EPA Region 9 (Pacific Southwest)
EPA’s Pacific Southwest Region (Region 9) is committed to helping tribes strengthen their abilities to manage environmental programs in Indian Country, and to ensure that tribes have a voice in decisions that affect their land, air and water. The regional office serves 148 federally recognized tribes within Arizona, California and Nevada.
On this page:
- Regional Tribal Operations Committee (RTOC)
- The Indian General Assistance Program (GAP) in Region 9
- Tribal Consultation Procedures for Region 9
- Federally-Recognized Tribes in Region 9
Regional Tribal Operations Committee (RTOC)
The Regional Tribal Operations Committee (RTOC) provides an opportunity for discussion between tribes and EPA. EPA Pacific Southwest (Region 9) holds quarterly RTOC meetings.
Indian General Assistance Program (GAP) in Region 9
GAP is guided by GAP Guidance on Financial Assistance Agreements. For more information regarding the administration of GAP in Region 9, see the GAP Officers contact list.
Tribal Consultation Procedures for Region 9
For more specific guidelines on consultation with tribes in Region 9, see the regional procedures below.
Federally-Recognized Tribes in EPA's Pacific Southwest
Hawaii has no Indian nations designated at this time.
Arizona
- Ak Chin Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation
- Cocopah Indian Tribe
- Colorado River Indian Tribes of the Colorado River Indian Reservation
- Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation
- Fort Mojave Indian Tribe
- Gila River Indian Community
- Havasupai Tribe of the Havasupai Reservation
- Hopi Tribe
- Hualapai Indian Tribe of the Hualapai Indian Reservation
- Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians of the Kaibab Indian Reservation
- Navajo Nation
- Pascua Yaqui Tribe
- Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation
- Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River Reservation
- San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos Reservation
- San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe
- Tohono O'odham Nation
- Tonto Apache Tribe
- White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation
- Yavapai-Apache Nation of the Camp Verde Indian Reservation
- Yavapai-Prescott Tribe of the Yavapai Reservation
California
- Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians of the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation
- Augustine Band of Cahuilla Indians
(formerly the Augustine Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians of the Augustine Reservation) - Alturas Indian Rancheria
- Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria
- Berry Creek Rancheria of Maidu Indians
- Big Lagoon Rancheria
- Big Pine Band of Owens Valley Paiute Shoshone Indians of the Big Pine Reservation
- Big Sandy Rancheria of Mono Indians
- Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians of the Big Valley Rancheria
- Bridgeport Indian Colony
- Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians
- Cortina Indian Rancheria of Wintun Indians
- Death Valley Timbia-Sha Shoshone Tribe
- Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians
- Enterprise Rancheria of Maidu Indians
- Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay Indians
- Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria
- Fort Independence Indian Community of Paiute Indians of the Fort Independence Reservation
- Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribes of the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation
- Fort Mojave Indian Tribe
- Greenville Rancheria
- Grindstone Indian Rancheria of Wintun-Wailaki Indians
- Guidiville Rancheria
- Habermatolel Pomo of Upper Lake
- Hoopa Valley Tribe
- Hopland Band of Pomo Indians
- Iipay Nation Santa Ysabel
- Inaja Band of Diegueno Missions Indians of the Inaja and Cosmit Reservation
- Ione Band of Miwok Indians
- Jackson Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians
- Jamul Indian Village
- Karuk Tribe
- Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of the Stewarts Point Rancheria
- Kewa Pueblo, NM
- Kletsel Dehe Wintun Nation
- La Jolla Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the La Jolla Reservation
- La Posta Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the La Posta Indian Reservation
- Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla & Cupeño Indians of the Los Coyotes Reservation
(formerly the Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians of the Los Coyotes Reservation) - Lower Lake Rancheria
- Lytton Rancheria
- Manchester Band of Pomo Indians of the Manchester-Point Arena Rancheria
- Manzanita Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Manzanita Reservation
- Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria
- Mesa Grande Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Mesa Grande Reservation
- Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians
- Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians
- Morongo Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians of the Morongo Reservation
- Northfork Rancheria of Mono Indians
- Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Bishop Community of the Bishop Colony
- Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Lone Pine Community of the Lone Pine Reservation
- Pala Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pala Reservation
- Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians
- Pauma Band of Luiseño Mission Indians of the Pauma and Yuima Reservation
- Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pechanga Reservation
- Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians
- Pinoleville Pomo Nation
- Pit River Tribe
(includes XL Ranch, Big Bend, Likely, Lookout, Montgomery Creek and Roaring Creek Rancherias) - Potter Valley Tribe
(formerly the Potter Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California) - Quartz Valley Indian Community of the Quartz Valley Reservation
- Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation
- Ramona Band or Village of Cahuilla Mission Indians
- Redding Rancheria
- Redwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians
- Resighini Rancheria
- Rincon Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Rincon Reservation
- Robinson Rancheria of Pomo Indians
- Round Valley Indian Tribes of the Round Valley Reservation
- San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission Indians of the San Manuel Reservation
- San Pasqual Band of Diegueno Mission Indians
- Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria
- Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians
(formerly the Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians of the Santa Rosa Reservation) - Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation
- Santa Ysabel Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Santa Ysabel Reservation
- Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians
- Sherwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians
- Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs Rancheria (Verona Tract)
- Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation
- Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians
- Susanville Indian Rancheria
- Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation
(formerly the Sycuan Band of Digueno Mission Indians of California) - Table Mountain Rancheria
- Tejon Indian Tribe
- Torres Martinez Desert Cahuila Indians
(formerly the Torres-Martinez Band of the Cahuilla Mission Indians of California) - Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation
- Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria
- Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians
- United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria
- Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe of the Benton Paiute Reservation
- Washoe Tribe
(Carson Colony, Dresslerville Colony, Woodfords Community, Stewart Community, and Washoe Ranches) - Wiyot Tribe
(formerly the Table Bluff Reservation - Wiyot Tribe) - Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation
- Yurok Tribe of the Yurok Reservation
Nevada
- Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation
- Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the Duckwater Reservation
- Ely Shoshone Tribe
- Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribes of the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation
- Fort Mojave Indian Tribe
- Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians of the Las Vegas Indian Colony
- Lovelock Paiute Tribe of the Lovelock Indian Colony
- Moapa Band of Paiute Indians of the Moapa River Indian Reservation
- Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe
- Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the Pyramid Lake Reservation
- Reno-Sparks Indian Colony
- Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation
- Summit Lake Paiute Tribe
- Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians
Four constituent bands: - Walker River Paiute Tribe of the Walker River Reservation
- Washoe Tribe
(Carson Colony, Dresslerville Colony, Woodfords Community, Stewart Community, and Washoe Ranches) - Winnemucca Indian Colony
- Yerington Paiute Tribe of the Yerington Colony & Campbell Ranch
- Yomba Shoshone Tribe of the Yomba Reservation
Announcements
Meetings and Events
(Meetings and events can be found here when available)
EPA Pacific Southwest Tribal Topics
- Tribal Program Contacts
- Tribal Air Program
- Tribal Water Program
- UST and LUST Data
- Green Building Tools for Tribes
- Tribal Consultation
- Regional Tribal Operations Committee (RTOC)
- Newsletters
- Tribal School Drinking Water Lead Testing Project
- Tribal PFAS Drinking Water Sampling Project
- EPA Region 9 GAP Notification
- Environmental Assessment Grant Support
- Grant Programs for Tribes
Federally-Recognized Tribes in EPA Region 9
Contact
Rubén Mojica Hernandez
(mojica-hernandez.ruben@epa.gov)
U.S. EPA Region 9
Manager, Tribal Branch
Tribal Intergovernmental and Policy Division
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 972-3268