Updated Consultation and Coordination Plan Potential EPA Actions to Increase Tribal Capacity to Maintain and Expand Nonpoint Source Management Programs


UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460

OFFICE OF WATER

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October 24, 2022

Re: Notification of Continued Consultation and Coordination on Potential EPA Actions to Increase Tribal
Capacity to Maintain and Expand Nonpoint Source Management Programs

Dear Honorable Leader:

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is continuing consultation and coordination with
federally recognized Indian Tribes to inform potential EPA actions the Clean Water Act (CWA) (§) 319
national Nonpoint Source (NPS) program could take to better support CWA §319-eligible Tribes in their
efforts to manage NPS pollution.

As outlined in EPA's September 27, 2021, national policy memorandum, Near-term Actions to Support
Environmental Justice in the Nonpoint Source Program, in fiscal year (FY) 2022, EPA committed to
engaging the national NPS community, including Tribal, state, and territorial CWA §319 grantees, in a
dialogue on advancing equity and environmental justice in the national NPS program. Over the past
year, EPA hosted a series of Tribal CWA §319 grantee equity listening sessions, then convened
workgroups, which included EPA staff and Tribal volunteers, to develop suggestions for potential EPA
CWA §319 program actions to help achieve equity goals.1 As part of this engagement effort, on March
29, 2022, EPA initiated consultation and coordination with Tribes to help identify potential CWA §319
program actions to address challenges facing Tribal NPS programs.

Based on input received over the last year, EPA released a second national policy memorandum on
September 30, 2022, entitled Continued Actions in FY23 to Increase Equity and Environmental Justice in
the Nonpoint Source Program. This memo outlines a set of new actions in support of national NPS
program equity goals, including EPA's intention to implement the FY23 President's Budget proposal to
commit an additional $7 million to the Tribal CWA §319 set-aside, contingent on a final appropriation
from Congress.

As part of this continuing consultation and coordination process, EPA is now soliciting Tribal input on
potential changes to the CWA §319 Tribal grant allocation formula. Specifically, EPA invites Tribal input
on proposed alternative approaches in how the NPS program awards CWA §319 base grants to eligible
Tribes. This consultation period will close at the conclusion of this 60-day comment period on December
23, 2022.

The consultation and coordination process will be continued in accordance with the EPA Policy on
Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribes (https://www.epa.gov/tribal/epa-policy-consultation-
and-coordination-indian-tribes). Enclosed is a consultation and coordination plan that further describes

1 For more information about EPA's national NPS program equity engagement efforts, please visit:
https://www.epa.eov/nps/eauitv-resources

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the process EPA has followed, including a timeline for the remainder of the consultation and
coordination period and information on how you can provide input on this action. This information is
available on EPA's Tribal Consultation Opportunities Tracking System (TCOTS) at https://tcots.epa.gov.

Please contact our official EPA representative for this consultation and coordination process, Steve
Epting (tribal319grants(a)epa.gov) or phone at (202) 566-1074 if you have any questions or would like to
request alternate arrangements to the process outlined in the consultation and coordination plan. We
look forward to hearing from you.

Brian Frazer, Acting Director

Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds

cc: Tribal Environmental and Natural Resource Directors
CWA Section 319 Tribal Coordinators

Enclosures:

1.	Updated Consultation and Coordination Plan: Potential EPA Actions to Increase Tribal Capacity
to Maintain and Expand Nonpoint Source Management Programs

2.	Supplement: Proposed Tribal CWA §319 Grant Allocation Options

3.	Supplement: Tribal-Specific Funding Amounts Under Proposed Allocation Formula Options
(Table)

4.	Supplement: Tribal Data Used in Proposed Allocation Formula Options (Table)

5.	Supplement: Additional Background Information on the Clean Water Act Section 319 Tribal

Sincerely,

BRIAN
FRAZER

Digitally signed by BRIAN
FRAZER
Date: 2022.10.24
13:51:49 -04'00'

Program

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Updated Consultation and Coordination Plan:

Potential EPA Actions to Increase Tribal Capacity to Maintain and Expand Nonpoint Source

Management Programs

Background Information

Section 319 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) authorizes EPA to provide financial assistance to states,
territories, and eligible Tribes and intertribal consortia to implement EPA-approved nonpoint source
(NPS) management programs to prevent or reduce the water quality impacts of NPS pollution.

Tribes have communicated to EPA the challenges they face in their efforts to manage NPS pollution. For
example, at current CWA §319 funding levels many Tribes struggle to recruit, train, and retain staff to
lead NPS management efforts. Today's Tribal land areas often follow complex landownership patterns
that present challenges in adopting watershed-based approaches to managing NPS pollution.
Additionally, many Tribal NPS programs work within communities where competing needs, such as the
lack of access to wastewater services and clean drinking water, put stress on limited available
resources.2

Consistent with the Biden-Harris Administration's Justice40 Initiative. EPA is committed ensuring there is
equitable and fair access to the benefits of cleaner water provided by the CWA §319 program. As
outlined in the September 27, 2021 policy memorandum Near-term Actions to Support Environmental
Justice in the Nonpoint Source Program, EPA is engaging the national NPS community, including Tribal
state, and territorial §319 grantees, in a dialogue on advancing equity and environmental justice in the
national NPS program. As part of the engagement effort, EPA has initiated this consultation and
coordination process with Tribes to provide an opportunity for EPA and Tribal partners to discuss the
challenges facing Tribal communities, how these challenges impact Tribal NPS programs working within
these communities, and how EPA can help address these challenges through action in the CWA §319
program. Potential program actions include revisions to EPA's §319 grant guidelines, changes to EPA's
Tribal §319 grant allocation formula, and new approaches for providing EPA technical assistance and
training support to Tribal NPS programs.

Potential Benefits to Tribes

EPA is working to pursue opportunities to advance equity and environmental justice in the national NPS
program. As part of these efforts, EPA is consulting and engaging with Tribes to better understand
current challenges in managing NPS pollution. Tribal input will inform potential EPA actions to address
these challenges, including exploring opportunities to increase §319 funding for eligible Tribes.

Initial 60-Day Comment Period

EPA initiated this consultation and coordination process on March 29, 2022, which has remained open
as the national NPS program works to identify program actions to advance equity and environmental
justice. During the first 60-day comment period (March 29, 2022 - May 27, 2022), EPA solicited Tribal
input on experiences, including successes and challenges, building, and sustaining Tribal NPS program
capacity. This input helped inform an initial set of EPA actions to better support Tribal NPS programs,
which are outlined in EPA's September 30, 2022 policy memorandum, entitled Continued Actions in FY23
to Increase Equity and Environmental Justice in the Nonpoint Source Program.

2 https://www.epa.gov/svstem/files/documents/2021-10/2021-ow-tribal-action-plan 508 O.pdf

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Second 60-Day Comment Period - Opportunities for Tribes to Participate

For this second comment period, which will open on October 24, 2022 and conclude on December 23,
2022, EPA is seeking input on potential changes to the Tribal CWA §319 grant allocation formula. Over
the past year, Tribes have emphasized the critical need for increased CWA §319 grant funding to
support Tribal NPS program work, primarily staffing support. Contingent on a final appropriation from
Congress, in FY23 EPA intends to implement the FY23 President's Budget proposal to commit an
additional $7 million to the Tribal CWA §319 set-aside. EPA invites Tribal input on proposed alternative
approaches in how the NPS program awards CWA §319 base grants to eligible Tribes.

EPA is specifically interested in Tribal feedback on the following:

1. Allocation Options: What is your ranked preference order (#1 = most preferred option, #6 = least
preferred option) for the proposed base grant allocation options outlined in the attached
supplement? We also invite your input on alternative base grant allocation options not listed below.

2. Data Source(s): For FY23, EPA is proposing to derive land area, and other data layers included in the
allocation formula, where applicable, from the 2010 US Census. For Tribal data not available in the
US Census, EPA proposes to use data from current Tribal CWA §319 TAS packages. What are your
thoughts, including any concerns, regarding this proposed approach? Moving forward, what process
(e.g., frequency of updates) should EPA adopt regarding the data used in the base grant allocation
formula?

3. Allocation Formula Factors: The base grant allocation options below incorporate Tribal land area,
Tribal surface water area, and/or population. Which factor(s) should be used to determine a Tribe's
base grant funding amount?

4. Tribal CWA §319 Competitive Grants: EPA is proposing to continue reserving approximately $3
million/year from the Tribal set-aside for competitive grants to support on-the-ground NPS projects.
In FY23, EPA increased the competitive grant project cap from $100,000 to $125,000 and plans to
set aside a portion of available funds for CWA §319-eligible Tribes that have not received a
competitive grant in the last five years. Beyond FY23, should EPA continue this approach in future
years?

5. Please share any other thoughts on how EPA can better support Tribal NPS programs.

Tribes have two options for submitting written comments to:

1. Email comments to: tribal319grants(a)epa.gov. or

2. Provide comments electronically by using this form.

EPA will hold two identical tribal informational webinar and listening sessions on Tuesday, November 1,
2022 from 2 - 3:30pm Eastern and on Thursday, November 10, 2022 from 3 - 4:30pm Eastern. The
webinars will provide tribal representatives an opportunity to ask questions and learn more about this
consultation opportunity and potential EPA actions to advance equity in the national NPS program. You
can register for the first webinar here or the second webinar here.

Additionally, Tribal governments may request one-on-one consultation meetings with EPA. If you are
interested in requesting consultation with EPA during the consultation and coordination period, please
contact Steve Epting at tribal319grants@epa.gov.

Tribes may access this letter and related consultation information in EPA's Tribal Consultation
Opportunities Tracking System (TCOTS), located at https://www.tcots.epa.gov.

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The Tribal consultation and coordination process table below lays out the timeline and contact
information for government-to-government consultation and coordination.

Tribal Consultation and Coordination Process and Timeline

Date/Time

Event

Contact Information

Status of Event

March 29, 2022

Initiation of the Tribal

consultation period.
Consultation notification
letters are emailed to Tribal
leaders.

Also initiates first 60-day

comment period to solicit
input on the questions in
the Consultation and
Coordination Plan.

EPA Contact: Steve Epting
(tribal319grants@epa.gov)

Complete

April 19, 2022

Tribal Leader Informational
Webinar #1: Successes and
challenges building and
sustaining Tribal NPS
program capacity.

EPA Contact: Steve Epting
(tribal319grants@epa.gov)

Complete

April 27, 2022

Tribal Leader Informational
Webinar #2 (repeat of #1):

Successes and challenges
building and sustaining
Tribal NPS program
capacity.

EPA Contact: Steve Epting
(tribal319grants@epa.gov)

Complete

May 27, 2022

End of the first 60-day
comment period. EPA then
evaluates and considers
comments received.

Comments can be emailed
to: Steve Epting
(tribal319grants@epa.gov)

Complete

October 24, 2022

Continuation of consultation
notification letters are
emailed to Tribal leaders.

Start of second 60-day
comment period on

Comments can be emailed
to: Steve Epting
(tribal319grants@epa.gov)

Active

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proposed EPA actions to
increase Tribal capacity to
maintain and expand NPS
programs.

Comments can be
submitted electronically
using this form.



November 1, 2022

2 - 3:30 pm
Eastern

Tribal Leader Informational
Webinar#3: Proposed EPA
actions to increase tribal
capacity to maintain and
expand NPS programs.

EPA Contact: Steve Epting
(tribal319grants(3epa.gov)

Registration link

Active

November 10,
2022

3 - 4:30 pm
Eastern

Tribal Leader Informational
Webinar #4 (repeat of #3):

Proposed EPA actions to
increase Tribal capacity to
maintain and expand NPS
programs.

EPA Contact: Steve Epting
(tribal319grants@epa.gov)

Registration link

Active

December 23, 2022

Consultation closes and EPA
implements NPS program
actions.



Active

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Supplement: Proposed Tribal CWA §319 Grant Allocation Options

Background:

EPA currently awards CWA §319 grants to eligible Tribes each year in two parts: base grants and
competitive grants. Non-competitive base grants amounts are determined by Tribal land area held in
trust by the federal government (reservation plus non-reservation trust lands). Beginning in FY22, EPA
implemented a base funding increase, where Tribes with less than 1,000 mi2 of land receive
$36,000/year, and Tribes with over 1,000 mi2 receive $60,000/year.3 In FY22, 191 Tribes were eligible at
the $36,000 base funding level and 19 Tribes were eligible at the $60,000 base funding level. In addition
to base grants, each year EPA awards approximately 30 competitive grants to §319-eligible Tribes for
on-the-ground NPS projects.

Tribes have identified inadequate Tribal CWA §319 base grant funding as a central barrier in their efforts
to build and sustain NPS programs. Contingent on a final appropriation from Congress, in FY23 EPA
intends to implement the FY23 President's Budget proposal to commit an additional $7 million to the
Tribal CWA §319 set-aside, bringing the total to approximately $17 million. Based on Tribal feedback,
EPA is proposing to use the additional CWA §319 grant funds to increase base grant amounts. EPA
proposes to continue reserving approximately $3 million annually for Tribal CWA §319 competitive
grants to support on-the-ground projects, then awarding the remaining $14 million according to one of
the base grant allocation options outlined below.

In preparing the base grant allocation options, EPA considered Tribal input received during equity
engagements over the past year4, including:

• Base grants should be increased to support additional Tribal staff hours to lead NPS program work.
In most cases, Tribes noted the need for a minimum of 1 full time equivalent (FTE).

• The allocation formula should better target funds relative to the NPS need. Currently, 190 Tribes
with land areas ranging from 0 to 1,000 mi2 receive $36,000/year. Tribal NPS programs require a
minimum level of investment, regardless of Tribal land area.

• Changes to the allocation formula should not result in any Tribes receiving less than their current
base grant funding amount.

• The allocation formula should account for future program growth. There are currently 4 newly
eligible Tribal CWA §319 grantees each year.

• The allocation formula should minimize year-to-year variability in base grant amounts, in order to
provide consistency for Tribal NPS program workplanning.

EPA recognizes that the increased base grant funding amounts in the options below would not fully
address the funding needs expressed by Tribal CWA §319 grantees. Contingent on a final appropriation
from Congress in FY23, this Tribal CWA §319 funding increase would serve as an essential step towards
EPA's longer-term goal of increasing the Tribal CWA §319 funding set-aside to 12 percent of the annual
CWA §319 appropriation to meet Tribal NPS program staffing needs more fully in the future.

3 EPA's Guidelines for Awarding Clean Water Act Section 319 Base Grants to Indian Tribes describes the current
Tribal CWA §319 base grant allocation formula. Tribal CWA §319 base grant funding levels were increased in FY22
from $30,000 to $36,000 for Tribes with land areas less than 1,000 mi2, and from $50,000 to $60,000 for Tribes
with over 1,000 mi2 land area.

4 The FY22 Tribal equity listening session summary and EPA/Tribal workgroup reports are available at
https://www.epa.gov/nps/equitv-resources.

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Grant Allocation Formula Data Sources:

Upon obtaining CWA §319 eligibility, EPA Regions currently refer to Tribal land area reported in a Tribe's
CWA §319 treatment in a similar manner as a state (TAS) package to determine their base grant award
amount. EPA does not currently maintain Tribal land area statistics from Tribal CWA §319 TAS packages
at the national level. For FY23, EPA is proposing to calculate Tribal land area, and surface water area and
population, if applicable, from the 2010 US Census, which is also currently used in the Tribal CWA §106
grant allocation formula. As of October 2022, the 2010 US Census is the most current Tribal data
available. The 2020 US Census Tribal data summary tables are not yet available.

A total of 16 of the current 210 Tribal CWA §319 grantees did not have data available from the 2010 US
Census. For these 16 Tribes EPA used data available from the following sources:

• Current Tribal CWA §319 TAS packages, or

• Inter-Tribal Environmental Council (ITEC) Clean Air/GIS Project Dataset (2003): To calculate water
area for the 12 Oklahoma Tribes. This dataset, provided by EPA Region 6, derived water area by
intersecting the US Census' Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing system
(TIGER) database of water bodies with the BIA/ITEC tracts. Data derived from the BIA/ITEC tracts
are: (1) more accurate estimates of Oklahoma Tribal resources; (2) more consistent with the data
used for all other Tribes in the allocation formula; and (3) more accurate than the US Census'
Oklahoma Tribal Statistical Area (OTSA) designations.

Factor

Definition

Data Sources

Tribal Land
Area

The total area measurement of
Tribal lands, including
reservation, federal trust lands
and Tribal subdivisions for
federally recognized Tribes.

2010 US Census: TIGER database, calculated using the Boundary and
Annex Survev.5 Land statistics retrieved from Table 45 of the United
States Summary: 2010 Population and Housina Unit Counts CPH-2-1
report.

Tribal CWA §319 TAS packages: For 16 Tribes, as indicated in the
supplement table below.

Tribal Surface
Water Area

The total area measurement of
surface waters, including
inland, coastal, Great Lakes,
and territorial sea water,
within Tribal land area
boundaries.

2010 US Census: Each Tribe's water area calculated by subtracting
Land Area from Total Area, as shown in Table 45 of the United States
Summary: 2010 Population and Housina Unit Counts CPH-2-1 report.

Tribal CWA §319 TAS packages: For 3 Tribes, as indicated in the
supplement table below.

2003 ITEC Clean Air/GIS Project: For 12 Oklahoma Tribes, as indicated
in the supplement table below.

Total

Population on
Tribal Lands

Count of individuals residing on
Tribal lands.

2010 US Census: Table 45 of the United States Summary: 2010
Population and Housina Unit Counts CPH-2-1 report.

Tribal CWA §319 TAS packages: For 13 Tribes, as indicated in the
supplement table below.

Additional information on the U.S. Census Bureau and Tribal geography data collection Boundary and Annex
Survey (BAS) is available at https://www.census.gov/programs-survevs/bas.html.

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*General note: The funding amounts in the allocation options below are approximate and subject to
change, as EPA works to finalize the Tribal CWA §319 grantee dataset used in the allocation formula.

Allocation Option 1: Two land area-based funding tiers (1,000 sq mi threshold)

Consistent with the current base grant allocation formula. Additional funding would be used to
proportionally increase base grant amounts, as shown in the table below. Potential considerations
include:

• Does not address Tribal concern regarding the large land area difference (0 to 1,000 sq mi) among
190 Tribes currently eligible at the lower funding tier.

• In order to maintain base grant funding amounts as new Tribes become eligible for CWA §319
grants, each year EPA would need to reduce CWA §319 Tribal competitive grant funding.

Option 1 Table

Land Area

# Tribes

Total Base
Funding Amount

< 1,000 sq mi

190

$62,500

> 1,000 sq mi

$104,000

Allocation Option 2: Two land area-based funding tiers (100 sq mi threshold)

Land area threshold between two funding tiers would be decreased from 1,000 sq mi to 100 sq mi.
Additional funding would be used to proportionally increase base grant amounts consistent with the
existing base funding levels, as shown in the table below. Potential considerations include:

• Addresses Tribal concern regarding the large land area difference (0 to 1,000 sq mi) among 190
Tribes currently eligible at the lower funding tier.

• There are currently 41 CWA §319-eligible Tribes with land areas between 100 and 1,000 sq mi.
These Tribes would move into the higher funding tier.

• In order to maintain base grant funding amounts as new Tribes become eligible for CWA §319
grants, each year EPA would need to reduce CWA §319 Tribal competitive grant funding.

Option 2 Table

Land Area

# Tribes

Total Base
Funding Amount

< 100 sq mi

149

$56,000

> 100 sq mi

$93,000

Allocation Option 3: Four land area-based funding tiers

Option 3 would increase the number of land area-based funding tiers from two (current formula) to four.
Proposed land area thresholds between the funding tiers are set at 5, 100, and 400 sq mi to better target
base funding amounts relative to potential NPS need. Potential considerations include:

• Addresses Tribal concern regarding the large land area difference (0 to 1,000 sq mi) among 190
Tribes currently eligible at the lower funding tier.

• In order to maintain base grant funding amounts as new Tribes become eligible for CWA §319
grants, each year EPA would need to reduce CWA §319 Tribal competitive grant funding.

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Option 3 Table

Land Area

# Tribes

Total Base
Funding Amount

0-4.99 sq mi

89

$50,000

5-99 sq mi

60

$66,000

100 - 399 sq mi

29

$83,000

400 + sq mi

31

$99,000

Allocation Option 4: $60K + Tribal-Specific Variable Amount based on Land Area

Under Option 4, base grant funding amounts would be determined using a two-part formula: (1) each
eligible Tribe would receive a standard allocation of $60,000, plus (2) a Tribal-specific variable amount
based on land area. Proposed land area thresholds between the funding tiers are set at 5, 100, and 400
sq mi to target base funding amounts relative to potential NPS need. Potential considerations include:

•	Addresses Tribal input that NPS programs require a minimum level of investment, regardless of
Tribal land area, by allocating a standard allocation of $60,000/year to all eligible Tribes.

•	As new Tribes become eligible for CWA §319 grants, EPA could reduce CWA §319 Tribal competitive
grant funding and/or reduce Tribal-specific variable amounts.

Option 4 Table

Land Area

# Tribes

Standard
Allocation

Tribal-Specific Variable
Amount

Total Base
Funding Amount

0-4.99 sq mi

89

$60,000

$5,000

$65,000

5-99 sq mi

60

$60,000

$6,500

$66,500

100 - 399 sq mi

29

$60,000

$8,000

$68,000

400 + sq mi

31

$60,000

$10,000

$70,000

Allocation Option 5: $60K + Tribal-Specific Variable Amount based on Land Area Rank

Under Option 5, base grant funding amounts would be determined using a two-part formula: (1) each
eligible Tribe would receive a standard allocation of $60,000, plus (2) a Tribal-specific variable amount
based on land area rank. Land area rank is determined by calculating each eligible Tribe's land area
relative to all other CWA §319-eligible Tribes, where Rank #1 is assigned to the Tribe with the largest
land area and Rank #209 is assigned to the Tribe with the smallest land area. Land area ranks would
then be used to create four funding tiers, each containing an approximately equal number of Tribes, to
determine the Tribal-specific variable amounts. Potential considerations include:

•	Addresses Tribal input that NPS programs require a minimum level of investment, regardless of
Tribal land area, by allocating a standard allocation of $60,000/year to all eligible Tribes.

•	Allocates a portion of base funding amount equitably across four land area rank-based funding tiers.

•	Tribes may experience increases or decreases in their Tribal-specific variable funding amount, as EPA
updates the land area rankings to include newly eligible Tribes.

•	As new Tribes become eligible for CWA §319 grants, EPA could reduce CWA §319 Tribal competitive
grant funding and/or reduce Tribal-specific variable amounts.

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Option 5 Table

Land Area Ranks

Land Area
Range (sq
mi)

# Tribes

Standard
Allocation

Tribal-Specific
Variable Amount

Total Base
Funding Amount

157 - 209

0-0.87

53

$60,000

$2,500

$62,500

105 -156

0.89 -10.08

52

$60,000

$5,000

$65,000

53 -104

10.39 -142

52

$60,000

$7,500

$67,500

1-52

143 +

52

$60,000

$10,000

$70,000

Allocation Option 6: $60K + Tribal-Specific Variable Amount based on Land Area Rank, Surface Water
Area Rank, and Population Rank

Under Option 6, base grant funding amounts would be determined using a two-part formula: (1) each
eligible Tribe would receive a standard allocation of $60,000, plus (2) a Tribal-specific variable amount
based on the rank sum based on its combined land area rank, surface water area rank, and population
rank. For each factor, rank would be calculated as a Tribe's ranking relative to all other CWA §319-
eligible Tribes, where Rank #1 is assigned to the Tribe with the largest value and Rank #209 is assigned to
the Tribe with the smallest value. For example, a Tribe with land area rank position #3, surface water
area rank position #25, and population rank position #50 would have a rank sum of 78. Rank sum values
would then be used to create four funding tiers, each containing an approximately equal number of
Tribes, to determine the Tribal-specific variable amounts. Potential considerations include:

•	Addresses Tribal input that NPS programs require a minimum level of investment, regardless of
Tribal land area, by allocating a standard allocation of $60,000/year to all eligible Tribes.

•	In considering multiple factors (land area, surface water area, population), this approach may better
target base funding amounts to relative NPS need.

•	Allocates a portion of base funding amount equitably across four land area rank-based funding tiers.

•	Three Tribes (Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria, and Federated Indians of Graton
Rancheria, and Samish Indian Nation) did not have data available for population and/or water area.
For the time being, EPA assigned the lowest rank value (e.g., Rank #209) for a factor with missing
data.

•	Tribes may experience increases or decreases in their Tribal-specific variable funding amount, as EPA
updates the rankings to include newly eligible Tribes.

•	As new Tribes become eligible for CWA §319 grants, EPA could reduce CWA §319 Tribal competitive
grant funding and/or reduce Tribal-specific variable amounts.

Option 6 Table

Ranks

# Tribes

Standard
Allocation

Tribal-Specific
Variable Amount

Total Base
Funding Amount

160 - 209

53

$60,000

$2,500

$62,500

106 -159

52

$60,000

$5,000

$65,00

53 -105

52

$60,000

$7,500

$67,500

1-52

52

$60,000

$10,000

$70,000

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Supplement: Tribal-Specific Funding Amounts Under Proposed Allocation Formula Options

EPA Region

Tribe Name

Cu rrent
$

Option 1
$

Option 2
$

Option 3
$

Option 4
$

Option 5
$

Option 6
$

1

Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

65,000

65,000

1

Passamaquoddy Tribe of Maine (Indian Township)

36,000

62,500

93,000

83,000

68,000

70,000

67,500

1

Passamaquoddy Tribe of Maine (Pleasant Point)

36,000

62,500

93,000

83,000

68,000

70,000

67,500

1

Penobscot Nation

36,000

62,500

93,000

83,000

68,000

70,000

67,500

1

Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

62,500

2

Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

67,500

67,500

4

Catawba Indian Nation

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

65,000

65,000

4

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

67,500

67,500

4

Miccosukee Tribe of Indians

36,000

62,500

93,000

83,000

68,000

67,500

67,500

4

Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

67,500

67,500

4

Poarch Band of Creek Indians

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

65,000

4

Seminole Tribe of Florida

36,000

62,500

93,000

83,000

68,000

67,500

67,500

5

Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad
River Reservation, Wisconsin

36,000

62,500

93,000

83,000

68,000

70,000

70,000

5

Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

65,000

67,500

5

Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

36,000

62,500

93,000

83,000

68,000

70,000

70,000

5

Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

67,500

67,500

5

Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

67,500

67,500

5

Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

65,000

65,000

5

Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of the Lac du
Flambeau Reservation of Wisconsin

36,000

62,500

93,000

83,000

68,000

67,500

70,000

5

Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Michigan

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

65,000

62,500

5

Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

65,000

62,500

5

Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

62,500

5

Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, Michigan

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

62,500

5

Oneida Nation

36,000

62,500

93,000

83,000

68,000

67,500

70,000

5

Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

65,000

65,000

5

Prairie Island Indian Community in the State of Minnesota

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

65,000

65,000

5

Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

67,500

67,500

12

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EPA Region

Tribe Name

Cu rrent
$

Option 1
$

Option 2
$

Option 3
$

Option 4
$

Option 5
$

Option 6
$

5

Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, Minnesota

36,000

62,500

93,000

99,000

70,000

70,000

70,000

5

Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan

36,000

62,500

93,000

83,000

68,000

70,000

70,000

5

Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

65,000

65,000

5

Sokaogon Chippewa Community, Wisconsin

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

65,000

67,500

5

Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

67,500

67,500

6

Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

67,500

6

Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

65,000

67,500

6

Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

65,000

67,500

6

Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

65,000

65,000

6

Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico

60,000

104,000

93,000

99,000

70,000

70,000

70,000

6

Kaw Nation, Oklahoma

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

65,000

67,500

6

Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

65,000

65,000

6

Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico

36,000

62,500

93,000

99,000

70,000

70,000

70,000

6

Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

65,000

67,500

6

Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

65,000

67,500

6

Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico

36,000

62,500

93,000

99,000

70,000

70,000

70,000

6

Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico

36,000

62,500

93,000

99,000

70,000

70,000

70,000

6

Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

67,500

67,500

6

Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico

36,000

62,500

93,000

83,000

68,000

67,500

67,500

6

Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

67,500

70,000

6

Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico

36,000

62,500

93,000

83,000

68,000

70,000

67,500

6

Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

67,500

67,500

6

Quapaw Nation

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

67,500

6

The Muscogee (Creek) Nation

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

67,500

67,500

6

Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

65,000

65,000

6

Wyandotte Nation

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

65,000

67,500

7

Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas

36,000

62,500

93,000

83,000

68,000

70,000

70,000

7

Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation

36,000

62,500

93,000

83,000

68,000

67,500

67,500

7

Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

65,000

67,500

7

Santee Sioux Nation, Nebraska

36,000

62,500

93,000

83,000

68,000

70,000

70,000

7

Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska

36,000

62,500

93,000

83,000

68,000

70,000

70,000

13

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EPA Region

Tribe Name

Cu rrent
$

Option 1
$

Option 2
$

Option 3
$

Option 4
$

Option 5
$

Option 6
$

8

Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana

60,000

104,000

93,000

99,000

70,000

70,000

70,000

8

Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana

60,000

104,000

93,000

99,000

70,000

70,000

70,000

8

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota

60,000

104,000

93,000

99,000

70,000

70,000

70,000

8

Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy's Reservation, Montana

36,000

62,500

93,000

83,000

68,000

70,000

67,500

8

Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation

60,000

104,000

93,000

99,000

70,000

70,000

70,000

8

Crow Tribe of Montana

60,000

104,000

93,000

99,000

70,000

70,000

70,000

8

Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

65,000

65,000

8

Fort Belknap Indian Community of the Fort Belknap Reservation of Montana

60,000

104,000

93,000

99,000

70,000

70,000

70,000

8

Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule Reservation, South Dakota

36,000

62,500

93,000

83,000

68,000

70,000

70,000

8

Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation,
Montana

36,000

62,500

93,000

99,000

70,000

70,000

70,000

8

Oglala Sioux Tribe

60,000

104,000

93,000

99,000

70,000

70,000

70,000

8

Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation, South Dakota

60,000

104,000

93,000

99,000

70,000

70,000

70,000

8

Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado

60,000

104,000

93,000

99,000

70,000

70,000

70,000

8

Spirit Lake Tribe, North Dakota

36,000

62,500

93,000

83,000

68,000

70,000

70,000

8

Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota

36,000

62,500

93,000

83,000

68,000

70,000

70,000

8

Ute Mountain Ute Tribe

36,000

62,500

93,000

99,000

70,000

70,000

70,000

9

Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians of the Agua Caliente Indian
Reservation, California

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

67,500

70,000

9

Ak-Chin Indian Community

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

67,500

67,500

9

Augustine Band of Cahuilla Indians, California

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

67,500

65,000

9

Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria, California

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

62,500

9

Big Pine Paiute Tribe of the Owens Valley

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

65,000

9

Big Sandy Rancheria of Western Mono Indians of California

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

62,500

9

Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians of the Big Valley Rancheria, California

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

62,500

9

Bishop Paiute Tribe

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

65,000

65,000

9

Blue Lake Rancheria, California

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

62,500

14

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EPA Region

Tribe Name

Cu rrent
$

Option 1
$

Option 2
$

Option 3
$

Option 4
$

Option 5
$

Option 6
$

9

Bridgeport Indian Colony

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

62,500

9

Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

62,500

9

Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, California

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

65,000

65,000

9

Cahto Tribe of the Laytonville Rancheria

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

62,500

9

Cahuilla Band of Indians

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

67,500

65,000

9

Campo Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Campo Indian Reservation,
California

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

67,500

65,000

9

Cedarville Rancheria, California

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

62,500

9

Chemehuevi Indian Tribe of the Chemehuevi Reservation, California

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

67,500

65,000

9

Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria, California

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

62,500

9

Cocopah Tribe of Arizona

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

65,000

67,500

9

Cold Springs Rancheria of Mono Indians of California

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

62,500



Colorado River Indian Tribes of the Colorado River Indian Reservation,

36,000

62,500

93,000

99,000

70,000

70,000

70,000



Arizona and California

9

Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation, Nevada and Utah

36,000

62,500

93,000

83,000

68,000

70,000

67,500

9

Coyote Valley Band of Porno Indians of California

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

62,500

9

Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Porno Indians, California

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

62,500

9

Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the Duckwater Reservation, Nevada

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

65,000

65,000

9

Elk Valley Rancheria, California

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

62,500

9

Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay Indians, California

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

65,000

62,500

9

Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, California

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

62,500

9

Fort Bidwell Indian Community of the Fort Bidwell Reservation of California

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

65,000

65,000

q

Fort Independence Indian Community of Paiute Indians of the Fort

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

62,500



Independence Reservation, California

9

Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, Arizona

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

67,500

67,500

9

Fort Mojave Indian Tribe of Arizona, California & Nevada

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

67,500

67,500

9

Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation, Arizona

36,000

62,500

93,000

99,000

70,000

70,000

70,000

9

Havasupai Tribe of the Havasupai Reservation, Arizona

36,000

62,500

93,000

83,000

68,000

70,000

67,500

15

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EPA Region

Tribe Name

Cu rrent
$

Option 1
$

Option 2
$

Option 3
$

Option 4
$

Option 5
$

Option 6
$

9

Hoopa Valley Tribe, California

36,000

62,500

93,000

83,000

68,000

67,500

70,000

9

Hopi Tribe of Arizona

60,000

104,000

93,000

99,000

70,000

70,000

70,000

9

Hopland Band of Pomo Indians, California

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

62,500

9

Hualapai Indian Tribe of the Hualapai Indian Reservation, Arizona

60,000

104,000

93,000

99,000

70,000

70,000

70,000

9

lipay Nation of Santa Ysabel, California

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

67,500

65,000

9

Jamul Indian Village of California

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

62,500

9

Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians of the Kaibab Indian Reservation, Arizona

36,000

62,500

93,000

83,000

68,000

70,000

67,500

9

Karuk Tribe

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

65,000

65,000

9

Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of the Stewarts Point Rancheria, California

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

62,500

9

Kletsel Dehe Band of Wintun Indians (Cortina Rancheria)

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

65,000

62,500

9

La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians, California

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

67,500

65,000

9

La Posta Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the La Posta Indian
Reservation, California

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

65,000

65,000

9

Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

62,500

9

Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeno Indians, California

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

67,500

65,000

9

Manzanita Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Manzanita Reservation,
California

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

65,000

65,000

9

Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria, California

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

65,000

65,000

9

Mesa Grande Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Mesa Grande
Reservation, California

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

65,000

65,000

9

Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

62,500

9

Moapa Band of Paiute Indians of the Moapa River Indian Reservation,
Nevada

36,000

62,500

93,000

83,000

68,000

67,500

67,500

9

Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

62,500

9

Morongo Band of Mission Indians, California

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

67,500

67,500

9

Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah

60,000

104,000

93,000

99,000

70,000

70,000

70,000

9

Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon Reservation and Colony, Nevada

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

67,500

65,000

9

Pala Band of Mission Indians

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

67,500

67,500

16

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EPA Region

Tribe Name

Cu rrent
$

Option 1
$

Option 2
$

Option 3
$

Option 4
$

Option 5
$

Option 6
$

9

Pauma Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pauma & Yuima Reservation,
California

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

65,000

65,000

9

Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pechanga Reservation,
California

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

65,000

65,000

9

Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of California

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

62,500

9

Pinoleville Pomo Nation, California

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

62,500



Pit River Tribe, California (includes XL Ranch, Big Bend, Likely, Lookout,

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

62,500



Montgomery Creek, and Roaring Creek Rancherias)

9

Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the Pyramid Lake Reservation, Nevada

36,000

62,500

93,000

99,000

70,000

70,000

70,000

9

Quartz Valley Indian Community of the Quartz Valley Reservation of
California

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

65,000

65,000

9

Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation, California & Arizona

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

67,500

67,500

9

Ramona Band of Cahuilla, California

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

62,500

9

Redding Rancheria, California

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

62,500



Redwood Valley or Little River Band of Pomo Indians of the Redwood Valley

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

62,500



Rancheria California

9

Resighini Rancheria, California

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

62,500

9

Robinson Rancheria

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

62,500

9

Round Valley Indian Tribes, Round Valley Reservation, California

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

67,500

67,500

9

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River Reservation,
Arizona

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

67,500

70,000

9

San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos Reservation, Arizona

60,000

104,000

93,000

99,000

70,000

70,000

70,000

9

San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, California

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

65,000

62,500

9

San Pasqual Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of California

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

65,000

65,000

9

Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians, California

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

67,500

65,000

9

Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria, California

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

65,000

9

Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation,
California

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

62,500

9

Sherwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

62,500

17

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EPA Region

Tribe Name

Cu rrent
$

Option 1
$

Option 2
$

Option 3
$

Option 4
$

Option 5
$

Option 6
$

9

Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs Rancheria (Verona
Tract), California

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

62,500

9

Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation, Nevada

36,000

62,500

93,000

99,000

70,000

70,000

70,000

9

Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians, California

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

67,500

67,500

9

South Fork Band of Te-Moak Tribe

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

67,500

65,000

9

Summit Lake Paiute Tribe of Nevada

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

67,500

65,000

9

Susanville Indian Rancheria, California

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

65,000

65,000

9

Table Mountain Rancheria

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

62,500

9

Timbisha Shoshone Tribe

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

67,500

65,000

9

Tolowa Dee-ni1 Nation (Smith River Rancheria)

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

62,500

9

Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, California

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

67,500

70,000

9

Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation, California

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

67,500

67,500

9

Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria of California

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

62,500

9

Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians of California

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

62,500

9

Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

65,000

65,000

9

Walker River Paiute Tribe of the Walker River Reservation, Nevada

36,000

62,500

93,000

99,000

70,000

70,000

67,500

9

Washoe Tribe of Nevada & California

36,000

62,500

93,000

83,000

68,000

70,000

70,000

9

White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona

60,000

104,000

93,000

99,000

70,000

70,000

70,000

9

Wiyot Tribe, California

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

62,500

9

Yavapai-Apache Nation of the Camp Verde Indian Reservation, Arizona

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

65,000

65,000

9

Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

65,000

65,000

9

Yerington Paiute Tribe of the Yerington Colony & Campbell Ranch, Nevada

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

65,000

65,000

9

Yomba Shoshone Tribe oftheYomba Reservation, Nevada

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

65,000

65,000

9

Yurok Tribe of the Yurok Reservation, California

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

67,500

67,500

10

Coeur D'Alene Tribe

36,000

62,500

93,000

99,000

70,000

70,000

70,000

10

Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation

60,000

104,000

93,000

99,000

70,000

70,000

70,000

10

Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

65,000

65,000

10

Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation

60,000

104,000

93,000

99,000

70,000

70,000

70,000

18

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EPA Region

Tribe Name

Cu rrent
$

Option 1
$

Option 2
$

Option 3
$

Option 4
$

Option 5
$

Option 6
$

10

Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

62,500

10

Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

67,500

65,000

10

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation

36,000

62,500

93,000

83,000

68,000

70,000

67,500

10

Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon

60,000

104,000

93,000

99,000

70,000

70,000

70,000

10

Coquille Indian Tribe

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

65,000

65,000

10

Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

65,000

65,000

10

Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

62,500

10

Kalispel Indian Community of the Kalispel Reservation

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

67,500

65,000

10

Klamath Tribes

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

62,500

10

Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

67,500

70,000

10

Makah Indian Tribe of the Makah Indian Reservation

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

67,500

67,500

10

Nez Perce Tribe

60,000

104,000

93,000

99,000

70,000

70,000

70,000

10

Nooksack Indian Tribe

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

65,000

67,500

10

Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

67,500

70,000

10

Quileute Tribe of the Quileute Reservation

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

65,000

65,000

10

Quinault Indian Nation

36,000

62,500

93,000

83,000

68,000

70,000

70,000

10

Samish Indian Nation

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

62,500

10

Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

62,500

10

Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe of the Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

65,000

65,000

10

Skokomish Indian Tribe

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

65,000

67,500

10

Snoqualmie Indian Tribe

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

62,500

10

Spokane Tribe of the Spokane Reservation

36,000

62,500

93,000

83,000

68,000

70,000

70,000

10

Squaxin Island Tribe oftheSquaxin Island Reservation

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

65,000

65,000

10

Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians of Washington

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

62,500

10

Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port Madison Reservation

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

67,500

67,500

10

Swinomish Indian Tribal Community

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

67,500

67,500

10

Tulalip Tribes of Washington

36,000

62,500

56,000

66,000

66,500

67,500

70,000

10

Upper Skagit Indian Tribe

36,000

62,500

56,000

50,000

65,000

62,500

62,500

19

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Supplement: Tribal Data Used in Proposed Allocation Formula Options

Within the table below, a dashed symbol (-) indicates a value of zero. "#N/A" indicates that Tribal data was unavailable.

EPA
Region

Tribe Name

Pop.

Pop.
Rank

Land
area
(sq mi)

Land
Rank

Water
Area
(sq mi)

Water
Rank

Rank
Sum

Data Source

2010 US Census. Table 45 - Corresponding
Tribal Row Name(s)

1

Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians

213

138

1.39

145

0.01

106

389

2010 Census

Houlton Maliseet Reservation and Off-
Reservation Trust Land, ME

1

Passamaquoddy Tribe of Maine
(Indian Township)

718

98

180.98

44

12.84

19

161

2010 Census

Indian Township Reservation, ME;
Passamaquoddy Trust Land, ME

1

Passamaquoddy Tribe of Maine
(Pleasant Point)

749

95

143.95

52

6.36

30

177

2010 Census

Pleasant Point Reservation, ME;
Passamaquoddy Trust Land, ME

1

Penobscot Nation

631

103

153.23

50

22.44

13

166

2010 Census

Penobscot Reservation and Off-Reservation
Trust Land, ME

1

Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head
(Aquinnah)

76

173

0.74

162

-

115

450

2010 Census

Wampanoag-Aquinnah Trust Land, MA

2

Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe

3,228

53

18.94

94

2.05

43

190

2010 Census

St. Regis Mohawk Reservation, NY

4

Catawba Indian Nation

841

91

1.58

143

-

115

349

2010 Census

Catawba Reservation, SC

4

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians

9,018

21

81.69

64

0.02

105

190

2010 Census

Eastern Cherokee Reservation, NC

4

Miccosukee Tribe of Indians

406

123

136.09

55

0.03

97

275

2010 Census

Miccosukee Reservation and Off-
Reservation Trust Land, FL

4

Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians

7,436

27

46.96

72

0.09

84

183

2010 Census

Mississippi Choctaw Reservation, MS

4

Poarch Band of Creek Indians

287

130

0.62

164

-

115

409

2010 Census

Poarch Creek Reservation and Off-
Reservation Trust Land, AL--FL

4

Seminole Tribe of Florida

1,285

77

139.29

54

0.24

65

196

2010 Census

Big Cypress Reservation, FL; Brighton
Reservation, FL; Hollywood Reservation, FL;
Immokalee Reservation, FL; Tampa
Reservation, FL; and Fort Pierce
Reservation, FL

5

Bad River Band of the Lake Superior
Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the
Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin

1,479

69

192.78

41

3.86

37

147

2010 Census

Bad River Reservation, Wl

5

Bay Mills Indian Community,
Michigan

1,014

83

5.41

120

0.11

79

282

2010 Census

Bay Mills Reservation and Off-Reservation
Trust Land, Ml

5

Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa

4,250

40

154.43

49

4.90

32

121

2010 Census

Fond du Lac Reservation and Off-
Reservation Trust Land, MN--WI

5

Forest County Potawatomi
Community, Wisconsin

588

107

19.47

92

0.07

86

285

2010 Census

Forest County Potawatomi Community and
Off-Reservation Trust Land, Wl

5

Grand Portage Band of Lake
Superior Chippewa

565

109

74.41

66

1.24

47

222

2010 Census

Grand Portage Reservation and Off-
Reservation Trust Land, MN

5

Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and
Chippewa Indians, Michigan

608

105

1.25

148

-

115

368

2010 Census

Grand Traverse Reservation and Off-
Reservation Trust Land, Ml

20

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5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

6

6

6

Tribe Name

Pop.

Pop.
Rank

Land
area
(sq mi)

Land
Rank

Water
Area
(sq mi)

Water
Rank

Rank
Sum

Data Source

2010 US Census. Table 45 - Corresponding
Tribal Row Name(s)

Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake
Superior Chippewa Indians of the
Lac du Flambeau Reservation of
Wisconsin

3,442

50

107.01

58

28.20

117

2010 Census

Lac du Flambeau Reservation, Wl

Little River Band of Ottawa Indians,
Michigan	

57

179

1.79

139

115

433

2010 Census

Little River Reservation and Off-Reservation
Trust Land, Ml	

Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa
Indians, Michigan	

51

183

1.13

150

115

448

2010 Census

Little Traverse Bay Reservation and Off-
Reservation Trust Land, Ml	

Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of
Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan

201

0.24

185

115

501

2010 Census

Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of
Pottawatomi Reservation, Ml

Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the
Potawatomi, Michigan	

52

182

0.33

178

115

475

2010 Census

Huron Potawatomi Reservation and Off-
Reservation Trust Land, Ml	

Oneida Nation

22,776

102.20

59

0.11

79

147

2010 Census

Oneida (Wl) Reservation and Off-
Reservation Trust Land, Wl

Pokagon Band of Potawatomi
Indians, Michigan and Indiana

29

190

4.56

122

0.08

85

397

2010 Census

Pokagon Reservation and Off-Reservation
Trust Land, Ml

Prairie Island Indian Community in
the State of Minnesota

217

137

2.71

128

0.12

78

343

2010 Census

Prairie Island Indian Community and Off-
Reservation Trust Land, MN	

Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin

1,123

79

22.78

89

0.13

76

244

2010 Census

Red Cliff Reservation and Off-Reservation
Trust Land, Wl	

Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians,
Minnesota

5,896

33

881.29

21

377.04

55

2010 Census

Red Lake Reservation, MN

Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of
Michigan	

26,274

216.62

40

1.71

44

91

2010 Census

Isabella Reservation, Ml

Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux
Community of Minnesota

658

100

2.49

132

115

347

2010 Census

Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community
and Off-Reservation Trust Land, MN

Sokaogon Chippewa Community,
Wisconsin

414

122

4.88

121

0.35

62

305

2010 Census

Sokaogon Chippewa Community and Off-
Reservation Trust Land, Wl	

Stockbridge Munsee Community,
Wisconsin

644

102

23.84

87

0.03

97

286

2010 Census

Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wl

Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians
of Oklahoma

4,497

38

0.81

160

0.15

75

273

319 TAS package
(land, population);
ITEC (water)	

N/A

Citizen Potawatomi Nation,
Oklahoma

36,331

7.65

111

0.07

87

202

319 TAS package
(land, population);
ITEC (water)

N/A

Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma

3,644

46

2.03

136

115

297

319 TAS package
(land, population);
ITEC (water)	

N/A

21

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EPA
Region

Tribe Name

Pop.

Pop.
Rank

Land
area
(sq mi)

Land
Rank

Water
Area
(sq mi)

Water
Rank

Rank
Sum

Data Source

2010 US Census. Table 45 - Corresponding
Tribal Row Name(s)

6

Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma

910

87

0.89

156

0.01

114

357

319 TAS package
(land, population);
ITEC (water)

N/A

6

Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico

3,254

52

1,369.98

15

4.08

35

102

2010 Census

Jicarilla Apache Nation Reservation and
Off-Reservation Trust Land, NM

6

Kaw Nation, Oklahoma

3,656

45

1.79

138

0.05

92

275

319 TAS package
(land, population);
ITEC (water)

N/A

6

Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma

2,681

61

1.74

140

-

115

316

319 TAS package
(land, population);
ITEC (water)

N/A

6

Mescalero Apache Tribe of the
Mescalero Reservation, New
Mexico

3,613

48

718.49

23

0.57

57

128

2010 Census

Mescalero Reservation, NM

6

Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma

3,627

47

2.66

129

0.05

91

267

319 TAS package
(land, population);
ITEC (water)

N/A

6

Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma

3,573

49

2.04

135

-

115

299

319 TAS package
(land, population);
ITEC (water)

N/A

6

Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico

3,011

56

595.49

25

0.17

73

154

2010 Census

Acoma Pueblo and Off-Reservation Trust
Land, NM

6

Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico

4,043

43

788.25

22

0.91

53

118

2010 Census

Laguna Pueblo and Off-Reservation Trust
Land, NM

6

Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico

1,611

66

32.36

80

0.04

95

241

2010 Census

Nambe Pueblo and Off-Reservation Trust
Land, NM

6

Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico

621

104

100.53

60

0.52

59

223

2010 Census

Santa Ana Pueblo, NM

6

Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico

11,021

15

76.85

65

0.26

63

143

2010 Census

Santa Clara Pueblo, NM

6

Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico

4,384

39

156.14

48

0.06

88

175

2010 Census

Taos Pueblo and Off-Reservation Trust
Land, NM

6

Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico

841

91

26.93

84

-

115

290

2010 Census

Tesuque Pueblo and Off-Reservation Trust
Land, NM

6

Quapaw Nation

6,730

31

0.86

158

0.09

81

270

319 TAS package
(land, population);
ITEC (water)

N/A

6

The Muscogee (Creek) Nation

96,252

2

10.93

102

0.26

64

168

319 TAS package
(land, population);
ITEC (water)

N/A

22

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EPA
Region

Tribe Name

Pop.

Pop.
Rank

Land
area
(sq mi)

Land
Rank

Water
Area
(sq mi)

Water
Rank

Rank
Sum

Data Source

2010 US Census. Table 45 - Corresponding
Tribal Row Name(s)

6

Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of
Oklahoma

882

90

1.86

137

-

115

342

319 TAS package
(land, population);
ITEC (water)

N/A

6

Wyandotte Nation

5,786

34

1.32

147

-

115

296

319 TAS package
(land, population);
ITEC (water)

N/A

7

Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the
Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas

4,134

42

236.27

38

0.56

58

138

2010 Census

Kickapoo (KS) Reservation, KS

7

Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation

1,469

71

121.51

56

0.06

89

216

2010 Census

Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation
Reservation, KS

7

Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in
Iowa

1,062

81

9.87

107

-

115

303

2010 Census

Sac and Fox/Meskwaki Settlement, IA

7

Santee Sioux Nation, Nebraska

901

88

172.91

46

11.60

22

156

2010 Census

Santee Reservation, NE

7

Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska

2,694

60

176.97

45

1.14

49

154

2010 Census

Winnebago Reservation and Off-
Reservation Trust Land, NE--IA

8

Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the
Fort Peck Indian Reservation,
Montana

10,008

20

3,288.66

5

13.34

17

42

2010 Census

Fort Peck Indian Reservation and Off-
Reservation Trust Land, MT

8

Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet
Indian Reservation of Montana

10,405

18

2,372.58

9

27.55

10

37

2010 Census

Blackfeet Indian Reservation and Off-
Reservation Trust Land, MT

8

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the
Cheyenne River Reservation, South
Dakota

8,090

24

4,265.95

3

153.15

3

30

2010 Census

Cheyenne River Reservation and Off-
Reservation Trust Land, SD

8

Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky
Boy's Reservation, Montana

3,323

51

171.17

47

0.17

71

169

2010 Census

Rocky Boy's Reservation and Off-
Reservation Trust Land, MT

8

Confederated Salish and Kootenai
Tribes of the Flathead Reservation

28,359

6

1,935.79

12

122.14

4

22

2010 Census

Flathead Reservation, MT

8

Crow Tribe of Montana

6,863

29

3,594.38

4

12.25

21

54

2010 Census

Crow Reservation and Off-Reservation
Trust Land, MT

8

Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of
South Dakota

418

121

3.46

124

0.04

93

338

2010 Census

Flandreau Reservation, SD

8

Fort Belknap Indian Community of
the Fort Belknap Reservation of
Montana

2,851

59

1,014.55

19

3.81

38

116

2010 Census

Fort Belknap Reservation and Off-
Reservation Trust Land, MT

8

Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the
Lower Brule Reservation, South
Dakota

1,505

68

343.40

33

46.16

7

108

2010 Census

Lower Brule Reservation and Off-
Reservation Trust Land, SD

8

Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the
Northern Cheyenne Indian
Reservation, Montana

4,789

36

706.97

24

0.15

74

134

2010 Census

Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation and
Off-Reservation Trust Land, MT--SD

23

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EPA
Region

Tribe Name

Pop.

Pop.
Rank

Land
area
(sq mi)

Land
Rank

Water
Area
(sq mi)

Water
Rank

Rank
Sum

Data Source

2010 US Census. Table 45 - Corresponding
Tribal Row Name(s)

8

Oglala Sioux Tribe

18,834

10

4,343.21

2

10.59

24

36

2010 Census

Pine Ridge Reservation, SD--NE

8

Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the
Lake Traverse Reservation, South
Dakota

10,922

16

1,449.44

14

59.29

6

36

2010 Census

Lake Traverse Reservation and Off-
Reservation Trust Land, SD--ND

8

Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the
Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado

12,153

13

1,058.72

17

4.69

33

63

2010 Census

Southern Ute Reservation, CO

8

Spirit Lake Tribe, North Dakota

4,238

41

389.63

32

9.78

27

100

2010 Census

Spirit Lake Reservation, ND

8

Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa
Indians of North Dakota

8,669

23

227.49

39

9.94

26

88

2010 Census

Turtle Mountain Reservation and Off-
Reservation Trust Land, ND-MT-SD

8

Ute Mountain Ute Tribe

1,742

64

900.74

20

0.23

67

151

2010 Census

Ute Mountain Reservation and Off-
Reservation Trust Land, CO-NM-UT

9

Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla
Indians of the Agua Caliente Indian
Reservation, California

24,781

8

53.32

69

0.36

60

137

2010 Census

Agua Caliente Indian Reservation and Off-
Reservation Trust Land, CA

9

Ak-Chin Indian Community

1,001

84

32.78

79

-

115

278

2010 Census

Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation, AZ

9

Augustine Band of Cahuilla Indians,
California

187

144

28.93

81

-

115

340

2010 Census

Cahuilla Reservation, CA

9

Bear River Band of the Rohnerville
Rancheria, California

38

185

0.07

203

-

115

503

2010 Census

Rohnerville Rancheria, CA

9

Big Pine Paiute Tribe of the Owens
Valley

499

114

0.43

169

-

115

398

2010 Census

Big Pine Reservation, CA

9

Big Sandy Rancheria of Western
Mono Indians of California

118

158

0.40

173

-

115

446

2010 Census

Big Sandy Rancheria, CA

9

Big Valley Band of Porno Indians of
the Big Valley Rancheria, California

139

154

0.19

189

-

115

458

2010 Census

Big Valley Rancheria, CA

9

Bishop Paiute Tribe

1,588

67

1.35

146

0.02

103

316

2010 Census

Bishop Reservation, CA

9

Blue Lake Rancheria, California

58

178

0.09

201

-

115

494

2010 Census

Blue Lake Rancheria and Off-Reservation
Trust Land, CA

9

Bridgeport Indian Colony

35

187

0.06

206

-

115

508

2010 Census

Bridgeport Reservation, CA

9

Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk
Indians of California

-

201

0.10

199

0.01

113

513

319 TAS package
(land, population,
water)

N/A

9

Cabazon Band of Mission Indians,
California

835

93

3.00

126

-

115

334

2010 Census

Cabazon Reservation, CA

9

Cahto Tribe of the Laytonville
Rancheria

212

139

0.30

181

-

115

435

2010 Census

Laytonville Rancheria, CA

9

Cahuilla Band of Indians

187

144

28.93

81

-

115

340

2010 Census

Cahuilla Reservation, CA

24

-------
EPA
Region

Tribe Name

Pop.

Pop.
Rank

Land
area
(sq mi)

Land
Rank

Water
Area
(sq mi)

Water
Rank

Rank
Sum

Data Source

2010 US Census. Table 45 - Corresponding
Tribal Row Name(s)

9

Campo Band of Diegueno Mission
Indians of the Campo Indian
Reservation, California

362

125

25.77

86

-

115

326

2010 Census

Campo Indian Reservation, CA

9

Cedarville Rancheria, California

15

194

0.05

207

-

115

516

2010 Census

Cedarville Rancheria and Off-Reservation
Trust Land, CA

9

Chemehuevi Indian Tribe of the
Chemehuevi Reservation, California

308

129

48.15

71

-

115

315

2010 Census

Chemehuevi Reservation, CA

9

Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community
of the Trinidad Rancheria, California

132

155

0.13

194

-

115

464

2010 Census

Trinidad Rancheria and Off-Reservation
Trust Land, CA

9

Cocopah Tribe of Arizona

817

94

10.04

106

0.03

97

297

2010 Census

Cocopah Reservation, AZ

9

Cold Springs Rancheria of Mono
Indians of California

184

148

0.16

192

-

115

455

2010 Census

Cold Springs Rancheria, CA

9

Colorado River Indian Tribes of the
Colorado River Indian Reservation,
Arizona and California

8,764

22

457.32

30

6.82

29

81

2010 Census

Colorado River Indian Reservation, AZ--CA

9

Confederated Tribes of the Goshute
Reservation, Nevada and Utah

143

153

188.09

43

0.01

111

307

2010 Census

Goshute Reservation, NV--UT

9

Coyote Valley Band of Porno Indians
of California

144

152

0.13

194

-

115

461

2010 Census

Coyote Valley Reservation, CA

9

Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Porno
Indians, California

-

201

0.13

194

-

115

510

2010 Census

Dry Creek Rancheria, CA

9

Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the
Duckwater Reservation, Nevada

156

151

6.23

117

0.02

104

372

2010 Census

Duckwater Reservation, NV

9

Elk Valley Rancheria, California

99

164

0.42

170

-

115

449

2010 Census

Elk Valley Rancheria and Off-Reservation
Trust Land, CA

9

Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay
Indians, California

-

201

8.55

109

-

115

425

2010 Census

Ewiiaapaayp Reservation, CA

9

Federated Indians of Graton
Rancheria, California

#N/A

201

0.40

174

0.03

101

476

319 TAS package
(land, water);
population
unavailable

N/A

9

Fort Bidwell Indian Community of
the Fort Bidwell Reservation of
California

94

168

5.48

118

0.01

109

395

2010 Census

Fort Bidwell Reservation and Off-
Reservation Trust Land, CA

9

Fort Independence Indian
Community of Paiute Indians of the
Fort Independence Reservation,
California

93

169

0.87

157

-

115

441

2010 Census

Fort Independence Reservation, CA

9

Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation,
Arizona

971

85

38.60

75

0.36

60

220

2010 Census

Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Reservation,
AZ

25

-------
9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

Tribe Name

Pop.

Pop.
Rank

Land
area
(sq mi)

Land
Rank

Water
Area
(sq mi)

Water
Rank

Rank
Sum

Data Source

2010 US Census. Table 45 - Corresponding
Tribal Row Name(s)

Fort Mojave Indian Tribe of Arizona,
California & Nevada

1,477

70

51.58

70

1.15

48

188

2010 Census

Fort Mojave Indian Tribe of Arizona and
Off-Reservation Trust Land, AZ--CA--NV

Gila River Indian Community of the
Gila River Indian Reservation,
Arizona

Gila River Indian Reservation, AZ

11,712

14

548.35

27

36.36

49

2010 Census

Havasupai Tribe of the Havasupai
Reservation, Arizona	

465

117

275.83

35

115

267

2010 Census

Havasupai Reservation, AZ

Hoopa Valley Tribe, California

3,041

54

140.77

53

0.92

52

159

2010 Census

Hoopa Valley Reservation, CA

Hopi Tribe of Arizona

7,185

28

2,532.19

0.93

51

87

2010 Census

Hopi Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust
Land, AZ	

Hopland Band of Porno Indians,
California

38

185

0.25

184

115

484

2010 Census

Hopland Rancheria and Off-Reservation
Trust Land, CA	

Hualapai Indian Tribe of the
Hualapai Indian Reservation,
Arizona

1,335

74

1,601.46

13

3.14

40

127

2010 Census

Hualapai Indian Reservation and Off-
Reservation Trust Land, AZ

lipay Nation of Santa Ysabel,
California

330

127

23.43

115

330

2010 Census

Santa Ysabel Reservation, CA

Jamul Indian Village of California

201

0.02

209

115

525

2010 Census

Jamul Indian Village, CA

Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians of the
Kaibab Indian Reservation, Arizona

240

133

189.74

42

0.01

111

286

2010 Census

Kaibab Indian Reservation, AZ

Karuk Tribe

506

112

1.49

144

0.03

100

356

2010 Census

Karuk Reservation and Off-Reservation
Trust Land, CA	

Kashia Band of Porno Indians of the
Stewarts Point Rancheria, California

78

171

0.07

203

115

489

2010 Census

Stewarts Point Rancheria, CA

Kletsel Dehe Band of Wintun
Indians (Cortina Rancheria)

21

193

1.19

149

115

457

2010 Census

Cortina Indian Rancheria, CA

La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians,
California

476

116

13.50

97

115

328

2010 Census

La Jolla Reservation, CA

La Posta Band of Diegueno Mission
Indians of the La Posta Indian
Reservation, California

La Posta Indian Reservation, CA

55

181

6.39

116

115

412

2010 Census

Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe

212

139

0.37

175

115

429

2010 Census

Lone Pine Reservation, CA

Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and
Cupeno Indians, California

98

165

39.21

74

115

354

2010 Census

Los Coyotes Reservation, CA

Manzanita Band of Diegueno
Mission Indians of the Manzanita
Reservation, California	

78

171

7.18

113

115

399

2010 Census

Manzanita Reservation and Off-Reservation
Trust Land, CA

Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico
Rancheria, California

#N/A

201

0.98

155

0.60

56

412

319 TAS package
(land, water);

N/A

26

-------
EPA
Region

Tribe Name

Pop.

Pop.
Rank

Land
area
(sq mi)

Land
Rank

Water
Area
(sq mi)

Water
Rank

Rank
Sum

Data Source

2010 US Census. Table 45 - Corresponding
Tribal Row Name(s)



















population
unavailable



9

Mesa Grande Band of Diegueno
Mission Indians of the Mesa Grande
Reservation, California

98

165

2.73

127

-

115

407

2010 Census

Mesa Grande Reservation, CA

9

Middletown Rancheria of Pomo
Indians of California

56

180

0.10

199

0.09

82

461

2010 Census

Middletown Rancheria, CA

9

Moapa Band of Paiute Indians of
the Moapa River Indian
Reservation, Nevada

260

132

110.97

57

-

115

304

2010 Census

Moapa River Indian Reservation, NV

9

Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu
Indians of California

181

149

0.46

168

-

115

432

2010 Census

Mooretown Rancheria and Off-Reservation
Trust Land, CA

9

Morongo Band of Mission Indians,
California

913

86

53.48

68

0.12

77

231

2010 Census

Morongo Reservation and Off-Reservation
Trust Land, CA

9

Navajo Nation, Arizona, New
Mexico, & Utah

173,66
7

1

24,129.5
7

1

26.49

11

13

2010 Census

Navajo Nation Reservation and Off-
Reservation Trust Land, AZ-NM-UT

9

Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon
Reservation and Colony, Nevada

581

108

13.04

98

-

115

321

2010 Census

Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Reservation and
Off-Reservation Trust Land, NV

9

Pala Band of Mission Indians

1,315

75

20.35

91

-

115

281

2010 Census

Pala Reservation, CA

9

Pauma Band of Luiseno Mission
Indians of the Pauma & Yuima
Reservation, California

206

142

9.36

108

-

115

365

2010 Census

Pauma and Yuima Reservation, CA

9

Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission
Indians of the Pechanga
Reservation, California

346

126

7.01

114

-

115

355

2010 Census

Pechanga Reservation, CA

9

Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi
Indians of California

69

176

0.30

181

-

115

472

2010 Census

Picayune Rancheria and Off-Reservation
Trust Land, CA

9

Pinoleville Pomo Nation, California

129

156

0.16

192

-

115

463

2010 Census

Pinoleville Pomo Nation and Off-
Reservation Trust Land, CA

9

Pit River Tribe, California (includes
XL Ranch, Big Bend, Likely, Lookout,
Montgomery Creek, and Roaring
Creek Rancherias)

4

198

0.42

170

-

115

483

2010 Census

Pit River Trust Land, CA

9

Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the
Pyramid Lake Reservation, Nevada

1,660

65

555.45

26

174.07

2

93

2010 Census

Pyramid Lake Paiute Reservation, NV

9

Quartz Valley Indian Community of
the Quartz Valley Reservation of
California

187

144

1.11

151

-

115

410

2010 Census

Quartz Valley Reservation and Off-
Reservation Trust Land, CA

9

Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma
Indian Reservation, California &
Arizona

2,197

62

68.93

67

1.40

46

175

2010 Census

Fort Yuma Indian Reservation, CA--AZ

27

-------
EPA
Region

Tribe Name

Pop.

Pop.
Rank

Land
area
(sq mi)

Land
Rank

Water
Area
(sq mi)

Water
Rank

Rank
Sum

Data Source

2010 US Census. Table 45 - Corresponding
Tribal Row Name(s)

9

Ramona Band of Cahuilla, California

13

195

0.85

159

-

115

469

2010 Census

Ramona Village, CA

9

Redding Rancheria, California

34

188

0.04

208

-

115

511

2010 Census

Redding Rancheria and Off-Reservation
Trust Land, CA

9

Redwood Valley or Little River Band
of Pomo Indians of the Redwood
Valley Rancheria California

238

134

0.42

170

-

115

419

2010 Census

Redwood Valley Rancheria, CA

9

Resighini Rancheria, California

31

189

0.34

177

-

115

481

2010 Census

Resighini Rancheria and Off-Reservation
Trust Land, CA

9

Robinson Rancheria

207

141

0.32

179

-

115

435

2010 Census

Robinson Rancheria and Off-Reservation
Trust Land, CA

9

Round Valley Indian Tribes, Round
Valley Reservation, California

401

124

36.18

76

0.05

90

290

2010 Census

Round Valley Reservation and Off-
Reservation Trust Land, CA

9

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian
Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona

6,289

32

82.50

63

2.89

42

137

2010 Census

Salt River Reservation, AZ

9

San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San
Carlos Reservation, Arizona

10,068

19

2,902.72

6

24.20

12

37

2010 Census

San Carlos Reservation, AZ

9

San Manuel Band of Mission
Indians, California

112

160

1.05

153

-

115

428

2010 Census

San Manuel Reservation, CA

9

San Pasqual Band of Diegueno
Mission Indians of California

1,097

80

2.24

133

-

115

328

2010 Census

San Pasqual Reservation, CA

9

Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians,
California

71

174

17.06

95

-

115

384

2010 Census

Santa Rosa Reservation, CA

9

Santa Rosa Indian Community of
the Santa Rosa Rancheria, California

652

101

0.63

163

-

115

379

2010 Census

Santa Rosa Rancheria, CA

9

Santa Ynez Band of Chumash
Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez
Reservation, California

271

131

0.24

185

-

115

431

2010 Census

Santa Ynez Reservation, CA

9

Sherwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo
Indians of California

168

150

0.77

161

-

115

426

2010 Census

Sherwood Valley Rancheria and Off-
Reservation Trust Land, CA

9

Shingle Springs Band of Miwok
Indians, Shingle Springs Rancheria
(Verona Tract), California

102

163

0.27

183

-

115

461

2010 Census

Shingle Springs Rancheria, CA

9

Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck
Valley Reservation, Nevada

1,309

76

448.53

31

4.07

36

143

2010 Census

Duck Valley Reservation, NV--ID

9

Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians,
California

482

115

10.62

103

0.18

70

288

2010 Census

Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians and Off-
Reservation Trust Land, CA

9

South Fork Band of Te-MoakTribe

122

157

26.56

85

-

115

357

2010 Census

South Fork Reservation and Off-
Reservation Trust Land, NV

9

Summit Lake Paiute Tribe of Nevada

1

200

19.02

93

0.71

55

348

2010 Census

Summit Lake Reservation and Off-
Reservation Trust Land, NV

28

-------
EPA
Region

Tribe Name

Pop.

Pop.
Rank

Land
area
(sq mi)

Land
Rank

Water
Area
(sq mi)

Water
Rank

Rank
Sum

Data Source

2010 US Census. Table 45 - Corresponding
Tribal Row Name(s)

9

Susanville Indian Rancheria,
California

549

110

1.67

141

-

115

366

2010 Census

Susanville Indian Rancheria and Off-
Reservation Trust Land, CA

9

Table Mountain Rancheria

64

177

0.21

188

-

115

480

2010 Census

Table Mountain Rancheria, CA

9

Timbisha Shoshone Tribe

24

192

12.79

99

-

115

406

2010 Census

Timbi-Sha Shoshone Reservation and Off-
Reservation Trust Land, CA--NV

9

Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation (Smith River
Rancheria)

113

159

0.31

180

-

115

454

2010 Census

Smith River Rancheria and Off-Reservation
Trust Land, CA

9

Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla
Indians, California

5,594

35

34.22

78

15.04

16

129

2010 Census

Torres-Martinez Reservation, CA

9

Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule
River Reservation, California

1,049

82

84.30

62

-

115

259

2010 Census

Tule River Reservation and Off-Reservation
Trust Land, CA

9

Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians
of the Tuolumne Rancheria of
California

185

147

0.59

166

-

115

428

2010 Census

Tuolumne Rancheria, CA

9

Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission
Indians of California

12

196

0.60

165

-

115

476

2010 Census

Twenty-Nine Palms Reservation, CA

9

Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians

520

111

2.51

131

-

115

357

2010 Census

Viejas Reservation, CA

9

Walker River Paiute Tribe of the
Walker River Reservation, Nevada

746

96

528.35

28

3.00

41

165

2010 Census

Walker River Reservation, NV

9

Washoe Tribe of Nevada &
California

2,916

58

144.99

51

1.05

50

159

2010 Census

Washoe Ranches Trust Land, NV--CA

9

White Mountain Apache Tribe of
the Fort Apache Reservation,
Arizona

13,409

12

2,625.22

7

5.99

31

50

2010 Census

Fort Apache Reservation, AZ

9

Wiyot Tribe, California

103

162

0.12

198

-

115

475

2010 Census

Table Bluff Reservation, CA

9

Yavapai-Apache Nation of the Camp
Verde Indian Reservation, Arizona

718

98

1.01

154

-

115

367

2010 Census

Yavapai-Apache Nation Reservation, AZ

9

Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe

192

143

2.20

134

-

115

392

2010 Census

Yavapai-Prescott Reservation, AZ

9

Yerington Paiute Tribe of the
Yerington Colony & Campbell
Ranch, Nevada

594

106

2.62

130

-

115

351

2010 Census

Yerington Colony, NV; Campbell Ranch, NV

9

Yomba Shoshone Tribe of the
Yomba Reservation, Nevada

95

167

7.30

112

0.01

109

388

2010 Census

Yomba Reservation, NV

9

Yurok Tribe of the Yurok
Reservation, California

1,238

78

84.73

61

3.35

39

178

2010 Census

Yurok Reservation, CA

10

Coeur D'Alene Tribe

6,760

30

523.92

29

12.85

18

77

2010 Census

Coeur d'Alene Reservation, ID

10

Confederated Tribes and Bands of
the Yakama Nation

31,272

5

2,186.34

10

1.64

45

60

2010 Census

Yakama Nation Reservation and Off-
Reservation Trust Land, WA

29

-------
EPA
Region

Tribe Name

Pop.

Pop.
Rank

Land
area
(sq mi)

Land
Rank

Water
Area
(sq mi)

Water
Rank

Rank
Sum

Data Source

2010 US Census. Table 45 - Corresponding
Tribal Row Name(s)

10

Confederated Tribes of Siletz
Indians of Oregon

506

112

6.87

115

-

115

342

2010 Census

Siletz Reservation and Off-Reservation
Trust Land, OR

10

Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation

7,687

25

2,116.03

11

69.16

5

41

2010 Census

Colville Reservation and Off-Reservation
Trust Land, WA

10

Confederated Tribes of the Coos,
Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians

47

184

0.22

187

0.01

106

477

2010 Census

Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw
Reservation and Off Reservation Trust
Land, OR

10

Confederated Tribes of the Grand
Ronde Community of Oregon

434

119

16.45

96

-

115

330

2010 Census

Grand Ronde Community and Off-
Reservation Trust Land, OR

10

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation

3,031

55

270.70

36

-

115

206

2010 Census

Umatilla Reservation, OR

10

Confederated Tribes of the Warm
Springs Reservation of Oregon

4,012

44

1,018.91

18

4.13

34

96

2010 Census

Warm Springs Reservation and Off-
Reservation Trust Land, OR

10

Coquille Indian Tribe

323

128

10.08

105

0.04

95

328

2010 Census

Coquille Reservation, OR

10

Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of
Indians

104

161

5.43

119

-

115

395

2010 Census

Cow Creek Reservation and Off-Reservation
Trust Land, OR

10

Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe

11

197

0.17

191

0.04

94

482

2010 Census

Jamestown S'Klallam Reservation and Off-
Reservation Trust Land, WA

10

Kalispel Indian Community of the
Kalispel Reservation

231

135

10.39

104

0.17

72

311

2010 Census

Kalispel Reservation and Off-Reservation
Trust Land, WA

10

Klamath Tribes

26

191

0.50

167

-

115

473

2010 Census

Klamath Reservation, OR

10

Lummi Tribe of the Lummi
Reservation

4,706

37

20.66

90

16.02

15

142

2010 Census

Lummi Reservation, WA

10

Makah Indian Tribe of the Makah
Indian Reservation

1,414

72

46.74

73

0.23

68

213

2010 Census

Makah Indian Reservation, WA

10

Nez Perce Tribe

18,437

11

1,193.77

16

10.48

25

52

2010 Census

Nez Perce Reservation, ID

10

Nooksack Indian Tribe

884

89

4.40

123

0.09

83

295

2010 Census

Nooksack Reservation and Off-Reservation
Trust Land, WA

10

Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup
Reservation

46,816

3

28.58

83

0.84

54

140

2010 Census

Puyallup Reservation and Off-Reservation
Trust Land, WA

10

Quileute Tribe of the Quileute
Reservation

460

118

1.60

142

0.01

106

366

2010 Census

Quileute Reservation, WA

10

Quinault Indian Nation

1,408

73

312.65

34

11.43

23

130

2010 Census

Quinault Reservation, WA

10

Samish Indian Nation

#N/A

201

0.13

197

#N/A

115

513

319 TAS package
(land); water area and
population
unavailable

N/A

10

Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe

71

174

0.07

203

-

115

492

2010 Census

Sauk-Suiattle Reservation, WA

30

-------
EPA
Region

Tribe Name

Pop.

Pop.
Rank

Land
area
(sq mi)

Land
Rank

Water
Area
(sq mi)

Water
Rank

Rank
Sum

Data Source

2010 US Census. Table 45 - Corresponding
Tribal Row Name(s)

10

Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe of the
Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation

82

170

1.06

152

0.24

66

388

2010 Census

Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation and Off-
Reservation Trust Land, WA

10

Skokomish Indian Tribe

730

97

8.21

110

0.22

69

276

2010 Census

Skokomish Reservation, WA

10

Snoqualmie Indian Tribe

-

201

0.09

201

-

115

517

2010 Census

Snoqualmie Reservation, WA

10

Spokane Tribe of the Spokane
Reservation

2,096

63

238.10

37

12.34

20

120

2010 Census

Spokane Reservation and Off-Reservation
Trust Land, WA

10

Squaxin Island Tribe of the Squaxin
Island Reservation

431

120

3.35

125

0.03

102

347

2010 Census

Squaxin Island Reservation and Off-
Reservation Trust Land, WA

10

Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians of
Washington

4

198

0.35

176

-

115

489

2010 Census

Stillaguamish Reservation and Off-
Reservation Trust Land, WA

10

Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port
Madison Reservation

7,640

26

11.65

101

-

115

242

2010 Census

Port Madison Reservation, WA

10

Swinomish Indian Tribal Community

3,010

57

11.91

100

9.11

28

185

2010 Census

Swinomish Reservation and Off-
Reservation Trust Land, WA

10

Tulalip Tribes of Washington

10,631

17

34.75

77

17.47

14

108

2010 Census

Tulalip Reservation and Off-Reservation
Trust Land, WA

10

Upper Skagit Indian Tribe

220

136

0.18

190

-

115

441

2010 Census

Upper Skagit Reservation, WA

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Supplement: Additional Background Information on the Clean Water Act Section 319 Tribal Program
Background

Clean Water Act (CWA) section (§) 319 authorizes EPA to award grants to eligible Tribes, states, and
intertribal consortia to implement EPA-approved NPS management programs developed pursuant to
§319(b). The primary goal of an NPS management program is to control or prevent NPS pollution. This is
accomplished by implementing best management practices that reduce pollutant loadings to
waterbodies from each NPS category or subcategory identified in the Tribe's NPS assessment report.
The NPS assessment report is developed pursuant to §319(a). CWA §518 authorizes EPA to treat
federally recognized Indian Tribes in a similar manner as states ("treatment as a state/' or TAS). In
FY2022, there are 210 federally recognized Tribes and intertribal consortia with TAS status under CWA
§319 (Figure 1).

Figure 1. In FY2022, there are 210 §319-eligib!e Tribes (black pins on map) in all EPA regions except Region 3.

Since FY2015, on average four new Tribes have become eligible under CWA §319 each year (Table 1).
The program is likely to see continued growth in Tribal participation in future years. There are more than
270 Tribes currently eligible under CWA §106; Tribes typically first obtain TAS for §106, then use their
§106 grant to develop a NPS program and become eligible for §319 grants. In total, there are
approximately 330 federally recognized Tribes that could meet the eligibility requirements (i.e., have
jurisdictional land) for TAS status under CWA §319.

CWA §518(f) states that no more than one-third of one percent of the total amount of §319 funds
appropriated for any fiscal year may be used to make grants to Tribes. However, in light of the
increasing number of §319-eligible Tribes and effects of the statutory cap in limiting Tribes' ability to
establish and maintain NPS programs, Congress has authorized removal of the cap in §518(f) on grants
to Tribes each year since FY2000. Since FY2015, EPA policy has been to set the annual Tribal set-aside at
the greater of $8 million or 5 percent of the national §319 appropriation (Table 1).

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Table 1. Annual CWA section 319 appropriation, including Tribal set-aside, FY1996-2021.

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National 319 Total

Tribal 319 Total

% Tribal
Set-Aside

# Eligible
Tribes

$per eligible Tribe6

1996

$100,000,000

$330,000

0.3%

10

$33,000

1997

$100,000,000

$330,000

0.3%

11

$30,000

1998

$105,000,000

$346,500

0.3%

14

$24,750

1999

$200,000,000

$660,000

0.3%

21

$31,429

2000

$200,000,000

$2,500,000

1.3%

22

$113,636

2001

$237,476,400

$6,000,000

2.5%

51

$117,647

2002

$237,477,000

$6,000,000

2.5%

63

$95,238

2003

$238,440,000

$6,000,000

2.5%

70

$85,714

2004

$237,300,000

$7,000,000

2.9%

83

$84,337

2005

$207,328,000

$7,000,000

3.4%

95

$73,684

2006

$204,278,000

$6,897,000

3.4%

114

$60,500

2007

$199,175,000

$6,897,000

3.5%

126

$54,738

2008

$200,857,000

$8,000,000

4.0%

137

$58,394

2009

$200,857,000

$8,000,000

4.0%

150

$53,333

2010

$200,857,000

$8,000,000

4.0%

159

$50,314

2011

$175,505,000

$7,984,000

4.5%

167

$47,808

2012

$164,493,000

$7,987,000

4.9%

170

$46,982

2013

$155,915,000

$7,570,000

4.9%

175

$43,257

2014

$159,252,000

$7,500,000

4.7%

180

$41,667

2015

$158,207,800

$8,070,000

5.1%

182

$44,341

2016

$163,415,000

$8,170,000

5.0%

186

$43,925

2017

$167,950,000

$8,661,000

5.2%

191

$45,346

2018

$167,011,000

$8,351,000

5.0%

199

$41,965

2019

$165,347,000

$8,267,000

5.0%

203

$40,724

2020

$172,348,000

$8,618,000

5.0%

206

$41,835

2021

$177,000,000

$8,852,000

5.0%

209

$42,354

2022

$178,000,000

$9,852,000

5.5%

210

$47,549

Current Tribal 319 Allocation Approach

EPA currently awards §319 grants to eligible Tribes each year in two parts: base grants and competitive
grants. Each year EPA first awards base grants non-competitively to eligible Tribes; the remaining funds
from the Tribal set-aside are then awarded competitively among §319-eligible Tribes to support on-the-
ground NPS projects. From FY2017-2021, EPA awarded approximately two-thirds of the Tribal set-aside
via base grants and the remaining one-third of funds via competitive grants (Figure 2).

6 Not actual dollar amounts awarded to each Tribe. Column calculated by dividing Tribal 319 Total by # §319-
eligible Tribes. Included to demonstrate the effect of an increasing # of §319-eligible Tribes on funding available
each year.

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$10,000,000
$9,000,000
$8,000,000
$7,000,000
$6,000,000
$5,000,000
$4,000,000
$3,000,000
$2,000,000
$1,000,000
$-

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
¦ Base Grants ¦ Competitive Grants

Figure 2. Annual CWA section 319 Tribal set-aside, FY2005-2021.

Base 319 Grants

EPA awards base grants consistent with the current Guidelines for Awarding Clean Water Act Section
319 Base Grants to Indian Tribes. Base grants are awarded using a formula based on Tribal land area
held in trust by the federal government (reservation plus non-reservation trust lands).7 Tribes with less
than 1,000 sq. mi. (less than 640,000 acres) of land receive a base amount of $36,000/year, and Tribes
with over 1,000 sq. mi. (over 640,000 acres) receive a base amount of $60,000/year.8 In FY2022, there
are 191 Tribes eligible at the $36,000 base funding level and 19 Tribes eligible at the $60,000 base
funding level (Table 2).

Base grants serve as the primary source of support for Tribal NPS management programs. These funds
may be used for a range of activities that implement the Tribe's approved NPS management program.
Base grants are primarily used to fund a portion of a Tribal staff position to lead NPS program work. At
current funding levels, base grants can support a portion of a Tribal staff position, typically less than 0.5
full time equivalent (FTE). Common staff-led activities include NPS monitoring activities, NPS project
planning, conducting NPS training and outreach activities, and establishing NPS program priorities (e.g.,
via regular updates to NPS management program plans). Tribes may also implement on-the-ground
projects with these funds if adequate funding exists.

7 CWA section 319 tribal guidance does not cite a data source for tribal land area data. Section 106 tribal grant
program allocation formula uses tribal land areas reported through the US Census.

8 According to EPA's FY2011 Guidelines for Awarding Clean Water Act Section 319 Base Grants to Indian Tribes,
"EPA continues to rely upon land area as the deciding factor for allocation of funds because NPS pollution is
strongly related to land use; thus, land area is a reasonable factor that generally is highly relevant to identifying
Tribes with the greatest needs (recognizing that many Tribes have needs that significantly exceed available
resources)."

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Table 2. Count of 319-eligible Tribes at $36K and $60K base 319 funding levels in FY2022.

EPA

Count of Tribes at $36K

Count of Tribes at $60K

Total Count of 319-

Region

base grant level

eligible Tribes

99s

103

Total

191

210

Competitive 319 Grants

In addition to awarding §319 base grants, each year EPA manages a national competitive grant process
to solicit applications from §319-eligible Tribes and intertribal consortia for on-the-ground projects that
will directly protect or restore water quality from NPS pollution. The primary focus of competitive
projects must be on implementing best management practices. In addition, applicants may include other
eligible activities that support BMP implementation work, such as watershed-based planning and NPS
monitoring activities. Prior to FY2014, Tribes could apply for up to $150,000 in competitive grant
funding. Beginning in FY2014, the competitive grant project cap was decreased to $100,000 in order to
increase the number of Tribes receiving grants to support NPS implementation projects each year. From
FY14-21 EPA awarded, on average, 29 competitive grants per year (Figure 3).

From FY2005 to 2021 approximately two-thirds of all §319-eligible Tribes applied for at least one
competitive grant. Over this time period 106 Tribes were successful in receiving one or more
competitive grant (Figure 4). Among the 106 Tribes that received one or more competitive grant
between FY2005 and FY2021, 35 Tribes received one competitive grant, 42 Tribes received two to five
competitive grants, and 29 Tribes received six or more competitive grants.

9 The Klamath Water Quality Consortium, located in EPA Region 9, is currently the only intertribal consortium
eligible for CWA §319 grants. Based on 2020 Census data, Consortium member Tribes collectively have 225 square
miles of tribal land area (Yurok - 84 mi2, Hoopa Valley - 140 mi2, Karuk -0.7 mi2, Resighini Rancheria -0.4 mi2,
Quartz Valley - 0.55 mi2). The Consortium has not yet applied to EPA for base 319 grant funding. Per current tribal
319 base grant guidelines, an intertribal consortium may not apply for a base 319 grant if the consortium member
Tribes have also applied for base grants.

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