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### Umatilla Indian Reservation Department of Natural Resources 4641 1Timine Way
. Pendleton, OR 97801 (s411 276-3447

.fax (541 )276-3447 info@ctuir.com

.www.umatilla.nsn.us

December 

### 24,2013 Michael J. Lidgard, Manager NPDES Permits 

### Unit, EPA, Region 10 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900 Seattle, 

### V/A 98101 Dear 

### Mr. Lidgard: 

### Re: Request

### for Certification under Clean'Water 

### Act (CWA) Section 401 

### of EPA's Final 

### Draft General Permit, NPDES Permit 

### No. ORR05I000 

# I. Tribal Certification In accordance 

### with Section 402G,)of the Clean Water 

### Act 

### of 1987, andthe provisions of 40 CFR 124.55, the Confederated Tribes of the 

### Umatilla Indian Reservation 

### (CTUIR) hereby certifies the 

### USEPA permit 

### No. ORR05I000 

### for the proposed stormwater discharges

## to surface waters associated 

### with industrial 

### activity (40 

### CFR 126.26(b)(14)). 

### This certification is made subject 

### to the 

### inclusion 

### of the

### following conditions 

### to the Permit 

### for projects 

### within the exterior boundaries ofthe 

### Umatilla Indian Reservation: 

## 1. The operator 

### shall be responsible

### for achieving compliance 

### with the Confederated Tribes ofthe 

### Umatilla Indian Reservation's 

### (CTUIR) Water

### Quality Standards. 

## 2. The operator shall submit a copy 

### of the 

### Notice 

### of Intent (NOÐ 

### to be covered 

### by the general 

### permit to the 

### CTUIR'Water Resources Program atthe address 

### below, atthe same time 

### it is submitted to EPA. 

## 3. The operator shall be responsible 

### for submifiing 

### all Stormwater 

### Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP) required under 

### this general 

### permit 

### to the 

### CTUIR 'Water Resources Program 

### for review and determination 

### thatthe SV/PPP 

### is suffrcient 

### to meet 

### Tribal Water 

### Quality Standards, 

### prior 

### to the beginning 

### of any discharge 

### activities taking place. 

## 4. The operator shall be responsible 

### for reporting an exceedance to 

### Tribal Water Quality Standards 

### to the 

### CTUIR Water Resources Program atthe same

### time 

### it is reported to EPA.

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### Umatilla Indian Reservation

Water Resources Program 46411Timíne Way Pendleton, 

### OR 97801 

### (s4r) 966-2420 

## I. Tribal Cultural Resources The EPA isthe lead federal agencyfor NPDES General Permit projects and must ensurethat the operators comply 

### with section 106 of the National Historic Preservation 

### Act (NHPA). The applicant shall submit copies 

### of each 

### NOI to the 

### CTUIR Tribal Historic Preservation Off,rce 

### (THPO). The 

### NOI shall define the undertaking's areaof potential effect 

### (APE). This information 

### will be usedto determine whether or not the undertaking hasthe potentialto affect historic properties. To be 

### in compliance 

### with the 

### NHPA and be 

### eligiblefor coverage under this permit, the EPA shall ensure the operator must meetthe

### following criteria. 

## 1, The THPO

### wilt be provided 30 days 

### to comment onthe

### APE as defined in the permit application. 

## 2. If the project 

### is an undertaking, 

### a cultural resource 

### investigation must

### occur. 

### All fieldwork must be conducted 

### by qualified personnel (asoutlined 

### bythe Secretary

### of 

## Interior's Standards 

# and Guidelines; http ://www.nps. gov/history/local: 

### lawlarch stnds 9.htm 

## and documented 

## using Oregon Reporting Standards 

### of ey and_reporting_standards.pdf. 

### The resulting 

### report must 

### be submitted

### to the THPO andthe THPO must concur 

### with thefindings and recommendations before any ground disturbing 

### work can 

### occur. The THPO requires 30 days to review all reports. 

# 3. The operator 

### must obtain THPO concurrence 

### in

### writing. 

## If historic properties are present,

### thiswritten concuffence 

## will outline measures

### to be taken

### to prevent or resolve effects to historic properties. For more information regarding the cultural resource process, see36 CFR Part 800. ConfederatedTribes ofthe 

### Umatilla Indian Reservation Cultural Resources Protection Program 

### Tribal Historic Preservation 

### Office 4641I Timíne V/ay Pendleton, 

### OR 97801 

### (s4r) 429-7234

Quaempts,

Robin Harris, Water 

### Quality Coordinator Ron Lee, Water Code

### Administrator Carey 

### Miller, Tribal Historic Preservation Offrcer \:2

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