Tribal Nonpoint Source Information

Funding

• Information Related to FY2012 Section 319 Funding
  • If your ability to submit on time is affected by inclement weather issues in EPA Region 10, please contact EPA Region 10 NPS Tribal Coordinator Krista Mendelman (mendelman.krista@epa.gov) at 206-553-1571 to arrange an extension.
  • List of Tribes Eligible for Section 319 Base and Competitive Funding for FY 2012 (PDF) (5 pp, 113K)
  • Questions and Answers on Awarding Section 319 Grants to Indian Tribes in FY2012 (PDF) (5 pp, 123K)
• Past Section 319 Grant Guidelines

Resources

• Handbook for Developing and Managing Tribal Nonpoint Source Pollution Programs (PDF) (182 pp, 8.6MB)

  This updated handbook provides guidance and practical templates for tribes interested in obtaining federal funds to manage nonpoint source pollution under section 319(h) of the Clean Water Act. Specifically, it describes the 319 (h) grant process, as well as how to develop a nonpoint source assessment report and management program. This version includes new tribal examples, and also a section focused on the watershed-based planning approach. The final section includes additional resources for tribes related to the nonpoint source pollution program goals.

• Tribal Watershed Based Plan Example
  • Dungeness River Watershed Based Plan (PDF) (155 pp, 5.6MB)
    (Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe)

• 2011 Tribal WQ Conference
• 2011 Tribal NPS Webcasts
• 2010 Tribal NPS Webcasts
• 2010 Tribal NPS Workshops
• 2009 National Tribal NPS Workshop
• 2009 Tribal NPS Webinars
• 2008 Tribal NPS Workshops
• 2008 Tribal NPS Webinar: Fundamentals of the Tribal NPS Program
• 2007 Tribal NPS Workshops
• 2006 Tribal NPS Workshops

• EPA Tribal NPS Coordinators (PDF) (2 pp, 40K)