United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Office of Water (4101)
www. e pa. g ov/wate r
EPA832-F-00-076
February 2001
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROGRAMS
AVAILABLE TO NATIVE AMERICANS
A large number of homes in Indian country lack adequate systems to treat or dispose of
sewage, according to a 1998 report by the Indian Health Service. If not properly collected,
treated, or disposed of, wastewater can seriously affect the health of our citizens, our
ground-water, and our surface waters. EPA's Office of Wastewater Management provides
financial and technical assistance programs and resource centers to aid Native Americans
with the construction and operation of wastewater facilities. Help can be obtained by
contacting the following assistance programs or one of EPA's partner organizations and
agencies as listed below:
Wastewater Treatment Lagoon
Photo courtesy of Clay Smith, Iowa DNR
Financial Assistance
Clean Water Indian Set-Aside (ISA) Grant Program
Program provides grants to Indian tribes and Alaskan Native Villages for the planning, design, and
construction of wastewater treatment systems.
Telephone: (202) 564-0584
Website: www.epa.gov/owm/mab/indian/
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State Revolving Fund (SRF) Loan Program
Provides low cost loans to communities for a range of water quality projects, including decentralized
systems, nonpoint source controls, and estuary protection. Applicants should apply to the state for a
loan.
S Telephone: (202) 564-0589 ^ Website: www.epa.gov/owm/finan.htm
Alaska Sanitation Grant Program
Provides grants to Alaska Native Village and rural communities for drinking water and wastewater
facility construction, and training and technical assistance in facility operation.
S Telephone: (907) 465-5180 ^ Website: www.epa.gov/owm/indian/asaskan.htm
Technical Assistance
Rural Community Assistance Program (RCAP)
Provides no-cost, community-specific information and technical assistance that helps to improve rural
communities' ability to plan, design, construct, operate, and maintain wastewater systems. Resources
include:
M On-site Assistance M Training M Publications
S Telephone: (202)408-1273 ^ Website: www.rcap.org
Operator On-Site Technical Assistance Program - 104(g)
Provides no-cost, over the shoulder on-site operator assistance for small community wastewater treat-
ment facilities. Program improves the performance of small systems with compliance problems. Re-
sources include:
M On-site Operator Training M Financial Management M Troubleshooting
>T Other Operation and Maintenance Needs
S Telephone: (202)564-0636 Hf Website: www.epa.gov/owm/tomm.htm
Resource Centers
National Small Flows Clearinghouse (NSFO
The NSFC helps small communities reach practical and affordable solutions to wastewater treatment
problems. Resources include:
^Newsletters ^Databases >THotline >T Publications
>T Computer Bulletin Boards
STelephone: (800)624-8301 ^Website: www.nsfc.wvu.edu
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National Environmental Training Center for Small Communities (NETCSC)
NETCSC develops and delivers training courses and other training materials to environmental trainers
and state and local officials on wastewater, drinking water, and solid waste services in small communi-
ties. Resources include:
^Newsletters ^Databases
S Telephone: (800)624-8301
>THotline ^Training Courses/Materials
•H^ Website: www.netc.wvu.edu
Tribal Wastewater Training and Technical Assistance Center
EPA is currently working with Northern Arizona University to establish the center, which will provide
training and technical assistance to tribes in the planning, desing, operations, and maintenance of waste-
water systems. Resources include:
^Databases
^Newsletters, Publications
S Telephone: (202)564-0636
>TTraining Courses/Materials
>T On- Site Technical Assistance
'Website: www.epa.gov/owm/tomm.htm
Other Partner Agencies
Indian Health Service - Sanitation Facilities Construction Program
Provides funding for drinking water, wastewater, and solid waste disposal facilities for American Indians.
IHS also provides on-site training and technical assistance for the planning, design, construction, and
operation and maintenance of facilities. Resources include:
M Training
Telephone: (301) 443-1046
M On-Site Technical Assistance
•fif Website: www.ihs.gov
Department of Agriculture - Rural Utilities Service Water and Waste Disposal
Program
Provides both loans and grants to rural communities and Indian tribes (with 10,000 people or fewer)
for drinking water and wastewater systems, and for soilid waste and storm drainage products. Resources
include:
>T Training
S Telephone: (202)720-1582
>T Technical Assistance
•fif Website: www.netc.usda.gov/rus
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For more information about these programs you may contact the Clean Water Act Indian Set-Aside Grant
Program Contacts listed below. To request additional copies of this flyer, call (202) 564-0621. You can also
write to the Small Communities Team at U.S. EPA (4204M), ICC Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC 20460; or visit our internet site at www.epa.gov/owm/smallc.htm.
EPA Clean Water Act
Indian Set-Aside Grant Program
Regional Contacts
EPA Region I (CT, MA, ME, NH, PJ, VT)
Jackie LeClair
1 Congress Street, Suite 1100 (CMU)
Boston, MA 02114-2023
Telephone (617) 918-1549
EPA Region II (NJ, NY)
Muhammad Hatim
290 Broadway, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10007-1866
Telephone (212) 637-3855
EPA Region IV (AL, GA, FL, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN)
Fred Hunter
61 Forsyth Street
Atlanta, GA 30303-3104
Telephone (404) 562-9477
EPA Region V (IL, IN, OH, MI, MN, WI)
Stephen Polonscik
77 West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60604
Telephone (312) 886-0261
EPA Region VI (AR, LA, OK, NM, TX)
Gene Wossum
1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200
Dallas, TX 75202-2733
Telephone (214) 665-7173
EPA Region VII (IA, KS, MO, NE)
Don Gibbins
901 North 5th Street
Kansas City, KS 66101
Telephone (913) 551-7417
EPA Region VIII (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY)
Terry Griffith
999 18th Street, Suite 500
Denver, CO 80202-2466
Telephone (303) 312-6153
EPA Region IX (AZ, CA, HI, NV)
Loretta Vanegas
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Telephone (415) 744-1946
EPA Region X (AK, ID, OR, WA)
Geoff Keeler
1200 Sixth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101
Telephone (206) 553-1089
EPA Headquarters
Karen Vanzego - Mail Code 4204
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20460
Telephone (202) 564-0584
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