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GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY 

SACATON, AZ 85247 

315 w&d &L?k Rmd 

Pd Bj#m Bcm 97 

December 17, 1998 

Felicia Marcus 

Regional Adminish-ator 

EPA Region 9 

75 Hawthorne St 

San Francisco, CA 941 05 

RE: Eligibility Detemination for Clean Air Act Progams for the Gila River Indian 

Dear Ms. Marcus, 5 

The Gila River Indian Community (GRIC) is requesting an eligibiliry determination and EPA 

approval to be awarded a Clean Air Act (CU), secnon 105 grant under the provisions of 40 

CFR, Part 49, Section 49.7. This request accompanies our application dated December 15, 1998 

for funds to develop a Tribal Implementation Plan (TIP). 

The following are the criteria for eligibility under 40 CFR, Part 49, Section 49.7, 

Eligibiliry Requirements: 

(a) (1) Federal Recognition the Secretary of Interior: In accordance with 49 CFR, 49.7 

.(a) (8) please refs 10 Artachment ".4", Federal Register included in the Gila River 

Indian Community, June 30, 1989 Request for Treatment as a State (copy 

attached) under a Federal 1 06 Water Quality Grant. i 

(a) (2) ~ubistantid Governmental Duties: Please refer to Narrative Statement Pages 2-5 

and Attachments "B" Constitution; Attachments "C", "E" and "F" Duties and 

Powers; Attachment "Dl' Organizational Chart; Attachment "G" Tax Ordinance 

included in the Gila River Indian Community, June 3 0, 1 9 8 9 Request for 

Treatmmt as a SState (copy attached) under a Federal 106 Water Quality Grant. 

(a) (3) Jurisdictional Statement: Please refer to Section (D) 1, Tribal Authoriry, pages 7 

and 8 of the Gila River Indian Community, June 30, 1989 Request for 

Treatment as a State (copy attached) under a Federal 106 Water Quality Grant 
As with the Clean Water Act Section 106 applicafion, the Gila River Indian 

Community asserts ju7-isdiction within the exterior boundaries of the reservation. 

(a) (4) Statement of Capability of GRIC to Mana~e a Clean -4ir Act Prozam 

The Gila River Indian Community, Department of Environmenral QuaIity has an 

exceptional history of effectively mana,hg environmental programs and assistance 

grants provided by EPA. The most recent of these assistance grants was provided under 

103 of the Clean PLir Act (CAA). Assistance for this project grant terminated October 3 1, 

1998 and an emissions inventory was submitted to EPA Nfilling the requirements of the 

grant. 

In addition ro effectively mana,&g an Air Qualiry Program, GRIC, Depment of 

EnvironmentaI Quality currently manages a Water Quality Program, Pesticides Program, 

Solid Waste Progam, RCRAI CERCLA Program, EPCRA Program and a Community 

Outreach Program (refer to attached brochure). 

In addition the following EPA assistance grants are currendy being managed by the Gila 

River Indian Community: 

1) Clean Air Act 103 assistance grant %X999604-01-0 

2) USTgrant,RCRA&OOl,#X999616-01-0 

3) Pilot Consolidated SuperfUnd Cooperative Agreement, Voluntary Cleanup Program, 

V999870-0 1-0 

4) Integrated Tribal TVaste Management Initiative (Solid Waste) MM9998 19-0 1 -0 

5) Pilot Consolidated Superfund Cooperative Agreement, CERCLA PNSI, 

V9996 17-01-0 

6) Pilot Consolidated Superfund Cooperative Agreement, CERCLA Sec. 104 

7) General Assistance Program (GAP), GA99916 1-0 1-3 

8) General Assistance Program (EPCK4) 

9) CEPP Technical assistance Program (TSCA, Sec. 10) CX825944-01-0 

1 0) FIFRA Best Management Practices, Sec. 20, (Pesticides) E999808-0 1-0 

11) FIFE4 Consolidated Pesticides Program. Sec. 23 (3 grants) E99048-99-0 

12) Water Quality Management Program (GAP) 

13) Pesticide Compliance Monitoring and Program Development 

14) Community-Right-to-Know, C-TERC, Risk Communication, First Responders) 

(a) (5) NOT APPLIC-ABLE 

(a) (6) NOT APPLICABLE 

(a) (7) NOT APPLICABLE 
Additional Information 

In addition to the information provided under the Clean Wazer Act application, I have attached 

the GRIC Deparbnent of Environmental Quality Program ~'crivities brochure. The-brochure 

provides updated information on GRIC environmenta1 regulatory programs and stae including 

air quality. 

If you have any questions concerning the application, please contact Patricia Mariella, PbD., 

Director of the Department of Environmental Quality at (5201562-2234). We look forward to 

completing work on the development of a Tribal Implementation Plan. 

Sincerely, 

Governor 

cc: David Howekamp, Director, Air Division 

Doug McDaniel, Project OEcer, Air Division 

Patricia Mariella, Director, DEQ 
UNITED STATES REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 1235 MISSION STREET 

AGENCY SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103 

REGION 9 

ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA 

HAWAII, NEVADA 

PACIFIC ISLANDS 

... :., .... .*. .... :. March 30, 1990 

Thomas R. White, Governor 

Gila River lndian Community 

P.O. Box 97 

Sacaton, Arizona 85247 

Dear Governor White: 

it gives me great pleasure to formally announce ,. ' . ; . . our Agency's approval of the Gila 

River lndian Community's application for t~qbatg~~t,;;:a~I,a8Si$at,fjt,~&ith respect to the State 

Water Pollution Control Program under the*~~lea~~~~ater:~ct's~~ection~.06.~.~~s wk;.c, ,e,. -----.-=-'. you are 

probably aware, the approval of your .commun~ty's application is the first .such approval 

which has occurred within our Region. You and your staff are to be commended on your very 

fine effort to develop not only this application, but your application for Section 106 grant 

funds as well. In this regard, my staff has informed me that we will be extending a grant 

offer to the community in the immediate future. 

I am also pleased to accept your invitation to speak before the Tribal Council on 

May 2. Our Agency welcomes the opportunity to celebrate these achievements with you. 

Please do not hesitate to contact me or Wendell Smith, of my staff, regarding 

coordination of the above mentioned matters. I look forward to working with you on this new 

and challenging opportunity to protect and restore water quality in the Gila River Indian 

Community. 

Sincerely, 

Daniel W. McGovern 

Regional Administrator 

Enclosure 

cc: Randolph Wood, Director 

Department of Environmental Quality 

State of Arizona 

Att: Ronald L. Miller, Assistant Director 

Janice Dunn, Project Coordinator 

Department of Commerce 

State of Arizona 

Wilson Barber, Jr. 

Area Director 

Bureau of lndian Affairs 

John R. Lewis, Executive Director 

I nter-Tribal Council of Arizona 
&fiED 574~ 

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

REGION IX 

75 Hawthorne Street 

San Francisco, CA 94105 

January 14, 2005 

Mi-. Glen Stark 

Water Quality Program Manager 

Department of Environmental Quality 

Gila River Indian Community 

P.O. Box 97 

Sacaton, Arizona 85247 

EPA is in receipt of the Gila River Indian Community's October 2004 Nonpoint Source 

Assessment Report and Management Program and has determined that it meets the September 

1997 Tribal Nonpoint Source Planning Hindbook requirements. It provides a sound plan to 

correct exlsting nonpoint source problems and to prevent potential water quality impairments. In 

addition, the plan provides a comprehensive description of the Best Management Practices 

CBMP's) and measures that will be used to reduce pollutant loadings, and an effective 

implementation program. 

I commend the Community on developing its Nonpoint Source Assessment and 

h4anagement Program, and hereby approve the Assessment Report and Management Program. 

We look forward to working with you on future implementation of this important program. 

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at (415) 972-3439. 

i Sincerely, 

Lnie Gavette 

Project Officer 

Tribal Office, Water Division