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Also, as part of a process to educate their own and other water quality managers, the 

 tribes would tjegin to plan with federal, state and local and private entities a new, 

 major water quality watershed demonstration project. The project would aim to show 

 that focused, funded, concerted, cooperative effort will slice through delay and 

 confusion to bring about quick, needed restoration of water quality. Such a coopera- 

 tive demonstration project, which could serve as a national model, would take con- 

 siderable effort, money and time to plan. 



As a way to help build and deepen the spirit of cooperation with other entities, 

 participating tribes in also would like to begin an exchange program between tribal 

 water quality staff and state, county, municipal and private water quality staff. This 

 approach would build a solid understanding of the issues and limitations faced by 

 one another. 



Stage rV: The Coordinated Tribal Water Quality Program 

 Including Demonsttation Projects 



Timeline: FY 94 



Cost $10,000,000 (estimated) 



$6,000,000 to continue initiatieves developed in Stage III plus 

 $4,000,000 for demonstration projects 



Along with maintaining and building the functioning tribal programs already de- 

 scribed, in Stage IV of the Coordinated Tribal Water Quality Program the participat- 

 ing tribes would want to contribute their share to implementing the educational, 

 demonstration and exchange programs developed earlier. They would want to be 

 especially sure that the demonstration project is adequately funded to carry it 

 through to a successful conclusion. 



In Stage fV the tribes also would seek to fund special projects arising out of the 

 particular needs of one or more tribes. One aim is to sustain tribally created programs 

 that not only would meet a water quality problem but would also serve as a model 

 for efforts by other tribes. 



Finally, as part of the activities in the demonstration projects, the participating tribes 

 would hope to secure funding that could be used for grants. These grants would 

 stimulate and sustain efforts by non-tribal governments in working with the tribes to 

 deal with water quality and water quantity. The tribes see such grants as a way of 

 showing that individually and as partners in the Coordinated Water Quality Pro- 

 gram, the tribes are serious about engaging other jurisdictions in comprehensive, 

 cooperative, coordinated efforts to deal with water quality and other problems. 



After maintaining the general tribal programs, watershed deomonstration projects 

 would require an additional $4,000,000. Actual costs will be more accurately esti- 

 mated when demonstration projects are selected. This is an iiutisil conservative 

 estimate based on preliminary knowledge of program/prefect needs. 



The demonstration prefects will be designed to demonstrate tribal capabilities and 

 access funding sources for ongoing tribal projects. Future funding would be deter- 

 mined by need and finarKed through existing EPA funds. 



The outputs for each stage of the Coordinated Tribal Water Quality Program are 

 sununarized in the following cluirt: 



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