Shoshone Bannock Tribes Response Program 2009 Fort Hall, Idaho

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1 Shoshone Bannock Tribes Response Program 2009 Fort Hall, Idaho EPA Region 10 State & Tribal Response Program Grantee Meeting April 2-3, 2009 By Zannita M. Armell

2 Fort Hall Indian Reservation The Fort Hall Indian Reservation was established by the Fort Bridger Treaty of 1868 as a 1.8 million acre homeland for the Shoshone and Bannock Indian Tribes. Today the reservation consists of 544,000 acres of which the Tribes own 96%. Enrolled Members ~ 5,200

3 Agency Jurisdiction The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes are located in Southeast Idaho eight miles north of Pocatello along Interstate 15.

4 Organizational Background Environmental Waste Management Program Brownfields Mining Superfunds Underground Storage Tanks

5 Status Established/Enhanced Training for Employees Hazardous waste (HAZWOPER/OSHA) ASTM ACRES RCRA/CERCLA Mold Assessment/Remediation Underground Storage Tanks CPR/1 st Aid Other trainings, these are only to list a few

6 Number of Years Active Currently on 4 th year of funding

7 Fiscal Year First year of Grant Began work on standards and regulations Set up of Program

8 Fiscal Year Began working on Outreach to Community Still working on Regulations and Guidelines Set out public record of pending sites Made Website~ shoban-ewmp.com Begin assessment of 17 sites

9 Fiscal Year Working on Comment era of Waste Management Act Developed Public Record Database Assessed Pending Assessed 9 Sites, initialized institutional controls Asbestos Work Other hazardous waste Implemented Environmental Complaint forms Continued work from previous year on sites

10 Continuation FY Obtained surveys from public for pending sites Implementation of ASTM Standards/PPF forms Presenter at Western Brownfields Conference Initialized Household Hazardous Waste Day Update of Website Conducted Monthly District Meetings/outreach

11 Fiscal Year Waste Management Act under review Household Hazardous Waste Day New projects: Redevelopment of historical buildings into productive buildings for community Update of Webpage Update of Database, new surveys conducted Outreach conducted monthly at district meetings

12 Future Activities FY Brownfields Days at district lodges Further development of historical buildings Assessment/begin on 17 new sites Community Outreach

13 Staff Size 5 Staff personal 1 Manager oversees program as whole 1 Scientist Oversees projects, compilation of data, Phase I ESA, Phase II ESA, RFP, Sampling, planning projects 1 Waste Activity Coordinator, Oversees budgets for projects, pay, RFP, other projects as assigned 1 Environmental Education Specialist, Community Outreach 1 Consultant, Proposals Name Position Contact Info Kelly Wright Manager (208) Zannita (Fast Horse) Armell Environmental Scientist (208) Virginia Monsisco Waste Activity Coordinator (208) Vera Honena Environmental Education specialist (208) Susan Hanson Consultant (208)

14 Response Program Description The Brownfields Site definition is found in Public Law (H.R. 2869) - "Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act" signed into law January 11, With certain legal exclusions and additions, the term 'brownfield sites' means real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.

15 EWMP Response Program Definition The Shoshone Bannock Tribes Brownfields program provides identification, assessment, cleanup, oversight and monitoring of sites within the reservation that contain contaminants, pollutants or other materials with the potential to adversely affect human health and the environment. The program continues to identify contaminated sites, provide oversight of contaminated sites and works on program planning and management, establishing and enhancing elements of the program for site specific activities.

16 Public Record Found on Database on Website ~ shoban-ewmp.com Updated quarterly instead of annually. (program preference) Placed on Microsoft Access and than locked.

17 Brownfields Inventory Sites on Public Record ~76 sites (Total Inventory) Brownfields Sites ~26 Sites (Phase I or more) Types of Sites Abandoned -- Petroleum Polluted -- Suspect Meth Contaminated -- Biological Hazards

18 Public Record Future Hoping to add computers to library linked to our database for easy reference. Initiating our records into tribal records department. Welcome public to office, where they can find a computer with only Brownfields information on it, locked for no alternations.

19 Oversight & Enforcement Community Outreach, Meetings, Reported Sites Preliminary of sites Non Brownfield Site Brownfield Site Address to Correct Deparment Place on Inventory Brownfields Datasheet Conduct Phase I ESA Survey/Inventory Land Use Policies/Involvment /Resolutions Not Contaminated Contaminated Site Phase II Assessment Brownfields Regulations, Public Notice, Site Recorded Surface Clean Up Clean Up Completed Letter Redevelopment

20 Oversight and Enforcement Waste Management Act Land Use Working with other Departments Continuous involvement with other entities

21 Regulations Waste Management Act Currently undergoing comment stage. Finding resolutions, acts from tribal government. Collaborating with other departments. Finalization of Waste Management Act.

22 Resources Communities Other Agencies Historical Societies Environmental Waste Management Program Bureau of Indian Affairs Tribal Government Tribal Records

23 Partnerships Fort Hall Schools Blackfoot Historical Society Pocatello Railroad Society Fort Hall Heritage and Cultural Department Salt Lake City Veterans Affairs Fort Hall Veterans Association Shoshone Bannock Tribal Response Grant Fort Hall & Surrounding Communities

24 Comments, Questions or Concerns: Environmental Waste Management program Kelly Wright, Manager (208) Zannita M. Armell, Environmental Scientist (208) Virginia Monsisco, Waste Activity Coordinator, (208) Vera Honena, Environmental Education Specialist, (208) Susan Hanson, Consultant (208)

US EPA Brownfields Funding Opportunities and Technical Assistance. US EPA Region 9 Brownfields Program

US EPA Brownfields Funding Opportunities and Technical Assistance US EPA Region 9 Brownfields Program 1 Definition: Brownfield (federal) q Real property q Expansion, redevelopment, or reuse may be complicated