Maine DEP's Strategic Priorities. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection's mission is Legislatively mandated to prevent, xxxxx and control the pollution of the air, water and land. The charge is to preserve, improve and prevent diminution of the natural environment of the State. The Department is also directed to protect and enhance the public's right to use and enjoy the State's natural resources. The Department administers programs, educates and makes regulatory decisions that contribute to the achievement of this mission. The Department is continuing to transition from a medium (or program) based strategic planning model to a framework that stresses functional goals as part of our effort to better integrate multi-media programs and develop the cross-cutting program expertise to better meet our mission to: • Prevent, xxxxx and control the pollution of air, water and land; • Preserve, improve and prevent the diminution of the natural environment of the State; and • Protect and enhance the public's right to use and enjoy the State's natural resources. The current plan has six mutually supportive and interdependent functional goals of equal importance. Spanning the breadth of the Department's operations, these goals play an integral role in ensuring that the Department protects and restores our air, land and water, prevents pollution, promotes healthy communities and natural resources, and delivers effective and efficient services:
Maine DEP's Strategic Priorities. In 2010, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection began to transition from a medium- (or program) based strategic planning model to a framework that stresses functional goals as part of our effort to better integrate multi-media programs and develop the cross-cutting program expertise to better meet our mission to : • Prevent, xxxxx and control the pollution of air, water and land; • Preserve, improve and prevent the diminution of the natural environment of the State; and • Protect and enhance the public’s right to use and enjoy the State’s natural resources. The current plan has six mutually supportive and interdependent functional goals of equal importance. Spanning the breadth of the Department’s operations, these goals play an integral role in ensuring that the Department protects and restores our air, land and water, prevents pollution, promotes healthy communities and natural resources, and delivers effective and efficient services:
