Ensuring Access to
BASIC SANITATION
for Indian Country
EPA supports tribal communities in improving wastewater infrastructure.
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The American Indian and Alaska Native 12% of these homes lack
(tribal) population increased access to safe drinking water
more than the national average.' and/or wastewater facilities.2
WHY ARE THE AMERICAN
INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE
POPULATIONS UNIOi
A higher proportion of tribal
communities use water
for subsistence living, traditions, and worship
Often very remote and rural
Each Federally recognized tribe is a
unique sovereign nation-'
Raw sewage often contains:
THE DANGER OF DISEASE
Exposure to untreated wastewater
can increase occurrences of:
Gastrointestinal illnesses such
as hepatitis A, gastroenteritis,
and giardiasis (giardia)
Respiratory illnesses such j
as pneumonia
Skin diseases such as
staph infections "
What does lack of access to
wastewater service mean?
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five-gailon buckets
Tribal community locations
across the U.S.
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MAKING PROGRESS, DROP BY DROP
EPA's Clean Water Indian Set-Aside (CWISA) Program funding is dedicated to the planning, design, and construction of
wastewater treatment systems for American Indians and Alaska Natives. Types of projects typically carried out include:5
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Septic Tanks/
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32 3% of total projects
Wastewater
Treatment Plants
24% of total projects
Lagoons
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From 2003
869 Projects
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have been funded through CWISA.
EPA provided 69.783 tribal homes with access to basic
wastewater sanitation, in coordination with other federal partners.
In FY 2013. CWISA awarded roughly $27.5 million for wastewater treatment construction projects in tribal communities
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waslewater infrastructure lhat will
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13.658 tribal homes to be served and
46% to provide first-time access
to safe wastewater services
As progress is made, challenges are being addressed through In-person and online training.
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O&M training modules
9 in-pcrson water and wastewater infrastructure Representing over 120 ittbes.
operation and maintenance (O&M) workshops
The Infrastructure Task Force (ITF) promotes access to sustainable safe drinking water and basic sanitation in
tribal communities by connecting tribes with infrastructure and resources The task force aims to maximize these
federal investments by improving the capacity of tribes to perform operations and maintenance of their facilities
The ITF is a multi-agency initiative led by EPA and composed of
Indian Health Service
U S Department of Agriculture US. Department of Hou
rmation at: www.epa.yov/tpttrprograms/intra-water.htm
U S Department of the Interior
U S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
THE ONGOING WORK
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In 2000. the U.S. agreed to support the United
Nations Millennium Development Goal to reduce
the number of homes without access to water and
basic sanitation by 50% by the year 2015.
EPA and other federal agencies aim to provide
an additional i 4,51 Ť5 American Indian
and Alaskan Native homes with access to basic
sanitation by 2015.
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United Stales
Environmental Protection
Agency
EPA-810-F-13-001
November 2013
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