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accuracy of non-EPA information provided by any third-party sites or any other linked site. EPA does not endorse any
non-government websites, companies, internet applications or any policies or information expressed therein.
Top News
May is Asthma Awareness Month
Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease that affects the quality of life for more
than 23 million Americans, including an estimated 6 million children. Although
there is no cure for asthma, it can be controlled through medical treatment and
management of environmental triggers.
EPA is committed to educating the public about asthma, how the environment
can affect patients, and how to manage asthma triggers. For educational resources, including an
Asthma Awareness Month Event Planning Kit, check out EPA's Asthma Awareness website.
Spring Cleaning with Safer Choice Products
When you're spring cleaning, look for Safer Choice labeled products made with
ingredients that are safer for your family, pets, community, and environment.
More than 2,000 products are available at retail stores for use in your home or
for use in facilities like schools and offices. You can find all-purpose cleaners, dish
soaps, laundry detergents, car care products, and more with the Safer Choice label.
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Winning on Reducing Food Waste
Food is the single largest type of waste in our daily trash, EPA's Winning on Reducing
Food Waste Initiative is a collaborative effort of the USDA, EPA, and the US Food
and Drug Administration to reduce food loss and waste. Learn about programs and
resources to reduce food waste and educate your community. Share your efforts in
social media with the hashtag #NoWastedFood. For tips and ideas to reduce food
waste, check out EPA's Reducing Wasted Food at Home website.
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Youth can prevent food waste and learn about its impacts by using the Commission for
Environmental Cooperation's Food Matters Action Kit. The toolkit includes over 70 activities
such as conducting food waste audits, making compost, and other activities tailored for
different age groups. Download the toolkit from the CEC's Food Matters Action Kit website.
1984 Indian Policy Reaffirmed at Annual NTOC Meeting
In April the National Tribal Operations
Committee assembled for its 25th annual
meeting between EPA leadership and tribal
representatives from across the country.
The NTOC is a group of elected tribai
representatives and EPA's senior leadership
team that collaborate on policy and resource
matters related to tribal capacity building and
environmental program management.
EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler co-chaired
the meeting with Gerald Wagner who is the
acting chair of the National Tribal Caucus.
The NTC is a group of high-levei tribal advisors who identify and address national tribal
environmental issues. The meeting was highlighted with Administrator Wheeler reaffirming
the EPA Policy for the Administration of Environmental Programs on Indian Reservations (also
known as EPA's 1984 Indian Policy).
The EPA was one of the first federal agencies with a formal policy specifying how it would
interact with tribal governments and consider tribal interests in carrying out programs to
protect human health and the environment. The 1984 Indian Policy is the cornerstone of
EPA's tribal program.
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EPA Administrator Wheeler and Acting NTC
Chair Wagner of the Blackfeet Tribe
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1984 Indian Policy Reaffirmed
at Annual NTOC Meeting
The NTOC meeting discussions included Waters of the United States, tribal considerations
for state-delegated programs, lead manage-
ment in Indian Country, food sovereignty,
and other topics. Region 10 Administrator
Chris Hladick shared information about the
Region 10 Tribal Operations Committee's
new subsistence protection initiative. The
day after the NTOC meeting, members of
EPA's National Tribal Caucus met one-on-one
with staff from EPA's program offices.
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Region 10 Administrator Hladick and NTOC members
Lisa Berrios, Tribal Capacity
Development Senior
Advisor
Lisa Berrios Joins AlEO's Tribal Capacity Development
Team and Wenona Wilson Made Permanent Region 10
Senior Tribal Policy Advisor
In April, EPA's American Indian Environmental Office bid farewell
to their Senior Advisor of Tribal Capacity Development - Rebecca
Roose. During her time with AIEO, Rebecca led the national
Indian Environmental General Assistance Program, EPA's largest
grant program for federally recognized tribes, which supports
development of tribal environmental programs. Rebecca has
moved on to the New Mexico Environment Department as their
Water Protection Division Director. AIEO welcomes Lisa Berrios as
Rebecca's replacement. Lisa served as AlEO's Acting Deputy Director
for the past year. AIEO looks forward to Lisa's leadership of the
Tribal Capacity Development team and national GAP program.
Wenona Wilson has been serving as the Region 10 Senior Tribal
Policy Advisor on a detail since January 2018. This Executive Team
position works directly with the Regional Administrator on policy,
tribal consultation, and high-level projects involving tribes. It was
announced in April that she will continue to serve in this role on a
permanent basis.
Wenona is a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation. Prior to joining the EPA, she worked for the Colville
Tribes as their Tribal Land Use Administrator and for several urban
Native American non-profits. Within EPA she has held a variety of
positions across EPA Regions 9 and 10, both as a staff person and
manager. Wenona has a Master's degree in City Planning from the
University of California at Berkeley, where she focused on equitable
community development.
Wenona Wilson, Region 10
Senior Tribal Policy Advisor
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Forthcoming Updates to EPA's GAP Guidance
EPA's Office of International and Tribal Affairs, which oversees the national GAP program,
released the Guidance on the Award and Management of General Assistance Agreements for
Tribes and Intertribal Consortia in May 2013. The Guidance provides a capacity development
framework for EPA and tribes to follow when administering GAP grants. In October 2017,
OITA began to evaluate its effectiveness to better achieve the goals of the program.
As part of the GAP Guidance evaluation, OITA staff engaged with the National Tribal Caucus,
Regional Tribal Operation Committees, tribal partnership groups, intertribal consortia —
and offered tribal consultation. As OITA works towards revising the GAP Guidance, they are
considering all input received to date. The goal is to issue a revised guidance in February
2020, with an effective date of October 1, 2020. For more information about the GAP
Guidance Evaluation, check out EPA's Indian Environmental General Assistance Program
(GAP) website. Contact Lisa Berrios if you have questions or concerns at 202-564-1739 or
berrios.lisa@epa.gov.
Tribal Waste and Response Steering Committee
Seeks Applicants
The Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals is seeking applications for
up to five Tribal Waste and Response Steering Committee members for the
term beginning on November 1, 2019 through October 31, 2021. The TWAR
SC is an official EPA tribal partnership group comprised of subject matter
experts from federally recognized tribes. The TWAR SC plays a crucial role in
interacting with the EPA and providing two-way communication between the federal govern-
ment and tribal professionals. To learn more about the TWAR SC, check out the Tribal Waste
and Response Steering Committee website. Applications are due May 31. If you are interest-
ed in applying, contact Todd Barnell at 928-523-3840 or todd.barnell@nau.edu.
Region 10 Tribal Air Quality Projects Highlighted
in 2019 STAR Report
The National Tribal Air Association recently released it's 2019 Status of Tribal Air Report.
The 2019 STAR provides a national overview of tribal air quality programs, a summary of
recommendations for EPA and other federal agencies to ensure continued success, and
a budget analysis. The STAR report also highlights tribal success stories and challenges in
protecting air quality.
Featured success stories from Region 10 include the creation of the Okanogan River Airshed
Partnership by the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, the Confederated Tribes
of the Umatilla Reservation's Air Quality Flag Program, the Confederated Tribes and Bands of
the Yakama Nation's woodstove change-out, and a communications plan for use on days with
high concentrations of PM2.5 developed by the Tulalip Tribes of Washington in partnership
with the Tribal Healthy Homes Network.
Featured Alaska projects include Craig Tribal Association's baseline radon assessment,
the Native Village of Nuiqsut's collaboration with the North Star Borough Weatherization
program to address carbon monoxide, Native Village of Teller's air quality awareness
campaign, Nunakauyarmiut Tribe's healthy homes project, and Alaska Native Tribal Health
Consortium's capacity building efforts to address respiratory illness and pesticides
(including their Do-lt-Yourself Bed Bug Control Guide).
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Regional News
Air Quality Student Researchers Visit EPA Region 10
The EPA Region 10 tribal air team hosted visiting students from Yakima Valley's White Swan
High School in March. The students were joined by researchers from Heritage University and
the University of Washington. The high school students are learning how to use low-cost air
sensors to conduct air quality research with faculty from Heritage University in partnership
with University of Washington mentors and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the
Yakama Nation's Air Quality Program.
The project is funded by an EPA Science to Achieve Results grant. The grant aims to
deploy low-cost air particle sensors to assess heavy wood smoke impacts, evaluate sensor
effectiveness, and have students share findings with their families, elders, and community
members. The effort is affiliated with EPA's EnvironMentors program, which pairs upper
level college undergraduates with high school students to provide a deeper understanding
of how air quality fits into Agency and other Science Technology Engineering and Math
careers. One of the goals is to inspire students to pursue STEM fields, especially air quality
research.
The visitors participated in a STEM career showcase, engaging with EPA staff through a
series of discussions and presentations on air quality monitoring and the Air Quality Flag
Program, water sampling, environmental justice, sustainability, food waste in schools,
and other topics. Professor
Jessica Black said, "Following
our visit, Heritage University
was inspired to become the
newest member of the Air
Quality Flag Program and is in
the process of installing a new
flag pole on our campus! We
are working with White Swan
High School, so they too, can
be a part of the program."
To learn more about the
project, check out EPA's
website — Putting Next
Generation Sensors and
Scientists in Practice to
Reduce Woodsmoke in a
Highly Impacted Multicultural
Rural Setting. If your tribe is Students discussed career aspirations with EPA Region 10 Deputy Regional
interested in a STAR or Other Administrator Michelle Pirzadeh and Senior Tribal Policy Advisory Wenona Wilson.
research grant, check out
EPA's Research Funding Opportunities website. For tribal air quality resources in Alaska and
the Pacific Northwest, check out EPA's Region 10 Tribal Programs website.
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Idaho Water Quality Standards Approved by EPA
Under the Clean Water Act, states and authorized tribes have the primary responsibility
for establishing and revising water quality standards — and EPA has the responsibility
for approving these standards. Water quality standards include the designated uses for a
waterbody (or waterbody segment), and the water quality criteria necessary to protect
designated uses.
The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality developed its 2016 new and revised human
health criteria for toxic pollutants water quality standards using fish consumption survey data
to set criteria that protect the general population. EPA reviewed Idaho's 2016 human health
criteria for toxic pollutants for consistency with the CWA and its implementing regulations,
and in April approved the State of Idaho's water quality standards — determining that they
are consistent with the CWA. The signed decision document is available on the EPA's
Water Quality Standards Regulations: Idaho website.
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RTOC News
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The Region 10 Regional Tribal Operations Committee is a partnership between EPA and
elected tribal representatives to further tribal environmental objectives at the regional
level, serve as a liaison between the EPA and tribes regarding information exchange,
and provide assistance to the National Tribal Operations Committee.
Upcoming RTOC Meetings
June 18-20 • Quarterly Meeting • Fort Hall, ID
July 18 • Conference Call
August 15 • Conference Call
Submit Meeting Discussion Topics
Welcome New RTOC Executive Director
Karla Brollier!
The committee extends a warm welcome to Karla Brollier as their first-ever RTOC
Executive Director. The RTOC is honored to have her on board!
Tribal Environmental Leaders Summit
The RTOC is creating a 2019 Summit Report for release this summer. Presentations from
the 2019 summit are available on the Region 10 RTOC 2019 Presentations website.
The RTOC is considering a request to change the location of the 2020 Tribal
Environmental Leaders Summit from Juneau to Ketchikan, AK. The conference will most
likely be held in the spring of 2020 in Ketchikan, AK.
Stay Engaged with Us
• Follow us on Facebook for the most up to date news and opportunities.
• If you wish to attend or add an agenda item to a monthly meeting, or if you
have questions, comments, or suggestions for how RTOC can better serve your
community — please contact the RTOC representative for your area or RTOC's
Executive Director, Karla Brollier.
CONTACT: Karla Brollier, RTOC Executive Director • karla@regionlOrtoc.net
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Tribal Consultation
A full list of consultation opportunities is available in
EPA's Tribal Consultation Opportunities Tracking System.
Revisions to Clean Water Act Section 401 Regulations
END DATE: May 24.
Clean Water Act Section 401 provides an opportunity for states and authorized tribes
to evaluate and address potential water quality impacts of proposed federally issued
licenses and permits. On April 10, the President signed Executive Order 13868 Promoting
Energy Infrastructure and Economic Growth directing the EPA to initiate a rulemaking
to modernize and improve the CWA Section 401 certification process to facilitate
efficient permitting processes and increase regulatory certainty The EPA invites tribes to
participate in this process to ensure meaningful and timely input by tribal officials in the
development of regulatory policies that have tribal implications.
CONTACT: Lauren Kasparek • 202-564-3351 • cwa401@epa.gov
Grants
Tribal Wildlife Grants Program
APPLICATIONS DUE: June 5.
The US Fish and Wildlife Service Tribal Wildlife Grants program provides opportunities for
federally recognized tribes to develop and implement programs for the benefit of wildlife
and their habitat, including species of Native American cultural or traditional importance,
and species that are not hunted or fished.
Activities may include planning for wildlife and habitat conservation, fish and wildlife
conservation and management, fish and wildlife related laboratory and field research,
natural history studies, habitat mapping, field surveys and population monitoring, habitat
preservation, conservation easements, and public education that is relevant to the project.
Applicants are encouraged to work with FWS staff in developing proposal applications and
addressing scoring criteria. The full Notice of Funding Opportunity is available on the
US Fish and Wildlife Service Tribal Wildlife Grants website.
BIA Tribal Resilience Grants
APPLICATIONS DUE: June 10.
BIA's Tribal Resilience Program supports tribes in preparing for extreme events and
harmful environmental trends that impact tribal treaty and trust resources, economies,
infrastructure, and human health and safety. The program provides funding for projects that
support tribal resilience - and ocean and coastal management planning as tribes incorporate
science (including traditional knowledge) and technical information to prepare for the
impacts of extreme events and harmful environmental trends.
There are two solicitations available, one for federally recognized tribes, and another for
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& Continued BIA Tribal Resilience Grants
entities that are non-governmental tribal organizations and associations, and tribally-
controiled colleges and universities. Tribal applications will receive priority.
Please see the BIA Tribal Resilience website for application kits and other resources. For
questions about the BIA's Tribal Resilience Program, please contact Rachael Novak at 505-
563-5253 or rachael.novak@bia.gov. For questions about the application process, please
contact Jo Ann Metcalfe by email at o.metcalfe@bia.gov or resilience.funding@bia.gov.
Environmental Workforce Development and Job
Training Grants
PROPOSALS DUE: June 10.
Cooperative agreements are available to deliver Environmental Workforce Development and
Job Training programs that recruit, train, and place local, unemployed and under-employed
residents with the skills needed to secure full time employment in the environmental field.
A critical part of EPA's EWDJT program is to further environmental justice by ensuring that
residents living in communities historically affected by economic disinvestment, health
disparities, and environmental contamination — including low-income, minority, and tribal
communities, have an opportunity to reap the benefits of revitalization and environmental
cleanup.
EPA anticipates awarding approximately 20 EWDJT cooperative agreements at amounts up
to $200,000. Eligible entities include local governments, land clearance authorities or quasi-
governmental entities, government entities, regional councils, redevelopment agencies,
states, tribes other than in Alaska, intertribal consortia, Alaska Native Regional Corporations,
Alaska Native Village Corporations, or nonprofit entities. For details, check out EPA's
FY20 Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grants website.
Water Infrastructure Project Loans
LETTERS OF INTEREST DUE: July 5.
The Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act
program has approximately $6 billion available for water
and wastewater infrastructure loans. Eligible borrowers
include both private and public entities, including tribes.
This selection round, EPA announced four priorities:
• Readiness for a project to proceed toward
development.
• Providing for clean and safe drinking water,
including reducing exposure to lead and
emergent contaminants in the nation's drinking water systems.
• Repairing, rehabilitating, and replacing aging infrastructure and conveyance systems.
• New or innovative approaches including water reuse and recycling.
To learn more, check out EPA's Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA)
website or send an email to wifia@epa.gov.
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Training & Technical Assistance
Training opportunities in this newsletter are either hosted, funded, or sponsored in collaboration with
EPA. Any links to websites outside of EPA are provided for additional information that may be useful
or interesting to our readers. We cannot attest to the accuracy of these third-party sites, nor does EPA
endorse any nongovernment websites, companies or applications
Recreation Economy for Rural Communities Support
APPLICATIONS DUE: May 31.
EPA's Office of Community Revitalization, the U.S. Forest Service, and the Northern Border
Regional Commission are offering planning assistance through the new Recreation Economy
for Rural Communities program. Partner communities are encouraged to pursue activities
that foster environmentally friendly community development and main street revitalization
through the conservation and sustainable use of public or private forests or other natural
resources.
Partner communities will receive help from a planning team to consider challenges and
opportunities, convene a community workshop, and develop an action plan for community
revitalization. Recreation Economy for Rural Communities is not a grant program, and
communities will not receive funds directly from EPA. Eligible applicants include local
governments, tribes, and nonprofit institutions and organizations representing any
community in the US. For details, check out EPA's Recreation Economy for Rural Communities
2019 Application website.
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Composting and Solid Waste Training
June 11-13, Anchorage, AK
This is a USDA funded training, coordinated by Zender Environmental Health and
Research Group. This training explores several topics in-depth needed to manage your
solid waste program. Some topics will include composting, backhaul, collection, safety,
heavy equipment, and recycling. There is a large emphasis on composting, and for those
that are looking to start a composting program, you will learn about a site visit from
a composting expert. To attend, please complete an online application on the Zender
Environmental Health and Research Group website.
The Business of Trash: Effectively Managing Your
Community's Waste
June 26-27, Utqiagvik, AK
Having trouble convincing your community to pay fees? Finding that your solid waste
program starts and stops or doesn't seem to improve? Based on a successful model
developed by the USDA, this Zender Environmental Health and Research Group training
looks at your solid waste management program as a utility operation. Self-assessment
exercises and discussions will explore the 10 management areas that contribute to effective
and sustainable utility management. Participants will learn your own program's weaknesses
and strengths and leave with an identified approach to improve your program. Details are
available on the Zender Environmental Health and Research Group website.
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Backhaul avid Household Hazardous Waste Training
July 23-25, Bethel, AK
This USDA-funded training is coordinated by Zender Environmental Health and Research
Group. It covers multiple backhaul topics including, collection, storage, hands-on packaging,
shipping paperwork, DOT regulations, and safety. To attend, please complete an online
application on the Zender Environmental Health and Research Group website.
If you have questions about any of the above trainings coordinated by Zender Environmental
Health and Research Group, contact April Reed McCoy at 907-717-4754 or
areed@zendergroup.org.
Tribal Disaster Debris Management Training
August 19-20, Green Bay, W!
EPA Region 5 is sponsoring a Tribal Disaster Debris Management Training in partnership
with the Oneida Nation and the National Tribal Emergency Management Council. Debris
management is an integral part of emergency management, especially in response
to extreme weather or other disasters. Tribes that incorporate sustainable materials
management into their disaster debris management plans will also be better prepared to
handle disaster debris in a more efficient, environmentally beneficial manner.
Tribal staff will have the opportunity to work in small groups with staff from other tribal and
governmental agencies to begin developing effective, sustainable debris management plans
before disasters strike. Space is limited. Please register by June 21 by emailing Dolly Tong at
tong.dolly@epa.gov.
DOE Office of Indian Energy Technical Assistance
Federally recognized tribes, other tribal groups (including Alaska Native regional and village
corporations), and tribal energy resource development organizations can apply annually
to receive on-request technical assistance with energy planning; housing, building energy
efficiency, and resilience; project development; village power; and policy and regulation.
Assistance is provided by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Indian Energy and its
national laboratories, along with other partnering organizations, at no cost.
The goal of the technical assistance is to address a specific challenge or fulfill a need that
is essential to a current project's successful implementation. The intended result is a
tangible product or specific deliverable designed to help move a project forward. Details are
available on DOE's Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs website.
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Pop Quiz Answer
How can you reduce asthma triggers in your home?
(Clean up mold with soap and water; don't smoke in the home;
and frequently vacuum carpets, rugs, and furniture.)
D. All of the above +
For information on how to identify and reduce asthma triggers in your home,
check out EPA's Asthma Triggers: Gain Control website.
Calendar of Events
May
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Strategic Planning for Waste Diversion. Duluth, MN
https://www7.nau.edu/itep/main/Training/training_waste
Lead and Copper Rule 101: Training for States, Tribes, and Water Utilities - Part 1.
11:30 a.m. Pacific Time • https://bit.ly/2TJuP09
ANTHC Tribal Capacity & Training Monthly Call. 2:00 p.m. Alaska Time.
Oxcenia O'domin at orodomin@anthc.org
Lead and Copper Rule 101: Training for States, Tribes, and Water Utilities - Part 2.
11:30 a.m. Pacific Time • https://bit.ly/2Fn2jYT
2019 Smoke Management in the Northwest. Seattle, WA
https://bit.ly/2Q4JWNl
Lead and Copper Rule 101: Training for States, Tribes, and Water Utilities - Part 3.
11:30 a.m. Pacific Time • https://bit.ly/2FbrpJZ
Composting & Solid Waste Training. Anchorage, AK
http://www.zendergroup.org/sw.html
Alaska LEO Network Monthly Webinar. 2:00 p.m. Alaska Time
http://www.leonetwork.org
Region 10 RTOC Quarterly Meeting. Fort Hall, ID
http://regionlOrtoc.net/meetings
Introduction to EPA's Planning for Natural Disaster Debris Guidance.
10:00 a.m. Pacific Time https://bit.ly/30jHTt6
Ground and Drinking Water Chemical Contaminant Rules Webinar Series Part 2:
Monitoring and Compliance Determination. 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time
https://bit.ly/2Llln7B
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Calendar of Events
June Continued
25 Introduction to Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Regulation Webinar
for Tribes. 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time • https://go.usa.gov/xmmJB
25 Sanitary Surveys Webinar. 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time
https://www.epa.gov/water-research/small-systems-monthly-webinar-series
25 - 27 Implementing and Managing Tribal Recycling Programs. Milwaukee, Wl
https://www7.nau.edu/itep/main/Training/training_waste
26 ANTHC Tribal Capacity & Training Monthly Call. 2:00 p.m. Alaska Time.
Oxcenia O'domin • orodomin@anthc.org
26 - 27 The Business of Trash: Effectively Managing Your Community's Waste.
Utqiagvik, AK http://www.zendergroup.org/sw.html
July
18 Region 10 RTOC Conference Call. 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time
http://regionlOrtoc.net/meetings
23 - 25 Backhaul and Household Hazardous Waste Training. Bethel, AK
http://www.zendergroup.org/sw.html
24 ANTHC Tribal Capacity & Training Monthly Call. 2:00 p.m. Alaska Time.
Oxcenia O'domin • orodomin@anthc.org
25 Ground and Drinking Water Chemical Contaminant Rules Webinar Series Part 3:
Waivers, Reporting, and Recordkeeping. 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time https://bit.ly/2Llln7B
August
15 Region 10 RTOC Conference Call. 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time
http://regionlOrtoc.net/meetings
19 - 20 Tribal Disaster Debris Management Training. Green Bay, Wl
Dolly Tong • 312-886-1019 • tong.dolly@epa.gov
19 - 22 Tribal Lands and Environment Forum. Palm Springs, CA
http://www7.nau.edu/itep/main/Conferences/confr_tlef
28 ANTHC Tribal Capacity & Training Monthly Call. 2:00 p.m. Alaska Time.
Oxcenia O'domin • orodomin@anthc.org
Links to websites outside of EPA are provided for additional information that may be useful or
interesting to our readers. We cannot attest to the accuracy of these third-party sites, nor does EPA
endorse any nongovernment websites, companies or applications.
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Michelle Davis, Tribal Coordinator 907-271-3434
Sherry Davis, Tribal Coordinator 907-271-6322
Kristy Fry, Tribal Coordinator 206-553-1085
Santina Gay, Tribal Coordinator 907-271-3413
JR Herbst, Tribal Coordinator 206-553-2116
Mahri Lowinger, Tribal Coordinator 907-271-6334
Michael Ortiz, Tribal Coordinator 206-553-6234
Cathy Villa, Tribal Coordinator 907-271-1270
WESTERN & CENTRAL OREGON, SOUTHWEST WASH
Kristine Carre, Tribal Coordinator 503-326-7024
IDAHO, WASHINGTON & EASTERN OREGON
Westley Foster, Tribal Coordinator 206-553-1604
Alan Moomaw, Tribal Coordinator 360-753-8071
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