This agreement provides funding to menominee indian tribe of wisconsin to carry out its program to maintain, protect, and improve the water quality of its rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and…

Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin $101,684 to maintain, protect, and improve water quality on tribal lands under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support program (CFDA 66.419) on April 1, 2026.

The tribe will conduct monitoring of priority waters on the Menominee Reservation, including 34 sampling locations across 25 water bodies, and perform macroinvertebrate stream assessments, fish IBI stream assessments, mercury sampling in fish, and salinity assessments related to road salt impacts. Deliverables include regular progress reports, WQX submissions of environmental data, and a water quality assessment report. The anticipated outcomes include improved tribal knowledge of water resources and issues, increased community and tribal legislature awareness of water quality concerns, scientific information for natural resource management decisions, and data to inform fish consumption advisories and evaluate road salt impacts on water resources.

The award covers the period April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2028, with performance on the Menominee Reservation in Keshena, Wisconsin. No subawards are included in this agreement. Direct beneficiaries are residents of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin.

This agreement provides funding to menominee indian tribe of wisconsin 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: continued monitoring of priority waters on the reservation, including 34 sampling locations on 25 water bodies; macroinvertebrate stream assessments; fish IBI stream assessments; mercury sampling in fish; and assessment of salinity in waters related to road salts. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include regular progress reports, WQX submissions of environmental data collected, and a water quality assessment report (wqar). The expected outcomes include improved knowledge of the tribe's water resources and issues, increased community and tribal legislature knowledge of water issues, scientific information used for natural resource management decision making, data to evaluate impact of road salts on water resources, and data to inform fish consumption advisories as needed. Direct beneficiaries of this assistance agreement include residents of the menominee indian tribe of wisconsin.