Federal agencies manage large amounts of public lands throughout the country.
In the interest of protecting water quality, the Clean Water Action Plan announced the intention of Federal agencies to adopt a policy that will reduce water pollution from Federal activities and foster a unified, watershed-based approach to land and resource management. Implementation of the following proposed policy will improve water quality and aquatic ecosystems on Federal lands and will further the use of a watershed approach to Federal land and resource management activities. These agencies are committed to managing the Federal lands, resources, and facilities in our care as models of good stewardship and effective watershed management. This.policy is to enhance the existing programs by improving consistency among Federal agency programs. Identify specific watersheds in which to focus our budgetary and other resources and accelerate improvements in water quality and watershed condition.