EVALUATION OF TRIBAL NEEDS: A PRELIMINARY REPORT

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EVALUATION OF TRIBAL NEEDSA PRELIMINARY REPORT

• Steven Johnson, Ph.D.
• Principal Investigator
• Water Quality Technology, Inc.
• Fort Collins, Colorado

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METHODS

• Selection Process
• Needs Assessment Form
• Personal Interviews

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BACKGROUND

• Clean Water Act and TAS
• Typically No tax base
• Usual Mode Crisis Management

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CWA 305(b) REPORTING

• Design of Water Quality Monitoring Plans
• Descriptive and Inferencial Statistics
• Trend Analysis

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CULTURAL USES OF WATER

• Ceremonial, Religious, or Traditional
• Sweat Lodges and Consumption of Untreated Water
• Outstanding Waters and Proprietary Waterbodies

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TRIBALSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS NEEDS

• User-Friendly
• Water Quality
• Data Management
• Analysis Program
• Statistical Analysis Package
• Descriptive and Inferential
• Including Trend Detection Tools
• Minimal or No Need for Workshops