This agreement provides funding to the kootenai tribe of idaho (ktoi)

Specifically, the recipient will carry out activities to monitor transboundary mining pollution in the kootenai/y watershed.activities:the activities to be performed include monthly water quality monitoring, seasonal periphyton (algea community) sampling, annual sampling of kootenai river burbot and white sturgeon fish tissue, and at least quarterly engagement and information sharing with governments and industry over a three-year project period to better understand contaminant trends and transport throughout the kootenai/y watershed. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include water quality, periphyton, and fish-tissue data providing current snapshots of the contaminants within the kootenai/y watershed as providing new data points for ongoing bioaccumulation trends within the system. The expected outcomes include identification of temporal and spatial trends to understand contaminant transport dynamics through the kootenai river ecosystem; quantification of mining contaminant concentrations to help inform future programmatic adaptive management plans; and engagement with tribes, governments, agencies, and the public to identify ways to reduce the mining pollution originating from british columbia. The intended beneficiaries include tribes, watershed boards, managers, agencies, and governments, as well as community and individual end-users of both the water and aquatic species' within the kootenai/y watershed.