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Tribal Solid Waste Grants in Wisconsin
Region 5 Solid Waste Program
2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
Bad River Band
of Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians ($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)
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.
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.
Lac Courte Oreilles
Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians ($19,745)
Illegal Dumping Prevention Program - Continue efforts in community outreach
and education to convince residents to properly manage wastes and prevent
illegal dumping.
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.
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.
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.
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.
St. Croix Tribe
of 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.
Oneida Tribe ($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.
Forest County Potawatomi
Indian Community ($15,000)
The tribe will implement a waste reduction program for construction and
paper product waste on the reservation
St. Croix Tribe
of Chippewa Indians ($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.
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.
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.
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.