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ITEP Resources::
Water Resource links:
- Native American Water Association:
Provides Tribal Water and Wastewater professionals with continued training and technical assistance in their goals to: strengthen tribal sovereignty, self-determination and protect health and environment in Indian Country. The NAWA, providing a link directly to Tribes and Tribal water and wastewater utilities. Creating strong internal resources for Tribes to participate with and draw from.
www.nawainc.org
- EPA Office of Water's Tribal Strategy:
www.epa.gov/indian/pdfs/owstrat.pdf
- EPA Office of Water:
www.epa.gov/OW/
- EPA American Indian Environmental Office:
www.epa.gov/indian/
- National Drinking Water Clearinghouse:
www.nesc.wvu.edu/ndwc/ndwc_index.htm
- National Small Flows Clearinghouse:
www.nesc.wvu.edu/nsfc/nsfc_index.htm
- EPA's Tribes and Water Quality Standards Page:
This page contains information about EPA's Office of Water Quality and their work with tribes. It also includes information about a new video that documents the successful protection of water quality in Indian Country.
http://epa.gov/waterscience/tribes/
- The USGS Water Resources Page:
A wealth of information on water-related data and technical resources.
http://water.usgs.gov/
- Bureau of Reclamation's Native American Program:
Information on the Bureau's work with tribal authorities on water-related issues. Includes contacts for each region.
www.usbr.gov/native/
Tribal Wastewater Training Center resource links:
- ITEP Water & Wastewater Powerpoints:
Building Water System Capacity: A Guide for Tribal Administrators
Impacts of Wastewater on the Environment
- Native American Water Association:
Providing a link directly to Tribes and tribal water and wastewater utilities. Creating strong internal resources for Tribes to participate with and draw from.
www.nawainc.org/
- USEPA Region 9 Indian Programs Newsletter:
The Tribal Program Office Newsletter is published monthly and circulated among the Tribes within EPA Region 9.
www.epa.gov/region09/cross_pr/indian/newslet.html
- Native Waters:
Native Waters, an outreach program based at Montana State University - Bozeman, is dedicated to increasing awareness and respect for tribal water resources.
www.nativewaters.org/
- Navajo Tribal Utility Authority:
NTUA is an Enterprise of the Navajo Nation providing Electric, Natural Gas, Water, Wastewater Treatment and Solar to the people of the Navajo Nation.
www.ntua.com
- Onsite Wastewater Demonstration Project (OWDP) at NAU:
The On-Site Wastewater Demonstration Program directed from within Northern Arizona University Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
www.cet.nau.edu/Projects/WDP/
- The National Environmental Service Center:
National Environmental Services Center (NESC), pronounced "nessie," provides technical assistance and information about drinking water, wastewater, environmental training, and solid waste management to communities serving fewer than 10,000 individuals.
www.nesc.wvu.edu
- US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Wastewater Management:
The USEPA Office of Wastewater Management (OWM) oversees a range of programs contributing to the well-being of the nation’s waters and watersheds.
www.epa.gov/OWM/
- VSAT, Vulnerability Self Assessment Tool for Wastewater:
The Vulnerability Self Assessment Tool (VSAT™) software was developed to support water and wastewater utility vulnerability assessments using a qualitative risk assessment methodology.
www.VSATusers.net
Following are a few water quality pages established by tribes throughout Indian Country. They include interesting reports, documents, and examples of the types of work being done by tribal professionals.
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