# Presentation: 677445

## Region 9 Pesticides ProgramRTOC- Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians of the Pechanga ReservationTemecula, CA

**July 25, 2007**
**Pam Cooper, Manager**
**Pesticides Office, EPA Region 9**

## Today’s Agenda

-  - The federal pesticides program
-  - Funding
-  - Recent enhancements announced by   the Office of Pesticide Programs
-  - Increasing coverage in Indian Country in                                         Region 9
-  - Getting feedback from Tribes

## Federal Pesticides Program

- _EPA regulates:_
- 		- Pesticide Use (all sites, from 	 	  farms to houses)
- 		- Pesticide Sale and Distribution  	  (from formulators to markets)

## Tribal Pesticide Grant Budget: Nationwide

- Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) funds available nationally to tribes - **$1,575,000**
- Office of Pesticides Programs (OPP) funds available nationally to Tribes - **$800,000**

## Tribal Pesticide Grant Budget: Region 9

- In FY2007, Region 9 received $1,128,400:
- $843,700 (formula) comes from OECA (75% of total)
- $284,700 (formula) comes from OPP (25% of total)

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$843,700  + $284,700  = $1,128,400
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## Funding Pays For:

_**OECA**_
- Inspections
- Enforcement Actions
- Samples for Inspections
- Development/Revision of Tribal Codes
**$843,700 (75%)**

_**OPP**_
- 1. 	Education and Outreach
- 2.	Sampling Water for Pesticide Contamination
- 3. 	Development of Best Management Practices
**$284,700 (25%)**

## Pesticide Program National Enhancements

- Protect Human Health and the Environment in Indian country
- Pursue Multi-Tribal approaches to get coverage
- Changes to OPP funding allocation
- Conduct pesticide assessments and measure performance

## Tribal Agreements & Accomplishments

- 8 continuation (ongoing) agreements that cover 11 tribes and 1 consortium
- 5 tribal projects

## The BIG Questions

- How do we get more coverage in Indian Country within Region 9?
- How do we make decisions about allocating resources?

## Every Tribe May Have Pesticide Concerns

- ... But what are they?
- 		- Is there extensive or limited 		 	  pesticide use?
- 		- Are highly toxic or less toxic 	 	 	  pesticides used?
- 		- What kind of potential exposure 	 	  exists?
- 		- Are concerns more related to off-	 	  reservation pesticide use?

## Pesticide Use Assessments

- Specific Data that describes a Tribe’s or a group of Tribes’ pesticide concerns

## First Step: Getting Data to Determine Need

- - Gather publicly available information from the internet
- - Data has limited usefulness

## What Next?

- Need to get data primarily on pesticide use
- Does data already exist somewhere?
- How we gather this data?

## We’ve Got Data, Now What?

- Possible “Tiered” Approach:
- 	High, Medium, Low

## Options for Coverage

- Include:
- 		- Individual Tribal Programs
- 		- Tribal Circuit Rider
- 		- EPA Staff
- 		- Tribal or EPA Education and 	 	  Outreach

## Need Feedback from You

- Discussions with Tribes regarding:
- 		- Pesticide Use Assessment
- 		- Tiered Approach concept
- Give us your thoughts:
- 		- Letters?
- 		- Emails?
- 		- Meetings?
- 		- Conference Calls?
- 		- RTOC Sub-committee?

## Timeline

- Short
- Funding is limited
_**CONTACT INFO:**_
**Pam Cooper**
**415-947-4217**
**cooper.pam@epa.gov**

- Region 9 needs to start representing Tribes to secure funding
- Need to start working toward results

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