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     LETTER
 Region  10    &EPA
    Tribal
Newsletter
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Vol. 20 No. 5
May 2011
                      http://yosemltE.epa.gov/R10/TFaBAL.NSF/NewslettEr/Issues
           Conferences and Workshops
 May
 12-13  Brownfields Redevelopment Conference, Spokane, WA
         http://tinyurl.com/68bhv52
 24 - 26  Addressing and Managing Illegal Dumping in Indian Country (ITEP),
         Portland, OR. http://www4.nau.edu/itep/waste/training_wastemgmt.asp

 June
 14-16  National Tribal Forum on Air Quality (ITEP), Spokane, WA.
         http://www4.nau.edu/itep/air/aq_ntf11 .asp

 August
 23 - 25  Tribal Lands and Environment: A National Forum on Solid Waste, Green
         Bay, Wl. http://www4.nau.edu/itep/waste/twrap_tlf1 "l.asp

 For a complete list of EPA Tribal trainings, webinars, and grants info, go to
 http://www.epa.gov/indian/calendar/index.htm
Salish Sea Ecosystem
Conference to be held in
Vancouver in October
Set to take place in Vancouver, British
Columbia, on October 25-27, this event is
the largest, most comprehensive scientific
research and policy conference in the region.
The 2011 conference is co-hosted by
Environment Canada and the Puget Sound
Partnership.  It presents the latest scientific
research on the state of the Puget Sound/
Georgia Basin ecosystem. Visit
www.salishseaconference.org/sessions.php
       Save the Date!
         2012  Tribal Leaders
         Summit starts April  30
      The date has been set for the 2012 EPA Region
      10 Tribal Leaders' Summit, hosted by the
      Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde.
      The summit will be held at the Spirit Mountain
      Casino Grand Ronde, Oregon from April 30 -
      May 4,2012.
      To be included on the contact list for all
      communication regarding the Summit, please
      email brandy.humphreys@grandronde.org

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       Siletz Tribe Awarded EPA Funds to Reduce
       Greenhouse Gas Emissions
       EPA announced that 22 communities across
       the country, including communities in
       Oregon, Washington and Idaho, will receive
       $8.3 million in grants to develop local strate-
       gies to reduce harmful greenhouse gas emis-
       sions and improve people's health.
       The grants will help communities increase
       energy efficiency and save consumers money
       with new practices involving waste man-
       agement,  energy production, and land use
       management. The communities of Hailey,
       Idaho; Corvallis, Oregon; Seattle; and the
       Siletz Tribe of Oregon will receive over $1.7
million to support the following projects in
their communities: The Siletz Tribe received
$323,305 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
and heat island effects through solar installa-
tions and community energy reductions. For
more information on these projects, visit
www.epa.gov/statelocalclimate/local/showcase
The Climate Showcase Communities Grant
Program is administered by EPA, provid-
ing technical assistance, tools, and guidance
to help state, local, and tribal governments
implement policies and programs to mitigate
climate change.
        RTOC News

        The Regional Tribal Operations Commit-
        tee (RTOC) works diligently to serve the
        Tribes in Region 10, bringing the voice from
        our Tribes to  the table at meetings with
        higher management and Administration at
        the Region 10 EPA. Likewise, we have been
        focusing on communications to create  a
        flow of information from the EPA to Tribes
        about policies, programs, funding and other
        activities that may impact them.
        Our web site  has been up since March of
        2010 and it is constantly being updated with
        new and pressing information for Tribes.
        Please visit the web site at
        www.rtocregionlO.org and provide any
        comments or suggestions for improvements
        to  randi.madison@rtocregionlO.com
        In February, the RTOC hosted an evening
        event at the Alaska Forum on the Environ-
        ment. We were honored to have our
        Regional Director, Dennis McLerran,  give a
        keynote address, followed by brief addresses
        from Lisa Garcia, EPA's Senior Advisor for
        Environmental Justice, and Mathy Stan-
        islaus, Assistant Administrator for EPA's
        Office of Solid Waste and Emergency
        Response.
   By Randi Madison, RTOC Communications Specialist

The evening was held in recognition of
this year's recipient of the Daniel Ellanak
Environmental Excellence Award, Alberta
Stephan. Alberta is an elder from the Na-
tive Village of Eklutna. She has endlessly
given her blessings, traditional knowledge
and ancestral wisdom toward environmental
gatherings and conferences in Alaska.
The Region 10 RTOC welcomes any and
all input from Tribes. We cannot carry out
our mission of protecting and improving
Tribal health and environmental condi-
tions without constant updates from Tribes.
Please contact your local RTOC or NTOC
representative to share what is going on in
your area. We meet monthly via conference
call and quarterly in person.
The next in-person meeting is scheduled for
June 28-30 in Seattle at the EPA Region 10
headquarters. Any suggestions for agenda
items are due 6 weeks prior to quarterly
meetings and may be given by contacting
the RTOC Tribal Caucus Co-chair, Violet
Yeaton atvyeaton@yahoo.com. All repre-
sentative's contact information, agendas and
minutes of meetings are posted on our
web site.
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  EPA Climate  Change and Water News
   EPA has developed its Climate Ready
   Water Utilities (CRWU) initiative -
   http://go.usa.gov/bCl/- to assist water
   and wastewater utilities in becoming
   "climate ready." CRWU efforts support
   drinking water and wastewater utilities in
   implementing climate change adaptation
   and mitigation strategies, resulting in a
   more resilient water sector.
   The National Drinking Water Advisory
   Council (NDWAC) established the
   Climate Ready Water Utilities Working
   Group to evaluate the concept of "climate
ready water utilities." In its report to the
Agency, the NDWAC provided 11 findings
and 12 recommendations to help develop
and support a program that enables utilities
to attain a state of climate readiness. The
report can be accessed at
http://go.usa.gov/bCx
Following the recommendations of the
NDWAC working group and other
parties, EPA is developing additional
tools, including GREAT and the CRWU
Toolbox, to prepare water utilities for
climate change.
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  Climate  Resilience  Evaluation and
  Awareness Tool (CREAT)
  GREAT is an interactive tool designed for
  water and wastewater utilities to assess the
  risk of potential climate change impacts
  on their assets, operations, and missions by
  guiding users through a flexible, systematic
  assessment process. CREAT also provides
  regional climate change information that in-
  cludes a list of potential impacts to utilities,
  and directs users to a library of adaptation
  measures.
  Users can draw from this library to develop
  their own adaptation plans which can in-
  clude their custom-designed adaptation
  measures as well. CREAT can be down-
  loaded at  http://water.epa.gov/infrastruc-
  ture/watersecurity/climate/creat.cfm
  EPA is developing training modules for
  CREAT 1.0 to be delivered to users. Also,
  EPA has assembled a workgroup to assist
  in the development of the second version of
  CREAT.
Updates to the software will include an
energy efficiency module and incorporation
of utility extreme weather data and
supplemented scenario-based planning
functionality into the tool. If you want to be
involved in these efforts, email
CRWUhelp@epa.gov.

Utility Climate  Change
Adaptation Measures Guide
The guide is being developed to provide
information on existing and suggested
adaptation measures. This  guide will leverage
climate science information in CREAT, as
well as provide regional climate information
and associated adaptation measures.
Opportunity for Involvement:
The Adaptation Guide is in development,
if you want to be involved in providing
feedback and comment on the Guide, email
CRWUhelp@epa.gov.
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       CRWU Collaboration with Climate Ready Estuaries
      Climate change poses a significant challenge
      to the ability of coastal communities to
      sustainably manage their water resources and
      related infrastructure. As a result, there is a
      need to identify regional consequences from
      climate change and to develop adaptation
      strategies that are integrated at a watershed
      scale.
      Two EPA initiatives, the Climate Ready
      Water Utilities program and the Climate
      Ready Estuaries program, are working to
      address these impacts and provide resources
      and tools for climate change adaptation
      planning to their respective stakeholders.
Recently, EPA has identified the need
for better coordination and collaboration
between these two programs given their
complimentary objectives.
The goal of this proposed partnership
is to support and promote activities that
strengthen the resiliency of water utilities
and their surrounding watersheds, including
estuaries, against the effects of climate
change.
If you work with a National Estuary
Program or other coastal programs that may
have a connection to this  effort, please email
CRWUhelp@epa.gov to get involved.
         Climate Ready Water
         Utilities Wiki
         The Climate Ready Water Utilities wiki is
         available at https://ssoprod.epa.gov/sso/
         jsp/wsd-ccWikiLogin.jsp. You will be
         directed to a log-in page.
         If you do not have an EPA LAN ID
         and password, request access to the wiki
         by clicking the "Self-Register for the
         Climate Ready Water Utilities Wiki via
         the EPA Portal" link. After filling out the
         subsequent form, request "General Portal
         Access." List John Whitler as your EPA
         contact at whitler.john@epa.gov; (202)
         564-1929.
         A username will be generated for you,
         and you will be able to access the wiki
         (this process usually takes a few days).
         For more information on EPA's
         climate change activities, visit
         http://epa.gov/climatechange
         For an overview of climate change and
         water issues, visit
         www.epa.gov/ow/climatechange
Climate Ready Water
Utilities Toolbox
The CRWU Toolbox is a searchable
web-based database that contains climate-
related resources that assist utilities at all
stages of the planning and decision making
process, from raising general awareness to
implementing mitigation and adaptation
measures.
Please see www.epa.gov/safewater/
watersecurity/climate/toolbox.html.
The Toolbox is currently in beta version,
and EPA is seeking comments on it at
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    USGS Releases Draft Report to Congress:
        Strengthening the Scientific Understanding of
        Climate Change Impacts on Fresh Water Resources
    The Omnibus Public Lands Act (Section
    9506 of Public Law 111-11, Appendix A,
    which incorporates the SECURE Water
    Act) calls for a report to Congress that
    describes the current scientific under-
    standing of each impact of global climate
    change on freshwater resources of the
    United States. This draft report identi-
    fies key actions to improve the nation's
    capacity to detect and predict changes in
freshwater resources that are likely to re-
sult from a changing climate. In addition,
a series of next steps for federal agencies is
provided.
The ultimate goal is to help decision-
makers and water resource managers by
facilitating improvements in observational,
data acquisition, and modeling capabilities.
For more information, visit
http://acwi.gov/Rpt.Congress3.18.ll.pdf
  National Research Council Releases Booklet,
     Warming World: Impacts by Degree
        This booklet is based on the National
        Research Council report, Climate
        Stabilization Targets: Emissions,
  Concentrations, and Impacts Over
  Decades to Millennia (2011). It outlines
  the scientific information that makes it clear
  that emission reductions today matter in
  determining impacts that will be experienced
  over the next few decades and into the
  coming centuries and millennia.
The booklet explains how policy choices can
be informed by recent advances in climate
science that show the relationships among
increasing carbon dioxide, global warming,
related physical changes, and resulting
impacts.
For more information, visit
^ http://dels.nas.edu/Materials/Booklets/
   warming-world
  Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)  Instructions
  for Climate Change
  On March 4,2011, CEQjssued a set of      and programs, as recommended by the
  implementing instructions for Federal       Interagency Climate Change Adaptation
  Agency Adaptation Planning. The          Task Force in its October 2010 Progress
  Instructions will inform agencies on how     Report to the President. For information,
  to integrate climate change adaptation       visit www.whitehouse.gov/administration/
  into their planning, operations, policies,      eop/ceq/initiatives/adaptation
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       Energy on  Potentially Contaminated Land
       and  Mine Sites
       EPA is soliciting applications from states,
       tribes, regional governments, and communi-
       ties that want to evaluate the potential devel-
       opment of renewable energy on potentially or
       formerly contaminated properties.
       This evaluation will be in the form of a
       feasibility study conducted by the Depart-
       ment of Energy National Renewable Energy
       Laboratory (NREL) that will determine the
       best renewable energy technology for the
       site, the optimal location for placement of
       the renewable energy technology, potential
       energy generating capacity, the return on the
     investment, and the economic feasibility of
     the renewable energy projects. The purpose
     of the technical assistance is to reuse sites,
     improve communities, create jobs, develop
     partnerships, decrease the use of green space
     for siting renewable energy, and increase the
     amount of renewable energy generated.
     Proposals are due to EPA on May 20 and
     may be submitted to
     matthews.lura@epa.gov. More informa-
     tion on the RE-Powering initiative and the
     request for applications can be found at
     www.epa.gov/renewableenergyland
         Department of Energy  (DOE)
         Up to $10 million will be available this
         year through DOE's Tribal Energy
         Program to support the evaluation,
         development and deployment of energy
         efficiency and renewable energy projects
         on tribal lands that will help save energy
         and money, expand the use of renewable
         energy resources, and promote economic
         development for tribal communities.
         Indian Tribes, Tribal Energy Resource
         Development Organizations and Tribal
         Consortia on whose lands the projects
         will be located are eligible to apply for the
         available funding.
     The funds will support three project
     areas: first steps and capacity building,
     energy efficiency development and
     deployment, and renewable energy
     development and deployment.
     The full Funding Opportunity
     Announcements are available online
     at www.FedConnect.Net or accessible
     through DOE's Tribal Energy Program
     web site at http://go.usa.gov/bxG
     •   This funding is subject to continuing
        congressional appropriations.
     http://appsl.eere.energy.gov/
     tribalenergy/government_grants.cfm
         EPA Budget Cut by $1.6
        Billion for FY 2011
        The spending agreement between
        congressional leaders and the White
        House for the rest of fiscal year 2011
        would reduce the EPA's budget by
        16 percent to $8.7 billion and the
        Department of Energy's energy
        efficiency and renewable energy program
        by 18 percent to $1.83 billion.
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Improving Public  Health
and the  Environment for
Local Communities
EPA has a web site to provide ideas on
what communities can do to improve local
air quality, and to share information on how
to apply for EPA grants to kick-start their
activities. Contact Cathy Milbourn, (202)
564-4355, milbourn.cathy@epa.gov or go
to www.epa.gov/air/community
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  Reuse/Recycling/Restoration, Green Building,
  Climate Change & Green Jobs
  Competitive federal funding is available to
  support reuse, recycling, and composting
  grant and cooperative agreement projects
  through the Department of Commerce's
  Global Climate Change Mitigation
Incentive Fund. Green building, energy
efficiency and renewable energy projects are
also eligible. The following link has detailed
application information.
http://go.usa.gov/bcN
    Training on Compliance with  Water Requirements
     Want to learn how to find and fix
    illicit discharges and connections?
    How to develop an effective municipal
    stormwater program for construction
    sites? What you need to know about the
    industrial stormwater general permit?
Find self-paced training and archived
webinars on these topics and a variety
of other topics related to the National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) at EPA's NPDES training site
at www.lgean.org/news.cfm#6413
  HUD Healthy  Homes
  The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
  Development has given a grant to Montana
  State University to provide free Healthy
  Homes and RRP training to tribes across
  the nation. Montana State is an accredited
 However, in order to receive the free
 RRP course, students must also attend
 the Healthy Homes training. If you are
 interested in bringing this training to your
 Region, contact Barbara Allen, project
 coordinator at: blallen@montana.edu.
  training provider, so upon successful
  completion of the RRP course, the tribal staff   For more info, go to
  are certified.                              www.tribalhealthyhomes.org
  PETE Grants Webinars for Tribes available
  The National Partnership for Environmental  registration is required. Webinars will be
  Technology Education (PETE) will offer the  recorded and made available at
  entire Administrative and Financial Guidance   www.petetribal.org
 for U.S. EPA Assistance Agreements training via  For more information inciuding how to
  Webmar in May and June 2011. The training  ^^ pleage gQ tQ.
  is targeted towards Tribes, U.S. Territories,
  and Insular Areas. Please note that free       http://tinvurl.com/tribaltrainingwebinar2011

  Tribal Lands and Environment: A  National Forum on
  Solid Waste
  The National Forum on Solid Waste,
  Emergency Response, Contaminated Sites,
  and USTs is an annual national gathering
  of tribal professionals and their colleagues
  from various federal agencies. Topics covered
  will be waste management, Brownfields,
Superfund sites, underground storage tanks,
land remediation, and emergency response.
The forum will take place in Green Bay,
Wisconsin, August 23-25. Please visit their
website at
www4.nau.edu/itep/waste/twrap_tlfll.asp
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       PSAs Aid  Community Water Quality Efforts
      The National Environmental Services Center
      (NESC) has three video public service
      announcements (PSAs) about the importance
      of septic system maintenance for community
      water quality.
      The PSAs reflect NESC's ongoing
      commitment to effective wastewater
      treatment and source water protection, and
      are available for communities and watershed
      groups to use for free.
Presented in a humorous light, each video
drives home the message that homeowners
are responsible for safe guarding our
drinking water through proper septic tank
operation and maintenance.
NESC encourages communities to use these
brief PSAs as part of a public awareness
campaign to protect source water. View and
download the videos by visiting:
www.nesc.wvu.edu/subpages/psa.cfm
         Institute for Tribal  Environmental Professionals
         Names New Executive  Director
         Northern Arizona University and the
         Institute for Tribal Environmental
         Professionals (ITEP) are pleased to
         announce ITEP's new Executive Director,
         Ann Marie Chischilly, Esq. Ms. Chischilly
         brings leadership and substantial knowledge
         to ITEP as a longtime water and
         environmental attorney. Ms. Chischilly is
         responsible for coordinating ITEP's work
         with NAU, state and federal agencies, tribes
         and Alaska Native villages.
         ITEP is a national tribal training and
         technical support institute based on the
         campus of NAU in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Since 1992, the Institute has assisted tribal
environmental professionals with support
on a variety of environmental challenges
including air quality, climate impacts,
environmental compliance, and solid waste.
ITEP also provides K-16 education and
outreach resources to the next generation of
tribal environmental professionals.
Ms. Chischilly is a member of the Navaho
Nation (Dine). She is from Shonto/Kayenta,
Arizona, and is Red Streak into the Water
Clan. Her maternal grandparent clan is
One Who Walks Around, and her paternal
grandparent clan is Coyote Pass People.
       EPA Monitoring Continues to  Confirm That No  Radiation
       Levels of Concern  Have Reached the  United  States
      During detailed filter analyses from 12
      RadNet air monitor locations across the
      nation, the EPA identified trace amounts
      of radioactive isotopes consistent with the
      Japanese nuclear incident.
      Some of the filter results show levels slightly
      higher than those found by EPA monitors last
      week and a Department of Energy monitor
      the week before. These types of findings are
      to be expected in the coming days and are still
far below levels of public health concern.
EPA's samples were captured by monitors
in Alaska, Alabama, California, Guam,
Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Saipan, Northern
Mariana Islands and Washington state and
sent to EPA scientists for detailed laboratory
analysis.
Detailed information on the latest round of
filter results can be found at
http://go.usa.gov/bY8
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  New Group to Increase  Tribes'  Role in Chemical
  Management and Pollution Prevention
  EPA is establishing a National Tribal         paint, expanding pollution prevention and
  Toxics Committee (NTTC) that will give     safer chemical initiatives in Indian country,
  tribes a forum for providing advice on the     and better evaluating unique chemical
  development of EPA's chemical management  exposures on tribal lands.
  and pollution prevention programs that
  affect tribes.
  Given the uniqueness of tribal cultures,
  communities and environmental problems,
  the forum will help EPA tailor and more
  efficiently address a variety of issues,
  including preventing poisoning from lead
A charter for the new NTTC is being
developed and the membership of the council
will be formed over the next several months.
The first meeting of the NTTC will be held
in the spring of 2011. For more information,
www.epa.gov/oppt/tribal or
www.epa.gov/indian
   Adaptive Response  Framework Guide
   In order to help drinking water and
   wastewater utilities use the Adaptive
   Response Framework as described in the
   NDWAC Climate Ready Water Utilities
   report, EPA will begin development of the
   Adaptive Response Framework Guide. The
   goal of this guide is to provide additional
   descriptions of potential climate change
activities that will support climate resilience
at a utility and identify specific resources to
support each activity. EPA will begin work
on this guide in the spring of 2011.

    will seek stakeholder input during the
           Df this product. Please email
CRWUhelp@epa.gov to get involved.
  EPA Updates Emissions and Generation Resource
  Integrated Database  (eGRID)
  eGRID is a comprehensive database of
  emissions from almost all electric power
  generated in the United States. The data
  are widely used to show the impacts of
  electricity generation as well as the benefits
  from reduced electricity demand. eGRID
  contains emissions information for nitrogen
  oxides (NOx) and sulfur dioxide (SO2)
  which contribute to unhealthy air quality
and acid rain in many parts of the country.
eGRID also contains emissions information
for carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4),
and nitrous oxide (N2O), which are
greenhouse gases that contribute to climate
change. eGRID now includes data from
2007, an update from 2005. For additional
information, visit www.fedcenter.gov/
Announcements/index.cfm?id=17413
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       EPA  Solicits Public Comment on Permit to  Reduce
       Stormwater  Discharges
       EPA is releasing for public comment a draft
       permit that will help improve our nation's
       waterways by regulating the discharge
       of Stormwater from construction sites.
       Stormwater discharges during construction
       activities can contain sediment and pollutants
       that harm aquatic ecosystems, increase
       drinking water treatment costs and pollute
       waters that people use for fishing, swimming
       and other recreational activities.
       The proposed Construction General Permit
       (CGP) includes a number of enhanced
       protections, including enhanced provisions to
       protect impaired and sensitive waters. Some of
       the significant proposed permit modifications
       include new requirements for:
       •   Eligibility for emergency-related
          construction
       •   Required use  of the electronic notice of
          intent process
           •  Sediment and erosion controls
           •  Natural buffers or alternative controls
           •  Soil stabilization
           •  Pollution prevention
           •  Site inspections
           •  Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans
           •  Permit termination.
           The permit will be effective in areas where
           EPA is the permitting authority, including
           four states (Idaho, Massachusetts, New
           Hampshire and New Mexico); Washington,
           D.C.; most territories; and most Indian
           country lands.
           The public will have 60 days to comment on
           the draft permit. EPA anticipates that it will
           issue the final construction general permit
           by January 31, 2012. For more information
           on the proposed construction general permit,
           visit http://go.usa.gov/bgp
         EPA Updates  Energy Star  Label Standards for
         Lighting Fixtures

                The EPA is announcing
                updated standards for
                light fixtures to qualify
         for the Energy Star label - an
         efficiency program that has
         saved consumers money on their
         energy bills while contributing
         to cleaner air and protecting
         people's health since 1992.
         Effective October 1,2011, to qualify for
         the Energy Star label light fixtures will
         need to increase efficiency 30 percent
         above currently qualified fluorescent-
         based fixtures. In 2013, performance
         requirements will increase further,
         providing 40 percent higher efficiency
         compared to  currently qualified models.
ENERGY STAR
         Energy Star was started by
         EPA in 1992 as a market-based
         partnership to reduce greenhouse
         gas emissions through energy
         efficiency. Today, the Energy Star
         label can be found on more than
         60 different kinds of products as
         well as new homes and commercia
         and industrial buildings that meet
strict energy-efficiency specifications set by
EPA.
Last year alone, Americans, with the help
of Energy Star, saved $18 billion on their
energy bills while reducing greenhouse gas
emissions equivalent to 33 million vehicles.
More information on light fixtures is at
www.energystar.gov/luniinaires
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    EPA Seeks Comments on  Protecting
    Healthy Watersheds
          The EPA is seeking comments on
          a recently released draft technical
          document titled "Identifying
    and Protecting Healthy Watersheds:
    Concepts, Assessments, and Management
    Approaches."
    This draft technical document provides
    the basis for implementing the Agency's
    Healthy Watersheds Initiative, which,
    in partnership with states, tribes,
    local governments, nongovernmental
    organizations and others, is intended to
    protect the nation's remaining healthy
watersheds, prevent them from becoming
impaired, and accelerate restoration
successes.
The Healthy Watersheds approach, as
part of the initiative, is based on a holistic,
integrated, systems view of aquatic
ecosystems that acknowledges their
dynamics and interconnectivity in the
landscape.
EPA is seeking comments on this draft
document until June 3, 2011. For more
information and the draft document please
visit www.epa.gov/healthywatersheds
  Tribal Energy Information gets  new section
  A new section on hydrokinetic energy devel-   mental impacts associated with hydrokinetic
  opment has been added to the Tribal Energy   energy development, mitigation measures to
  and Environmental Information Clearing-     avoid or reduce hydrokinetic energy develop-
  house (TEEIC) Web Site at                 ment impacts, and information about appli-
  http://teeic.anl.gov/er/hydrokinetic         cable federal laws and regulations.
  The TEEIC provides information about the   The primary hydrokinetic energy resources
  environmental effects of energy development   presented in the new section are ocean wave
  on tribal lands. The new section includes      energy tidal energy, and river in-stream
  discussion of hydrokinetic energy, environ-     energy and ocean current energy.
  US DA Energy Assistance Program
  The US Department of Agriculture has
  funding available to help rural residents in
  remote areas reduce energy costs.
  The program is administered by USDA
  Rural Development's Rural Utilities Service.   The funding totals more than $12 million.
  Recipients use funds to improve energy       These funds may not be used to pay utility
  generation, transmission or distribution       bills, purchase fuel, or be used for the sole
  facilities that serve communities where the     benefit of the applicant.
Grants are available to individuals,
businesses, non-profit entities, states, local
governments and federally recognized Indian
tribes.
  average residential cost for home energy
  exceeds 275 percent of the national average.
For more information, contact Dane
Henshall at (202) 260-0996
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                            May 2011
             Contests  & News
         State of the Environment
           Photo Project Contest
       Now in progress and over the coming
       year to Earth Day 2012, EPA is inviting
       photographers to submit photos on the state
       of the environment as they experience it, to
       add to the Documerica project. Read more
       about the history of Documerica and how
       to enter your photos.
       www.flickr.com/groups/1667216@N23
      v	y

      Synopsis of the 2010
      White House Tribal Nations
      Conference
      A synopsis is available online of the 2010
      White House Tribal Nations Conference
      December 16,2010, "Working with Tribal
      Nations to Build a Brighter Future. "Visit
      http://go.usa.gov/ba8

      Compact Fluorescent Light
      Bulbs Cleanup Guidance
      EPA has updated its guidance on how
      to properly clean up a broken compact
      fluorescent lamp (CFL) and also developed a
      new consumer brochure with CFL recycling
      and cleanup tips. For the full text, visit
      www.epa.gov/cfl/cflcleanup.html
       EPA Rap for Kids —
        Share it with Friends!
         "Click it, flip it, turn the handle to
         the right, turn off the water, twist the
         handle real tight." So begins a song
         about climate change, available for
         downloading from the EPA's Web site at
         www.epa.gov/climateforaction/learn
Rachel Carson  Sense of
Wonder Contest
The U.S. EPA, Generations United, the
Dance Exchange, National Center for
Creative Aging, and the Rachel Carson
Council, Inc., announce a poetry, essay,
photo and dance contest. Entries must be
from a team of two or more persons, a young
person and an older person. The creative
work should express the "Sense of Wonder"
that your team feels for the sea, the night
sky, forests, birds, wildlife, and all that is
beautiful to your eyes. Submissions are due
June 10,2011. The finalists will be selected
by a panel of judges. Then the public will
be asked to vote for their favorites in each
category: photography, essay, poetry and
dance. For more info, go to
www.epa.gov/aging/resources/
thesenseofwonder/2011_flyercarson.pdf

 ' NPDES Pesticide
   General Permit (PGP)
   Extension
   EPA has been granted an extension to
   the implementation date for the PGP.
   NPDES PGP permits are not required
   until October 31,2011. EPA plans to
   publish its final PGP by July 31, 2011
   prior to the October 31,2011 deadline.
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Mold policy unchanged
EPA has not changed its policy on sampling
for mold — we do not recommend routine
sampling for mold. Addressing the cause of
the mold growth, that is the source of the
moisture, is the most important action that
can be taken. Sampling or testing for mold
is discussed in more detail in our guidance at
http://go.usa.gov/bgi
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                                       May 2011
  Climate Change Vulnerability
  This EPA report presents a series of case studies
  describing the approaches currently being taken
  by four water utilities in the United States to as-
  sess their vulnerability to climate change.
  The case studies illustrate different approaches
  that reflect specific local needs and conditions,
  existing vulnerabilities, local partnerships,  and
  available information about climate change.
     Assessments

       Information from these case studies will be useful
       to water utilities and other members of the water
       resources community to inform the development
       of strategies for understanding and responding to
       climate change.

       The report is available at
       http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/global/recordis-
       play.cfm?deid=233808
  Tabletop Exercise Tool for Water Systems: Emergency
  Preparedness, Response, & Climate Resiliency (TTX  Tool)
  TTX Tool assists users in planning, customiz-
  ing, and conducting water sector-specific table-
  top exercises on five climate change scenarios.
  Background technical information included in
  the tool provides a brief introduction to climate
  science and how climate impacts may affect
  utility operations.
       Download the tool at http://yosemite.epa.gov/
       ow/SReg.nsf/description/TTX_Tool

       EPA will be updating the TTX Tool during
       the spring and summer of 2011 and will seek
       stakeholder involvement during this process.

       Please email ttxtool@epa.gov to get involved.
   United States Environmental
   Protection Agency
   Region 10
   Tribal Program
   1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900,
   ETPA-085
   Seattle, WA 98101-3140
   Toll-Free:	(800) 424-4372
   Phone:	(206) 553-0542
   Fax	(206)553-0151
Tribal Staff
IDAHO and EASTERN WASHINGTON
Jim Zokan, Tribal Coordinator.	(208) 378-5691

OREGON
Kris Carre, Tribal Coordinator	(503) 326-7024

WASHINGTON
Alan Moomaw, Tribal Coordinator... (360) 753-8071
Diana Boquist, Tribal Coordinator... (206) 553-1586
                 United States
                 Environmental Protection
                 Agency
            Region 10 Tribal Newsletter
                      May 2011
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