3. Enlisting the EPA's help to protect Waianae's environment from contamination. We'll have a report back from those who met with the head of EPA's region 9 (that's the US West Coast and Hawaii). And a discussion about how to get to second base with him (hee hee...). He is coming back in March for a conference in Honolulu.
There is much to prepare:
First step is to undersatnd what, who, where and how come and why one needs to prepare for this visitor to the islands.
To start, I am keeping my sights on three different groups or culture behavior: De-colonization, Independence, and De-occupation all three warrants some form of understanding. I myself prefer de-occupation--it makes sense to start with a clear foundation to understand the other behaviors that one has to weave in to the problem(s).
My second step is to look at a pristine environment as oppose to bio pollution over time arbitrary date 1778. I believe however, from my personal observation Chinese ceramic debris were here before 1778, but not significant enough. The 1778 point of origin for human bio (body, poop, and other living inventory).
Data collection with be one's third inset: An observation, even if it's homegrown, so long it's local and from your area of residence. Having said that an expression of mauka to makai and ones sample population would be far more understandable when presenting ones contention in March.
My comparative is pristine to pristine and my second comparative is polluted to polluted. Again this is my homegrown assumptions.
Work in progress for sources, area of study, and cultural significance time line.
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EPA Region 9 Honors
Twenty-Nine Palms Band
of Mission Indians
T H E S T A T E O F T H E N A T I O N S
Dean Mike, Chairman of the Twenty-Nine
Palms Band of Mission Indians, received
an EPA Region 9 Environmental Award in
recognition of his tribe’s efforts to protect
and preserve the environment in the year
2001. The EPA Region 9 Environmental
Awards program acknowledges
commitment and significant contributions
to the environment in California, Arizona,
Nevada, Hawaii, Guam and tribal lands.
The Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission
Indians received their award for their
continued development of a stateaccredited
environmental laboratory that
provides a much-needed service to tribes
throughout Southern California and
beyond. The lab, which has separate
departments for microbiology, organic and
inorganic chemistry and pesticides
analysis, includes an aggressive quality
assurance program to ensure accuracy and
integrity. The tribe has signed a resolution
designating all funds received from
laboratory analysis to be redirected back
to the environmental program for further
development and implementation of the
tribe’s environmental programs.
Under EPA Environmental Coordinator
Marshall Cheung’s leadership, the Twenty
Nine Palms Laboratory has become a
model facility.
Visit http://www.epa.gov/Region9/awards/01/local.html
for more information on the EPA awards.
Navajo Nation DWR Water
Management Branch Performs
Multiple Functions
Michael Foley – Navajo Nation Water
Management Branch
The Navajo Nation’s Water Management
Branch is part of the Department of Water
Resources, a unit of the Executive Branch
of the Navajo Nation government.
Legislative oversight of the Branch is
performed by the Resources Committee of
the Navajo Nation Council. The Branch
performs technical, advisory, and
administrative functions related to issues
of water rights, water supply, water
quality, and water management. The
Branch’s four main sections include:
Water Information Management,
Geohydrology, Hydrometerology, and
Water Rights.
Water Information Management:
Water Information Management Section
serves as the central repository for all
water-related information on the Navajo
Nation, including hydrologic and wateruse
data. This section maintains databases
for water wells, and is developing surface
water and water quality databases. The
section maintains a geographic
information system that integrates
hydrologic data with other geographic
information and is used to provide maps
and other data to interested parties.
TheGeohydrology:
performs geohydrologic data gathering and
analysis, including quarterly water-level
monitoring at wells across the reservation.
This section also provides technical support
in water rights issues. The Special Studies
group within this section provides technical
support in the maintenance of hydrologic
databases and conducts miscellaneous
hydrogeologic studies.
The Geohydrology SectionHydrometeorology:
Hydrometerology Section collects
climatic, precipitation, snowpack,
streamflow, limnologic, and hydrographic
survey data across the Navajo Nation.
Limited water-quality data are also
collected, and long-term surface water
monitoring programs are being developed.
TheWater Rights:
provides technical support for water rights
adjudications, including analyses of water
development scenarios for negotiated
water rights settlements. Section engineers
review plans and specifications for surface
water works such as large-scale diversions,
municipal water supply systems, and
irrigation works.
The Water Rights SectionCurrent Activities:
hydrologic analyses in support of active
water rights negotiations in the Little
Colorado River Basin in Arizona and the
San Juan River Basin in New Mexico are
Questions:
To frame in the basis of contention in Hawaii specifically Oahu Waianae ( ahupua'a and it's surrounding environement) in relation to it's region.
What is President Obama’s Executive Order 13514?
What is EPA Region 9, and comparative to other Region 9's.
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Serving Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, the Pacific Islands, and Tribal Nations
What is ocean disposal site in Region 9? What is a cause of concern for ocean disposal? What is 'local' in put from people residing in the area that uses the ocean for subsistence?
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On September 8, 2010 EPA published the Final Rule designating G-DODS as the newest ocean disposal site in Region 9. Previously, all sediments from Port, Navy, or other dredging projects around Guam had to be disposed on land where capacity is limited. G-DODS provides an additional option for managing dredged sediments when other options aren’t available. This site was chosen after two years of evaluation as the location that best avoids environmental impacts while still being close enough to Guam to be affordable to use. As with all of EPA’s other dredged material disposal sites, only projects having clean (non-toxic) dredged material may be permitted to use G-DODS, and only when project-specific alternatives (including beneficial reuse) are not practicable."
Grants
Resources
National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) conducts research and gathers data about the global oceans, atmosphere, space, and sun, and applies this knowledge to science and service that touch the lives of all Americans.
Questions: answers@noaa.gov
Address: 14th & Constitution
Room 6217
Washington D.C. 20230
Phone: (202) 482-6040
Fax: (202) 482-3154
EPA Pacific Islands Contact Office (resource page only)
EPA ’s Pacific Islands Contact Office (PICO) in Honolulu helps the public in Hawaii and the Pacific Islands to access EPA's extensive environmental information resources.
Located at the crossroads of the Pacific, PICO serves as a contact point and liaison between EPA and the State of Hawaii and other Pacific Islands.
EPA Region 9 - Pacific Islands Contact Office
P.O. Box 50003
300 Ala Moana Boulevard Room 5124
Honolulu, HI 96850
East West Center (resource page only)
The East-West Center is an internationally recognized education and research organization that helps promote the establishment of a stable, peaceful and prosperous Asia Pacific community in which the United States is a natural, valued and leading partner.
Address: 1601 East-West Road
Honolulu, HI 96848
Phone: (808) 944-7111
Fax: (808) 944-7376
National Resources Conservation Service (resource page only)
The Natural Resources Conservation Service provides leadership in a partnership effort to help people conserve, maintain, and improve our natural resources and environment. A Department of USDA.
USDA, NRCS, Office of the Chief
14th and Independence Ave., SW, Room 5105-A
Washington, DC 20250
Phone (202) 720-7246, Fax (202) 720-7690
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Guam Environmental Protection Agency (resource and Guam page)
Sharing environmental information with the public is one of Guam EPA's most important mandates, and we look forward to increasing your ability to access information about your island's environment through this site.
P.O. Box 22439
Barrigada, GU 96921
Phone: (671) 475-1658
Fax: (671) 477-9402
Guam Power Authority (resource and Guam page)
The Guam Power Authority strives to provide the island of Guam with reliable electric power in a cost-effective manner.
1911 Route 16
Harmon, GU 96911
Phone: (671) 647-5787
Fax: (671) 647-5810
Guam Waterworks Authority (resource and Guam page)
The purpose of this site is to allow the public to have access to a medium that will allow them to be better informed as to who we are and what we do. Within this site we provide you with information on our history as well as financials, FAQ'S, tips on conservation and more.
P.O. Box 3010
Hagatna, Guam 96932
Tel: (671) 479-7886
Fax: (671) 479-7879
Commonwealth Utilities Corporation (resource and CNMI page)
P.O. Box 1220
Saipan, MP 96950
Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands- Division of Environmental Quality (resource and CNMI page)
DEQ is the primary environmental regulatory agency. It is responsible for developing, implementing, and enforcing programs and regulations designed to protect human health and the environment.
United States Department Of the Interior - Office of Insular Affairs (resource page only)
Addresses key issues relating to the islands
1849 C Street NW
Washington D.C. 20240
Phone: (202) 208-3100
Department of Public Works
DPW- (resource and CNMI page)
Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands
2nd Floor Joeten Commercial Building, Gualo Rai
Saipan, MP 96950
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Program (resource page only)
SPREP is a regional organisation established by the governments and administrations of the Pacific region to look after its environment. It has grown from a small program attached to the South Pacific Commission (SPC) in the 1980s into the Pacific region’s major intergovernmental organisation charged with protecting and managing the environment and natural resources
American Samoa EPA (Resource and American Samoa)
The mandate of the American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency (ASEPA) is to develop and implement programs to protect the environment and public health from harmful impacts on air quality and water quality and to promote proper waste disposal practices. The US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) works in partnership with ASEPA and provides funding and technical assistance to carry out environmental programs.
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American Samoa Power Authority (Resource and American Samoa)
ASPA is a development oriented public utility providing electricity, water, wastewater, and solid waste services to over 57,000 residents of American Samoa.
Republic of Marshall Islands, Environmental Protection Authority (resource and FSA page)
Box 1033
Majuro, MH 96960
Tel: (692) 625-3035
Fax: (692) 625-5202
General E-mail: eparmi@ntamar.com
Federated States of Micronesia, Pohnpei Environmental Protection Agency (resource and FSA page)
P.O. Box 312
Kolonia, Pohnpei, FM 96941
Tel: (691) 320-2927
Fax: (691) 320-2927
Federated States of Micronesia, Chuuk Environmental Protection Agency (resource and FSA page)
P.O. Box 189
Weno, Chuuk FM 96942
Tel: (691) 330-4158
Fax: (691) 330-2613
General E-mail: cpiccap@mail.fm
Federated States of Micronesia, Yap State Environmental Protection Agency (resource and FSA page)
P.O. Box 178
Colonia, Yap FM 96943
Tel: (691) 360-2113
Fax: (691) 350-3292
General E-mail: epayap@mail.fm
Palau, Environmental Quality Protection Board (resource and FSA page)
P.O. Box 8086
Koror, RP 96940
Tel: (680) 488-1639
Fax: (680) 488-2963
General E-mail: eqpb@palaunet.com
Palau Conservation Society - (resource and FSA page)
Incorporated in 1994, Palau Conservation Society (PCS) is the only non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of Palau’s diverse natural resources.
United States Coral Reef Task Force- (Resource only)
The U.S. Coral Reef Task Force (CRTF) was established to lead the U.S. response to this growing, global environmental crisis.
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