WRAP Intro for Tribes

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The WRAP Resources Available for Tribal
Participation in the Regional Haze SIP Process
Presented by Ken Cronin, WRAP Tribal Caucus
Coordinator Improve and Protect Air Quality in
Alaska workshop November 2007
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Overview

• Origins of the WRAP
• Scope of WRAP
• Tribal Participation
• Resources available to Tribes to facilitate
  participation in the RH SIP Process

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Origins of the WRAP

• Haze pictures

The WRAP has its roots in the Grand Canyon
Visibility Transport Commission
Pima Point, Grand Canyon, April 2000
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Mission Statement

• The purpose of the WRAP
• is to develop data, tools, and policies
• needed by states and tribes
• to improve visibility
• in parks and wilderness areas
• across the West.

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Regional Haze Rule

• Adopted by Congress in 1999
• Mandates that the regional haze levels be reduced
  back to natural levels by 2064
• Mandates Regional Haze State Implementation Plans
  (RH SIPs)
• 2018 is first 10-year strategic planning
  milestone emission projections being done.

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309 v 308

• 2 major phases of the Regional Haze Rule
• 309 Phase I
• 9 states (and tribes) were allowed to opt into a
  program to reduce haze at 16 specific Class I
  (national parks and wildernesses) on the Colorado
  Plateau by December 2003
• 5 states (AZ, NM, OR, UT, WY) opted in
• No Tribal 309 TIPs were submitted
• 308 Phase II
• All States have to submit 308 RH SIPS by 12/17/07

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Q What is Regional Haze?A Pollutants that
affect visibility
INCLUDES
DOES NOT INCLUDE

• Sulfates (SO2)
• Nitrates (NOx)
• Ozone
• Organic Carbon
• Particulate Matter (PM)
• Smoke
• Dust
• Volatile

• Air Toxics
• 188 pollutants
• i.e Mercury
• Carbon Monoxide
• Lead
• Carbon Dioxide
• Methane

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Reasonable Progress Goal
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Map of RPOs
http//www.vistas-sesarm.org/
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WRAP has 75 of all Class I Areas (153)
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• 83 (468) of Tribes located in the WRAP Region
• (231 are Alaska Native Villages)

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Hualapai

• All 6 Tribal Class I Areas are in WRAP region

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WRAP Organization

• Numerous Meetings
• Many Policy and Technical products/reports for
  review
• Participation requires large time commitment

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Benefits of Tribal Participation

• Overall, WRAP has proven a successful partnership
  between Tribes, States, and Federal Agencies
• Tribal participation has ensured that tribal
  issues are addressed
• Tribal participants have learned a great deal
• The WRAP has developed policy technical
  products that can benefit Tribes

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Visibility is a Cultural Resource

• Smoke from wildfire obscuring
• Mt. Tom Bishop Paiute

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Tribal Issues
Dust in Owens Valley
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Taos Pueblo
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Tribal Issues Wood Burning

• Before Tribal participation, there was talk of
  regional bans on residential wood burning
• Tribes reeducated the state/federal partner

• Traditional and ceremonial burning exempted from
  regulation due to tribal participation

Mescalero Apache Tribe
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Current Tribal Participation

• 14 Tribal Board Member positions
• 10 have been actively participating
• Tribal Co-Chairs for major committees
• Technical Oversight Committee
• Initiatives Oversight Committee
• Air Managers Committee
• AMC being revitalized to create expanded workplan
• Have good participation in many of the forums,
  work groups and committees

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WRAP Co-Chairs
Councilman Lloyd Irvine Confederated Tribes of
Salish Kootenai
Governor Janet Napolitano Arizona
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WRAP Tribal Board Members

• Nez Perce Tribe
• Gabriel Bohnee
• Julie Simpson (alt)
• Northern Cheyenne Tribe
• William Walksalong
• Pueblo of Acoma
• Governor Fred S. Vallo, Sr.
• Stanley Paytiamo (alt)
• Pueblo of San Felipe
• Michael Romero
• Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of Fort Hall
• Roger Turner
• Zuni Tribe
• Head Councilman Carlton Albert, Sr.
• Councilman Joseph C. Peynetsa (alt)

• Campo Band of Kumeyaay Indians
• Mike Connolly
• Melissa Estes (alt)
• Confederated Tribes of Salish and Kootenai
• Randy Ashley
• Cortina Indian Rancheria
• David C. Jones
• Karen Flores (Alt)
• Hopi Tribe 
• Gayle Shingoitewa-Honanie
• Hualapai Nation of the Grand Canyon
• Cisney Havatone
• Native Village of Shungnak
• Hazel Apok

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Tribes Actively Involved in WRAP

• Bishop Paiute Tribe
• Campo Band of Mission Indians
• Colville Tribe
• Confederated Tribes of Salish Kootenai
• Cortina Rancheria
• Fort Belknap
• Gila River Indian Community
• Hualapai Tribe
• Jemez Pueblo
• Jicarilla Apache Tribe

• Lone Pine Paiute Shoshone Reservation
• Manzanita Tribe
• Mescalero Apache Tribe
• Native Village of Shungnak
• Navajo Nation
• Nez Perce Tribe
• Northern Cheyenne Tribe
• Northwestern Band of the Shoshoni Nation
• Pueblo of Acoma
• Zuni Tribe

• Quinault Nation
• Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community
• Shoshone Bannock Tribes of Fort Hall
• Southern Ute
• Taos Pueblo
• Tohono Oodham Nation
• Ute Mountain Ute
• Walker River Paiute Tribe
• Wind River
• Yakama Tribe

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Tribal Data Development Work Group (TDDWG)

• Workgroup comprised of tribal representatives
• Initial focus filling tribal data gaps
• Current focus has broadened helping Tribes to
  get most out of WRAP
• Major Project Development of Tribal Emissions
  Inventory Software System (TEISS)
• Contractors Lakes Environmental and ITEP
• Has helped nearly 50 Tribes either create or
  update their Emissions Inventories
• ITEP provides training on how to use it

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TDDWG Project Tribal Causes of Haze Project
Representative Analysis

• First use of scientific methodology to see if any
  air monitoring network represents tribal air
  quality
• 11 Tribes in WRAP region found not to be
  represented.
• Recommendation additional monitors to cover gaps
• Great potential to help develop Tribal Air
  Monitoring Strategy

Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community
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Resources Available to Tribes

• TDDWG 1 Analysis of Regional Haze State and
  Federal Implementation Plans for Tribal
  Implications/Issues
• A timely report will be generated to enable
  tribes to participate prior to public comment
  period
• Emphasizes role of Tribes as Partners in the WRAP
• TDDWG chose MACTEC Federal Programs as the
  contractor
• Contact Sharon Kersteter 919-941-0333
  slkersteter_at_aol.com
• Will attend IWG meeting in April.

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Resources Available to Tribes

• TDDWG 2 Provide Technical Assistance to Native
  American Tribes in the WRAP Region pertaining to
  Regional Haze
• Will allow selected tribes to access the
  monitoring, modeling, and EI data collected by
  the WRAP via the Technical Support System
• Initial pilot project to determine amount of
  resources required per tribe 3 tribes
• Campo, Fort Belknap, Southern Ute
• Contractor ENVIRON
• Allison Pollack - [phone]
  apollack_at_environcorp.com

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Resources Available to Tribes

• TDDWG 3 Tribal Environmental Inventories
  Project
• 4 Components
• TEISS License
• TEISS Training
• TEISS Technical Support
• Reconciliation of State and Tribal Data in the
  EDMS
• Contactor ITEP
• Jenifer Pond [phone] jenifer.pond_at_nau.edu

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Resources Available to Tribes

• TDDWG 4 Phase II of the Representative
  Analysis of the IMPROVE monitoring network
• Purpose to further refine the results gathered
  in Phase I
• Will include intervening terrain and a more
  detailed breakdown of representation by pollutant
• Tribes taking the lead on this, but can also be
  used to determine representation of IMPROVE
  monitors for large state parks as well
• Contractor Desert Research Institute (DRI)
• Mark Green [phone] mark.green_at_dri.edu

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WRAP Projects of Interest to Tribes

• Causes of Haze Assessment project (CoHA) -
  http//coha.dri.edu/index.html
• Does back trajectories for each Class I Area
• Tribes can ask to be a receptor for modeling
• Emissions Data Management System (EDMS) -
  http//wrapedms.org/default_login.asp
• Collects all updated emissions data
• Regional Modeling Center (RMC) -
  http//pah.cert.ucr.edu/aqm/308/

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Current Status

• States will likely not make 12/17/07 deadline for
  RH SIPs
• Main issue BART determinations
• Currently debating meaning of Reasonable
  Progress with EPA

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Short-term Future

• Regional haze funding cut severely
• FY07 - 2.5 M for all 5 RPOs
• Down from 10M in FY05
• WRAP will receive 650K of new funding for FY08
• RH SIPs due in December
• Must be some long-term maintenance for 5-year
  updates to SIPs
• Very few RH meetings/travel after 2007

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Future of WRAP

• September 2006 Tribal Caucus offers an action
  plan
• includes 9 issues beyond regional haze
• March 2007 WRAP Board ratifies Tribal Caucus
  plan
• August 2007 Air Managers Committee develops
  workplan with direct involvement of the Tribal
  Caucus
• Workplan will be used to shop around for funding
• Still needs to be ratified by WRAP Board

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Lewis McLeod, WRAP Tribal Co-Director

• Confederated Tribes of Salish Kootenai member
• [phone]
• lmcleod_at_ntec.org

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For More Information

• WWW.WRAPAIR.ORG
• Ken Cronin
• WRAP Tribal Caucus Coordinator
• National Tribal Environmental Council
• [phone]
• kcronin_at_ntec.org
• www.ntec.org