This agreement provides funding to pueblo DE cochiti to carry out its program to maintain, protect, and improve the water quality of its rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies

The environmental benefits of this program include preventing degradation of unimpaired waterbodies and reducing the number of impaired waterbodies on tribal lands. Activities:activities include rebuilding the tribe's clean water act section 106 program for water pollution control; updating the quality assurance project plan for project activities; collecting water quality data on tribal waters; uploading water quality data into EPA's water quality exchange (WQX) database; assessing tribal waters using the water quality data collected; and increasing tribal natural resources department capacity through training and education. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include a tribal assessment report, quarterly reports, quality assurance plan revisions, and uploads of water quality data to EPA's water quality exchange. The expected outcomes include increased capacity for the pueblo of cochiti natural resources department; a baseline of water quality data; and evaluated water quality conditions at the pueblo of cochiti reservation. Direct beneficiaries of this assistance agreement include residents, permanent and temporary, of the pueblo DE cochiti.