National Water Quality Monitoring Council

TRIBAL TOPICS  What is ITCA  Water Quality – Tribes  SW Water Issues  Need for Involvement  Lack of Funding

INTER TRIBAL COUNCIL OF ARIZONA, INC. HISTORY  1952, Established “United Voice”  1975, Established a private, non- profit corporation, ITCA, Inc.  By Tribes for Tribes

MEMBER TRIBES Ak Chin Indian Community Cocopah Tribe Colorado River Indian Tribes Ft. McDowell Yavapai Tribe Ft. Mojave Tribe Gila River Indian Community Havasupai Tribe Hopi Tribe Hualapai Tribe Kaibab-Paiute Tribe Pascua Yaqui Tribe Quechan Tribe Salt River Pima- Maricopa Indian Community San Carlos Apache Tribe Tohono O’Odham Nation Tonto Apache Tribe White Mountain Apache Tribe Yavapai Apache Nation Yavapai Prescott Tribe

TRIBAL LANDS IN ARIZONA

MEMBERS OF ITCA, INC.  Highest elected tribal officials –Chairpersons –Presidents –Governors  Shared Historical experience  Shared governmental status  Similar relationship with federal and state governments

ITCA, INC. OPERATION To ensure the self-determination of Indian tribes in Arizona through their participation in development of the polices and programs which affect their lives.  Operates more than 20 projects  Employs 65+  Works on Local, Regional and National Level for Tribes

ITCA, INC. PROMOTES… Indian self reliance through public policy development

ITCA, INC. PROVIDES…  Independent capacity to obtain, analyze and disseminate information  Clearinghouse of Information  Technical assistance and training to tribal governments –Program planning & development –Resource development –Management –Evaluation

ITCA, INC. ORGANIZES…  Seminars  Workshops  Conferences  Public Hearings

TRIBAL PROGRAMS  Health –National AIDS Minority Information and Education –Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)  Human Services –Area Agency on Aging –Indian Child Welfare Project  Housing Weatherization  Epidemiology  Community Tobacco Education

ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES PROGRAM  Pesticide  Solid Waste  Underground Storage Tanks  EPCRA/Emergency Response/Chemical Emergency Response  Radon  Asthma Risk Reduction  Air  Lead  Tribal Water Systems

TRIBAL WATER SYSTEMS PROGRAM  In cooperation with:  Indian Health Service, Phoenix Area Office  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX  Office of Community Service, Health & Human Services  Association of Boards of Certification  USDA- Rural Development – Technical Assistance

WATER QUALITY  LIFE GIVING AND SACRED  DRINKING WATER  AGRICULTURE/  LIVESTOCK WILDLIFE/PLANTS  CEREMONIAL

TRIBAL ISSUES: SOUTHWEST  WATER QUALITY  DROUGHT  ARSENIC IN DRINKING WATER  WATER SECURITY  WATER QUALITY STANDARDS/TMDL’S  INFRASTRUCTURE/TRAINING

DROUGHT

DROUGHT CONDITIONS/FIRE  OVER 200 FIRES  WORST TIME AHEAD  LANDS CLOSED  40% OF COUNTRY-WORST IN SW/MIDWEST  REVENUE LOST TO TRIBES  IN TUCSON AREA=  NO RAIN FOR 104 STRAIGHT DAYS AT END OF JUNE  TRIBES FORCED TO SELL LIVESTOCK

WATER/FIRE AGRICULTURE

FIRES  JULY 1, OVER 200 LARGE FIRES  US DROUGHT MONITOR PREDICTS HOTTER/ DRIER

FIRES  RODEO/  CHEDISKI FIRE COMPLEX LARGEST FIRE IN NATION  469,000 ACRES BURNED  500 STRUCTURES LOST

ARSENIC

SECURITY ISSUES  TRIBAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMISSION  WATER SECURITY PLANS UNDERWAY  FEMA/STATE/ LOCAL COORD.  FIRE/DROUGHT/ FLOOD/SPILLS/ TERRORISM

WATER QUALITY STANDARDS  141 TRIBES IN 3 STATES (CA,NV,AZ)  72 CAPABLE OF 106 $ TO ID WATERS/ STANDARDS MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH MONITORING: $/MINING/TOPO/ WATER//FLOWS/ STAFF SHORTAGES

TMDL’S FOR TRIBES

INFRASTRUCTURE/ OPERATOR TRAINING

CERTIFIED OPERATOR  Education (High School Diploma or GED)  Job Experience – currently responsible for day-to-day operation of water or wastewater facility for 6 weeks on tribal lands

TRIBAL DIVERSITY

FUNDING  SDWA/CWA = 1.5 % FOR TRIBES  SECTION 319 = ½ OF 1 %  NEED FOR MORE $$$$

ALL THINGS ARE CONNECTED - WATER

Deborah Patton Water Quality Administrator Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc N. Central Ave Suite 100 Phoenix, AZ FAX