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Environmental Protection...
In 1991, the Tribes formed the Division of Environmental
Protection within the Natural Resources Department. The
purpose of the Division is to protect human health and the
environment for all Reservation residents. When created, the
Division consisted of three programs: Air Quality, Water
Quality, and Shoreline and Aquatic Lands Protection. Two of
the three, Air and Shoreline programs, had been functioning
for several years prior to 1991, but within a different
organizational structure. A new program, Solid and Hazardous
Waste, was added to the Division in 1993. The Division
Manager presently handles solid waste issues with assistance
from the Solid/Hazardous Waste Specialist and handles
Pesticides issues with the assistance of the Pesticides
Specialist . In 2003 the
Tribal Brownfields Response Program was created.
In 2006, the Pesticides program was added to the Division
and in 2007, the Underground Storage Tank/Leaking
Underground Storage Tank Program was added.
Currently, the division manager serves on the Lake County
Solid Waste Board as appointed by the Tribal Council in 2004
and is the Region 8 (TRIBAL) representative on the National
Tribal/EPA Science Council.
Division Administration :
Richard Janssen - Division Manager
Chris McDonald - Administrative Assistant
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