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Western Regional Air Partnership (WRAP)::
Tribal Emission Inventory Software Solution (TEISS) Software Development Plan: 
 Click here to read Development Plan text. 
Click here to read Appendix C: outlines emission estimation methods and factors used in TEISS.
Click here to read Appendix D-G:
Appendix D - Database Structure,
Appendix E - Area Emissions Inventory Data Sources (in development),
Appendix F - Term Definitions,
Appendix G - Common Acronyms.
DRAFT: January 24, 2003, Tribal Smoke Management Plan Gathering Effort Report.
Click here to read Report. 
Please send related comments to Todd Barnell at Todd.Barnell@nau.edu.
ITEP's work with the Western Regional Air Partnership (WRAP)
ITEP has been involved with the Tribal
Data Development Work Group (TDDWG) of the WRAP since TDDWG's inception
in 1999. To date, the main focus of ITEP's work for the TDDWG has been
conducting a thorough assessment of the gap in air quality data that exists
over tribal lands. In August 2001, ITEP completed an assessment of tribal
air quality data and programs in the WRAP region. ITEP staff attempted
to contact all federally recognized tribes in the WRAP region for this
assessment and ultimately 156 tribes provided information. This report
presents a clear snapshot of the state of tribal air programs in the year
2000 and identifies high demand for new programs and capacities. Check
it out by clicking on the following title: An
Assessment of Tribal Air Quality Data and Programs in the Western United
States. You will need Adobe Acrobat to view this document. If
you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, please visit Adobe
to get it. It's free!
Outreach, information gathering and other support for meaningful tribal participation in the WRAP are also provided by ITEP for the TDDWG.
Tribal Emission Inventory Software Solution (TEISS)
Tribal environmental professionals have long needed an easy to use computer
software application to calculate, organize, store, and report on air
pollution emissions occurring within Indian Country. To this end, the
Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) in partnership
with the Tribal Data Development Working Group (TDDWG) of the Western
Regional Air Partnership (WRAP), have contracted Lakes Environmental Consultants
to create the Tribal Emissions Inventory Software Solution (TEISS). It
is envisioned that the TEISS will provide guidance on what type of data
to enter, conduct calculations and unit conversions, and create clear
reports and maps that support the needs of tribal air quality programs,
the USEPA, and regional planning organizations (RPOs) addressing regional
haze and other regional air quality issues. By developing their own air
emission inventory data, tribes are enabled to play an active and constructive
role in the regional and national planning processes.
Plans call for TEISS to fulfill the following goals:
- Provide tribal environmental professionals with user-friendly software
so they may easily complete emission inventories for tribal lands.
- Contain emission calculators that provide professionals with emission
estimates that are technically defensible and meet the needs of the
tribes and RPOs. These calculators will provide estimates for point,
area and mobile sources.
- Provide tribal professionals with a data management tool that will
allow them to store and organize their emission data and compare it
with data from other sources.
- Be available for no charge to all Indian Tribes in the United States.
Development of the TEISS began in
July 2002. An initial version of the user interface was tested by tribal
air staff in September 2002. Pilot testing of a complete working version
of TEISS is expected to take place in the late spring/early summer of
2003. If you would like additional information about TEISS or the software
development process, please visit the TEISS Webpage or contact:
ITEP's work with the WRAP Regional Modeling Center (RMC)
Through collaboration with the WRAP RMC at the University of California at Riverside, ITEP is developing workshops
to build tribal capacity for air quality modeling.
As a first step, ITEP's TERC completed
a limited assessment of tribes across the U.S. to determine interest in
air quality modeling training courses. To view a copy of the report summarizing
the assessment, titled
Ambient Air Quality Modeling Tribal Training Needs Assessment,
please click on the title. You will need Adobe Acrobat to view this document.
If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, please visit Adobe
to get it. It's free!
If your tribe did not participate in this assessment and you are interested
in air quality modeling training, please contact Todd Barnell at 928/523-3840
or Todd.Barnell@nau.edu.
Tribal Involvement in WRAP
The Western
Regional Air Partnership (WRAP) is a collaborative effort of tribal
governments, state governments and various federal agencies to implement
the recommendations of the Grand Canyon Visibility Transport Commission
(GCVTC) and to develop the technical and policy tools needed by western
states and tribes to comply with the EPA's regional haze regulations.
In June 1996, the GCVTC produced
a report titled Recommendations
for Improving Western Vistas. This report included a section titled
"Tribal Perspectives and Position Regarding Recommendations." This section
provides background regarding tribal participation in the Commission process
and the legal framework for tribal relationships with states and the federal
government. Tribal participants in the process also provided their unique
perspectives on the Commission's recommendations, commenting on how those
recommendations may affect tribal lands and peoples.
The "Future Scientific and Technical
Needs" section of the GCVTC report included the following need specific
to tribes: "Air Quality on Tribal Lands: There is a need for more comprehensive
emissions inventories for areas on and near tribal areas as well as monitoring
of air quality on tribal lands. The limitations of present models do not
permit modeling of impacts on tribal lands."
For more information on WRAP visit
their website at www.wrapair.org
or contact Bill Grantham of the National
Tribal Environmental Council (NTEC) at bgrantham@ntec.org
or by phone at 505/242-2175.
Contact:
Jenifer Pond, Technical Specialist, at Jenifer.Pond@nau.edu or 480/985-9570
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