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=={{SUBPAGENAME}} About== | |||
The National Estuary Program (NEP) is a very successful community-based program designed to restore and maintain the ecological integrity of estuaries of national significance. There are 28 NEPs, each with a Director and staff, working with local stakeholders to improve the health of their estuary - it’s waters, habitats, and living resources. | |||
Established under the 1987 Clean Water Act Amendments, the NEP is a unique voluntary program that operates through partnerships among EPA and other Federal, State, and local organizations; industry; academia; environmental and business groups; and community residents. Each NEP works using an inclusive collaborative decision-making process to deliver on-the-ground action making the NEP an important model for protection and management of coastal and non-coastal watersheds. | |||
==Web Links== | |||
*[https://nationalestuaries.org/ Association of National Estuary Programs] | |||
*[https://www.epa.gov/nep/overview-national-estuary-program EPA National Estuary Program Office] | |||
*[https://nationalestuaries.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2007_05_04_estuaries_nepfactsheet-2.pdf NEP Fact Sheet (PDF 2pp 310KB)] | |||
*[https://nationalestuaries.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2007_07_13_estuaries_anniversaryfactsheet.pdf The National Estuary Program: A Network Protecting and Restoring Coastal Ecosystems (PDF 8pp 5MB)] | |||
*[https://nationalestuaries.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/nep_booklet_online.pdf National Estuary Program: Habitat Protection and Restoration (PDF 100pp 59MB)] | |||
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Revision as of 17:55, December 9, 2019
National Estuary Program About
The National Estuary Program (NEP) is a very successful community-based program designed to restore and maintain the ecological integrity of estuaries of national significance. There are 28 NEPs, each with a Director and staff, working with local stakeholders to improve the health of their estuary - it’s waters, habitats, and living resources.
Established under the 1987 Clean Water Act Amendments, the NEP is a unique voluntary program that operates through partnerships among EPA and other Federal, State, and local organizations; industry; academia; environmental and business groups; and community residents. Each NEP works using an inclusive collaborative decision-making process to deliver on-the-ground action making the NEP an important model for protection and management of coastal and non-coastal watersheds.
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