Increasing Tribal Environmental Cleanup Capacity

Important elements of tribal response programs funded under CERCLA Section 128(a) are the development of legal and other mechanisms to oversee environmental cleanups to ensure they will be protective and the development of mechanisms for approval of a cleanup plan and verification and certification that cleanup is complete.  In this interactive discussion session, tribes with experience in developing successful programs give presentations on various types of cleanup programs and how they were developed, followed by a moderated discussion on how tribes can increase their environmental cleanup capacity.