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> COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF AUGUST 2,1999 PSA#2400
> US EPA Region 8, Attn: 8TMS-G(Simplified Acquisitions), 999 18th
> Street, Suite 500, Denver, CO 80202-2466
> R -- MACROINVERTEBRATES WORKSHOP-TRAINING FOR TRIBAL CLEAN WATER
> ACT-SECTION 106 PROGRAMS SOL RFQ-CO-99-00183 DUE 081699 POC Sue Groves
> Tina Laidlaw 303-312-6880. E-MAIL:
> martin.maureen@epa.gov , groves.suzanne@epa.gov or laidlaw.tina@epa.gov
> Statement of Work Training for Tribal Clean Water Act-Section 106
> Programs Overview Twenty-three of the twenty-seven Indian tribes
> located within EPA-Region 8 currently receive EPA funding to support
> water quality monitoring programs on the reservations. Of these
> twenty-three tribal programs, approximately twelve are relatively new
> programs (less than three years old) and much of the data and
> information collected by the other tribes with more established
> programs has not be sufficiently analyzed or assessed. In addition, the
> programs are also affected by high staff turnover rates -- an issue not
> uncommon throughout Indian Country. The purpose of this project is to
> help address the common needs that exist with tribal water quality
> programs by offering training in biological monitoring. This training
> will focus on using macroinvertebrate sampling and analysis as a tool
> for evaluating the condition of the aquatic ecosystem.
> Macroinvertebrate information supplements basic water chemistry data by
> providing a picture of water quality over a longer period of time
> rather than a snapshot of the moment. This workshop will serve as
> either a refresher or an introduction course and will benefit tribal
> programs at any level. The overall goal of this project is to move

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