[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR1.49]
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TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
PART 1_STATEMENT OF ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL INFORMATION--Table of
Contents
Subpart B_Headquarters
Sec. 1.49 Office of Water.
The Office of Water, under the supervision of the Assistant
Administrator for Water who serves as the principal adviser to the
Administrator in matters pertaining to water programs, is responsible
for management of EPA's water programs. Functions of the Office include
program policy development and evaluation; environmental and pollution
source standards development; program policy guidance and overview;
technical support; and evaluation of Regional water activities; the
conduct of compliance and permitting activities as they relate to
drinking water and water programs; development of programs for technical
assistance and technology transfer; development of selected
demonstration programs; economic and long-term environmental analysis;
and marine and estuarine protection.
(a) Office of Water Enforcement and Permits. The Office of Water
Enforcement and Permits, under the supervision of a Director, develops
policies, strategies, procedures and guidance for EPA and State
compliance monitoring, evaluation, and enforcement programs for the
Clean Water Act and the Marine Protection Research and Sanctuaries Act.
The Office also provides national program direction to the National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit program. The office has
overview responsibilities and provides technical assistance to the
regional activities in both enforcement and permitting programs.
(b) Office of Water Regulations and Standards. The Office of Water
Regulations and Standards, under the supervision of a Director, is
responsible for
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the Agency's water regulations and standards functions. The Office is
responsible for developing an overall program strategy for the
achievement of water pollution abatement in cooperation with other
appropriate program offices. The Office assures the coordination of all
national water-related activities within this water program strategy,
and monitors national progress toward the achievement of water quality
goals and is responsible for the development of effluent guidelines and
water quality standards, and other pollutant standards, regulations, and
guidelines within the program responsibilities of the Office. It
exercises overall responsibility for the development of effective State
and Regional water quality regulatory control programs. The Office is
responsible for the development and maintenance of a centralized water
programs data system including compatible water quality, discharger, and
program data files utilizing, but not displacing, files developed and
maintained by other program offices. It is responsible for developing
national accomplishment plans and resource and schedule guidelines for
monitoring and evaluating the performance, progress, and fiscal status
of the organization in implementing program plans. The Office represents
EPA in activities with other Federal agencies concerned with water
quality regulations and standards.
(c) Office of Municipal Pollution Control. The Office of Municipal
Pollution Control, under the supervision of a Director, is responsible
for the Agency's water program operations functions. The Office is
responsible for developing national strategies, program and policy
recommendations, regulations and guidelines for municipal water
pollution control; for providing technical direction and support to
Regional Offices and other organizations; and for evaluating Regional
and State programs with respect to municipal point source abatement and
control, and manpower development for water-related activities. The
Office assures that priority Headquarters and regional activities are
planned and carried out in a coordinated and integrated fashion,
including developing and implementing data submission systems.
(d) Office of Drinking Water. The Office of Drinking Water, under
the supervision of a Director, is responsible for water supply
activities of the Agency, including the development of an implementation
strategy which provides the national policy direction and coordination
for the program. This Office develops regulations and guidelines to
protect drinking water quality and existing and future underground
sources of drinking water, develops program policy and guidance for
enforcement and compliance activities, and recommends policy for water
supply protection activities. The office provides guidance and technical
information to State agencies, local utilities, and Federal facilities
through the Regional Offices on program planning and phasing; evaluates
the national level of compliance with the regulations; plans and
develops policy guidance for response to national, Regional, and local
emergencies; reviews and evaluates, with Regional Offices, technical
data for the designation of sole-source aquifers; designs a national
program of public information; provides program policy direction for
technical assistance and manpower training activities in the water
supply area; identifies research needs and develops monitoring
requirements for the national water supply program; develops national
accomplishments' plans and resource schedule guidelines for monitoring
and evaluating the program plans, and program performance, and fiscal
status; develops program plans, and budget and program status reports
for the water supply program; coordinates water supply activities with
other Federal agencies as necessary; and serves as liaison with the
National Drinking Water Advisory Council.
(e) Office of Ground-Water Protection. The Office of Ground-Water
Protection, under the supervision of a Director, oversees implementation
of the Agency's Ground-water Protection Strategy. This Office
coordinates support of Headquarters and regional activities to develop
stronger State government organizations and programs which foster
ground-water protection. The Office directs and coordinates Agency
analysis
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and approaches to unaddressed problems of ground-water contamination; is
principally responsible for establishing and implementing a framework
for decision-making at EPA on ground-water protection issues; and serves
as the focus of internal EPA policy coordination for ground-water.
(f) Office of Marine and Estuarine Protection. The Office of Marine
and Estuarine Protection, under the supervision of a Director, is
responsible for the development of policies and strategies and
implementation of a program to protect the marine/estuarine environment,
including ocean dumping. The Office provides national direction for the
Chesapeake Bay and other estuarine programs, and policy oversight of the
Great Lakes Program.
(g) Office of Wetlands Protection. The Office of Wetlands
Protection, under the supervision of a Director, administers the 404/
Wetlands Program and develops policies, procedures, regulations, and
strategies addressing the maintenance, enhancement, and protection of
the Nations Wetlands. The Office coordinates Agency issues related to
wetlands.
[50 FR 26721, June 28, 1985, as amended at 52 FR 30360, Aug. 14, 1987]
