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  <div><em>Below are descriptions of documents developed by the EPA National Water Program, detailing programmatic efforts to address climate change impacts to water resources. To download the documents, scroll to the bottom of the page. </em></div>

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<div><a href="#highlights"><strong><ins data-date="2017,1,18">2016 Highlights of Progress Report Released</ins></strong></a></div>

<div><br /><a id="workplan" name="workplan"></a><strong>2016 Workplan: EPA National Water Program Response to Climate Change<span
    class="figure image file file-image file-image-jpeg right view-mode-thumbnail" style="width:96px;"><img alt="Cover of report" height="124" width="96" class="right media-element file-thumbnail right" typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/production/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2016-04/cover_image_2016_nwp_climate_workplan.jpg" title="" /></span></strong><br />
	The Workplan lays out the actions that the EPA National Water Program plans to take in 2016 to implement the “EPA National Water Program 2012 Strategy: Response to Climate Change." It is intended to be a roadmap to guide program planning and inform decision-makers during the Agency’s planning and budgeting process. The 2016 Workplan builds on work conducted in 2012-2014. <a href="#print">View and download the document.</a><br />
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	<hr /><p><strong>2015 Workplan: EPA National Water Program Response to Climate Change <span
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		The Workplan lays out the actions that the EPA National Water Program planned to take in 2015. <br /><a href="#print">View and download the document.</a></p>
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	<hr /><p><strong><a id="adaptation" name="adaptation"></a>EPA Office of Water Climate Change Adaptation Implementation Plan (2014)<span
    class="figure image file file-image file-image-jpeg right view-mode-thumbnail" style="width:96px;"><img alt="image of Adaptation Implementation Plan OW cover" title="Adaptation Implementation Plan OW" height="124" width="96" class="right media-element file-thumbnail right" typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/production/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2015-04/front_cover_ow_cc_adapt_imp_plan.jpg" /></span></strong><br /><span>The Implementation Plan provides an overview of the opportunities available to the Office of Water within the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to respond climate challenges.  The Plan addresses specific challenges for the operation of national programs to protect the water quality and drinking water in a changing climate.  </span><br /><span><a href="#print">View and download the document.</a><br /><br /></span></p>
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<div><strong><a id="strategy" name="strategy"></a>EPA National Water Program 2012 Strategy: Response to Climate Change<span
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	The Strategy sets out EPA's long-term goals and specific actions to prepare for and build resilience to the impacts of a changing climate on water resources. The Strategy is organized around five programmatic vision areas: protecting water infrastructure; coastal and ocean waters; watersheds; water quality, and working with Tribes. </span><a href="#print">View and download the document.</a></div>

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<div>To order copies of the EPA National Water Program 2012 Strategy: Response to Climate Change, visit: <a href="/nscep/ordering">http://www.epa.gov/nscep/ordering</a>. Ordering can be done online, by phone, or by mail. The document number is: 850-K-12-004.</div>

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<hr /><div>The following <strong>Highlights of Progress Reports </strong>provide a summary of the major climate change-related accomplishments of EPA's national and regional water programs. The reports reflect annual implementation of the <em>EPA National Water Program 2012 Strategy: Response to Climate Change.</em><br />
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<div class="indented"><strong><ins data-date="2017,1,13">2016 Highlights of Progress: Reponses to Climate Change by the EPA National Water Program </ins><span
    class="figure image file file-image file-image-jpeg right view-mode-thumbnail" style="width:96px;"><img height="96" width="96" class="right media-element file-thumbnail right" typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/production/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2017-01/pages_from_v2_1.jpg" alt="" title="" /></span></strong><br /><a href="#print">View and download the document. </a><br /><br /><br />
	 
	<hr /><br /><strong>2015 Highlights of Progress: Responses to Climate Change by the EPA National Water Program <span
    class="figure image file file-image file-image-jpeg right view-mode-thumbnail" style="width:96px;"><img alt="snowy tree-lined mountains, Breckenridge, Colorado" height="124" width="96" class="right media-element file-thumbnail right" typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/production/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2016-04/cover_image.jpg" title="" /></span></strong><br /><a href="#print">View and download the document</a>. </div>

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    class="figure image file file-image file-image-jpeg right view-mode-thumbnail" style="width:96px;"><img alt="2014 Highlights Report" title="2014 Highlights Report" height="124" width="96" class="right media-element file-thumbnail right" typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/production/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2015-04/cover-final-2014-nwp-climate-highlights-report.jpg" /></span>2014 Highlights of Progress: Responses to Climate Change by the EPA National Water Program</strong><br /><a href="#print">View and download the document.</a></p>
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		<hr /><div class="indented"><strong><span
    class="figure image file file-image file-image-jpeg right view-mode-thumbnail" style="width:96px;"><img alt="2012 Highlights of Progress" title="2012 Highlights of Progress" height="124" width="96" class="right media-element file-thumbnail right" typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/production/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2015-03/cover-2012-nwp-climate-highlights-report.jpg" /></span>2012 Highlights of Progress: Responses to Climate Change by the EPA National Water Program</strong></div>

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      <span id="file-156581" class="file file-document file-application-pdf"><a href="/sites/production/files/2015-07/documents/final_2015_nwp_climate_change_workplan.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=1320222" class="file-link">2015 Workplan: National Water Program Response to Climate Change (PDF)</a><span class="fileinfo">(78 pp, 1 MB, 
  June 2015)</span></span>
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      <span id="file-280079" class="file file-document file-application-pdf"><a href="/sites/production/files/2016-04/documents/ow-climate-change-adaptation-plan.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=1407989" class="file-link">Office of Water Climate Change Adaptation Plan (PDF)</a><span class="fileinfo">(47 pp, 1 MB)</span></span>
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  2012)</span></span>
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      <span id="file-280063" class="file file-document file-application-pdf"><a href="/sites/production/files/2016-04/documents/final_2014_nwp_climate_highlights_report2.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=1121846" class="file-link">2014 Highlights of Progress Report (PDF)</a><span class="fileinfo">(60 pp, 1 MB)</span></span>
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