Environmental Protection Agency

EPA's mission is to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment — air, water, and land — upon which life depends. For 30 years, EPA has been working for a cleaner, healthier environment for the American people.

Office of Water, Office of Wastewater Management

Regional Water Division Directors' Meetings.
KRA provided a full range of pre-, on-site, and post-meeting services for these two meetings hosted by the Office of the Assistant Administrator for Water. Regional meetings are held throughout the year to: improve coordination of activities with EPA Headquarters and the regions; assess Regional success at achieving National program objectives; and ensure national consistency in implementation of Federal laws and regulations.

Source Water Protection Technical Training.
KRA provided direct support in developing and preparing training materials for four separate Source Water Protection Area Delineation and Susceptibility Assessment Technical Training (SWPDSA) Sessions. SWPDSA training was developed to help train State and EPA Regional staff in the technical aspects of the Save Water Protection Program.

Annual Region VI Pretreatment Seminar.
KRA provided both teleconference and on-site conference support for this event. Over the past years the region had sponsored a series of these networking seminars for the regulated community and the regulators. Each year the seminar is held in a different city within States that comprise Region VI.

EPA Pretreatment Program National Meetings.
EPA conducts two national, back-to-back meetings each year, related to Pretreatment Program implementation issues. The 5-day event is co-sponsored by EPA and the State Pretreatment Program Coordinators, with the last 3 days devoted to co-sponsored events with EPA. KRA provided full-service logistical, management, and planning support for the meetings.

Public Outreach Program.
EPA's OW/OWM oversees a range of programs that contribute to the well-being of our Nation's waters and watersheds. Through its programs and initiatives, OWM promotes compliance with requirements of the Clean Water Act and other Federal statutes. An important mechanism used by OWM to promote compliance is public outreach. Through a variety of public outreach initiatives, OWM has increased efforts to provide the information needed by the regulated community to assist them in compliance. In addition, OWM uses its outreach program to inform and educate the public on the role it plays in protecting the waterways. KRA provided services to OWM in two major task areas: processing approximately 2,500 monthly actions (original and modified Notices of Intent and Notices of Termination, Information Request Letters, and general correspondence) related to storm water permit applications; and supporting public outreach program needs, through the development of promotional items and meeting planning and management.