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Tribal Solid Waste Grants
Region 5 Solid Waste Program
Grant Solicitation (PDF, 23K) for Fiscal Year 2006
Grants Awarded
Bois Forte Band
of Chippewa ($25,753)
Establish a composting facility to divert organic waste from the tribe's
casino. Conduct research on other organic waste composting operations
to evaluate composting technologies and options; develop the site and
process for composting; and conduct education and training for tribal
casino staff on food diversion and composting operations.
Contact: Darin Steen, 218-757-3543
Forest County Potawatomi
Community ($25,753)
Conduct a series of community-wide collection events for household hazardous
waste and electronic waste, and establish containment to ensure the proper
storage of hazardous materials on the reservation.
Contact: Larry Lapachin, 715-478-7210
Lac du Flambeau
Band of Lake Superior Chippewa ($18,657)
Implement a junk car removal program. Conduct an inventory of mercury-based
items throughout the tribal facilities and households; set up drop/off
disposal program for mercury-containing wastes; and conduct outreach education
promoting purchasing of mercury-free alternatives.
Contact: Dee Mayo, 715-588-4295
Menominee Indian
Tribe of Wisconsin ($178,350-National Tribal Open Dump Cleanup Grant)
Coordinate the cleanup of 194 solid waste dump sites.
Contact: Bernie Vigue, 715-799-5157
Nottawaseppi Huron
Band of Potawatomi ($41,916-National Tribal Open Dump Cleanup Grant)
Develop an integrated solid waste management plan and update solid waste
disposal ordinance. Upgrade the tribal recycling center to accept additional
waste streams, and conduct outreach activities to educate tribal members
on proper solid waste management and reduction.
Contact: David Jones, 269-729-5151
Stockbridge-Munsee
Community ($17,846)
Coordinate junk vehicle removal and tire recycling on the reservation.
Contact: Chrystal Kosowski, 715-793-4819
Bad River Band
of Lake Superior Chippewa ($20,000)
To educate community about the hazards of junk cars, remove hazardous
materials from junk cars, recycle/dispose of junk cars, and develop an
ordinance prohibiting possession of junk cars without a permit.
Contact: Rae Ann Maday, 715-682-7123
Fond du Lac Band
of Chippewa ($20,000)
To provide a mechanism for the safe removal of household hazardous waste,
electronic waste, and used oil for Fond du Lac band members.
Contact: Christine Berini, 218-878-8006
Ho-Chunk Nation ($10,000)
To develop a policy to enforce existing solid waste ordinances, implement
a junk car removal pilot project, and conduct community education program
to encourage pollution prevention.
Contact: Kevin Gunderson, 715-284-7548
Keweenaw Bay Indian
Community ($19,560 - National Tribal Open Dump Cleanup Grant)
To develop an integrated solid waste management plan for the community,
and develop and present draft solid waste codes and ordinances for approval
by the Tribal Council.
Contact: Mike Sladewski, 906-524-5757 x14
Mille Lacs Band
of Ojibwe Indians ($20,000)
To coordinate with the Indian Health Service and EPA to develop the site
for and implement a long-term, updated solid waste transfer system.
Contact: Scott Hansen, 320-532-7445
St. Croix Chippewa
Tribe ($26,397)
To implement a long range plan for the tribe's future transfer station,
identify appropriate vendors that collect and sell recycled products,
implement a community education program, and provide solid waste technical
assistance to other tribal enterprises.
Contact: Steve Jensen, 715-349-2195 x 106
Little
Traverse Bay Band of Ottawa Indians ($41,078)
To educate Tribal members and the Tribal council on the benefits of recycling
in a two-year project; to develop recycling ordinances, policies, and
procedures; to determine the amount of office/casino waste that can be
recycled; to identify appropriate vendors that collect recyclables and
sell recycled products; and to implement the ongoing recycling program.
Menominee Tribe ($47,500)
To develop a plan to clean up illegal dump sites in a two-year project;
to address illegal dumping through education and enforcement; to develop
a long range plan for the Tribe's waste transfer site; and to reduce waste
through school composting.
Red Cliff Band
of Lake Superior Chippewa ($16,000)
To conduct education and outreach on solid waste management and waste
prevention; to coordinate a community cleanup for two high visibility
areas; to investigate an adopt-a-mile for the reservation; and to conduct
a cost-benefit analysis to revise the transfer station plan of operation.
St. Croix Tribe
of Chippewa Indians ($28,589)
To develop and implement a source reduction plan; to conduct education,
outreach, and follow-up home visits to encourage residential recycling;
and to implement a composting educational program for yard waste.
Bad River Band
of Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa ($18,000)
Tribal Sustainable Development and Ecological Design Workshop and Demonstration
- Conduct a workshop for Region 5 tribes on practical application of environmentally
sustainable design and construction principles; implement demonstration
project on reservation based on workshop concepts. Proceedings
from the Sustainable Development and Ecological Design Workshop, October
2000 (PDF, 191K)
Bois Forte Band
of Chippewa ($47,851)
Integrated Solid Waste Management Program - Incorporate the solid waste
management hierarchy into a comprehensive solid waste plan and tribal
policy; implement source reduction, recycling and composting programs;
provide education and training to tribal community; develop strategies
for sustaining the solid waste program; and provide technical assistance
to other tribes.
Fond du Lac Band
of Lake Superior Chippewa ($30,547)
Pollution Prevention Initiative Training Phase - Conduct, develop and
host five intensive and targeted pollution prevention workshops/training
sessions for all tribal members, employees, and other tribes.
Lac Courte Oreilles
Band of Lake Superior Chippewa ($19,745)
Illegal Dumping Prevention Program - Continue efforts in community outreach
and education to convince residents to properly manage wastes and prevent
illegal dumping.
Nottawaseppi Huron
Band of Potawatomi ($9,744)
Integrated Waste Management Program - Promote proper disposal of solid
waste; educate and inform tribal members of waste management and reduction;
increase awareness and compliance with tribal solid waste disposal ordinance;
and conduct community/reservation clean up demonstration project.
Pokagon Band of
Potawatomi ($15,000)
Solid Waste Reduction and Recycling Planning for Tribal Construction -
Incorporate efficient solid waste management and reduction in the design
and construction of the tribe's casino and housing facilities; reduce
solid waste in current administrative and other tribal facilities.
Oneida Tribe ($25,359)
"Kids for Composting" Program - Enhance the soil productivity
of the tribe's school garden and reduce waste through composting; involve
each school class in composting and gardening activities to increase greater
understanding of waste reduction, natural cycles, and civic responsibility.
Sokaogon Chippewa
Community ($33,085)
Solid Waste Management and Education - Revise and improve the tribe's
solid waste recycling ordinance; research the tribal court authority to
hear and rule on solid waste violations; conduct solid waste educational
activities with the community.
Fond du Lac Band
of Lake Superior Chippewa ($9,025)
School
Vermi-Composting Project - Reduce waste, provide environmental education,
and foster environmental stewardship by conducting a school vermi-composting
project.
Grand Traverse
Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians ($46,000)
Pay-As-You-Throw Solid Waste Program - Develop a Pay-As-You-Throw waste
management program for the tribal community. Conduct a feasibility study;
solicit public input and provide public education; secure a contractor
hauler; transition into new collection program; and evaluate progress.
Lac Courte Oreilles
Band of Chippewa ($10,766)
Illegal Dumping Prevention Program - Develop a community outreach and
education program to convince residents to properly manage wastes and
prevent illegal dumping.
Mille Lacs Band
of Chippewa ($45,000)
Residential Recycling Demonstration Project -Establish a curbside residential
recycling program for the Mille Lacs Band, expanding to all districts
and possibly resorts around lake Mille Lacs.
Red Cliff Band
of Lake Superior Chippewa ($20,000)
Integrated Waste Management - conduct community workshops on solid waste
management, raise awareness to stop illegal dumping and open burning.
St. Croix Chippewa
Indians ($50,000)
Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Planning - Analyze current solid
waste program for cost-saving opportunities; create innovative and cost-effective
solid waste management strategies that will promote sustainability of
program; research and utilize recycling markets; conduct solid waste training
and education.
Stockbridge-Munsee
Community ($28,130)
Solid Waste Regulation Drafting and Education - Update the tribal solid
waste management code into a comprehensive resource protection ordinance;
develop recycling plan for Tribal operations; conduct solid waste community
education.
Bureau of Indian
Affairs ($194,331)
Interagency Agreement
Coordinate with BIA and seven tribes to develop and implement illegal
dump cleanup and prevention strategies. EPA will provide site assessments
and ongoing technical assistance to selected tribes. Tribes will develop
strategies for illegal dumping prevention and workplans for P.L. 638 contracts
to be awarded by BIA. Tribes will report and measure effectiveness of
prevention strategies.
Fond du Lac Band
of Lake Superior Chippewa ($35,000)
The tribe will analyze options for the management of solid waste on the
reservation with particular attention being given to the collection of
household and commercial wastes. The tribe will define the service area,
conduct a waste stream analysis, and analyze different service options
and prepare a detailed description of the recommended service option.
This project is part of the Band's effort to expand its self-governance
to incorporate all phases of governmental and community responsibilities.
Forest County Potawatomi
Indian Community ($15,000)
The tribe will implement a waste reduction program for construction and
paper product waste on the reservation
Grand Traverse
Band of Ottawa and Chippewa ($16,500)
The tribe will enhance its recycling program and promote the purchase
of recycled products among its environmental stewardship program, purchasing
department, gaming staff, housing commission staff and maintenance staff.
The tribe will also work with two neighboring tribes, the Little Traverse
Bay Band and the Little River Band for purchasing power. These three Ottawa
tribes have established a working relationship because of overlapping
services areas.
Oneida Tribe of
Wisconsin ($33,962)
The tribe will develop and implement a comprehensive solid waste management
program. The tribe will develop a baseline database of current waste management
practices within the reservation for solid waste and recyclable materials;
write an integrated solid waste management plan; identify and inventory
past or present open dump sites for closure activities; and hold a technical
assistance training for the operation of solid waste management programs
which will involve participants from Wisconsin tribes and area communities.
St. Croix Tribe
of Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin ($50,000)
(Under National Municipal Solid Waste Management Grant Program for Indian
Country)
The Tribe will explore and implement cost-saving strategies to deliver
solid waste management services to the community. The Tribe will analyze
its current solid waste management system, investigate potential landfill
contamination and illegal dumping activity, and conduct outreach to determine
how well tribal solid waste codes are serving the community. The Tribe
will promote and implement waste reduction, reuse, and recycling to reduce
waste and excessive costs, helping to sustain the Tribe's solid waste
management program. Through these efforts, the Tribe will take a leadership
role in providing serviceable solid waste programs in northwest Wisconsin.
Bois Forte Reservation ($211,079)
(Three Year Grant under National Municipal Solid Waste Management
Grant Program for Indian Country)
The Bois Forte Reservation in Minnesota received a grant for $85,896
from the Office of Solid Waste's national Municipal Solid Waste Grant
Program for Indian Country. The tribe's project was the top proposal out
of eight selected for funding, in response to a solicitation which invited
all Federally-recognized tribes and tribal organizations to submit proposals
for cooperative agreements for integrated solid waste management support.
The tribe will receive funding for the first year and anticipated additional
funding for the next two years from this new program. EPA will work with
the tribe to implement a comprehensive integrated waste management program
for its community. The program will incorporate source reduction, recycling,
and composting of wastes, and emphasize education and training of the
community. The tribe will solidify partnerships with state and local entities
as strategies for sustainability of the program through cooperative agreements
and tribal revenues.
Lac Courte Oreilles
Band of Chippewa ($24,503)
The tribe will perform a landfill contamination assessment and subsequent
delineation of all the illegal dumpsites located within the Reservation.
This delineation would be accomplished using the reservation's GPS/GIS
resources. The tribe will also implement a composting program to complement
its recycling and solid waste reduction efforts.
Leech Lake Tribal
Council ($39,517)
The tribe's Division of Resource Management will lead a multi-agency/joint
powers approach to solve illegal dumping on Leech Lake Reservation. The
tribe, U.S. Forest Service, local county governments and non-profit organizations
will work together to increase enforcement, identify and assess illegal
dumping sites, develop and disseminate informational and educational information
regarding solid waste. The taskforce will combine resources and actively
seek funds to clean up illegal dump sites and develop alternative waste
disposal systems.
Little River Band
of Ottawa Indians ($6,500)
The tribe will develop and implement an office waste reduction program
for its administrative offices. The program would focus on educating employees
on methods to prevent waste and providing employees an opportunity to
recycle certain wastes.
Sokaogon Chippewa
Community ($34,995)
A dump closure plan will be developed considering hydrology, geology and
hyrdrogeology of the site along with the results of soil and groundwater
sample analyses. EPA is providing field technical assistance on the collection
of site data and analysis.
White Earth Reservation ($16,000)
Develop a solid waste management plan for the reservation.
Bay Mills Indian
Community ($14,091)
Residential Recycling Program - Expand current administrative office
recycling program to the residential community.
Bois Forte Reservation ($22,582)
Landfill Investigation for Benzene Contamination - Bois Forte will
investigate and characterize the local hydrogeology around the closed
Palmquist landfill, which had been found to have benzene contamination
leaching from it, to determine the extent of possible benzene contamination
threatening the reservation's water supply. This project will enable the
tribe to collect valuable data necessary to properly evaluate and reduce
this community health risk.
Fond du Lac Band
of Lake Superior Chippewa ($37,979)
Amendment
Phase II of Long Term Solid Waste Management Plan - Fond du Lac will begin
implementing its long range solid waste management plan, which has been
developed with funds from EPA last year. Activities under the plan will
include developing a solid waste educational program and K-6/Head Start
curriculum, functioning of a Solid Waste Advisory Board, enforcing the
solid waste ordinance, examining the potential for construction/demolition
recycling center, conducting a solid waste composition study. (Fond du
Lac has identified solid waste as a high environmental priority in their
Tribal/EPA Agreement.)
Lac du Flambeau ($26,622)
Tribal Outreach Education Project - Lac du Flambeau wishes to seek
positive alternatives other than court procedures to enforce its Tribal
solid waste codes. This solid waste education and outreach program, involving
organized activities for school curriculums, youth groups, and community
members, will help the Tribe strengthen its efforts to reduce and prevent
waste..
Red Lake Reservation ($22,329)
Construction Waste Reduction Project The majority of solid waste on
the Red Lake reservation is transferred to an off-site facility, which
does not accept their construction waste. Thus Red Lake continues to have
a problem with disposing of increasing construction waste at the Red Lake
landfill, causing the landfill to be out of compliance. To help Red Lake
comply with the provisions of Subtitle D, Red Lake will consult with Minnesota
state technical assistance agencies to research construction waste reduction
and recycling opportunities, and develop a waste reduction plan. Red Lake
will implement the plan during 1997 construction, coordinating directly
with construction crew.
White Earth Reservation ($16,000)
Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan - White Earth will develop
an integrated solid waste management plan in cooperation with three counties
within the reservation. This plan will better coordinate efforts to stop
illegal dumping on the reservation.