Environmental Department
Marion Sizemore, Environmental Director
Paul Barton, Environmental Assistant
Chris Franks, Water Quality Technician
918-542-6609
1-888-313-6609
January 2005
The Environmental Assistant and Water Quality Tech., attended boat safety training and certification through the State of Oklahoma hosted by the Eastern Shawnee Tribe.
The Environmental Assistant and Water Quality Tech., attended CPR and First Aid training and certification through the American Red Cross hosted by the Eastern Shawnee Tribe.
The Environmental Staff would also like to announce that NO deer heads examined as part of our chronic wasting disease testing were found positive for the disease.
Environmental Director is currently working on the FY 2005 106 WP EPA Grant.
The Environmental Staff attended the meeting of the Community Advisory Board of the TEAL Project. A presentation was given by two of the researchers involved in the study. The Modoc Tribe hosted the meeting.
The Environmental Assistant and Water Quality Tech., collected tobacco waste from the Tribal Tobacco plant to have analyzed to see if products will be compatible for the Tar Creek Superfund Site re-vegetation projects.
The Water Quality Tech., attended the Tribal leaders Water Summit in Norman, Okla. The focus of the Summit was to try and get Tribal leaders to gather, understand and be prepared for problems concerning water resources and rights that all Tribes in Oklahoma are facing. The formation of the Oklahoma Tribal Water Advisory Council was discussed.
The Water Quality Tech. is in the process of the monthly watering monitoring.
Environmental Assistant is in Reno, NV attending an EPA Risk Assessment seminar concerning incorporating Tribal concerns into the risk assessment process.
The Environmental Assistant and Water Quality Tech. have two Tribal members well tests to perform at the end of the month.
February 2005
The Environmental Director and the Environmental Assistant attended the first Tar Creek Conference planning meeting for this year.
The Environmental Director and the Environmental Assistant attended a meeting with the ATSDR (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry) and the area Tribes to discuss the spreadsheet results from a plant study done in 2003-04. The ATSDR gave a presentation reiterating their commitment to working with the Tribes and the public in the area.
The Water Quality Tech went to Jamaica and was married to his girlfriend of two years. Congratulations!
The Water Quality Tech attended a meeting in Lawrence, KS., concerning non-point source pollution and grant monies available for water quality improvement.
The Environmental Director attended a TCTC (Tar Creek Trustee Council) meeting in Tulsa concerning projects to use some ODEQ (Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality) superfund monies on.
The Environmental Assistant and Water Quality Tech traveled to Bacone College in Muskogee to talk to some students about the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe's culture and language.
The Water Quality Tech is in the process of monthly water monitoring.
March 2005
The Water Quality Tech. attended the Tribal Environmental Coalition of Oklahoma (TECO) meeting in Stroud. These meetings are very important because it allows the department the opportunity to find out what the other Oklahoma tribes are doing environmentally.
The Environmental Director attended the Tar Creek Conference planning which is coming in May and once again the Seneca-Cayuga tribal environmental department is co-sponsoring the Tar Creek Conference.. The Environmental Director personally purchased a bicycle to be given away for the conference on arbor day, winner is requested to ride the bicycle on the Tar Creek Tour. Other area tribes and agencies have also purchased bicycles to be given away, sponsors will have their names and businesses listed in the local newspaper.
The Environmental Director and the Water Quality Tech. attended the Tar Creek Trustee Council (TCTC) meeting, which was held at the SCT conference room followed by the NATURE meeting.
The Water Quality Tech. attended a weeklong training in Oklahoma City on in depth analysis of environmentally collected data. This was a great opportunity to meet with various state agency personnel who are experienced at collecting different types of environmental data. This was the fourth in a series of trainings put on by the EPA and the Oklahoma Office of the Secretary of the Environment.
The Environmental Staff performed three well tests for tribal members this month.
The Water Quality Tech. and the Environmental Director performed the monthly water monitoring at all our test sites, braving gusty winds and very choppy lake conditions.
Environmental Director prepared and sent in the General Assistance Program (GAP) FY 05� funding proposal to EPA this is the base funding for the tribal environmental program and is of top priority.
Environmental Director attended the Natural Resources Conservation Service Tribal meeting, hosted by the Citizen Potawatomi Nation in Shawnee, Ok. Various topics of discussion included; Key performance measures for NCRS , conservation plans written for cropland and grazing lands; Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plans; reduction in the acreage of cropland soils damaged by erosion; agricultural wetlands created, restored or enhanced.
