This agreement provides funding for the operation of the shakopee mdewakanton sioux community (smsc) continuing environmental programs while giving IT greater flexibility to address its highest…

This agreement provides funding for the operation of the shakopee mdewakanton sioux community (smsc) continuing environmental programs while giving IT greater flexibility to address its highest environmental priorities, improve environmental performance, achieve administrative savings, and strengthen the partnership between smsc and EPA. The work includes outputs and outcomes associated with managing continuing environmental programs which include deliverables to protect and maintain environmental program capacity building, air quality, and water quality.activities:specifically, smsc will protect the quality of the tribe's water, land, and air resources by building and enhancing the basic infrastructure of an environmental program and maintain adequate measures for the prevention and control of surface and groundwater pollution from both point and non-point sources. The tribe will continue to maintain and enhance a core environmental protection program to enable the tribe to respond to threats to human health and the environment and work cooperatively with federal and other governmental jurisdictions on issues of concern.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include progress reports on trainings and meetings, maps and briefings, examples of flyers and posters, and preliminary sample reports. Through work with EPA, smsc plans to monitor, analyze and document various biological, chemical, and physical parameters to better manage reservation waters and other interrelated resources. The expected outcomes from this agreement include protected water, land, and air quality, the cooperative relationship between the tribe and the EPA, increased solid waste capacity, minimized non-point source pollution, and continued monitoring of resources. The direct beneficiaries of this agreement are the citizens of the shakopee mdewakanton sioux community.