Blackfeet Tribe applies for Clean Water Act requirements plan
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Category: WaterType: News
Source: EPA
Date: Thursday, August 26th, 2010
Review period open through Sept 30
(Denver, Colo. - August 26, 2010) - The Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in north-central Montana has applied to the E.P.A. (EPA) for eligibility to administer the Water Quality Requirements plan under the Clean Water Act. This eligibility is also referred to as Treatment in a similar manner as a State, or TAS. E.P.A. is reviewing the Tribe's application and will solicit comments on the Tribe's assertion of authority through September 30.
The Clean Water Act's goals include restoring and protecting the chemical, physical and biological integrity of the nation's waters. Water Quality Requirements established under the Act serve as a foundation for pollution control efforts and are a fundamental component of watershed management. Specifically, these Requirements serve as water quality goals for individual surface waters, guide and inform monitoring and assessment activities, and provide a legal basis for regulatory pollution controls.
EPA's review of the Tribe's Water Quality Requirements plan application is not an approval or disapproval of the Tribe's standards. E.P.A. review and approval or disapproval of specific Requirements is a separate Agency action.
If approved, the Blackfeet Tribe would be the 4th tribe in Montana to obtain authority to administer the Water Quality Requirements program. The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Indian Reservation and the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation currently have Requirements in effect under the Clean Water Act. The Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation received authority for the Water Quality Requirements plan in 2006. To date, the Northern Cheyenne Tribe has not submitted Requirements to E.P.A. for approval.
Local governments and individuals wishing to Review on the Blackfeet Tribe's application should submit comments by September 30 through the State of Montana, which will include all comments received in its response to EPA. Comments should be sent to Bob Bukantis, Montana Department of Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 200901, Helena, MT, 59620-0901, or via fax: 406-444-4386, or via email at: bbukantis@mt.gov. Comments must be received by five p.m. on September 30.
For more information including a fact sheet, public notice and copies of the Tribe's application materials, please visit: http://www.epa.gov/region8/water/wqs .
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