Spotlight - EPA Region 10’s Tribal Waste ProgramTechnical Assistance and Program Initiatives

Angel Ip and Rick McMonagle

2019 Tribal Environmental Leaders Summit

Artist: Riley Ablowaluk, Teller, Grade 5, Age 10,

“Recycling Man”

OutlineLearn about:• What we do• Technical assistance• Needs assessment and

opportunities• Priority initiatives

Discuss:What are opportunities to collaborate with each other?

Region 10 Tribal Waste Team

Gabriela CarvalhoGrants, Contracts, Budget, Backhaul Alaska Program

Angel IpTools, Training, Data, Technical Assistance, Research, Health Impacts, Coordination

Jim PenorTribal waste liaison for AK, trainer, on-the-ground technical assistance

Rick McMonagleTribal waste liaison for ID, OR, and WA, trainer, on-the-ground technical assistance

What types of technical assistance do we provide?

• Coordination: Clean up landfills, tackle tire recycling, composting, illegal dumping, etc.• In-person Trainings, Site Visits, Waste

Assessments• Phone Consults & Webinars• Information & Tools on contacts,

funding opportunities in public and private sector, and trainings• Solid waste plan review &

development• Support innovative waste projects

Sampling of Available Trainings

• Rural Alaska Landfill Operator (RALO)• Rural Alaska Landfill

Administrator (RALA)• Household Hazardous

Waste Management

Diverse Support Topics

• Landfill planning, operations and maintenance• Integrated waste

management plans• Recycling, composting• Budgeting• Outreach…and more!

March 27, TRAINING - Household Hazardous Waste Handling and Management

• Join Tribal Solid Waste Advisory Network to learn more about how this type of waste can be safely and properly managed by your Tribal organization.• Travel scholarships available, due 3/10.

Contact: Bobbi Anne Barnowsky, 509-701-0772, bbarnowsky@tswan.org

Educational Tools for Assistance Providers andWaste Program Managers in Rural Alaska

• SWAT Guide to Solid Waste Management in Alaska• Solid Waste Program Budgeting for Alaska

Tribal Communities – A Beginner’s Guide• Roadmap for funding sustainable solid

waste programs in rural Alaska• Trail map step-by-step guide for improving

solid waste management program• Baseline report on waste backhaul costs• Framework for operating a statewide

backhaul program

Artist: Cathy Okbaok, Teller, Age 11, Grade 6

Needs Assessments

1. EPA Tribal Environmental Plans2. Tribal Lands and Environment Forum

2018, Listening Session3. Feedback from Tribes and technical

assistance partners

EPA Tribal Environmental Plans, Top Waste Priorities

1. Landfill management2. Waste reduction and recycling3. Solid waste education4. Hazardous materials management5. Backhaul6. GAP funded projects7. Solid waste training8. Hazardous materials training9. Health concerns from waste10. Codes and ordinances

Artwork from Tununak’s Youth to Work Program

Youth Ages 14-17 in Grades 7-12

Listening session, 2018 Tribal Lands and Environment Forum

What feedback did we receive at the Tribal Lands and Environment Forum?

• Topics: Reuse and repair, brownfields, vehicle dumping, hazardous waste disposal and education, public education strategies• Trainings: Hazardous waste, HAZWOPER

training specific to solid waste workers, recycling, and behavioral change• Programs: Peer matching, Tribal Circuit

Riders Artist: Rebekah Oguiluk, Teller, Age 12, Grade 7

Priority Initiatives

Indian Health Service and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Memorandum of Understanding

Purpose: Improve Open Dump Data, Solid Waste Projects and Programs in Indian CountryFocus Areas:• Improve open dump inventory data in Operation and Maintenance

Data System (OMDS)• Collaborate on open dump assessment training for OMDS reporting• Assessments and reporting on Tribal waste management programs• Collaborate on the development and delivery of training• Encourage Tribes to clean up and close open dumps

There is no safe place to discard hazardous waste in rural Alaska

VillageLandfill

www.BackhaulAlaska.org

Health Impacts of Waste in Rural Alaska InitiativeParticipants

• Tribal: Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Tanana Chiefs Conference, Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council • Non-profit: Alaska Forum, Rural Community

Assistance Corporation, Zender Group• Research: Sustainable Earth Research• Government: ATSDR, Alaska Department of

Environmental Conservation, Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, California Air Resources Board, Indian Health Service, EPA Region 10

Artist: Talisa Komok, Teller, Grade 2, Age 7

“Keep our river clean”

Health Impacts of Waste in Rural Alaska InitiativeHealth Issues

• Air quality• Water and soil contamination• Impacts on subsistence foods• Children’s health and well-being• Mental health• Social determinants of health• Zoonotic diseases• Skin exposures• Preventable diseases

Health Impacts of Waste in Rural Alaska InitiativeActivities:• Collating information and work completed to-date• Identifying research needs and solutions• Providing resources to implement research and solutions

Initial Focus Areas:• Air quality• Soil contamination• Water quality• Health messaging

• Subsistence Foods• Composting• Anaerobic digestion

Artists: Youth in Huslia, AK

Connect with us! Our team is ready to support:

• Coordination• In-person Trainings, Site Visits, Waste Assessments• Phone Consults & Webinars• Information & Tools• Solid waste plan review & development• Innovative waste projects• Solutions to challenging waste concerns• And more!

THANK YOU! What are opportunities to collaborate with each other?

Artist: Tamara Ablowaluk, Teller, Grade 6, Age 11

Angel Ipip.angel@epa.gov206-553-1673

Rick McMonagle503-326-6363mcmonagle.richard@epa.gov

Thank you! Connect with us!

Gabriela CarvalhoTribal Waste CoordinatorCarvalho.Gabriela@epa.gov(206) 553-6698

Angel IpTribal Waste CoordinatorIp.Angel@epa.gov(206) 553-1673

Rick McMonagleTribal Waste Liaison (OR, ID, WA)McMonagle.Richard@epa.gov(503) 326-6363

Jim PenorTribal Waste Liaison (AK)Penor.James@epa.gov(907) 500-4963