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Water Headlines for August 25, 2008Benjamin H. Grumbles Water Headlines is a weekly on-line publication that announces publications, policies, and activities of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Water. In This Week’s Water Headlines:
EPA Approves Water Quality Standards for the Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Bishop CommunityOn August 15, 2008, EPA approved water quality standards for the Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Bishop Community located in California, near the City of Bishop. EPA’s action culminates a two-step process that began with EPA’s finding that the Tribe was eligible to be treated in the same manner as a state (TAS) for administering a water quality standards program. The second step – approval of the Tribe’s water quality standards – ensures that all surface waters within the exterior boundaries of the Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Bishop Community are covered by standards under Section 303 (c) of the Clean Water Act, including designated uses and water quality criteria. The Tribe’s standards can now form the basis for federally-enforceable regulatory requirements. EPA provides technical assistance to tribes to develop and implement water quality standards and to manage other water quality programs. Including the Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Bishop Community, there are now 34 tribes across the U.S. with water quality standards effective under the Clean Water Act. For more information on EPA’s Indian Tribal approvals to date, please visit our web site at: http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/tribes/approvtable.htm New "One-Stop Shopping" Web Site for Tribes in Search of Clean Water Act TrainingEPA has launched a new web site (http://www.epa.gov/water/tribaltraining/) that contains all of the EPA-sponsored Clean Water Act (CWA) training courses available to Indian tribes. The new web site is the culmination of a larger EPA effort to provide more structured, consolidated training to assist Tribes in implementing programs under the CWA. The web site contains listings of face-to-face training courses offered by EPA’s Office of Water, links to self-paced training for CWA programs, links to relevant training courses offered by other EPA program offices (both face-to-face and self-paced), as well as links to other important resources and tools. EPA is working with Indian tribes to identify future training needs for CWA programs. Contact Frances A. Desselle at 202-566-0375 for more information. APWA Stormwater Certification ProgramCongratulations to the American Public Works Association (APWA) for showing leadership by developing a new Certification Program for stormwater managers. The purpose of the program is to promote excellence in the profession by advancing knowledge and practices in stormwater management. A Certified Stormwater Manager will have understanding and experience in the administration of a stormwater program, use of best practices, hydrology, maintenance and other related areas. "APWA's Certified Stormwater Manager Program is an important step forward for clean water and sustainable infrastructure," said Assistant Administrator for Water Benjamin H. Grumbles. "It's helping to raise the bar for stormwater professionals and ensure water utilities are highly effective in meeting current and future needs."
To achieve certification, applicants must meet a set of eligibility criteria and pass an examination. APWA will conduct two exam sessions in the coming year, with the first scheduled for May 16th, 2009 in Dallas, Texas. For more information, you can visit http://www.apwa.net/certification Subscribe to Water HeadlinesPlease forward this message to your friends and colleagues who share an interest in water-related issues and would like to hear from EPA’s Office of Water. To subscribe to the Water Headlines listserve: Send an email message, leave the subject line blank, and address it to: In the body of the message write: Subscribe Water Headlines first name last name (Please leave one blank space between each word, do not include any other message, and use your actual name- i.e. Subscribe Water Headlines Robert Jones)
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