This agreement provides funding for the operation of the winnebago tribe of nebraska's continuing environmental programs while giving IT greater flexibility to address its highest environmental…

This agreement provides funding for the operation of the winnebago tribe of nebraska's continuing environmental programs while giving IT greater flexibility to address its highest environmental priorities, improve environmental performance, achieve savings and strengthen the partnership between recipient and EPA. This agreement funds tribal continuing environmental programs for water pollution control and nonpoint source water pollution. Activities:the activities to be performed for the 106 program include review and revise sampling plans, quality assurance project plans and any related standard operating procedures, conduct physical, chemical and biological monitoring and data collection, collect and evaluate all quality control data generated, enter physical, chemical and biological water data into tribal database, WQX database, submit quarterly progress reports and final report, conduct community outreach and public awareness activities, possibility of responding to media specific emergencies, conduct monitoring and research at kelly pond, promoting open communication with other tribes, state and federal agencies, continue partnership with EPA region 7 in advancing biological condition gradient activities, implementing section 401 certification authorization activities and investigate for additional federal and/or state funding opportunities. The activities for the 319 program include maintaining establishing and identifying additional partnerships with state, federal and other agencies, conduct community outreach and public awareness activities, prepare and submit quarterly and final progress reports, preparing and submission of a new calendar year work plan and budget as well as any required revisions to the current approved workplan and budget, promote open communication with other tribal programs, tribes, states, federal agencies, and private landowners not included in the partnership, conduct programmatic administrative duties and implementing year two of the EPA approved 9-element blackbird -soldier and logan watershed-based plan.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables for the 106 program include quality assurance project plans if needed, standard operating procedures if needed, water quality monitoring strategy if needed, submit physical, chemical and biological monitoring data, sampling plans if needed, water quality monitoring strategy if needed, physical, chemical, and biological water quality, and climatic change monitoring data into WQX, surface water assessment report for 2025 sampling, new calendar year work plan and budget, plant and fish tissue and water quality data. The anticipated deliverables for the 319 program include partnerships with state, federal and other agencies, articles placed in a public forum informing the community on the condition of natural resources in the area, submission of quarterly progress reports and a final report, submission of a new calendar year workplan and budget and identification of best management practice (BMP) in the blackbird-soldier and logan watershed based plan and implementation of BMP. The expected outcomes from this agreement are to determine the condition of the natural environmental and protect the health and welfare of tribal members and other individuals residing within the exterior boundaries of the reservation and to control or prevent nonpoint source water pollution. Direct beneficiaries of this program are the citizens of the winnebago tribe and other individuals residing within the exterior boundaries of the reservation.