Kuskokwim River Watershed Council, TRP - ATCEM 2012 Mission and - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Kuskokwim River Watershed Council, TRP - ATCEM 2012

Mission and Vision Statements Mission The KRWC is dedicated to maintaining and promoting traditional subsistence life for the residents of the KRW. Vision We will keep our land, water and air healthy for our people, animals and plants, to pass on to the next generations. In 10 years, all the villages will have environmental programs implemented, with a strong self sufficient and effective communication network, thus becoming a world wide reference for land and water stewardship. Kuskokwim River Watershed Council, TRP - ATCEM 2012

Kuskokwim River Watershed Council, TRP - ATCEM 2012 http://www.kuskokwimcouncil.org/ https://www.facebook.com/kuskokwimcouncil John Oscar, Executive Director Adrian Boelens, Fiscal Officer 460 Ridgecrest Dr., Suite 119, BNC PO Box 334 - Aniak, AK 99557 P.O. Box 2986 Phone: (907) 675-4705 - Fax: (866) Bethel, Alaska 99559 907-586-5423 907-543-1426 finance@kuskokwimcouncil.org director@kuskokwimcouncil.org

KRWC Tribal Response Program Broadbase GIS Mapping Capacity Building KRWC .org Outreach & T/A 39 Tribes P1 / P2 Assessment Capabilities Kuskokwim River Watershed Council, TRP – ATCEM 2012

Phase 1 and Phase 2 Assessment Work KR Watershed Team Approach / Improved Business Model Council Engineering • Field Ready Staff In-house Firm Consultants • Onsite / Regional Access • Community-Based Village • Transportation / Equipment Environmental Science Dept. • Tech. Support Kuskokwim River Watershed Council, TRP – ATCEM 2012

BIA / REAA Schools Regional / Conglomerate Approach to Brownfield Response • Schools built in 1950’s; Majority w/ Known Hazards and Contamination Issues  Update -Compile Current Land and Ownership Status • Ownership Issues Complex…ANILCA, Federal Lands – NWR, Conveyance to State of Alaska  Update - Compile Assessmt. Status • Usually Prime Location / Property w/in the  Understand-Compile Village Needs Community; Ideal Brownfield Sites  Identify-Compile Responsible • Exposure to Hazards Significant to Community; Parties Current Use Hazards and Exposure  Assemble Partners and Lobby • Large Expensive Cleanups Broad-base Funding Kuskokwim River Watershed Council, TRP - ATCEM 2012

Adrian Boelens, Solid Waste John Oscar, Executive Director solidwaste@kuskokwimcouncil.org 907-675-4705 460 Ridgecrest Dr., Suite 119, BNC Kuskokwim River Watershed Council, TRP - _________ P.O. Box 2986 Bethel, Alaska 99559 Martin Leonard, Brownfields / Energy director@kuskokwimcouncil.org brownfields@kuskokwimcouncil.org ATCEM 2012 907-543-1426 907-543-1426 _________ ________ Lucille Kalistook, Brownfields / Outreach Adrian Boelens, Fiscal Officer outreach@kuskokwimcouncil.org 907-543-1426 finance@kuskokwimcouncil.org _________ PO Box 334 - Aniak, AK 99557 Phone: (907) 675-4705 - Fax: (866) Invasive Species (Elder in Residence) invasives@kuskokwimcouncil.org 586-5423