EPA Region 9 Tribal Water EPA Region 9 Tribal Water Infrastructure Programs Infrastructure Programs Border 2012 Tribal Caucus February 19, 2010 San Diego, CA
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TribesTribes147 tribes – Half of all Indian land in U.S.
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$31 4M for safe drinking water and basic sanitation
Drilling drinking water well for the Pauma Band of Mission Indians
$31.4M for safe drinking water and basic sanitation for Tribes in the U.S./Mexico Border
U.S. U.S. –– Mexico BorderMexico Border
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Tribal Border Infrastructure Funding$$31.4 M
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Tribal Border Infrastructure eligible projects:• This program funds high priority wastewater and drinking water infrastructure
projects on federally-recognized Indian lands within 62 miles (100 kilometers) of the U.S. / Mexico Border.
Examples of high priority wastewater and drinking water infrastructure projects• Examples of high priority wastewater and drinking water infrastructure projects that may be funded but are not limited to:
• Drinking water projects• New wells to replace contaminated sources• New wells to replace contaminated sources • New water storage tanks to provide needed capacity • Treatment/disinfection systems to ensure compliance with the Safe Drinking Water
Act • New distribution systems to replace old, small diameter lines susceptible to e d st but o syste s to ep ace o d, s a d a ete es suscept b e to
contamination
• Wastewater projects• Collection systems to replace failing individual septic tanks and pit privies • Wastewater treatment facilities • Repair or replacement of cracked sewer lines
Before: pit privy After: wastewater lagoonSanta Rosa Village Lagoon for 105 homes
Tohono O’odham Gu Vo Sewer System for 48 homesBefore: failed septic system After: sewer system
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After: nitrate removal systemBefore: infants at risk of blue babysyndrome due to nitrates 6 x MCL
Sycuan Drinking Water System for 42 homes
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Pauma Drinking Water System for 49 homes
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• 2/3 of the 39 projects are complete or under construction
F $2 938 h th j t• For $2,938 per home, these projects provide– 7,888 homes with safe drinking water– 1,777 homes with basic sanitation1,777 homes with basic sanitation
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• Request for Proposals (RFP) will beRequest for Proposals (RFP) will be available by March 2010.
• Up to $1.5 million will be available
• Will fund 3-6 projectsp j
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Construction of a new sewer service line Susanville Rancheria
Region 9 Program ProcessRegion 9 Program ProcessRegion 9 Program ProcessRegion 9 Program Process
R i 9 th I di H lth S i ’• Region 9 uses the Indian Health Service’s (IHS) Sanitation Deficiency System Lists (SDS) to identify high priority wastewater(SDS) to identify high priority wastewater projects for funding in each IHS Areas. (CA, Navajo Tucson and Phoenix)Navajo, Tucson and Phoenix)
• To be considered for funding proposed• To be considered for funding, proposed wastewater projects must be placed on the IHS SDS list (Submission of proposals is notIHS SDS list. (Submission of proposals is not required.)
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• Each year EPA R9 in coordination with the IHS R i l A l t j t b dIHS Regional Areas select projects, based on the SDS ranking and available funding.
• When eligible projects are selected, EPA g p j ,notifies the Tribes. Funding options are Interagency Agreements (IAs) with IHS or g y g ( )Direct Grants.
Clean Water Act SetClean Water Act Set--Aside Aside Program StatusProgram StatusProgram StatusProgram Status
• Region 9 has awarded $62 million dollars• 300 wastewater projects serving 40,000
homes
Construction of new sewer lineS ill R h iSusanville Rancheria
Tohono O’odham Nation Tohono O’odham Nation Completed ProjectsCompleted ProjectsCompleted ProjectsCompleted Projects
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Santa Rosa Village LagoonTohono O’odham Nation
Cell with new liner
FY 2010 Increased Water FY 2010 Increased Water I f t t F dI f t t F dInfrastructure FundsInfrastructure Funds
• Quadruple Clean Water Tribal Set-Aside funds• Doubles Drinking Water Tribal Set-Aside funds• 2% Tribal Set-Aside (increase from 1.5%)
Clean Water Tribal Set Drinking Water TribalClean Water Tribal Set-Aside
Drinking Water Tribal Set-Aside
FY 09 FY 10 FY 09 FY 10FY 09 FY 10 FY 09 FY 10
National $10.3M $42M $12.4M $27.7M
R i 9 $3 8M $15M $3 5M $7 8MRegion 9 $3.8M $15M (estimated)
$3.5M $7.8M
FY 09 Regular Funds and FY10 BudgetFY 09 Regular Funds and FY10 BudgetClean Water Tribal Set-AsideClean Water Tribal Set Aside
$10.3M nationally$3.8M Region 9
Drinking Water Tribal Set-Aside$12.4M nationally$3.5M Region 9
FY10 Budget: (Nationwide)
D i ki W t• Drinking Water– $30M in FY 10– $12M in FY 09
• Wastewater– $48M in FY 10– $10M in FY 09$10M in FY 09
• Includes tribal set-aside increase from 1.5% to 2%
TBIContact Information
Erskine Benjamin [email protected] Information j @ p g415-972-3561
A d L J hAudrey L. Johnson [email protected] 415-972-3431415 972 3431
CWTSA Contact Erskine Benjamin
Information [email protected]
DWTSA Contact Information
Linda Reevesreeves linda@epa govInformation [email protected]