Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Environmental Protection

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Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian
CommunityEnvironmental Protection Natural
Resources

• Air Quality Program

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Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (SRPMIC)

• Created by Executive Order on June 14, 1879 by
  President Rutherford B. Hayes
• 2 distinct tribes Akimel OOdham or Pima (River
  People) and the Xalychidom Piipaash or Maricopa
  (People who live toward the water)
• 8000 enrolled Community Members. 5000 on
  Reservation population
• Community Council consists of President, Vice
  President and seven elected Council Members

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Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (SRPMIC)

• Located in central Arizona within Maricopa
  County. Surrounded by Fort McDowell Yavapai
  Nation, Mesa, Tempe, Scottsdale, Fountain Hills
  and metropolitan Phoenix.
• 53,600 acres- 12,000 acres of agriculture,19,000
  acres natural preserve, commercial development
  along the western corridor, significant sand
  gravel mining
• 2 major freeways Loop 101 Loop 202 Highway
  87-Beeline Highway
• 2 Rivers Verde and Salt Rivers-Granite Reef Dam

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Air Quality Program Staff

• Christopher Horan, Environmental Engineer
• Stan Belone, Senior Environmental Specialist
• Greg Little, Environmental Specialist
• Angela Cruz, Environmental Technician
• Administration
• Dr. Rachel G. Misra, Environmental Programs
  Supervisor
• Ondrea Barber, Manager
• EPA Grant Funded Staff

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Program History

• Federally Funded since the late 1990s
• Increase in staff 1 to 3.5 FTE
• Development of air monitoring sites
• Increase in types of air pollutants monitored
• Changes in technology application
• Improved data collection and management
• Development of regulatory program
• Provide Community outreach

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Program Goals

• Protect health welfare of the Community Members
  and environment
• Assess the Communitys air quality
• Develop baseline data and track changes
• Identify sources and levels of local air
  pollution
• Develop programs to reduce local emissions
• Develop regulations for local sources/activities
• Assert tribal sovereignty and jurisdiction (self
  governance)

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Air Pollution Sources

• TRANSPORT
• Vehicle traffic
• Construction activities
• Agricultural activities
• Mining operations
• Unpaved roads
• Earth moving activities
• Power plant emissions
• Factory/industry emissions
• Natural causes (dust storms, forest fires, etc.)

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Visibility Impacts
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SRPMIC Air Monitoring Sites
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SRPMIC Air Monitoring

• Major air pollutants in the Community Ozone
  (O3) and Particulate Matters (PM10 and PM2.5)
• Monitors daily for PM10, PM2.5 and O3,
• Meteorological data collected daily and applied
• Monitoring stations operated at the High School,
  Senior Center, Red Mountain, and Lehi
• Submits data to National Emissions Inventory
  (NEI) and Air Quality System (AQS)

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SRPMIC Data
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Trends
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SRPMIC Regulatory Activities

• Seeking from US EPA Treatment as a State (TAS) or
  Eligibility Determination status
• Developing a Tribal Implementation Plan (TIP)
• Drafting Community specific air quality
  ordinances to serve the Community better
• Assists US EPA Region IX with enforcement of CAA
  in the Community
• Enhance compliance and enforcement

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Ordinance Development

• Draft ordinances currently being developed by the
  Air Quality Program - Mining, Dust Control,
  Construction, and Open Burning
• Several air quality rules (ordinances) will be
  combined and presented to the Council for
  consideration
• Future plans improve compliance and enforcement
  capabilities

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Coordination with Neighbors

• Gila River Indian Community
• Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation
• Ak-Chin Indian Community
• Maricopa County
• Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
• Arizona Department of Transportation
• US Environmental Protection Agency

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Successful Collaborations

• Joint Air Toxics Assessment Project (JATAP)
  Partners include SRPMIC, GRIC, FMYN, NAU-ITEP,
  ITCA, AZ Dept. of Environmental Quality, Maricopa
  County, Pinal County, US EPA R9 and OAQPS

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Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian
Community Environmental Protection Natural
Resources
Air Quality Program 480-362-7600 Christopher.Horan
_at_srmpic-nsn.gov Stan.Belone_at_srpmic-nsn.gov
Greg.Little_at_srpmic-nsn.gov
Angela.Cruz_at_srpmic-nsn.gov Rachel.Misra_at_srpmic-
nsn.gov Ondrea.Barber_at_srpmic-nsn.gov