The Peconic Estuary Partnership is one of 28 National Estuary Programs in the United States, authorized under the Clean Water Act and working with multiple entities to manage the Peconic Watershed and achieve clean water throughout the East End of Long Island.

The Peconic Estuary Partnership (PEP) (www.peconicestuary.org) is the National Estuary Program on the East End of Long Island, NY. PEP acts as a backbone organization, bringing together partners from different sectors around common goals. PEP supports monitoring, research, collaboration and education to address priority issues within the Peconic Estuary Watershed. PEP acts as a bridge at the boundary between science and policy, and ensures that an informed citizenry, along with all other stakeholders, have a voice in the decision-making process.