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Fe d e ra tio n o f So ve re ig n I nd ig e no us Na tio ns: Re g io na l Ap p ro a c h

AFN NAT I O NAL WAT ER SYMPO SI UM AND T RADESHO W NO VEMBER 21ST , 2019 PREPARED BY R. ZAG O ZEWSKI

Objec tive

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nsure drinkable wate r o n re se rve by c re ating c o mmunity c apac ity fo r F irst Natio ns to take

• ve r the c are and c o ntro l o f wate r using a F

irst Natio ns c o mmunity-base d, multiple -bo tto m line , pre ve ntative appro ac h.

Struc tural Appro ac h

u So urc e to T

ap to So urc e (ST 3S) syste m

u So urc e Wate r Pro te c tio n u Drinking Wate r Re gulatio ns u Waste wate r Re gulatio ns

De ve lo pme nt Appro a c h

u He althy Wate r Wo rking Gro up (HWWG)

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ro nt-line e xpe rts to de ve lo p DRAF T re g ulatio ns and standards fo r drinking wate r in F irst Natio ns

u Me mbe rs fro m vario us g e o g raphic al lo c atio ns,

natio ns, pro fe ssio ns, and bac kg ro unds in SK

u Band le ade rship u Wate r Syste ms Ope rato rs u Circ uit Ride r T

raine rs

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nviro nme ntal He alth Offic e rs

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ac ulty and staff o f the Unive rsity o f Saskatc he wan

He a lthy Wa te r Wo rking Gro up

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Bill Ma rio n – Pub lic Wo rks Ma na g e r/ Ope ra to r, Ja me s Smith F N

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Crysta l Oke mo w – Chie f o f L uc ky Ma n F N, Ope ra to r

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L a rry Ca c he ne – F

• rme r Chie f o f Ye llo w Quill F

N,

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De o n Ha ssle r – Ope ra to r, Circ uit Ride r T ra ine r, F HQT C

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Je ff Mc L e o d – Wa te r Qua lity T e c hnic ia n, He a le r, Sturg e o n L a ke F N

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Bo b Pra tt – Ope ra to r (Go rdo n F N) a nd fo rme r Ove rsig ht Ope ra to r fo r T AT C

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Mic ha e l Bo b – Co unc illo r, K a hke wiste ha w F N

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Ro b e rt Pa tric k – Pro fe sso r, U o f S

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Yo la nda Duc ha rme – E HO fo r ML T C

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Re b e c c a Za g o ze wski – F a c ilita to r, U o f S

Wo rk Plan

u He althy Wate r Wo rking Gro up

u Re vie we d c urre nt fe de ral Pro to c o l and Guidanc e

do c ume nts

u Re se arc he d be st prac tic e s use d in vario us

jurisdic tio ns

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ng ag e me nt – g ro up me e ting s and pre se ntatio ns

u Cre ate d two DRAF

T do c ume nts:

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F irst Natio ns Drinkable Wate r Re g ulatio ns

u Drinkable Wate r Quality Guide line s

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F irst Natio ns Waste wate r Re g ulatio ns DRAF T

Build Co mmunity Capac ity

u Re info rc e F

irst Natio ns c ulture and laws

u Go ve rnanc e and po lic y mo de l c re ate d thro ugh

e ngage me nt

u Multiple bo tto m-line financ ial de c isio n-making u Prio ritize human he alth u Pro te c t e c o syste m he alth u Cre ate / re info rc e so c ial ne two rks u Human c apac ity building u I

nve st in physic al infrastruc ture

Re info rc e F irst Natio ns Culture and L aws

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Re spe c t fo r e arth and wate r

u Re c ipro c al re latio nships

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Ac kno wle dge s F irst Natio ns c ulture and c usto ms

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I ndige no us ways o f kno wing AND We ste rn-sc ie nc e base d info rmatio n

Go ve rnanc e and Po lic y

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Cre ate d by F irst Natio ns in SK

u Re fle c ts input o n lo c al c o nditio ns and situatio ns

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Re spe c ts F irst Natio ns jurisdic tio n

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F ills in po lic y gaps with re se arc h

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E ac h F irst Natio n is in c o ntro l o f the ir wate r

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Pro mo te s so ve re ignty

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Co nsiste nt with a natio n-building appro ac h

Multiple Bo tto m L ine fo r F ina nc ia l De c isio ns

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Multi-fa c to r de c isio n ma king

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ife -c yc le o f c apital pro je c ts

u All be ing s de se rve c le an wate r

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Pro je c t Ma na g e me nt T e a m pro c e ss

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limina tio n o f lo w-c o st bidding pro c e ss

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irst Natio ns sig n o ff o n pro je c ts

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F irst Na tio ns will de c ide ho w to c re a te b udg e ts o n ho w to me e t the Re g ula tio ns

Prio ritize Human He alth

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Drinkable wate r quality standards base d o n he alth re se arc h

u Use le ast amo unt o f tre atme nt pro c e ss c he mic als u Se t he alth-base d standards

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x: Pe stic ide s: T

• ta l: 0.0005 mg / L

; I ndividua l: 0.0001 mg / L

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x: Chlo rine T

• ta l: Ma ximum o f 3 mg / L

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x: T a ste a nd Odo ur Pane l

Prio ritize Human Health (c o nt’d)

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Wate r quality standards sho uld be unive rsal and no t vary by the lo c atio n o f the wate r syste m o r so urc e

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H e alth (MAC) VS Ope ratio nal VS Ae sthe tic Obje c tive s

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Standards sho uld be “as lo w as c urre nt te c hno lo gy allo ws” (AL ACT A)

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Standards sho uld no t be influe nc e d by po litic al inte re sts

Pro te c t E c o syste m He alth

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So urc e Wate r Pro te c tio n Plans

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Stric t waste wate r e fflue nt standards that c o nside r all

• rganisms in land and wate r

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xample : All wate rs c o nside re d se nsitive

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xample : L

• we r allo wable “fish kill”

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Co nse rvatio n and plumbing standards

Pro te c t E c o syste m He alth (c o nt’d)

u Waste wate r quality standards base d

e c o syste m he alth re se arc h

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se le ast amo unt o f tre atme nt pro c e ss c he mic als

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nc re ase re te ntio n time

u Pre ve ntative appro ac h at c o mmunity le ve l

Cre ate and Re info rc e So c ial Ne two rks

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Changing the way that wate r is disc usse d and c o nside re d in po lic y

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I nc lusio n o f ac c e ssible and re adable public re po rts to inc re ase c o nsume r c o nfide nc e with wate r and

• pe rato r

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F

• rmatio n o f the SK

F irst Natio ns Wate r Asso c iatio n

Huma n Ca pa c ity Building

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F irst Natio ns targ e te d c e rtific atio n and e duc atio n se ssio ns

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T ra ining / c e rtific a tio n g a ps

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x: Bio lo g ic al Drinking Wate r T re atme nt mo dule

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Ope rato r salary re se arc h and suc c e ssio n planning

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E le va te s the ro le o f o pe ra to rs in de c isio n-ma king a nd pla nning

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nvo lve me nt in PMT me e ting s

I nve st in Physic al I nfrastruc ture

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U tilize multiple -bo tto m line fo r pro je c t de c isio ns

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E nsure that e ngine e ring c o nsultants unde rstand and fo llo w the ne e ds and re que sts o f the c o mmunity

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L ife -c yc le appro ac h – c o nside r o pe ratio n and mainte nanc e c o sts alo ng with c apital c o sts

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I nc lusio n o f manuals and standard o pe rating pro c e dure do c ume nts

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Cre atio n o f Mainte nanc e Manage me nt Plans, Budge ting Plans, e tc .

Pilo t I mple me ntatio n

u Purpo se : De te rmine c apac ity gaps and budge t

re quire me nts fo r the applic atio n o f, and c o mplianc e fo r, the Drinkable Wate r Re gulatio ns

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N O&M Asse t Manage me nt appro ac h

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unding re quire me nts

u Ove rsight re quire me nts

u Me tho d: 3 to 5 c ase studie s with F

irst Natio ns, varying by re gio n and syste ms type s

Pilo t I mple me ntatio n

u Que stio n: Do the c urre nt tre atme nt, distributio n,

mo nito ring, e tc . syste ms me e t the Drinkable Wate r Re gulatio ns?

u De te rmine what it will c o st to fill the se gaps u E

ac h F irst Natio n ne go tiate s amo unts to imple me nt the c hange s re quire d to me e t the Re gulatio ns

Questio ns and Co mments