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           Conferences and Workshops

April
3-5    Fourteenth National Brownfields Conference, Philadelphia, PA
        www.epa.gov/brownfields/bfconf.htm
12-16  2011 Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, "Tribal Rivers as
        Confluences of Environmental and Cultural Restoration", Seattle, WA
        Contact Michael Hughes at (541) 783-2149 or Michael.hughes@klamathtribes.com
19-21  Region 10 RTOC Meeting, Fort Hall, ID — If you would like to attend an
        RTOC meeting, please contact the RTOC Tribal Co-Chair, Violet Yeaton at
        vyeaton@yahoo.com, or your local RTOC representative
21 - 22  EPA Grants Management Training, Klamath Falls, OR
25 - 26  EPA Grants Management Training, Toppenish, WA
28 - 29  EPA Grants Management Training, Spokane, WA
        To register, contact Sarah Gross at (207) 771-9020 or sgrosse@maine.rr.com
        For more info, visit www.petetribal.org

May
2-6    National Water Quality Standards Academy, Basic Course, Arlington, VA
        For more information and to pre-apply:
        www.glec-online.com/WQSA_sessions/session1/course_info.php
3-5    National Native American Fish and Wildlife Conference. Rapid City, SD
        For info, go to www.nafws.org/events/national-conference.html
12-13  Brownfields Redevelopment Conference, Spokane, WA
        http://tinyurl.com/68bhv52
24 - 26  Addressing and Managing Illegal Dumping in Indian Country (ITEP),
        Portland, OR www4.nau.edu/itep/waste/training_wastemgmt.asp

June
14-16  National Tribal Forum on Air Quality, Spokane, WA
        www4.nau.edu/itep/air/aq_ntf11 .asp
        For a complete list of EPA Tribal trainings, webinars, and grants info, go to
        www.epa.gov/indian/calendar/index.htm

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      Celebrate  Earth  Day April 22!

              On April 22,1970, 20 million people
              across America celebrated the first
              Earth Day. It was a time when
       cities were buried under their own smog and
       polluted rivers caught fire. Now Earth Day is
       celebrated annually around the globe.
       Through the combined efforts of the U.S.
       government, grassroots organizations, and
       citizens, what started as a day of national
       environmental recognition has evolved into
       a world-wide campaign to protect our global
       environment.
       Learn about the history of Earth Day at
       www.epa.gov/EarthDay
         Sustainable Energy for Economic Development
         offers guide for community  solar projects
        Northwest SEED is pleased to offer a
        Guide to Community Solar: Utility,
        Private, and Non-Profit Project
        Development.

        The guide includes project examples from
        across the country, legal and financial con-
        siderations for project planners and model
program policies to accelerate the growth
of community solar. Developed for the
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
by Northwest SEED, Keyes and Fox,
Stoel Rives, and the Bonneville Environ-
mental Foundation, the guide is available
for free download from their web site at
http://tinyurl.com/672k96a
      Salish  Sea  Ecosystem
      Conference
      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. For information,
      www.salishseaconference.org/sessions.php
Solar Power Used to Clean
Groundwater Pollution
EPA recently activated a new system at a
contaminated federal Superfund site that
harnesses the sun's energy to pump and filter
polluted water at the Frontier Fertilizer site
in Davis, California, according to a report
from the Associated Press. This is the first
federal groundwater cleanup project to
harness solar power.
Visit http://tinyurl.com/5t5qjau
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  Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Assistance
  The US Department of Energy, Tribal
  Energy Program, offers up to 40 hours
  of free technical assistance to federally
  recognized Tribes. Go to their web site to
  fill out a one page form requesting assistance
  http://appsl.eere.energy.gov/tribalenergy/
  tech_assistance.cfm
  For other DOE Tribal energy resources,
  such as future funding announcements,
  schedules for webinars on energy efficiency
  and renewable energy, and a Tribal Energy
Development Handbook, go to
http://appsl.eere.energy.gov/tribalenergy
Additionally, the DOE Tribal Energy
Program will be hosting two events this
summer:
•  June 27-30 Renewable Energy & Energy
   Efficiency 101 Conference Denver, CO
•  August 1-4 Tribal Energy Business &
   Financing Conference Denver, CO
More information is available on the above
web site under "Program Links"
  Climate Change  Impacts Air and  Water Quality
  The EPA requests proposals for Impacts
  on Air Quality and Water Quality with a
  Changing Global Climate. Through this
  RFP, EPA seeks projects focused on the
  development of assessments, tools and
  techniques, and demonstration of innovative
  technologies for providing information and
  capacity to adequately prepare for climate-
  induced changes in extreme events in the
context of air and water quality management.
$6 million expected to be available, up to 6
awards anticipated. Responses due 4/18/11.
For more info contact Bryan Bloomer at
bloomer.bryan@epa.gov or by phone (703)
347-8040 or go to http://go.usa.gov/2Ww
Refer to Sol# EPA-G2011-STAR-D1.
(Grants.gov 1/24/11)
    Federal Agencies must Adapt to Effectively
    Address Climate Change
     The  Climate Change Adaptation Task
     Force has  released recommendations  to
     President Obama for how Federal Agen-
     cy policies  and programs can better pre-
     pare the US to respond to the impacts of
     climate change. These recommended ac-
     tions include:
     •  Make adaptation a standard part of
        Agency planning
     •  Ensure scientific information about
        the impacts of climate change is
        easily accessible
•  Align Federal efforts to respond
   to climate impacts that cut across
   jurisdictions and missions
•  Develop a U.S. strategy to support
   international adaptation
•  Build strong partnerships to support
   local, state, and tribal decision makers

More info is available at the following
Web site:
www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/
ceq/initiatives/adaptation
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                            Month Year
      Arctic Voices: Indigenous
      Responses to Climate
      Dr. Harvard Ayers will speak on "Arctic
      Voices: Indigenous Responses to Climate" at
      Portland State University's Hoffman Hall on
      April 8, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
      For more information, contact Leslie Harris
      at leslieharris.wisdom@gmail.com or
      http ://tinyurl ,com/6x24mus


      NCSE Announce  the
      Release  of Climate Change
      Education Modules
      Using National Aeronautics and Space
      Administration (NASA) data, eight modules
      have been developed for use in general
      education courses on climate change that
      colleges and universities across the country
      can readily adopt and adapt.
      Modules include: NASA Time Machine;
      Climate Change Impacts  on Colorado River
      Water Supply; Seasonality; Introduction to
      Remote Sensing Metrics; Advanced Topics in
      Remote Sensing; Ice Core Data; and Recent
      Climate Change. The modules are available at
      http://ncseonline.org/climate/cms.
      cfm?id=3818

      Environmental Health
      Indicators of Climate
      Change  for the  US
      A review of environmental health indicators
      for climate change shows  that data exist for
      many of these measures, but more evaluation
      of their sensitivity and usefulness is needed.
      Further attention is necessary to increase  data
      quality and availability and to develop new
      surveillance databases, especially for climate-
      sensitive morbidity. Additional information is
      available at http://go.usa.gov/2W7
  Cuts in Black Carbon,
  Ozone Could Affect Pace
  of Climate Change
  Cutting emissions of black carbon
  and concentrations of ozone in the
  atmosphere's lowest level, the troposphere,
  would have significant effects on climate
  change and health, a multiyear study
  by the United Nations Environment
  Program of black carbon and other short-
  lived pollutants concluded.
  Visit http://tinyurl.com/6lfz7l4
Visit EPAps Climate
Change Web  Page
Visit EPA's web page on Tribal Climate and
Energy Information. Go to
www.epa.gov/statelocalclimate/tribal/

Doctors Back Greenhouse
Gas Regulation Act to
Protect Public Health
Climate change can lead to a range of health
complications, justifying EPA regulation of
greenhouse gas emissions through the Clean
Air Act, physicians and public health leaders
said in a Feb. 24 telephone news conference.
Visit http://tinyurl.com/5ucl4mu
        Climate Change
    Affects  Food Safety?
  Climate change is already having an
  effect on the safety of the world's food
  supplies and unless action is taken it's
  only going to get worse, a group of
  experts has warned. Visit
  http://tinyurl.com/6e8vyp7
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    Melting Ice Sheets
    Largest Contributor to
    Sea  Level  Rise
    The Greenland and Antarctic ice
    sheets are losing mass at an accelerating
    pace, according to a new satellite
    study. The findings of the study — the
    longest to date of changes in polar ice
    sheet mass — suggest these ice sheets
    are overtaking ice loss from Earth's
    mountain glaciers and ice caps to
    become the dominant contributor to
    global sea level rise, much sooner than
    model forecasts have predicted. Go to
    http://tinyurl.com/4sk6f92
   Interior Department
   Invites Pacific Climate
   Science Center  Proposals
   The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI)
   invites proposals to host DOI Climate
   Science Centers (CSCs) in the Northeast,
   South Central,  and Pacific regions. These
   CSCs are the last three in a network of
   eight existing or planned centers around the
   nation that will serve as regional hubs of
   the National Climate Change and Wildlife
   Science Center. Additional information
   is available at www.doi.gov/news/
   pressreleases/index.cfm
   Search for Pacific Climate Science Center

   EPA Launches Climate Ready
   Water Utilities Initiative
   EPA has launched the Climate Ready Water
   Utilities (CRWU) initiative to assist water
   and wastewater  utilities in implementing
   climate change adaptation and mitigation
   strategies, with the goal of a more resilient
   water sector. Go to http://water.epa.gov/
   infrastructure/watersecurity/climate
Alaska Native  Tribal Health
Consortium  Releases
Climate Change Reports
These reports describe climate impacts
observed in Alaska communities and rely
upon the observations, data, and traditional
ecological knowledge provided by local
partners. Additionally, scientific data on
environment, health, and climate are provided
where available. The purpose is to describe
changes that are occurring so as to help in
the development of adaptive strategies that
encourage community health and resilience.
Reports are available at www.anthc.org/chs/
ces/climate/climateandhealthreports.cfm.
  National Academy of
  Sciences Report: 'Lessons
  for Our Climate Future'
  A better understanding of how Earth
  will respond to future climate change
  could be gained by looking tens of
  millions of years back into Earth's past,
  according to this National Research
  Council report. This report assesses
  current knowledge on climate in Earth's
  deep past and provides a research agenda
  for an improved understanding of earth
  system processes during the transition to
  a warmer world. The report is available at
  http://dels.nas.edu/Report/report/13111
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       Lower Columbia Habitat Restoration Project
       Funding Available
             The Estuary Partnership is requesting
             proposals for habitat restoration
             projects in the lower Columbia River
       and estuary. Projects that address salmonid
       restoration and protection are the priority of
       this request.
       Applications will be accepted throughout
       the year, and reviewed by the Estuary
       Partnership's Science Work Group in May
       2011, September 2011 and January 2012,
       depending on remaining funds. Priority
       consideration may be given to those projects
       submitted in the earlier cycles.
  The Estuary Partnership estimates that up
  to $2,000,000 will be available annually
  for restoration projects. Individual award
  amounts are expected to range between
  $50,000 and $500,000, although all requests
  that meet the criteria of this request for
  proposals will be considered. These funds can
  be used to support all phases of restoration
  projects including planning and design,
  permitting, implementation, evaluation and
  reporting. Applications for the first round of
  funding are due on April 22,2011.
  For more info, visit http://www.lcrep.org/
         Applications Accepted  for
         Education  Grant  Funding
         EPA is accepting grant applications for
         $1.9 million in funding for environmental
         education projects and programs. The
         purpose of the grants is to promote
         environmental stewardship and help develop
         knowledgeable and responsible students,
         teachers and citizens. EPA expects to award
         at least 20 grants nationwide ranging from
         a minimum of $15,000 to a maximum of
         $100,000 and will accept applications until
         May 2. EPA will be hosting a conference
         call for potential applicants interested in
         additional information about the application
         process. The conference call will take place
         on April 6 at 11 a.m. Pacific time.
Environmental
  To participate in the conference call, dial:
  (1-866) 379-5082, and use conference ID
  number: 48696117.
  The Environmental Education Grant
  Program provides funding to local education
  agencies, state education or environmental
  agencies, colleges or universities, not-for-
  profit organizations, or noncommercial
  educational broadcasting entities. Tribal
  education agencies, which are controlled by
  an Indian tribe, band or nation, may also
  apply, including a school or community
  college. More information on eligibility and
  application materials is available at
  www.epa.gov/enviroed/grants .html
       National Tribal Water Council
       EPA requests proposals for support to the
       National Tribal Water Council. Through
       this RFP, EPA seeks projects to conduct,
       coordinate, and promote the acceleration of
       •  Research
       •  Studies
       •  Training, and
       •  Demonstration projects
       that will support the participation  of the
  National Tribal Water Council and tribes to
  prevent, reduce, and eliminate pollution to
  waters, and protect drinking water in Indian
  Country.  $880K is expected to be available,
  with one award  anticipated.  Applications
  are  due April 11. For more  info, contact
  Felicia  Wright  at wright.felicia@epa.gov
  or by phone  at (202) 566-1886 or  go to
  http://water.epa.gov/grants_funding/tribal
  Refer to Sol# EPA-OW-IO-11-01.
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    Water  Quality Standards  Academy
    EPA is offering a basic Water Quality
    Standards Academy course May 2-6 in
    Arlington, VA. The course is designed for
    those with fewer than one year experience
    with water quality standards and criteria
    programs. Others may benefit from the
    course, including veterans of the water
    quality standards program who want a
    refresher. The five-day course is aimed at
    states, territories, tribes, environmental
    groups, industrial groups, municipalities,
    the academic community, federal agencies,
    watershed groups, and other interested
    parties.
    The course is offered approximately
    twice a year. This is a comprehensive and
highly structured course that introduces
participants to all aspects of the water
quality standards program, including the
interpretation and application of the water
quality standards regulation: water body
designated uses, the development of water
quality criteria (including human health,
aquatic life, nutrient and biological), anti-
degradation policies, implementation,
State/Tribal standards adoption and EPA
review. For more information and to pre-
apply: www.glec-online.com/WQSA_
sessions/sessionl/course_info.php
EPA's Water Quality Standards Academy's
web page can be found at
http://go.usa.gov/2su
   Conservation Workshops for Washington Tribes
  Northwest Sustainable Energy for Economic
  Development continued their long-running
  collaboration with Washington's tribes by
  providing energy conservation workshops
  to tribal members. In conjunction with the
  Department of Commerce's Low Income
  Weatherization program, Northwest SEED
  helped residents of the Kalispel and Port
  Gamble S'Klallam Tribes conserve energy in
    Other Tribal Funding
    EPA,  the U.S. Department of Com-
    merce (DOC), the Department of Hous-
    ing and Urban Development (HUD),
    and the Department of Transportation
    (DOT)  have announced more  than
    $228 million in funding  opportunities
    for state, local, and tribal governments.
    Some of these grants can be used to sup-
    port energy related initiatives.  Specific
    opportunities are listed on the Tribal
    Energy and Environmental Information
    Clearinghouse (TEEIC)  Web site at
    http://teeic.anl.gov/news
their homes and provided training to tribal
energy educators. In early 2011, they will be
working with the South Puget Intertribal
Planning Agency as they seek to provide
weatherization and conservation education
services to their five member tribes. SEED
looks forward to continuing efforts to
support energy conservation in Washington's
tribal communities.

Meth Lab Awareness
Training this month
This is the final Meth Lab Awareness
training TSWAN will be offering for the
foreseeable future, so those who could benefit
from this training should take advantage of
this opportunity.
There are $250 travel scholarships available
to attendees and the training will take place
in Rochester, WA, at the Eagles Landing
Hotel and Casino (Chehalis Tribe)
April 26-27.
Contact Kami Snowden at (509) 235-6007.
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       Brownfields Redevelopment Conference
       Cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated
       properties (Brownfields) is key to community
       economic development efforts. This day and
       a half conference will focus on community
       revitalization, redeveloping Brownfield
       sites, and approaches specific to inland
       northwest communities through workshops,
       interactive breakouts, and plenary sessions.
       The conference will bring a network of
       public and private sector project proponents
       together for an open dialogue on  community
revitalization resources, efforts, and plans
in Washington, Idaho and Oregon. The
conference will be held in Spokane, WA
on May 12-13. Scholarships will be
available to local government officials, tribal
representatives, and students. To register, go
to www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.
aspx?EventID=924202
For the conference agenda, go to
http://conferences.wsu.edu/conferences/
brownfields
       Renewable Energy, Green  Building, Sustainable Living
      The first annual Tribal Sustainability
      conference will be held May 17-19 in Billings,
      Montana. The two day conference will cover a
      range of topics, including:
      •   Renewable energy technology basics and
          project development on tribal lands
      •   Green building technologies
      •   Sustainable, alternative agriculture
          methods for both self-sustenance and
          revenue/job creation
      •   Grant writing and government programs
      •   Community and project planning
          techniques
      •   Successful tribal business models
      •   Project Financing

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         Portland State to Host
        AISES Conference
        Portland State University will host
        the American Indian Science and
        Engineering Society (AISES) Region 1
        Conference this year from April 14-17,
        2011.
        For more information, contact Joshua
        Smith atjdsmith@pdx.edu
Other activities and sessions will include a
Tribal Leadership Roundtable, Year in Re-
view, Legal Update, and discussions on the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Evenings will include several opportunities
for networking and meeting other tribal
members as well as representatives from
government agencies and energy vendors.
Contact Paul Lindsey for more details at
paul@nationalindianenergy.com or call
(773) 234-5882 or go to
www.nationalindianenergy.com/events.html
  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. For more
 information,  please visit
 www4.nau.edu/itep/waste/twrap_
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     National  Tribal Toxics Committee
     The National Tribal Environmental
     Council (NTEC) has been awarded fund-
     ing from EPA to assist in the development
     of a Tribal toxics committee to expand the
     conversation on the uniqueness of Tribal
     cultures, communities and their concerns
     surrounding environmental toxins. This
     committee, the National Tribal Tox-
     ics Committee (NTTC), will consist of
     Tribes interested in having a voice in the
     development of EPA's chemical manage-
     ment and pollution prevention programs.
     The first step in the development of this
     committee is to have any interested tribes
     complete a short survey. The survey can be
found at http://tinyurl.com/4fzru6g This
survey does two things.
First, it will assist NTEC in setting up
a selection committee to determine the
makeup of the interim Steering Committee.
Second, it identifies those Tribes who have
individuals interested in being nominated to
the interim Steering Committee.
The interim Steering committee will be
assisting in initial development of the
program for the first year. You can also visit
the NTTC web site and sign up for the web
site and listserv at http://tribaltoxics.org
If you have questions, please contact Jen
Youngblood atjen@tribaltoxics.org
  Clean  Boating Act
  EPA is seeking public comment from boat-
  ers and other stakeholders to help develop
  proposed regulations, as required by the
  2008 Clean Boating Act, to reduce water
  pollution and the spread of invasive species
  in the nation's rivers, lakes and other water
  bodies. As an alternative to permits required
  for commercial vessels, the act directs EPA
  to develop and promulgate management
  practices for recreational vessels.
  The important input received through this
  process will help guide the development of
  proposed regulations to mitigate adverse
  effects from recreational boat discharges,
  such as bilge water, gray water and deck
runoff, that may contain substances harmful
to water quality or spread invasive species.
The Clean Boating Act directs EPA to take
steps to limit the impact of pollution and the
spread of invasive species associated with the
discharge from boats. As part of the public
input, EPA is also seeking information from
states that already enact standards to limit the
impacts of boat discharges on waterways.
EPA is holding a listening session and con-
ducting webinars to inform interested par-
ties about the Clean Boating Act and receive
public input. A listening session will be held
in Annapolis, MD on April 29. More about
the CBA is at http://go.usa.gov/2ZK
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      Scientists Fly through the
      Clouds to Piece Together
      Climate Puzzle
      As scientists try to better understand and
      put together the puzzle of Earth's climate,
      the role of clouds remains one of the most
      important missing pieces. Researchers from
      four NASA centers, other U.S. agencies and
      several colleges and universities are set to
      participate in the Mid-latitude Airborne
      Cirrus Properties Experiment (MACPEX),
      an airborne field campaign based at Ellington
      Field, Texas, that aims to answer some major
      questions about clouds. Go to
      http://tinyurl.com/4w9ndbg
      /	N
         End of Mercury
        Thermometers
        Mercury thermometers are on their way
        out in a wide variety of industries, along
        with a long list of other  measuring de-
        vices, thermostats and switches  that rely
        on mercury components. "Due to elemen-
        tal mercury's high toxicity, EPA seeks to
        reduce  potential  mercury exposures  to
        humans and the  environment by reduc-
        ing the overall use of mercury-containing
        products, including mercury-containing
        thermometers,"  said  EPA  spokesman
        Dale Kemery.
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      Solar Power Used to Clean
      Groundwater Pollution
      EPA recently activated a new system at a
      contaminated federal Superfund site that
      harnesses the  sun's energy to pump and filter
      polluted water at the Frontier Fertilizer site in
      Davis, California, according to a report from
      the Associated Press. This is the first federal
      groundwater cleanup project to harness solar
      power. Visit http://tinyurl.com/5t5qjau
   EPA Final Rule Allows
 Scrap Tires to Be  Burned
  as  Fuel, Not Solid Waste
 EPA has finalized a rule defining which
 materials burned in combustion units
 are solid waste and subject to emissions
 standards for incinerators and which are
 considered fuel and subject to less stringent
 boiler standards.
 Visit http://tinyurl.com/4exvaje
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Wal-Mart Bypasses
 Federal  Regulators to
 Ban Flame  Retardant
Wal-Mart is banning a controversial flame
retardant found in hundreds of consumer
goods, from couches to cameras to child car
seats, telling its suppliers to come up with
safer alternatives. In perhaps the boldest
example  yet of "retail regulation," Wal-Mart
is stepping ahead of federal regulators and
using its  muscle as the world's largest retailer
to move  away from polybrominated diphenyl
ethers, or PBDEs, which researchers
say endanger human health and the
environment. Visit
http://tinyurl.com/495hd3h

New  Robot System to
Test 10,000  Chemicals
for Toxicity
Several federal agencies have unveiled a new
high-speed robot screening system that will
test 10,000 different chemicals for potential
toxicity. The system marks the beginning
of a new  phase of an ongoing collaboration,
referred to as Tox21, that is working to
protect people's health by improving how
chemicals are tested in this country. Go to
www.epa.gov/comptox
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                     EPA
                     Water Sense
  EPA Encourages Americans
  Across the country, household leaks waste
  more than 1 trillion gallons of water per
  year - enough to supply the water needs of
  Chicago, Miami, and Los Angeles combined.
  Easily corrected household leaks can increase
  homeowners' water bills by 12 percent. To help
  consumers find and repair easy-to-fix leaks,
  the EPA held the third annual Fix a Leak in
  March.
  "When households have a leak, it's not just
  a waste of water, it's a waste of money," EPA
  Administrator Lisa P. Jackson said. "But by
   to Save Water
      fixing leaky pipes, buying WaterSense products
      and taking other simple steps, families can save
      on their water bills and conserve clean water for
      future generations to enjoy."

      Homeowners' water bills provide an easy and
      quick leak-checking measure; if wintertime
      water use for a family of four exceeds 12,000
      gallons per month, their home may have a
      leak. Fixture replacement parts often pay for
      themselves quickly and can be installed by do-
      it-yourselfers, professional plumbers, or EPA's
      WaterSense irrigation partners.
   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
                   April 2011
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SEPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Region 10 Tribal Program
1200 Sixth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101-1128
Region 10
Tribal Newsletter
April 2011
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