EPA
Region 10 Tribal Web Page |
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Regional Contacts:
Region 10
Environmental Protection Agency
1200 6th Avenue, OAQ-107
Seattle, WA 98101
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Mary Manous
Phone: 206-553-1059
E-mail: manous.mary@epa.gov
Area of Expertise: Grants, Program development
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Diana Boquist
Phone: 206-553-1586
E-mail: boquiat.diana@epa.gov
Area of Expertise: Grants, tribal programs
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Number of Tribes Located in Region 10: 269
42 in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington
227 in Alaska
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Number of Tribes in Nonattainment Areas: 3
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Priority Issues for Tribes in Region 10:
Varies greatly, depending on location and related issues
affecting the reservation. They include:
- Area sources (e.g., small dry cleaners, print shops, dust
from fields and roads, open burning for agricultural or
waste disposal purposes).
- Prescribed forest burning, agricultural burning.
- Preservation of pristine areas.
- Combined impact of minor sources (listed under the Minor
Sources heading below).
- Lack of controls/rules for major sources on reservations.
- Impacts of off-reservation sources reservations and on
"usual and accustomed" areas.
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Major Point Sources of Pollution in Region 10 Indian Country:
Currently 13 sources meet the Title 5 threshold. Sources
include:
- Lumber mills, wood products facilities, wood-fired co-gen
plants.
- Chemical blending.
- Assorted manufacturing plants.
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Minor Sources of Pollution in Region 10 Indian Country:
Investigations estimate approximately 200 point sources.
The types of businesses include:
- Dry cleaners.
- Gas stations.
- Grain elevators.
- Landfills.
- Print shops.
- Petroleum bulk plants.
- Rock crushers.
- Small sawmills.
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- Asphalt, concrete and paving operations.
- Auto paint and body shops.
- Boat building and repair.
- Fish processors.
- Fruit or vegetable processing.
- Light manufacturing plants.
- Mint distilleries.
- Recycling facilities.
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Tribal Governments or Organizations Currently Receiving Air
Grants: 23
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Chehalis
Coeur d'Alene
Colville
Kootenai
Makah
Nez Perce
Nisqually
Northern Arizona University/ITEP
Quinault
Pacific Northwest Tribal Air Network
Puyallup
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Sauk-Suiattle
Shoalwater
Shoshone-Bannock
Spokane
Swinomish
Suquamish
Tulalip
Umatilla
Upper Skagit
Warm Springs
Washington State University
Yakama
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Programs Implemented by Tribes in Indian Country:
Currently, no Region 10 tribes have EPA-approved
Clean Air Act programs or delegations. Several have programs
such as registration of sources, open burning ordinances,
and smoke management. Most are building the foundations for
air quality by training staff, educating the community, conducting
air monitoring and emission inventories, and drafting regulations.
The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes received Treatment as State status
in Fiscal Year 2000.
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Programs Implemented by Region 10 in Indian Country:
Part 71
Prevention of Significant Deterioration
New Source Performance Standards
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
Work underway on proposed federal implementation plans for
39 Indian Reservations in ID, OR, and WA to develop
final rule.
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Links to Region 10 Tribes:
Affiliated Tribes of
Northwest Indians 
Confederated Tribes of Siletz
Indians
Jamestown
S'Klallam Tribe
Suquamish Tribe
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