Over the last 40 years, communities have been responding to a growing list of Clean Water Act regulatory mandates to improve the nation's water quality. Oftentimes taking on compounded wastewater and stormwater responsibilities, many communities are struggling to allocate dwindling resources to these many clean water efforts. EPA has recognized the regulated community’s need for flexibility, and developed its Integrated Municipal Stormwater and Wastewater Planning Approach Framework   (Framework) in 2012. NACWA and its members have been working with EPA and state water regulators to ensure the Framework can be utilized by communities when appropriate.

 

2016 Integrated Planning Developments

12/13	NACWA Letter	NACWA Transition Letter to President-Elect Trump
10/31	Clean Water Current	EPA Announces New Stormwater Integrated Planning Tool at NACWA Workshop
06/20	Clean Water Current	Association Leads Joint Effort in Support of WRDA 2016
06/20	Clean Water Current	Senate FY17 Appropriations Restores CWSRF Funding, Supports Integrated Planning
06/06	Clean Water Current	Bipartisan Senate Request for Integrated Planning Funds Sent to Appropriators
05/31	Clean Water Current	Funding for Integrated Planning Included in FY17 EPA Budget
02/05	Clean Water Current	Integrated Planning Survey To Result in Users’ Guide

Integrated Planning Resources

• EPA Integrated Municipal Stormwater and Wastewater Planning Approach Framework
• EPA Integrated Planning Website
• Integrated Planning FAQs
• Integrated Approach Planning – Washington Dept. of Ecology's Perspective
• Getting Started with Integrated Planning
• Consent Decree e-Library
• The Evolving Landscape for Financial Capability Assessment – Clean Water Act Negotiations & the Opportunities of Integrated Planning
• Affordability Assessment Tool for Federal Water Mandates  (WEF/AWWA/US Conference of Mayors)
• Integrated Regional Water Management Resources - California (CA Dept. of Water Resources)

Integrated Plan e-Library

• Durham, New Hampshire Integrated Planning and Permitting Approach
• Cincinnati, Ohio Integrated Sustainable Watershed Plans
• Cincinnati, Ohio Integrated Sustainable Watershed Management Manual
• City of Santa Maria, Draft Integrated Plan 
• Columbus, Ohio Wet Weather Management Plan Green Infrastructure Letter to Ohio EPA
• DC Water/EPA/District Green Partnership Agreement 
• DC Water LTCP Modification Proposal (January 2014)
• Evansville, Indiana Integrated Overflow Control Plan
• Lawrence, Kansas NPDES Permit with Integrated Plan
• Lawrence, Kansas Integrated Plan MOU
• Lawrence, Kansas NPDES Permit Fact Sheet 
• Seattle, Washington Integrated Plan Vol. 3 
• Spokane, Washington Integrated Clean Water Plan Proposal (March 2014)
• Springfield, Missouri Integrated Plan Proposal
• Springfield, Missouri Integrated Plan Presentation to EPA
• Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority - Mojave IRWM 

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• NACWA's Money Matters campaign set the stage for Integrated Planning. Read more about this ongoing initiative here.

The information provided on this page is designed to provide guidance and examples of integrated planning approaches for NACWA members.  NACWA does not endorse any of the specific documents or plans listed, nor can NACWA guarantee that utilities using any of these documents as models or resources will ultimately have similar plans approved.  These documents are not intended to be an exhaustive list of integrated planning approaches or options, but instead are meant to provide NACWA members with information of which NACWA is currently aware.