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DESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING FOR THE OPERATION OF TAOS PUEBLO'S CONTINUING ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS WHILE GIVING IT GREATER FLEXIBILITY TO ADDRESS ITS HIGHEST ENVIRONMENTAL PRIORITIES, IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE, ACHIEVE ADMINISTRATIVE SAVINGS AND STRENGTHEN THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE TAOS PUEBLO AND EPA. THIS AGREEMENT FUNDS TRIBAL PROGRAMS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY BUILDING AND TO CARRY OUT ITS MONITORING PROGRAM TO MAINTAIN, PROTECT, AND IMPROVE THE WATER QUALITY OF ITS RIVERS, LAKES, STREAMS, GROUNDWATER, AND OTHER WATERBODIES. THE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS OF THIS PROGRAM INCLUDE PREVENTING DEGRADATION OF UNIMPAIRED WATERBODIES AND REDUCING THE NUMBER OF IMPAIRED WATERBODIES ON TRIBAL LANDS.ACTIVITIES:ACTIVITIES INCLUDE MANAGEMENT OF OFFICE, PLANNING, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING BUILDING CAPACITY OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL DEPARTMENT THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL MEETINGS AND TRAININGS, MAPPING AREAS OF EROSION AND ILLEGAL DUMPSITES, INITIATING COMPOSTING PROGRAM, CONDUCTING ENVIRONMENTAL OUTREACH, NONPOINT SOURCE PLANNING, ENGAGING WITH THE ASSOCIATED WATERSHED-BASED PLAN FOR THE LARGER AREA AND DEVELOPING A PUEBLO-SPECIFIC WATERSHED BASED PLAN FOR THE RIO PUEBLO DE TAOS, PHOTO MONITORING OF PREVIOUS NONPOINT SOURCE PROJECTS, MONITORING WATER QUALITY, CLEAN WATER ACT SECTION 401 AND NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) PERMIT REVIEW AND CERTIFICATION, AND SHARING WITH EPA AND THE PUBLIC THE RIO PUEBLO DE TAOS WATER QUALITY DATA AND WATERBODY ASSESSMENTS; COMPLETION OF WATER QUALITY STANDARDS REVISION; SELECTION OF APPROPRIATE NUTRIENT MODEL FOR IDENTIFYING POLLUTION SOURCES; REVISE THE PUEBLO'S NONPOINT SOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN.SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:THE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS OF THIS PROGRAM INCLUDE PREVENTING DEGRADATION OF UNIMPAIRED WATERBODIES AND REDUCING THE NUMBER OF IMPAIRED WATERBODIES ON TRIBAL LANDS. INTENDED BENEFICIARY IS TAOS PUEBLO AND TAOS COMMUNITY. SIMI-ANNUAL REPORTS, QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN(QMP), QUALITY ASSURANCE PROJECT PLAN(QAPP),COPIES OF OFFICE NEWS LETTERS, GAINED ENVIRONMENTAL CAPACITY; TRIBAL ASSESSMENT REPORT ANALYZING COLLECTED WATER QUALITY DATA TO ASSESS THE TRIBE'S SURFACE WATERS UTILIZING THEIR EPA-APPROVED WATER QUALITY STANDARDS; UPLOAD OF DATA TO EPA'S WATER QUALITY EXCHANGE DATABASE TO ALLOW FOR RETENTION AND SHARING OF COLLECTED DATA; PARTICIPATION IN ASSESSMENT AND TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD TRACKING AND IMPLEMENTATION SYSTEM (ATTAINS) PROGRAM TO SHARE WATERBODY ASSESSMENTS AND WORK TOWARDS REPLACING THE TRIBAL ASSESSMENT REPORT (TAR); CLEAN WATER ACT SECTION 401 CERTIFICATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE TRIBE'S WATER QUALITY STANDARDS: STAFF TRAINING; COMMUNICATION WITH TRIBAL LEADERS AND TRIBAL RESIDENTS; RESEARCH MODELING PROGRAM TO QUANTIFY NUTRIENT AND SEDIMENT LOADING ON THE PUEBLO AND INCREASE THE DATA AVAILABLE TO ADDRESS SOURCES OF POLLUTION; FINALIZATION AND SUBMITTAL OF WATER QUALITY STANDARDS REVISION; DEVELOPMENT OF TRIBAL, COMMUNITY, STATE, AND FEDERAL PARTNERSHIPS TO ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AT TAOS PUEBLO; INCLUSION OF WATER QUALITY ISSUES IN PUEBLO LONG-TERM AND ANNUAL PLANNING EFFORTS; DEVELOPMENT OF WATERSHED-BASED PLAN SPECIFIC TO TAOS PUEBLO AND THE RIO PUEBLO DE TAOS WITHIN TRIBAL BOUNDARIES; MULTI-YEAR NON-POINT SOURCE REDUCTION STRATEGY; DEVELOPMENT OF AN OVERARCHING STRATEGY TO PROTECT UNIMPAIRED WATERS AND IMPROVE IMPAIRED WATERS WHILE PROVIDING A FRAMEWORK FOR MEASURING PROGRESS; PHOTO-DOCUMENTATION OF PREVIOUS NON-POINT SOURCE (NPS) PROJECT CONDITIONS; REVISED AND UPDATED NPS MANAGEMENT PLAN.

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