Nine Element Timeline By facebooker_10210565803761432 Jan 1, 1987 Section 319 of CWA updated by U.S. Congress Jan 1, 1990 New Section 319 begin implementation Jan 1, 1996 New Section 319 guideline was adopted (Birth of Nine Element Watershed Plan), encourage "watershed-based plans" Jan 1, 1999 EPA request states to upgrade to receive additional incremental funding Jan 1, 2003 EPA requires states to include Nine Element Plan (NEP) in funding requests Jan 1, 2008 Nine elements in NEP got changed in EPA's watershed planning handbook And also encourage for addressing threats and impaired waters Jan 1, 2014 EPA introduce NEP alternative planning framework in Section 319