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/ ------- 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 -2- ------- 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 -3- ------- 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 -4- ------- |