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Charmayne C. Begay Laurie brter 

Cale R. Be~etI Vanessa brter 

Lilly M. Morris Beverly Ray 

kronica G. Munguia Martha White 

Samantha J. hlacca Dewna Allison 

Saralee C. Rodriquez Raven Cassa 

Earl A. Thomas Natasha Cooper 

Eli Juan 

Edison Allison Tiburcio Juarez 

nRany Apkaw nffiny Kisto 

Andrea Arredoodo Douglas Pedro 

Aogela Howard Cameron Srpeda 

Timothy James Sylvia Silvas 

Alyssa Jones Randi Thompson 

Brandon Jose 

Mallory Justin Delilah Bojoquez 

Kelsqr Lucas Norman Brewer 

Niwle Osife Richard Cachola 

Phillip Robles Arthur Cassa 

Darice Whitman Jenifer Duran 

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Consuelo Castro Amanda Felix 

Jonell Francisw Justin French 

Richard Mejia Juan Garcia 

Emmett James Erica Jackson 

Kenneth Jackson 

Lauren Antone Gregorio Molina 

Paula Lyons Lila Nunez 

Marco Pico 

Jennifer Antone Jessica Thomas 

Kriitopher Dosela 

Darius Enus Irene Alonzo 

Brandon Foster Arthur Cassa 

Benjamin Liby Rackiel Harvey 

Russell Macias LaShoo Kito 

Zachary Vasquez Corina Soto . . Catherine Thomas 

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April 2007 

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US. EPA accepts Gila 

River Indian Community S 

environmental plan 

Cia Ri lndi News 

SACATON - After seven years in 

the making, the Gila River Indian 

Cordty Department of Envirunmental Quality delivd to the 

U.S. Envinmmental Prokction 

Agency a Tribal Implementation 

Plan, a blueprint of how to achieve 

improved air quality on tribal lands. 

At a Feb. 21 ceremony held inside 

the Council chambers, representatives h the U.S. EPA, State Department of Envinmmental Quality, 

tribal council members and local 

elected officials gathered 

"In establishing the Tribal Implementation Plan, the Gila River Indian Community has not only 

established a saies of essential 

euidclines fa achievine cleaner air &I trii lands, but it I& done so in 

a very open way, reflecting input 

hm the wmmunity," said Deborah 

Jordan. Director, EPA OfIice of Air, 

~e~i& 9. 

'The Gila River Tribal Implementation Plan provides the kork 

to protect our air quality now and 

for future generations," said Margaret Chk, director of Gila River 

Indian Community Department of 

Environmental Quality. 

"WeareprondtohemCfirst 

Tni government in the nation to 

complete a comprehensive air quality plan." 

Located in central Arizona, the 

Gila River Indian community encompasses over 600 square miles, 

and has three industrial parks, and 

three casinos. 

Tbe Gila River Indian Cormrmnity's Department of Environmental 

Quality had spent the last seven 

years developing a Tribal Implementation Plan to protect air quality on tribal lands, a kt nationwide. 

In addition, tbe Gila River tribe 

develqd a team of emvimnmental 

professionals, the majority of whom 

an Native American, to adminis& 

and enforce this plan. 

Other envhnmental innovations 

introduced by the Gila River tribe 

include: 

A permitting program, aif monitoring program, and an ermss~ons 

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first tribal government" to 

comprehensive air quality plan 

inventory; 

Implementatjon and enforcement 

of a medical waste management 

program; - Specific ordinanws for local businesses and dwtries such as 

aluminum exbusion plants, an ex- plosives manufachum, several sand 

and gravel opedoas, and chemical 

supply - Regularinns that wver dust emissions, and the storage and 

handling of metal cleaom. 

"With the permit, we're now able 

to issue air quality operating permirs," said Dan Blair, the program's 

wmpliance and enforcement man- ager. Blair said they can now charge 

permit fees to different companies 

on tribal laad. Tbe fas, he said, go 

towards maintaining the program. "I 

don't lmow how much we'll be wllecting, but we still will need the 

grant." 

In 1999, Gila River applied for the 

Federal Clean Air Ad 105 Funding. 

"Gila River was the first to receive m* pose fa a phdograph. Far left, Margaret Cook, Direda of Gila Ri 

that funding," said Blair, who has In- Community Depamnent of Enviromnental Chality, Deborah Jordan. Dibeen with the program for over nine rector, EPA Oltics of Air, Region 9. and Atizona MQ diredor Steve Owens. 

vears and holds an Entomoloev de- 

&e. Before coming to Gila Ever, 

he was the lead air pollution investigator for Maricopa County. 

Blair said the main reason Gila 

River was able to get their pmgram 

off the ground before other trii 

was their stsff. 

"We hired good people," he said. 

'"The staffbere in air quality people 

are probably one of the best in the 

nation. Tbq [even] do haking fa 

otbcr tribcs." 

'T?I~ have five positions, one p 

sition is unfilled Tbe staff wnsists 

of three guys who work on monitoring: Will Antone Dl, Air Quality 

program associate; Leroy Williams, 

Envkmmental Engincer, Russell 

Betsuie, Envinwnemal Team Supervisor, and other support staff. 

"Leroy does all the data managment, sending information to EPA, 

and Russell does all the quality con- trol," he said 

The meram has a mall lab 

where'th4 monitor for ozone, and On Wednesday, Feb. 21, the Gila River Indian Community delied b the 

other particulate mat@ he said U.S. ~nviramental P~oldiOII Agency a Trbd l~tion Plan, a blue 

"We got dot of wrt hm the print of how b achieve impwed air cpW on bibal lands. The ceremony feadty and the council," id t~red EPA Regis, 9 fir Director Deb& Jordan (Center light, holding fdder) 

 lair. "~ots ofmm - Zp&yals-s tmm tha EP4 Wal council members and local 

ple."