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TURTLE MT BAND OF CHIPPEWA

TURTLE MT BAND OF CHIPPEWA. Ray Reed – Brownfield Coordinator EPA-TRP. Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Compliance & Enforcement Of Solid and Hazardous Waste Codes. GOALS. A cleaner, healthier & safer Reservation Economic impacts Compliance Others?. New Code: What’s Next?.

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TURTLE MT BAND OF CHIPPEWA

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  1. TURTLE MT BAND OF CHIPPEWA Ray Reed – Brownfield Coordinator EPA-TRP

  2. Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Compliance & Enforcement Of Solid and Hazardous Waste Codes

  3. GOALS • A cleaner, healthier & safer Reservation • Economic impacts • Compliance • Others?

  4. New Code: What’s Next? • Community Outreach & Support • Permitting • Civil Compliance & Enforcement • Develop Procedures & Policies

  5. Priority Action Items • Review and know your Code! • Note Critical Deadlines or Timelines • Notify other Govts, Agencies & Programs • Public/Community Outreach • ID & Notify Potential Permittees • Equipment • Training

  6. Equipment & Supplies • ID? • Log Book & forms • Communications • Camera(s) • Files (locking) • Clothing • Safety Gear • Transportation • Sampling Equipment

  7. Vehicle, IDs and Visibility!

  8. SUPPORT SYSTEM • Other Tribal Programs (police) • Other Tribes (peers) • Other Govt. Agencies (BIA) • U.S. EPA • State • City & County • Circuit Riders

  9. What is Compliance Assistance anyway? • Activities, tools or technical assistance to help the “regulated community” understand and comply with environmental laws and regulations. • “Regulated community” may include businesses, residents and government.

  10. Compliance Assistance • Outreach to Public & Communities • Outreach to Schools & Colleges • Fact Sheets & Brochures • Visit Businesses, Agencies, local govt. and? • “informal” inspections • Mail outs & letters

  11. Examples of Compliance Assistance • Holding meetings in the community to inform residents of the new requirements, such as a ban on burning of garbage. • Compiling a brochure with information on how to handle certain types of waste. • Contacting solid waste companies to inform them of the need for a permit or license.

  12. Compliance assistance can also help people by offering: • Ideas of cost-effective ways to comply with codes and ordinances. • Information on ways to reduce waste and/or recycle

  13. Compliance assistance may be helpful in these kinds of situations - • Observed problems with used oil management at service stations. • Fire departments burning buildings for training without prior asbestos inspection. • Farmers/ranchers improperly disposing of pesticide residues. • People open dumping their garbage.

  14. Developing a compliance assistance program - • Identify problem to be addressed • Target the audience • Develop the message • Prepare outreach materials • Conduct the outreach • Assess the results

  15. CIVIL COMPLIANCE & ENFORCEMENT • Civil vs Criminal • Informal vs Formal • Resolve at lowest possible level • Achieve Tribal & Program Goals • Appropriate Action(s) • Documentation

  16. COMPLIANCE TOOLS • Public Notices • Fact Sheets • List of Contacts • Incident Report/Complaint Forms • Coordination • File System • Training

  17. COMPLIANCE TOOLS • Policies & SOP (the “Book”) • Inspection & Report Forms/checklists • Model Warning Letter(s) • “Conference” Process?

  18. Informal Compliance • Site visits, phone calls and/or “letters” • Investigate complaints/reports/referrals • Provide Guidance and C.A. • Verbal notice or “warning letter” of requirements & deadlines • Follow up visit, letter or telephone call

  19. Informal Resolution • Follow up verification of compliance • Verbal/written confirmation • Meeting with “the Boss” (Director?) • Documentation of compliance/resolution • Goal met? • Acknowledge compliance!

  20. Formal Compliance • Follow SOP (the “Book”) • Jurisdictional issues • Site or Property Access • Formal Investigation procedures • Compliance with Permit • Announced/Scheduled Inspections • Un-announced Inspections • Inform violator of intent/action • Co-inspections (with another Agency) • Documentation/Reports • What is next step if violation continues?

  21. ENFORCEMENT • Model “Notice of Violation” (NOV) • Penalty Policy – Matrix • Appeal/Hearing Process • Documentation/Files • Coordination or Referrals? • Tribal Courts • MOU/MOAs?

  22. Next Steps? • Kick it up a notch • “Consent Order” vs “Unilateral Order” • Proposed Remedies • Proposed Penalty(s) (apply policy-matrix) • Deadline(s) • Tribal Court/Council notification? • Formal appeal rights • Prepare Documentation

  23. Appeals • Formal vs Informal • As stipulated in Codes/Laws • SOP • To Whom?

  24. Remedies/Penalties • Violator takes required action(s) • Violators meet deadlines • Violator pays penalty • Violator does community service • Suspend or Revoke Permit? • Other Tribal Actions (bashishment, revoke license or contract, etc.) • Coordination with another agency/authority

  25. Common Problems • “Tarp Law” violations • Waste around residences/housing • Waste on fee land • Abandoned & burned mobile homes • Waste Mgt. at SW Xfer station • Tires • Disposal of waste on Tribal land from off-reservation sources XXX

  26. Other Actions Triggered? • Emergency/Spill Response? • “Removal Action” vs “Remedial Action”? • Other Authority or Agency Action? • Assessment Needed? • Voluntary Cleanup? • Cleanup Verification/Certification • Institutional Control?

  27. Compliance/Enforcement Actions: • Implemented 1% fee on Contractors • Drafted Penalty for Tribal Court review • Coordination with BIA & Police • Enforcement of “Tarp Law” • Compliance Assistance • Partial removal of tires • Tornado Response • Plan to address SW xfer station issues • Possible amendments to codes

  28. Critical Steps • Logs, Photographs and Notes • Files • Training • Documentation • Documentation • Repeat • See above

  29. GOALS • A cleaner, healthier & safer Reservation • Economic impacts • Compliance • Others?

  30. PERMITTING • Who needs a Permit for what? • Notify potential Permittees • Fact Sheets & General Notices • Application Forms & Procedures • Permit Models and Issuance Process • Fees? (who, how much to whom?)

  31. Ray Reed Turtle Mountain Tribal EPA Brownfields Coordinator Belcourt, N.D (701) 477-2626 Email reed_627@hotmail.com

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