Tribal Clean Water Section - EPA Region 9

FY 2020 Project Officer/Tribal Liaison Assignments and Lead Roles

Jason Brush, Supervisor (415) 972-3483

Document date: 1/27/2020

Staff

Tribes

Additional Roles and Expertise

Danielle Angeles

(415)972-3441

So. CA:

Agua Caliente, Augustine, Cabazon, *Cahto, Cahuilla, *Cortina,
Morongo, San Manuel, Ramona, Santa Rosa Band, Soboba,
Twenty-Nine Palms, Torres Martinez, *Upper Lake

-	San Juan Monitoring Program (WIIN Act / Gold King Mine)

-	CWA106 Program Coordinator (R9 lead to nat'l program)

-	Treatment as a State (TAS) Regional Coordinator

AZ:

Havasupai, Hualapai, Hopi, Kaibab, Navajo Nation

-	Water Quality Standards policy

-	Regional Tribal Operations Council (RTOC)

-	Regional Indian Program Steering Committee (RIPSC) rep



NV:

Moapa

Howard Kahan

(415)972-3143

Central
CA:

Big Pine, Big Sandy, Bishop, Cold Springs, *Elem, Ft.
Independence, Lone Pine, Owens Valley Indian Water
Commission, Picayune, Santa Rosa Rancheria, Table Mountain,
Timbisha, Tule River, Tuolumne, Utu Utu Gwaitu/Benton

-	Tribal Nonpoint Source Lead (CWA 319)

-	QA Coordination

-	National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

-	General Assistance Program (GAP) Liaison w/LND

-	Grants Coordination (WTR-1, GMO, GIG, RTOC Wk group)

So. CA:

La folia



AZ:

Chemehuevi, Colorado River Indian Tribes (CRIT), Ft. Mojave

- Performance Partnership Grant (PPG) Coordination

Licia Maclear

(415)972-3161

So. CA:

Campo Jamul, La Posta, Los Coyotes, Manzanita, Mesa Grande,
Pala, Pauma, Pechanga, Rincon, Santa Ynez, Santa Ysabel, San
Pasqual, Viejas

-	GIS

-	Tribal Multi-Purpose Grant program

AZ:

Cocopah, Quechan

Suzanne Marr§

(415)972-3468

Central

CA:

Bridgeport, Buena Vista, Shingle Springs

-	Climate Change Adaptation

-	Disaster resilience and preparedness

Karissa Montes

No. CA:

Mechoopda, Mooretown, Pit River, Redding, Susanville

- RTOC Clean Water Workgroup coordinator

(415)972-3922

NV

Fallon, Pyramid Lake, Walker River, Washoe, Yerington, Yomba

- Tribal Consultation co-lead (with Vanegas)

Kate Pinkerton

(415)972-3662

No. CA:

Big Valley, Chicken Ranch, Coyote Valley, Dry Creek, Graton,
Hopland, Kashia, Middletown, Pinoleville, Redwood Valley,
Robinson Rancheria, Round Valley, Sherwood Valley

-	Data Lead (WQX/STORET, EPA Program measures/ELMS)

-	CWA 106 Regional Program Implementation Lead

Loretta Vanegas

(415)972-3433

No. CA:

Bear River/Rohnerville, Big Lagoon, Blue Lake, Elk Valley,
Hoopa Valley, Karuk, Klamath Consortium, Quartz Valley,

Resighini, Tolowa Dee-ni', Trinidad, Wiyot/Table Bluff, Yurok

-	Water Division Tribal Consultation Coordinator (w/ Montes)

-	EPA-Tribal Annual Conference lead

-	Disaster resilience and preparedness, drought, and reuse

-	Tribal water infrastructure liaison

Contact for 1st Time
Applicants

AZ:

San Carlos, Tohono O'odham, White Mountain Apache, Yavapai-
Apache, Yavapai-Prescott

Kelli Williams

(415)972-3434

No. CA:

Cedarville, Fort Bidwell



NV

Duck Valley, Duckwater, Goshute, South Fork, Summit Lake

-	Tribal Wetland Program development*

-	EPA's Tribal Water Website

Williams.kelli.m@epa.gov

AZ:

Ak-Chin, Gila River, Ft. McDowell, Salt River

All e-mail addresses: Iastname.firstname w epa.gov unless otherwise noted

PPG =

Italics (Bold Italics = non-Water lead]
§ = Collateral duty staff <30% time
* = Temporary assignment for 2020

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