This agreement contains activities that complement existing environmental program grants

Specifically, the recipient will use this multipurpose funding to strengthen the existing water quality monitoring efforts with the addition of fecal indicator bacteria monitoring to possibly determine the temporal and spatial background levels and sources of fecal indicator bacteria by sampling both upstream and downstream from the pueblo's historical village located on the RIO jemez. Results will support the pueblo's water quality standards ceremonial use criteria. Activities: the recipient will: 1. Refine and maintain technical expertise to implement the pueblo of santa ANA's microbial source tracking project 2. Conduct microbial source tracking sampling events at established water quality sites on the RIO jemez and RIO grande. 3. Analyze existing and newly acquired microbial source tracking data and water quality data to track existing and identify emerging water quality issues to protect existing and future tribal water uses. Outcomes: deliverables will include the following: 1. Quarterly reports at the end of calendar months january, april, and july. 2. A comprehensive final report to include a discussion of work plan objectives, outputs, milestones, outcomes, and deliverables of FY22. 3. Microbial source tracking project results to be included in the final report. Expected outcomes include: 1. Increased microbial source tracking technical capacity of staff. 2. Continued presence in meetings, workshops, and conferences regarding E. Coli fecal indicator bacteria, microbial source tracking, and water quality monitoring. 3. Enhanced understanding of the potential sources of bacterial pathogens in the RIO jemez E. Coli. 4. Initiate the identification specific management strategies that may be useful in reducing bacterial contamination to the RIO jemez and to identify areas of greater fecal contamination risk to better predict health advisories for the community. The primary and direct beneficiaries are pueblo of santa ANA's residents. Subrecipient: no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.