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PRESIDENT’S CLEAN WATER ACTION PLAN ACCOMPLISHMENTS/AGENDA RELEASED
Release Date: 04/26/2000
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FOR RELEASE: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 2000
PRESIDENT’S CLEAN WATER ACTION PLAN ACCOMPLISHMENTS/AGENDA RELEASED
EPA and eight other federal agencies have released a report outlining accomplishments to date in implementing the Clean Water Action Plan. The report also outlines the agenda for the coming year. The Clean Water Action Plan, announced by the President and Vice President in February 1998, seeks to protect public health and restore waterways by setting strong goals and providing states, tribes, communities, farmers, and landowners with the tools and resources to meet them. Accomplishments include the establishment of more than 720,000 miles of conservation buffers, a unified policy for watershed management on federal lands, new curbs on stormwater runoff and a beach action plan. The President’s FY 2001 budget request includes almost $2.8 billion, an increase of $584 million, to support key actions in the plan. To view the report, visit: http://cleanwater.gov on the Internet or contact EPA’s Office of Water at 202-260-5700 for a copy.
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