Environmental Program 1303 E. Bridge Street, Suite 130 Redwood Falls, MN 56283 (507) 644-8353 (507) 644-8355 Fax Deb Dirlam, Office of the Environment Director envoff@redred.com (507) 644-8353 x102 Cell (507) 430-1729 Jason Lieffring, Browns Fields Coordinator oebfc@redred.com (507) 644-8353 x105 Jesse Anderson, Air Quality Specialist oeairq@redred.com (507) 644-8353 x104 Cell (507) 920-8149 Vacant - Water Quality Specialist

The Office of the Environment (OE) protects the quality of the Tribe’s water, land and air resources. Established in 1993, the OE is involved in the following activities:

• Protecting the quality of the Tribe’s water, land, and air resources
• Serving 145 families living on 1,743 acres

BIA & EPA GRANTS

• General Indian Environment Regulatory Program
• Radon Assessment & Mitigation Program
• Lower Sioux Lead Program
• Wind Energy Program
• LSIC Prairie Pot hole Enhancement Project
• Water Quality & Hydrological Study (7 new wells/total 12 wells)
• Restricted Site Landfill Mapping
• GIS/GPS Env. Application Project
• Minnesota Tribal Env. Response Team Member
• BIA Water Resources
• Tribal UST/LUST
• Flood Damage Assessment Project
• GIS Environmental Assessment Records Scared Projects

Fiscal Year 2007

• CWA Sec. 106
• GAP/PPG
• Clean Air Act, Sec. 103 (Pending)

2007 Recommendations

• Recycling
• Solid Waste Management Planning
• Protecting land use-NO DUMPING
• Tribal Environmental Knowledge (Elder’s knowledge of river & land usage)

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