EPA UPDATE ONPROTECTING HIGH FISH

CONSUMERS THROUGH THE CLEAN WATER ACT

Mary Lou SosciaU.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Region 10

2019 Region 10 Tribal Leaders Summit Portland, OR

• Update on State FCR Work Efforts• Update on Tribal Work Efforts• Opportunity to Reduce Toxics:

Columbia River Basin Restoration Act

Today’s Conversation

STATE FCR WORK EFFORTS

- OREGON - WASHINGTON- IDAHO- ALASKA

TRIBAL WQS MOVING FORWARD

• Umatilla • Warm Springs• Spokane

Ø KalispelØ SwinomishØ QuinaultØ Colville

Columbia River Basin Restoration Act Clean Water Act, Section 123

• Directs EPA to develop a Columbia River Basin Restoration (voluntary/non-regulatory) Sec 123(b)§ Create a stakeholder working group Sec 123(b)(3)(c)§ Create a grant program – Sec 123(d)

• Cost share, geographic allocations, reporting requirement• Eliminating or reducing pollution• Cleaning up contaminated sites• Improving water quality• Monitoring to evaluate trends• Reducing runoff• Protecting Habitat• Promoting citizen engagement

• Annual Budget Plan is required• $1 million appropriated in FY19

• Implementation requested by August 2018 General Accounting Office Investigation: “COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN: Additional Federal Actions Would Benefit Restoration Efforts”

https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-18-561

ü Action: Reconvene Columbia River Basin Toxics Reduction Collaboration – Oct 30th and March meeting planned

ü Action: Develop an Implementation Plan – EPA working with group to do “report card” of toxics reduction actions underway and needed actions

ü Action: EPA Admin (EPA R10 Regional Admin) send letters to Governors and Tribal Leaders inviting States and Tribal Governments to participate

ü Action: Build a strong collaboration throughout the Basin

CRBRA: Next Steps

ü Federal, State and Local Governmentsü Columbia River Basin Tribal Governments ü Lower Columbia Estuary Partnershipü NW Power and Conservation Councilü Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commissionü Upper Snake River Tribes Foundation ü Upper Columbia United Tribesü Agriculture – farmers, SWCDs, NRCSü Industry - Pulp and Paper (NWPPA), Nike,

Toyota, Longview Fiberü Ports and River Usersü Municipal Dischargers (ACWA)ü NGOs - Columbia Riverkeeper, Spokane

Riverkeeper, Salmon Safeü Local Watershed Councils

Green Infrastructure

PESTICIDE STEWARDSHIP PARTNERSHIPS

More than 90% reduction in bioaccumulative pesticides over time in many watersheds in OR

o Use of Less Toxic Pesticideso Buffer Strips & Minimize Spraying near Streamso Spray Drift Reduction Trainings & Practiceso Installation of Weather Stationso Use of Biological Controls (e.g., mating disruption)o Integrated Pest Management Training & Technical

Assistance

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Green Chemistry

Source Reduction –PBDES/Flame Retardants

Household Hazardous Waste Collections

Prescription Drug Take Back Programs

Mary Lou Soscia

U.S. EPA Columbia River Coordinator

503-326-5873

Soscia.Marylou@epa.gov

https://www.epa.gov/columbiariver

For More Information:

EFFORTS BY TRIBES IN EPA REGION 10 CHARACTERIZE THEIR FISH CONSUMPTION

PRACTICES IN SUPPORT OF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION

LON KISSINGER

EPA REGION 10

OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT

WHY?

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RISKS POSED BY CONTAMINANTS IN FISH

• TOXICITY

• DOSE OR EXPOSURE

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QUESTIONS IN DETERMINING EXPOSURE TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS VIA SEAFOOD

CONSUMPTION

• HOW FREQUENTLY DO PEOPLE CONSUME SEAFOOD?

• HOW MUCH SEAFOOD DO PEOPLE CONSUME AT A SITTING?

• OVER HOW MANY YEARS DO PEOPLE CONSUME SEAFOOD?

• WHAT ARE CONSUMPTION RATES FOR SPECIFIC SPECIES OF FISH AND SHELLFISH?

• WHAT PARTS/TISSUES OF FISH AND SHELLFISH DO PEOPLE CONSUME?

• WHAT ARE SEAFOOD CONSUMPTION RATES FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF PEOPLE (E.G. ADULTS AND CHILDREN, WOMEN OF CHILD BEARING AGE, TRIBAL ELDERS)?

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EFFORTS TO SURVEY CURRENT FISH CONSUMPTION BY TRIBES IN EPA REGION 10 BY YEAR

1994: UMATILLA OR, NEZ PERCE ID, YAKAMA WA, AND WARM SPRINGS TRIBES OR

1996: TULALIP TRIBES WA, SQUAXIN ISLAND TRIBE WA

2000: SUQUAMISH TRIBE WA

2006: SWINOMISH TRIBE, WA, QUINAULT INDIAN NATION, WA

2012: LUMMI TRIBE WA, COLVILLE TRIBE, WA

2013: COOK INLET VILLAGES, AK

2016: NEZ PERCE TRIBE ID, SHOSHONE BANNOCK TRIBE ID

2019: KODIAK ISLAND VILLAGES, AK

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WEBLINKS TO SURVEYS OF CURRENT FISH CONSUMPTION BY TRIBES IN REGION 10

UMATILLA, NEZ PERCE, YAKAMA, AND WARM SPRINGS TRIBES: HTTPS://WWW.CRITFC.ORG/BLOG/REPORTS/A-FISH-CONSUMPTION-SURVEY-OF-THE-UMATILLA-NEZ-PERCE-YAKAMA-AND-WARM-SPRINGS-TRIBES-OF-THE-COLUMBIA-RIVER-BASIN/

TULALIP TRIBES, SQUAXIN ISLAND TRIBE: HTTP://WWW.DEQ.IDAHO.GOV/MEDIA/895905-TOY-1996.PDF

SUQUAMISH TRIBE: HTTP://WWW7DEV.NAU.EDU/ITEP/MAIN/ORCA/DOWNLOADS/3877_ORCA.PDF

QUINAULT INDIAN NATION: HTTPS://ONLINELIBRARY.WILEY.COM/DOI/EPDF/10.1111/J.1539-6924.2010.01461.X

LUMMI TRIBE: HTTPS://WWW.LUMMI-NSN.GOV/WEBSITE.PHP?PAGEID=180

COLVILLE TRIBE: HTTPS://WWW.UCR-RIFS.COM/ASSETS/DOCS/05-10-13FINAL-UCR-REC-SURVEY-SUMMARY-REPORT.PDF

COOK INLET TRIBES: HTTP://SVT.ORG/WP-CONTENT/UPLOADS/2016/03/ASSESSMENT-OF-COOK-INLET-TRIBES-SUBSISTENCE-CONSUMPTION-FINAL.PDF

NEZ PERCE TRIBE: HTTPS://WWW.EPA.GOV/SITES/PRODUCTION/FILES/2017-01/DOCUMENTS/FISH-CONSUMPTION-SURVEY-NEZ-PERCE-DEC2016.PDF

SHOSHONE BANNOCK TRIBES: HTTPS://WWW.EPA.GOV/SITES/PRODUCTION/FILES/2017-01/DOCUMENTS/FISH-CONSUMPTION-SURVEY-SHOSHONE-BANNOCK-DEC2016.PDF

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HISTORIC OR HERITAGE FISH CONSUMPTION BY TRIBES

• SPOKANE TRIBE: HTTPS://ONLINELIBRARY.WILEY.COM/DOI/FULL/10.1111/0272-4332.00047

• KOOTENAI: HTTPS://WWW.EPA.GOV/SITES/PRODUCTION/FILES/2017-01/DOCUMENTS/HERITAGE-FISH-CONSUMPTION-RATES-KOOTENAI-DEC2016.PDF

• COEUR D’ALENE: HTTPS://WWW.EPA.GOV/SITES/PRODUCTION/FILES/2017-01/DOCUMENTS/HERITAGE-FISH-CONSUMPTION-RATES-CDA-DEC2016.PDF

• SHOSHONE BANNOCK: HTTPS://WWW.EPA.GOV/SITES/PRODUCTION/FILES/2017-01/DOCUMENTS/HERITAGE-FISH-CONSUMPTION-RATES-SHOSHONE-BANNOCK-DEC2016.PDF

• NEZ PERCE: HTTPS://WWW.EPA.GOV/SITES/PRODUCTION/FILES/2017-01/DOCUMENTS/HERITAGE-FISH-CONSUMPTION-RATES-NEZ-PERCE-DEC2016.PDF

• HARPER & HARRIS REVIEW OF HERITAGE AND CURRENT FISH CONSUMPTION RATES: HTTPS://IR.LIBRARY.OREGONSTATE.EDU/DOWNLOADS/8P58PJ95K

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NEW R10 FCR INFORMATION

• ALASKA DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION EXAMINING USE OF DEPT. OF FISH AND GAME, DIVISION OF SUBSISTENCE FISHERIES COMMUNITY HARVEST RATES AS WELL AS CONSIDERING ALASKA VILLAGE FISH CONSUMPTION RATE INFORMATION TO SET AMBIENT WATER QUALITY CRITERIA.

• SWINOMISH TRIBE HAS SUBMITTED WATER QUALITY CRITERIA USING DATA FROM A SWINOMISH TRIBAL SURVEY

• DRAFT FINAL SEAFOOD CONSUMPTION RATES NOW AVAILABLE FOR NATIVE ALASKAN VILLAGES ON KODIAK ISLAND

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THANK YOU!KISSINGER.LON@EPA.GOV

206.553.2115

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