Cherokee NationCherokee NationExchange NetworkExchange Network

April 8, 2007April 8, 2007

Cherokee Nation

14 county jurisdictionalboundary

Tribal enrollment over 200,000

Over 115,000 live withinjurisdictional boundary

Cherokee Nation

Historical Boundary with tribal trust land

Cherokee Nation Environmental ProgramsCherokee Nation Environmental Programs

Lead agency for Inter-Tribal Environmental Lead agency for Inter-Tribal Environmental Council (ITEC),Council (ITEC), currently 40 member tribescurrently 40 member tribes

ITEC provides technical support to member tribes in EPA Region 6

ITEC programs include: Solid Waste, GAP, Superfund, Brownfields, Clean Air, Underground Storage Tanks

Cherokee Nation Environmental Cherokee Nation Environmental ProgramsPrograms

Lead agency for Inter-Tribal Environmental Lead agency for Inter-Tribal Environmental Council (ITEC)Council (ITEC)

Cherokee Nation Environmental ProgramsCherokee Nation Environmental Programs

• 2006 Full Operational Network Node

• 2006 Facility Registry System (In Production)

• 2007 Develop Open Dump Schema

• 2008 WQX data flow (physical & chemical)

Open Dump AssessmentOpen Dump Assessment

IHS wSTARSIHS wSTARS Web Sanitation Tracking and Reporting SystemWeb Sanitation Tracking and Reporting System

The Web Sanitation Tracking and Reporting System The Web Sanitation Tracking and Reporting System (wSTARS) is an inventory of the sanitation deficiencies of (wSTARS) is an inventory of the sanitation deficiencies of American Indian (AI) and Alaska Native (AN) communities, American Indian (AI) and Alaska Native (AN) communities, which consist of needed water, sewer and which consist of needed water, sewer and solid wastesolid waste facilities for existing homes. The sanitation deficiencies facilities for existing homes. The sanitation deficiencies data are identified by each of the 12 Indian Health Service data are identified by each of the 12 Indian Health Service Area Offices across the nation in consultation with the Area Offices across the nation in consultation with the respective Tribes in those Areas. The sanitation deficiency respective Tribes in those Areas. The sanitation deficiency data is updated annually and reported to Congress as data is updated annually and reported to Congress as required by the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, required by the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Public Law 94-437, as amended (25 U.S.C. 1601 et seq). Public Law 94-437, as amended (25 U.S.C. 1601 et seq).

Inter-Tribal Environmental CouncilInter-Tribal Environmental Council

Open Dump AssessmentOpen Dump Assessment

wSTARS SubsystemswSTARS Subsystems

OMDSOMDS– Operations and Maintenance Data SystemsOperations and Maintenance Data Systems

SDSSDS– Sanitation Deficiency SystemSanitation Deficiency System

Inter-Tribal Environmental CouncilInter-Tribal Environmental Council

Open Dump AssessmentOpen Dump Assessment

OMDS DatabaseOMDS Database

Detailed database of IHS sites Includes:Detailed database of IHS sites Includes:– Solid Waste SitesSolid Waste Sites– Water ProjectsWater Projects– Sewer ProjectsSewer Projects

Official Open Dumps in Indian Country Official Open Dumps in Indian Country DatabaseDatabase

Inter-Tribal Environmental CouncilInter-Tribal Environmental Council

Open Dump AssessmentOpen Dump Assessment

SDS DatabaseSDS Database

Database of sites for IHS funding Includes:Database of sites for IHS funding Includes:– Solid WasteSolid Waste– WaterWater– SewerSewer

Prioritizes sites based on Assessment ScorePrioritizes sites based on Assessment Score– Low PriorityLow Priority– Medium PriorityMedium Priority– High PriorityHigh Priority

Inter-Tribal Environmental CouncilInter-Tribal Environmental Council

Open Dump AssessmentOpen Dump Assessment

SDS DatabaseSDS Database

Database of sites for IHS funding Includes:Database of sites for IHS funding Includes:– Solid WasteSolid Waste– WaterWater– SewerSewer

Prioritizes sites based on Assessment ScorePrioritizes sites based on Assessment Score– Low PriorityLow Priority– Medium PriorityMedium Priority– High PriorityHigh Priority

Inter-Tribal Environmental CouncilInter-Tribal Environmental Council