The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Water Program published its final FY 2016-2017 National Water Program Guidance (NWPG) in April, 2015.

NWPG Measure Definitions and Contacts by Program Areas (Subobjectives)

To access the FY 2016-2017 National Water Program Guidance, please click here. 

Final FY16 Commitments and Measure Definitions:

• FY 2016 NWPG Final Commitments (PDF)(38 pp, 908 K)
• Chesapeake Bay (PDF)(5 pp, 367 K)
• Coastal and Ocean (PDF)(5 pp, 446 K)
• Columbia River (PDF)(5 pp, 515 K)
• Drinking Water.pdf (PDF)(49 pp, 361 K)
• Fish and Shellfish (PDF)(6 pp, 279 K)
• Great Lakes (PDF)(5 pp, 290 K)
• Gulf of Mexico (PDF)(5 pp, 305 K)
• Long Island Sound.pdf (PDF)(5 pp, 279 K)
• Pacific Islands.pdf (PDF)(5 pp, 275 K)
• Puget Sound (PDF)(5 pp, 348 K)
• South Florida (PDF)(5 pp, 393 K)
• U.S Mexico Border (PDF)(5 pp, 330 K)
• Water Safe for Swimming (PDF)(10 pp, 440 K)
• Water Quality (PDF)(44 pp, 877 K)
• Wetlands (PDF)(5 pp, 415 K)