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### Apri l 30 , 201 2
Mr
. Jare dBlumenfel d Regiona l Administrato r Unite dState s Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y Regio n IX ; 7 5 Hawthorn e Stree t San Francisco , C A 9410 5 Re : Site Flexibilit y Waive r fo r th e Closur e o f

th e Picach o Landfil l o n th e Quecha n India n Reservatio n Dea r Mr
. Blumenfeld : Th e Count y o f

Imperia l an dth e Quechan India n Trib e hav e spen t nearl y twent y year s workin g o n developin g a n appropriat e an dsufficien t closur e pla n fo r

th e closur e o f

th e Picach o Landfil l whic hth e County ha s operate do n th e Quechan India n Reservatio n fo r nearl y fort y years . I n th e cours e o f

workin g withth e County t o devis e a n appropriat e plan , th e Trib e requeste dth e technica l assistanc e o f th e Bureau o f

India n Affair s (BIA ) an dth e Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y (EPA)
. Staf f fo r bothth e BI A an dEP A hav e reviewe dan dadvise dth e Trib e on boththe Closur e Pla n andthe two item s requirin g asit e flexibilit y waiver : the fina l cove r and th e wate r monitorin g plan. Pursuan t t o th e enclose dresolution , th e Triba l Counci l ha s approve dth e Fina l Closur e Pla n fo r th e Picach o Landfil l an drequest s th e EP A t o mov e forwar do n th e issuanc e o f th e site flexibilit y waivers
. Shoul dyo u hav e an y questions , pleas e d o no t hesitat e t o contac t

me . Ver y trul y yours , TOMARA S & OGAS , LL P

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th e Quecha n India n Natio n

# QUECHA N INDIA N TRIB E Ft. Yuma Indian Reservation

P.O . Box 1899 Yuma , Arizon a85366-189 9 Phon e (760 ) 572-021 3 Fa x (760 ) 572-2102 

## RESOLUTIO N
R-259-1 1 A RESOLUTIO N T O APPROV E AN D ADOP T TH E FINA LCLOSURE/POST

CLOSURE MAINTENANC E PLA N FO RTH E PICACH O LANDFIL L WHEREAS : THE QUECHAN INDIAN TRIB E O FTHE FOR T YUM A INDIAN RESERVATIO N I S A FEDERALLY-RECOGNIZE D INDIA N TRIB E ORGANIZE D UNDE RA CONSTITUTIO N AN D BYLAW S RATIFIE D B Y TH E TRIB E O N NOVEMBE R28 , 1936 , AN D APPROVE D B Y THE SECRETAR Y O FTHE INTERIO RO N DECEMBE R18 , 1936 , WIT H REVISE D AMENDMENT S APPROVE D O N NOVEMBE R18 , 

### 1974 , AN D MA Y 21 , 1997 ; AN D WHEREAS : TH E TRIBA L COUNCI LI S TH E GOVERNIN G BOD Y O FTH E TRIB E

PURSUAN T T O TH E TRIBE' S INHEREN T AUTHORIT Y AN D ARTICL E I V O FTH E TRIBE' S CONSTITUTIO N AN D BY-LAW S AN D HA S AL L TH E LEGISLATIV E POWER S AN D RESPONSIBILITIE S O FTH E TRIBE' S GOVERNMENT ; AN D WHEREAS : TH E PICACH O LANDFIL LWA S A N ONGOIN GOPERATIO N A T

TH E TIM E TH E LAN D ENCOMPASSIN GTH E LANDFIL LWA S TAKE N INT O TRUS T FO RTH E TRIB E B Y TH E UNITE D STATE S GOVERNMENT ; AN D WHEREAS : ACCORDIN G T O DISCUSSION S WIT H TH E DEPARTMEN T O F

INTERIOR , TH E PICACH O LANDFIL LHA S BEE N I N OPERATIO N I N ON E FOR M O RANOTHE RSINC E APPROXIMATEL Y TH E 1940S ; AND WHEREAS : FRO M AROUN D 197 7 FORWARD , TH E COUNT Y OPERATE D TH E

LANDFIL L O N TRIBALLAND S PURSUAN T T O A LEAS E FO R $1.0 0 PE RYEA RFO R5 0 ACRE S NEGOTIATE D AN D APPROVE D B Y TH E DEPARTMEN T O FINTERIOR , BUREA U O FINDIA N AFFAIR S ("BIA") ; AN D WHEREAS : SAI D LEAS E EXPIRE D I N 199 5 AN D WA S NEVE RRENEWE D B Y

TH E COUNT Y AN D BUREA U O FINDIA N AFFAIRS ; AN DR-259-1 1

PAG E TW O WHEREAS : TH E COUNT Y INITIATE D PLAN S T O CLOS E TH E PICACH O

LANDFIL LA S O F199 5 AN D TH E TRIBE , COUNTY , STATE AN D FEDERA LAUTHORITIE S HAV E CONTINUOUSL Y ME T AN D NEGOTIATE D A CLOSURE PLA N SINC E THA T TIME ; AN D WHEREAS :

WHEREAS :

WHEREAS :

WHEREAS :

WHEREAS : TH E TRIB E REQUESTE D TECHNICA L ASSISTANC E FRO M TH E

BI A AN D TH E UNITE D STATE S ENVIRONMENTA L PROTECTIO N AGENC Y ("EPA" ) T O ASSURE THA T ON-GOIN G REVISION S T O TH E CLOSURE PLA N WOUL D PROVID E FO RA N ADEQUAT E CLOSUR E AN D PROTEC T TH E TRIBE , IT S PROPERT Y AN D IT S PEOPLE ; AN D TH E PICACH O CU T AN D FIL L SIT E FINA L CLOSURE/POS T CLOSURE PLA N A S DATE D JUN E 2009 , FURTHE RREVISE D O N OCTOBER27 , 201 0 AN D FURTHE RAMENDE D B Y EP A COMMENT S O N TH E CLOSUR E PLA N DATE D FEBRUAR Y 10 , 201 1 HA S BEE N REVIEWE D AN D SUPPORTE D B Y TH E BI A AN D EP A TECHNICA L EXPERTS ; AN D I N ADDITIO N T O TH E CLOSURE PLAN , TH E COUNTY' S CONSULTANT S DEVELOPE D A PLA N T O TES T TH E PESTICID E PI T A T TH E LANDFIL L T O PROVID E ASSURANCE S THA T I T WILL NO T POS E A DANGE RT O TH E TRIBE , IT S PROPERT Y O R IT S PEOPLE ; AN D TH E BI A AN D EP A AGAI N PROVIDE D TECHNICA L ASSISTANC E I N REVIEWIN G TH E PROPOSE D PESTICID E PI T TES T PLA N AN D SUPPORT TH E VERSION ISSUE D JUL Y 30 , 2009 ; AN D TH E TRIB E DESIRE S A CLEAN , COMPREHENSIVE , SUSTAINABLE CLOSURE O FTH E PICACH O LANDFILL
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NOW , THEREFORE B E I T RESOLVED : THA T BASE D UPO N TH E RECOMMENDATIO N O FIT S TECHNICA L EXPERTS , TH E QUECHA N INDIA N TRIB E O FTH E FOR T YUM A INDIA N RESERVATIO N THROUG H IT S TRIBAL COUNCI L APPROVE S TH E PICACH O LANDFIL L FINA L CLOSURE/POST

CLOSURE MAINTENANC E PLA N DATE D JUNE 2009 , FURTHE RREVISE D OCTOBE R27 , 201 0 AN D AMENDE D O N FEBRUAR Y 10 , 2011 ; AN D B E I T FURTHE RRESOLVED : THA T BASE D UPO N TH E RECOMMENDATIO N O FIT S TECHNICA L EXPERTS , TH E QUECHA N INDIA N TRIB E O FTH E FORT YUM A INDIA N RESERVATIO N THROUG H IT S TRIBA L COUNCI L APPROVE S TH E PICACH O PESTICID E PI T TESTIN G PLA N ISSUE D JUL Y 30 , 2009 ; AN D

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B E I T FURTHE RRESOLVED : THAT TH E TRIBALCOUNCI LINTEND S T O SUBMI T TH E NECESSAR Y REQUEST S T O TH E EPA FO RSITE FLEXIBILIT Y WAIVER S A S REQUIRE D B Y TH E APPROVE D PLAN ; AN D B E I T FINALL Y RESOLVED : THAT TH E TRIBALCOUNCI LINTEND S T O PURSUE AN Y OTHE RAGREEMENT S NECESSAR Y T O ASSURE THAT TH E TRIB E I S SATISFIE D WIT H TH E POST-CLOSURE MAINTENANC E O FTH E LANDFILL
. CERTIFICATIO N THI S FOREGOIN GRESOLUTIO N WA S PRESENTE D A T A SPECIA L COUNCIL MEETIN G O FTHE QUECHAN TRIBALCOUNCILWHIC H CONVENED O N DECEMBE R8 , 2011 , DUL Y APPROVE D B Y A VOT E O F_5

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_ABSTAINING , _1_ABSENT , B Y TH E TRIBALCOUNCI LO F TH E QUECHA N TRIBE , PURSUAN T T O TH E AUTHORIT Y VESTE D IN I T B Y SECTION 1 6 OFTH

E REORGANIZATIO N ACT OFJUNE 18 , 193 4 (4 8 STAT
. 984 ) A S AMENDE D B Y THE AC T O FJUNE 15 , 193 5 (4 9 STAT
. 378 ) AND ARTICLE IV O FTH E QUECHA N TRIBA LCONSTITUTIO N AN D BY-LAWS
. THI S RESOLUTIO N I S EFFECTIV E A S O FTH E DAT E O FIT S APPROVAL
. QUECHA N INDIA N TRIB E BY :



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_ KEENVESCALANTI , gR. , PRESIDEN T QUECHA N TRIBA LCOUNCI L

RO§EANA WILLIAMS , INTERI M SECRETARY QUECHA N TRIBALCOUNCI L