The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting the public to comment on a draft strategy to protect and restore lakes, streams, and coastal waters. The document, “Coming together for clean water: EPA's strategy for achieving clean water,” outlines the agency's plans to address the United States' critical water stressors, sources, and threats.The document outlines several approaches the agency has identified, including systematically assessing the nation's waters to provide a baseline for tracking progress; increasing the focus on protecting healthy waters; enhancing EPA's ability to restore degraded waters and ecosystems; and reducing pollution. Specific EPA actions include completing national aquatic resource surveys; developing metrics to create a national list of healthy watersheds; strengthening the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System; and encouraging integrated water management approaches and green infrastructure.