Region 8 Tribal Drinking Water Monthly Newsletter January, 2023 Announcement: Chemical Plant Fire and Potential Impact on Supply Chain Disruptions Current Status A large fire broke out at a Carus Chemical Company plant in LaSalle, IL during the morning of Wednesday, January 11. This facility produces the following chemicals that are used for water and wastewater treatment: phosphate- based corrosion control chemicals (e.g., blended phosphates, dipotassium orthophosphate, sodium polyphosphate, zinc orthophosphate), potassium permanganate, and sodium permanganate. U.S. EPA will continue to monitor this situation. 1/17 Update: Carus has released a statement noting that additional details on potential impacts to its permanganate lines will he forthcoming and that it does not anticipate significant impacts to its production or deliveries of phosphate chemicals. For more information and updates: https://www.epa.gov/waterutilityresponse/chemical- plant-fire-and-potential-impact-supply-chain-disruptions THIS MONTH Announcement: Chemical Plant Fire and Potential Impact on Supply Chain Disruptions Announcement: Annual R8 Newsletter, Monitoring and Reporting Requirements Coming in February Training Resource: Free Climate Resilience Training for Tribal Water Utilities and Stakeholders Training Resource: Water Distribution 1 Training (ITCA) Upcoming Regulatory Deadlines Key EPA Contacts Announcement: Annual R8 Newsletter, Monitoring and Reporting Requirements Coming in February The Region 8 Drinking Water Unit will be sending our annual "mass mailer" in February. This package will include your water system's anticipated monitoring and reporting requirements for 2023, an in-depth and ------- detailed annual newsletter with articles by R8 staff, and other important items for maintaining compliance with SDWA throughout 2023. Free Climate Resilience Training for Tribal Water Utilities and Stakeholders The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Creating Resilient Water Utilities (CRWU) initiative, in coordination with Indian Health Service (IHS), is providing a free webinar series for tribal drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater (water sector) utility owners and operators, as well as other tribal water sector stakeholders nationwide. Session 1 will kick off with an introduction to climate change impacts as it relates to tribes across the country, an overview of CRWU's risk assessment tools and climate data resources, and a case study presentation from a tribal water utility. Session 2 will dig into CRWU's tools and demonstrate how tribal utilities can identify climate adaptation strategies to protect their assets. Session 3 will bring in tribal funding experts to identify financing programs to pay for adaptive infrastructure projects. This free training series will help tribal utilities incorporate climate change considerations into their decision- making, identify adaptation projects to build long-term resilience, and learn about federal and local resources for financing tribal utility resilience projects. To learn more about CRWU success stories, visit our Adaptation Case Studies Story Map for Water Utilities. To view previous online trainings, visit CRWU's CRWU Training and Engagement Center. Session 1 Tuesday, March 7, 2023 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time Session 2 Thursday, March 9, 2023 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time Session 3 Tuesday, March 14, 2023 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time Register here for the free National Climate Resilience Training for the Tribal Water Sector under the name "EPA CRWU Three Part Webinar Series." Training Resource: Water Distribution 1 Training for Tribal Operators (brought to you by the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona (ITCA) and EPA Region 8) Title Descriptions Dates Registration Water Distribution - Water Distribution - Level 1 Live Online Jan 30, and Feb Click Here Level 1 Training Course for Tribal Operators. 1, 3, 6, 8,10, Priority registration will be given to Tribal 13,15,17, 22, Operators working in EPA Region 8. 24, 27 and Training course size is limited. March 1, 3, 6, 8 (in 2023) ------- Meets 10 am - 1pm (Central Time) Upcoming Regulatory Deadlines Date Event Location Last day of every calendar Last day to collect monthly total Sites approved on your month coliform samples RTCR sample plan 10th of every month Last day for EPA to receive total N/A coliform and DBP samples collected during the previous month Key EPA Contacts Region 8 Tribal Team Joe Faubion - Helena, MT Office - 406-457-5005 - Faubion.joseph@epa.gov Andrea Griese - Pierre, SD Office - 605-945-1192 - griese.andrea@epa.gov Other R8 Drinking Water Employee Contact Information Can be Found Here. This newsletter can be viewed online by visiting: https://www.epa.gov/region8-waterops/epa-region-8- tribal-drinking-water-monthly-newsletter. If you would like to be added or removed from this newsletter distribution list, please email griese.andrea@epa.gov. ------- |