KBIC TAS Approval & Water Quality Standards
The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) is very excited to announce that on April 21, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed KBIC’s approved application for Treatment as a State (TAS) status for Water Quality under §518(e) of the Clean Water Act (CWA). KBIC is the first tribe in Michigan to achieve TAS regulatory authority for water quality. TAS permits KBIC to administer a water quality standards (WQS) program for KBIC's L'Anse Indian Reservation under CWA §303 and the certification program under CWA §401.
Please see the links below for additional information about KBIC's TAS approval and development of the KBIC water quality standards program.
TAS Water Press Release from KBIC
EPA approves KBIC TAS Application for Water Quality Standards Program (Full Article)
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Application for Treatment as a State for Water Quality Standards
Water quality set up at KBIC reservation, The Mining Journal
EPA gives authority to KBIC to develop clean water standards, TV 6 News
Water Program Contact:
Stephanie Cree, Water Resources Specialist
scree@kbic-nsn.gov
906-524-8701