Work to provide for the involvement of the HQ offices,   50
      including WPD, RO's and the FMAC membership in the
      evaluation, dissemination and testing of the selected
      tools

      Provide a second year grant to the National  Association
      of Counties to encourage the involvement of local offi-
      cials  in the WQM process by:

      •     identifying problems and technical assistance needs
           of county water quality management agencies;

           identifying thenature of authorities, resources,  and
           policies under which water quality management agen-
           cies are operating-,

      •     providing an information exchange mechanism among
           NACoR, EPA and counties;

      •     seeking review of Federal policies and programs;
           and

           providing information directly  to county elected
           officials on water quality managmenent
FMS
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                                                           Responsibility
                                                               Sharing

Work Tasks                                                FMAP Team     FMS

•    Develop a multi-modal technology transfer system         25         75
     to make the outputs of the selected FMAP projects
     and tool development process readily available
     at the Regional, State and areawi.de agency levels.
     The system may include:

     •    Regional level workshops and training sessions

     •    various types of summaries, reports and other
          printed materials and graphics

     •    use of teams of fiscal and management experts
          to provide short term assistance in special
          cases

     •    preparation of audio-visual presentations
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OBJECTIVE 2

Provide effective,  timely financial management support and coordination
within the Division, with other Headquarters offices, and with Regional
UT T i Cc*> •

SUB-OBJECTIVE A/FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT AND COORDINATION

WorkTasks

t     Gather  and analyze data on Section 205(g) as needed to participate
      in WQM-WPD policy development

          Maintain current data on 205(g) awards including amount  of
          grant, time period of grant and activities funded.

      *    Develop analyses of 205(g) expenditure patterns.

      •    Participate in survey designed to establish actual  use of 106
          funds for Construction Grants Management.

      *     Coordinate with Construction Grants on policy for eligibility
           under Section 205(g) (or possible amendments to regs).

 •     Participate in development of grants administration policies  and
      procedures for State/EPA Agreements and work plan guidance, including
      audit  and funding flexibility procedures.

      *     Develop grants policy to be included in work plan guidance

      •     Assist GAD in development of IEAA legislation and regulation

 »    Coordinate with OGC, GAD and FMD to provide interpretations regarding
      legal  and regulatory implications of changes in 106 and 208 allocations.

 •    Participate in development of alternative funding allocations for
      section 106 grants for FY1981

      •    Develop alternative funding allocations incorporating various
           methods including:  update of current data; use of simple
           population and land area formula; use of partial or wholly
           needs-based distribution

 a    Assist  Reaions in rapid resolution of financial management issues
      involving  aSvices of allowance, carry over funds, audit exception
      resolution.

           Resolve specific  issues on as needed basis.  If necessary,
           coordinate response with  FMD, GAD, OGC and Regional Offices.

      •    Identify  financial management issues for WPD management  and
           write  corrective  policy when required

 •    Aid in  conduct of the  Needs Assessment

      •    Assist in final revision  of Needs Assessment package


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*    Continue liaison with 4 Regions and Construction Grants
     re: actual  performance of assessment
•    Participate in writing of final report
Provide ADP and manual support essential to WPD and Regional Office
WQM information needs
Participate in development and implement action of a Management
Information System.
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— Project Team Meetings
FY80 Project Selection
Selected Proj. Work Programs
Ident. NPS Wk. Efforts &
Maintain Liaison
On-site Strategy Wk. Group
TECH. ASSISTANCE & TRAINING
Assistance to RO Staffs
RO Staff TA & Training
Complete FY79 Projects
Initial Assistance FY80 Pro
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Quarterly Status Reports
Internal & External Liaison
Overall Contact & Travel Crd
Project Advisory Com. Mtgs.
Preparation National Mtgs.
TOOL DEV. & TECH. TRANSFER
Begin Tool Prep/Dissemntn.
— Outline & Format
-- Tool Ident. & Evaluation
-- Selected Tool Packaging
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2nd Year NACO Grant
Multi -model Tech. Transfer
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