v Compiled and submitted annual report to EPA
v Prepared twelve (12) grant applications to build Tribal capacity
v Performed inventory of Environmental equipment
v Maintained current and complete QA documentation
v Managed cost accounts for all grants
v Purchased necessary software to enhance GIS capabilities
v Developed land management maps utilizing GPS/GIS
v Compiled GPS Tribal Jurisdictional Boundaries and Tribal Trust properties
v Attended numerous training sessions in the environmental field
v Participated in RTOC meetings
v Attended National and Regional meetings
v Attended Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) meetings
v Attended NATURE meetings
v Attended special meetings regarding the Tar Creek Superfund Site
v Attended the Tri-State Partnership Meeting
v Provided outreach to Tribes on meetings attended
v Updated GIS/GPS QAPP
~ 2008 Anticipated Activities ~
v Compile and prepare annual report
v Prepare six or more grants to build Tribal capacity
v Maintain current and complete QA documentation
v Attend four or more selected training sessions
v Perform inventory of Environmental equipment
v Manage cost accounts for all grants
v Clean up at least two more solid waste sites
CWA 106 (Water)
The primary objective of this program is to establish a water program for the Peoria Tribe Environmental Department. This grant enables the Environmental Department to perform water quality analysis of streams in Ottawa County and report the analysis to the EPA.
~ 2007 Work Plan Deliverables Completed ~
v Submitted a new 106 CWA grant for fiscal year 2008
v Submitted quarterly reports to EPA
v Purchased water sampling equipment
v Continue sampling on the Spring River, Tar Creek, Warren’s Branch, and Flint Branch
v Conducted Bio-Assessment
~ 2008 Anticipated Activities ~
v Submit a new CWA 106 Water Grant application for fiscal year 2008
v Provide quarterly reports that reflect the activities undertaken by the Tribe
v Compare and reconcile water quality data obtained with the data Quality objectives identified in the QAPP
v Continue the development of a Tribal clean water program
v Continue to conduct a baseline assessment for the Spring River, Tar Creek, Warren’s Branch and Flint Branch
v Continue to conduct a Bio-Assessment in Tribal Jurisdictional waters
Fish and Wildlife
The overall purpose of this grant is to improve the water quality and wildlife in the streams located in Ottawa County. The primary purposes of this grant is to perform a small fish and mussel survey on our streams with a focus on endangered and threatened species and to rebuild the population of these species in the wild.
~ 2005 Grant Work Plan Deliverables Completed ~
v The survey to be conducted on the fish and mussels located on Peoria Tribal lands has been completed
v Basic water quality measurements have been collected
v Survey sites have been logged with GPS and GIS maps are being produced
v A field logbook has been used to compile data
v A database has been established to compile data for this project
~ 2006 Grant Anticipated Activities ~
v Continue to conduct the survey of the fish and mussels located on Peoria Tribal lands
v Collect basic water quality measurements of reintroduction sites
v Log reintroduction sites with GPS/GIS maps
v Reintroduce the Neosho Mucket mussel into the Spring and Neosho Rivers
v Study the propagation of Neosho Madtoms
~ 2006 Grant Work Plan Deliverables Completed ~
v The surveys are being conducted on the fish and mussels located on Peoria Tribal lands has been completed
v Basic water quality measurements are been collected
v Reintroduction sites are being logged with GPS and GIS maps are being produced
v Approximately 200,000 Neosho Muckets have been reintroduced into the Spring River and 315,750 in the Neosho River.
v We currently have 18 Neosho Madtoms in captivity and propagation work has begun.
~ 2007 Grant Anticipated Activities ~
v Continue to conduct the survey of the fish and mussels located on Peoria Tribal lands
v Collect basic water quality measurements of reintroduction sites
v Log reintroduction sites with GPS/GIS maps
v Begin to reintroduce the Rabbitsfoot mussel and continue the reintroduction of the Neosho Mucket mussel into the Spring and Neosho Rivers
v Continue the propagation of Neosho Madtoms in a fish hatchery setting.
Pesticides 2007
The primary purpose of this grant is to expand on the previous years grant. This grant is to continue to focus on paddlefish (spoonbill) located in the Neosho and Spring Rivers. This grant will also expand to include catfish species (flathead, channel, and blue catfish) out of the Neosho River.
~ 2007 Anticipated Activities ~
v QAPP will be amended to include other species necessary for sampling
v Prepare for sampling
v Conduct fish sampling
v Samples will continue to be shipped to Accurate Labs of Tulsa
v Check and Compile Data
v Prepare and present summary of data to Peoria Tribal Officials
v Provide outreach through Tribal newsletter
v Develop Tribal Capacity through training
v Assess the need for a Pesticide Management Policy
~ 2007 Work Plan Deliverables Completed ~
v QAPP has been amended and approved to include other species necessary for sampling
v Preparation for sampling has been completed
v Fish sampling has been conducted for the spoonbill and is currently being conducted on the catfish species
v Samples are being shipped to Accurate Labs of Tulsa
v Date has been checked and compiled
v A summary has not been completed due to sampling not being completed at this time
v Articles are being written and submitted in the Tribal newsletter to inform the tribal members of pesticide use
v Training has been attended in order to develop Tribal capacity
v We are still currently assessing the need for a Pesticide Management Policy
Solid Waste
As of October 1, 2007 the Peoria Environmental has received and begun working on the third phase of a four part Solid Waste Grant series.
~ 2008 Anticipated Activities ~
v Identify, characterize and assess health hazards associated with solid waste issues within the Peoria Tribal boundaries and jurisdiction;
v To develop an Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan with codes and regulations that would provide workable solutions and alternatives for solid waste control;
v To implement that ISWM Plan into action, exercising a measure of control of the solid waste stream being generated; and
v To remove or cleanup existing illegal and open dump sites within the Peoria Tribal boundaries.
v Since October 2007, the Environmental Department has reviewed two different Integrated Solid Waste Management Plans as a touchstone to the particular needs of the Peoria Tribal jurisdiction. It was found that neither management plan would fit Peoria Tribal needs, but that aspects of those plans could be adapted and tuned for application to aid in more efficient control of the solid waste steam within the Peoria jurisdiction.
v The particular aspects of those plans to be investigated for adoption, involve first, providing a means to elevate illegal open dump sites and their occurrence on county roads within the Peoria Tribal jurisdiction; and second, a proposal for a recycling program involving all Peoria Tribal facilities and to which individual Peoria Tribal members might be able to contribute.
v The first item of consideration would be to provide a safe and legal alternative for rural solid waste disposal, instead of the illegal roadside dumping now ongoing.
v This proposal is also being coordinated with Ottawa County officials in order to make the ISWM Plan workable and enforceable.
v The second item being considered, that of a recycling program, could contribute by reducing the solid waste stream being generated by tribal facilities, provide a measure of income to offset recycling costs, and reduce the present cost of trash disposal for tribal facilities.
v These items are being investigated for practicality and adaptability, and are being consolidated in written form, for approval as an acceptable Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan.
Submitted by:
Jim Dixon
Environmental Director
