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DESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO THE PUEBLO TO BUILD ITS CAPACITY TO ADMINISTER ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS ON INDIAN LANDS. THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING GAP TO PUEBLO OF TAOS TO CARRY OUT ITS PROGRAM TO MAINTAIN, PROTECT, AND IMPROVE THE PUEBLO'S ENVIRONMENT. THIS AGREEMENT FUNDS TRIBAL PROGRAMS FOR TO CARRY OUT ITS MONITORING PROGRAM TO MAINTAIN, PROTECT, AND IMPROVE THE WATER QUALITY OF ITS RIVERS, LAKES, STREAMS, GROUNDWATER, AND OTHER WATERBODIES. ACTIVITIES:SPECIFICALLY, THE RECIPIENT WILL BUILD CAPACITY OF OFFICE STAFF TO LEARN AND ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, MAPPING, GAIN CAPACITY IN AIR AND SOLID WASTE MANAGMENT, PRACTICES AND STRATEGIES TO PREVENT POLLUTION AT THE PUEBLO. 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:QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORTS, ANNUAL FEDERAL FINANCIAL REPORT, QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN, AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM/GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM QUALITY ASSURANCE PROJECT PLAN, CAPACITY IN AIR INVENTORY DEVELOPMENT AND SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT. 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. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARY IS THE TAOS PUEBLO.

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