NATIONAL WATER
PROGRAM GUIDANCE
FY 2020-2021
June 2019
Publication Number: 815B19001

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NATIONAL WATER PROGRAM GUIDANCE
FY 2020-2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION FROM THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR
OF WATER: DAVID P. ROSS	2
SECTION I: EXPLANATION OF KEY CHANGES	3
Performance Measure Streamline	3
NWPG Format Change	3
SECTION II: OPERATIONALIZATION OF STRATEGIC MEASURES	4
SECTION III: OTHER CORE WORK	7
Providing Regulatory Certainty	7
Improving The Way The Agency Does Business	7
Rebuilding America's Water Infrastructure	7
Workforce Development	8
Investing in America's Water	8
SECTION IV: GRANT AND LOAN GUIDANCE	8
PWSS Grant Guidance	8
DWSRF Guidance	10
UIC Grant Guidance	11
CWSRF Guidance	12
WIFIA Guidance	12
Section 106 Grant Guidance	12
APPENDIX A - National Water Program Core Measures	14
APPENDIX B - Key Contacts	15
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