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To Protect Water Quality, Tribal members Use Erosion Control Methods Along Little Soldier Creek

Tribal Members Use Erosion Control Methods Along Little Soldier Creek (August 2000)

Site Overview

Site Location

Mayetta, Kansas

Site Description

In April 1997, a petroleum spill adjacent to Prairie Band Potawatomi Tribal lands impacted Big Soldier Creek. The Tribe sought technical support to remediate shores and sediments in order to reestablish fishing and recreational resources lost due to contamination. The Tribe requested additional assistance related to surface and groundwater quality, which encompassed the development of a groundwater and pesticide management plan, wetlands protection program, and employment of erosion control along Little Soldier Creek.

Organization Requesting Assistance

Tribal Environmental Planning Office

Beginning Date of Assistance

April 1998

Summary of TOSNAC Assistance

The TOSNAC Coordinator visited the petroleum spill site, attended a resource committee meeting, and provided telephone coordination with agencies. TOSNAC Coordinator also referred the Tribe to a professional consulting company and attended site assessment with tribal employees and the consultant to investigate potential groundwater and stream contamination concerns. To assist with community involvement planning efforts, TOSNAC attended initial Soldier Creek Water Partnership meetings, which links stakeholders in restoration and conservation planning and implementation. Haskell Environmental Research Studies Center and TOSNAC staff provided coordination assistance for two trainings sponsored by the Prairie Band Potawatomi Tribe, including:

Water Quality Training Participants Observe Seeps on Tribal Lands

Water Quality Training Participants Observe Seeps on Tribal Land

 

NOTE:  The EPA TOSC and TOSNAC programs have ended. Communities seeking technical assistance should contact:

 

- Karen Martin at EPA Headquarters at 703-603-9925, Martin.Karenl@epa.gov; or

 

- EPA personnel identified at the bottom of the TOSNAC Information Contacts below:

TOSNAC Information Contact

Brenda Brandon

TOSNAC Program Manager

E-mail: brendabrandon@msn.com

Voice: 785.749.8498 OR 785.532.6519

Mailing addresses

Haskell Environmental Research Studies Center
155 Indian Ave., Box 5001
Haskell Indian Nations University
Lawrence, KS 66046

OR

Center for Hazardous Substance Research

104 Ward Hall

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS 66506-2502

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Last modified November 6, 2007