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Success Stories: Clean Water Indian Set-Aside (ISA) Grant Program
The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA)
Clean Water Indian Set-Aside (ISA) Grant Program was created in 1987 under
Section 518(c) of the Clean Water Act. The program provides grant funding
to Indian tribes and Alaska Native Villages (ANVs) to assist them in the
construction of wastewater treatment and disposal systems. The Office of
Wastewater Management administers the program in cooperation with the Indian
Health Service.
Since its creation, the ISA program has
provided million of dollars to help tribes improve their public health
and water quality. The ISA Program has been successfully implemented and
is widely recognized as a model for infrastructure development in Indian
country. The following are examples of projects where tribes and ANVs have
overcome many obstacles to attain basic sanitation facilities for their
residents:
For additional information about this document,
contact:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Wastewater Management
Municipal Support Division
Municipal Assistance Branch
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C 20460
202/564-0621
http://www.epa.gov/owm/mab/indian/
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