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NATIONAL TRIBAL WATER COUNCIL
National Tribal Water Council (NTWC)

Tribal Water Priorities

The National Tribal Water Council (Council) is pleased to share its 2023-2024 Water Priorities that focus on collaborating with appropriate federal agencies and strengthening federal programs, such as the Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 401, to protect tribal waters and tribal water-related resources.

The 10 water priorities are as follows:

  1. Support EPA in strengthening tribal government-to-government consultations.
  2. Advocate and advance tribal environmental self-determination and sovereignty.
  3. Enhance outreach and coordination efforts with tribal nations, Alaska Native villages and tribal organizations.
  4. Support and advance Alaska Native water protection and subsistence rights.
  5. Support tribal positions with regard to mining operations.
  6. Enhance technical support of tribal water quality reporting and tools.
  7. Support equitable implementation and distribution of tribal CWA program funds.
  8. Address emerging and existing water contaminants and seek solutions.
  9. Identify and recommend specific tribal water training and certification needs.
  10. Recognize climate change impacts and support resiliency using indigenous traditional ecological knowledge.

To view the entire NTWC priorities document, click HERE.

In previous years, the NTWC has created a Priorities document that focuses on advocating for protection of tribal waters and water-related resources.

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Rebecca Stevens

Chair

Coeur d’Alene Tribe – Idaho

Program Manager/Restoration Coordinator
Working with the Tribe since: 2005

Rebecca is the Program Manager for the Tribe’s Natural Resources Department-Hazardous Waste Management Program. She also serves the role as the Restoration Coordinator with the Restoration Partnership. Rebecca has been working on water quality related issues for over 19 years. She represents the Tribe in the Bunker Hill Mining and Metallurgical Complex Superfund Site working with EPA while implementing their remedy for the Basin. She is also the Tribe’s Restoration Coordinator for the Restoration Partnership for which all Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) claims have been settled and on the ground restoration work has been underway since 2019. Rebecca continues to work with other Tribes on NRDA issues while coordinating with the US DOI, USDA, and the State of Idaho.

Rebecca is a proud member of the Tribal Waste and Response Steering Committee where she also serves on the Tribal Superfund Work Group and Advisory Council. Rebecca enjoys x-country skiing in the winter, summertime water sports, Frisbee golf, and spending time with her friends, family, and blue heeler. Rebecca is very honored to work for the Coeur d’Alene Tribe and is proud to be a part of restoring natural resources in the Coeur d’Alene Basin.

Rebecca can be reached by e-mail at rstevens@cdatribe-nsn.gov.

National Tribal Forum on Air Quality

The National Tribal Forum on Air Quality (NTFAQ) aims to support tribal programs by fostering information-sharing and networking opportunities that are focused on building tribal capacity in air quality management. The event’s agenda is driven by tribal input and priorities, with a focus on increasing tribal engagement in air quality initiatives that are relevant to tribal communities across the nation.