The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe a $311,546 Formula Grant under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support program (CFDA 66.419) from October 1, 2021 to July 30, 2026. The funding will allow the Tribe to characterize and quantify potential metal contributions in two sections of the Mancos River, assess metal mobilization and suspended sediments, and synthesize water quality, sediment, and aquatic life data for the...
This $392,802 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Air Pollution Control Program Support (CFDA 66.001) is provided to the Ute Indian Tribe to implement air pollution control programs on the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation. The key activities to be conducted include: Monitoring and assessing air quality, developing regulatory schemes to address air pollution, operating an air monitoring network, and conducting other air planning activities. The...
This EPA Region 8 Formula Grant award, funded through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.468), provides $299,843 to the Ute Indian Tribe to develop and implement lead service line identification and replacement activities in their tribal communities. Key activities include data collection, service line verification, public notification, reporting, and development of a plan to replace necessary service lines. The anticipated deliverables include a project replacement plan, funding...
This $103,000 EPA Region 6 Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) Formula Grant awarded to the Mescalero Apache Tribe will fund activities to maintain, protect, and improve the water quality of the tribe's rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies. Key activities include: Sampling surface water quality on tribal lands, assessing the water quality data collected, and submitting the data to the Water Quality Exchange (WQX) database. The...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded the Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Oklahoma $226,651 under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) Formula Grant program for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. Under this award, the Tribe will carry out its water quality protection program to maintain, protect, and improve the quality of its rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies. Key activities include...
The Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma was awarded a $149,685 Formula Grant by the Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 to carry out a water quality program from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. Under the grant, the Tribe will maintain, protect, and improve the quality of rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater and other waterbodies within its jurisdiction. Key activities will include monitoring water quality to determine if existing conditions are meeting needs, identifying any changes in...
This $120,000 formula grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 provides funding to the Navajo Nation Tribal Government to carry out its Water Pollution Control Program from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026. The program aims to maintain, protect, and improve water quality on Navajo Nation lands through activities such as closure of an abandoned artesian well. This supports the goals of the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 awarded the Southern Ute Indian Tribe a $1,226,000 Formula Grant under the Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants program (CFDA 66.460). The Tribe will use the funding to carry out activities that maintain, protect, and improve water quality on the Southern Ute Reservation in Colorado from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026. Specifically, the Tribe will restore degraded aquatic resources, implement agricultural best management practices, and...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 awarded the State of Utah Department of Environmental Quality $525,000 under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support federal grant program (CFDA 66.419) from August 15, 2021 to June 30, 2026. The funding will allow the state to carry out programs to assess, protect, and improve water quality in rivers, streams, groundwater and other waterbodies. Specific activities include conducting assessments and outreach,...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe a $133,421 Formula Grant under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) program. The two-year grant will fund the Tribe's program to monitor, protect, and improve water quality in its rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies through September 2023. Key activities to be delivered include developing a water quality monitoring program, attending trainings and...