Tribal Programs - Drinking Water

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  • Information for Tribal Public Water Suppliers
  • Rule Monitoring Placards
  • Tribal Drinking Water Operator Certification
  • Tribal Drinking Water Compliance Information
  • Drinking Water Training for Tribes and Tribal Operators
  • Tribal Drinking Water Needs
  • Funding Opportunities
  • Regional Information
  • Links
    • Tribal Drinking Water and Underground Injection Control Programs
    • Tribal Source Water Protection Program

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Information for Tribal Public Water Suppliers

• Treatment in the Same Manner as a State for the Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) Program
  • An Overview (PDF) (12 pp, 50K)
  • Factsheet (PDF) (3 pp, 39K)
  • Frequent Questions (PDF) (3 pp, 30K)
• Building Water System Capacity: A Guide for Tribal Administrators (PDF) (6 pp, 3MB) EPA 816-K-01-006, July 2001
• Preventive Maintenance Tasks for Tribal Drinking Water Systems (booklet) (PDF) (35 pp, 78K) EPA 816-F-01-017, June 2001
• Preventive Maintenance Tasks for Tribal Drinking Water Systems (log sheets) (PDF) (96 pp, 99K) EPA 816-F-01-017, June 2001

Rule Monitoring Placards - check to make sure you download the correct placard for your public water system type PDF

• Total Coliform Monitoring Requirements
  • Community Water Systems Serving 1,001 - 10,000 People (PDF) (1 pp, 56K)
    EPA 816-F-08-004, January 2008
  • Community Water Systems Serving 25 - 1,000 People (PDF) (1 pp, 53K)
    EPA 816-F-08-005, January 2008
  • Noncommunity Water Systems Serving 1,001 - 10,000 People (PDF) (1 pp, 54K)
    EPA 816-F-08-006, January 2008
  • Noncommunity Water Systems Serving 25 - 1,000 People (PDF) (1 pp, 53K)
    EPA 816-F-08-007, January 2008
• Surface Water Treatment Rules Monitoring Requirements (SWTR/LT1ESWTR):
  • Systems Serving Less than 10,000 People Using Conventional or Direct Filtration (PDF) (1 pp, 40K)
    EPA 816-F-08-001, January 2008
  • Systems Serving Less Than 10,000 People Using Slow Sand, Diatomaceous Earth, or Alternative Filtration (PDF) (1 pp, 40K)
    EPA 816-F-08-002, January 2008
  • Unfiltered Systems Serving Less than 10,000 people (PDF) (1 pp, 40K)
    EPA 816-F-08-003, January 2008
• Nitrate Monitoring Requirements:
  • Community and Noncommunity Water Systems (PDF) ( pp, K)
    EPA 816-F-08-008, January 2008

Tribal Drinking Water Operator Certification Program

• Tribal Drinking Water Operator Certification Program Final Guidelines:
  • Tribal Drinking Water Operator Certification Program Final Guidelines (PDF) (15 pp, 121K)
    EPA 816-R-05, May 2005
  • Federal Register Notice: Notice of Availability: Tribal Drinking Water Operator Certification Program Final Guidelines
• Tribal Operator Certification Program Draft Guidelines: March 2000 Federal Register notice of availability of the draft guidelines | Public comment draft (PDF) (20 pp, 66K)
  
• Tribal Drinking Water Operator Certification Program | PDF Version (1 pp, 46 K)
  This notice announces the program details of EPA's voluntary Tribal Drinking Water Operator Certification Program, effective October 1, 2010. The program enables qualified drinking water operators at public water systems in Indian country to be recognized as certified operators by EPA.
• Application (PDF) (15 pp, 149K)
• Tribal Drinking Water Operator Certification Program Document (PDF) (26 pp, 198K)
  EPA 816-B-09-002

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Tribal Drinking Water Compliance Information

Each compliance report discusses the violations at public water systems on Indian reservations; EPA's enforcement and compliance assistance activities with respect to Tribal PWSs; and the financial assistance EPA has provided to facilitate the provision of safe drinking water to Tribes.

• EPA Annual Compliance Reports

Tribal Compliance Assistance Center

Tribal environmental professionals and facility operators can access comprehensive material on environmental stewardship and regulations that may apply to tribal government operations.

• Tribal Compliance Assistance Center

Drinking Water Training for Tribes and Tribal Operators

• This website presents a list of training opportunities that may be of interest to Tribes and Tribal operators nationwide.

Tribal Drinking Water Needs

• Final 2001 Report to Congress on Drinking Water Needs for American Indian and Alaska Native Village Water Systems (PDF) (47 pp, 1MB) February, 2001, EPA 816-R-01-006 excerpted from main report
• Fact Sheet on 2001 American Indian and Alaska Native Village Water System Survey (PDF) (4 pp, 298K)
• 1997 Needs Survey Report (PDF) (7 pp, 495K)

Funding Opportunities

• Drinking Water Infrastructure Grants Tribal Set-Aside (DWIG TSA) Program Guidance PDF (34 pp, 98K)
  

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Regional Information 

Grants

• Tribal Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) Program Allotments
• DWSRF Tribal Set-Aside Program

Contacts

• EPA Regional Tribal Contacts from the American Indian Environmental Office (AIEO) Tribal Portal
  

Links 

• The American Indian Environmental Office (AIEO) at EPA is responsible for overseeing many environmental programs that benefit Tribal populations. 
• Native American Water Association  
• The Indian Health Service also has programs that promote public health.

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