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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Western States Water Council <br />Water Quality Conimittee <br /> <br />Washington, DC <br />March 28, 2006 <br /> <br />need to get it right. We need to team up with our regional offices, etc. We will also be looking <br />at the standards side. It's on the agenda, but we need to look at the process first before we can <br />respond to the GAO. <br /> <br />Brent Fewell: Few people know that the GAO has an office. <br /> <br />Paul Frohardt: I work for our state policy body during the rule making process. I <br />recognize it is not easy. Aside from EPA's trust role in the decision making process, it seems <br />that if EP A had a focused effort on communicating when a tribe is seeking T AS, they could <br />inform the states and vice versa. <br /> <br />Shaun McGrath: At the meeting, they asked what they should do now? <br /> <br />Paul Frohardt: This workshop in Denver was very helpful. It became evident that <br />resolving issues regarding standards for various tribes are very fact specific situations. Many of <br />us came away struggling with how to move the dialogue forward. <br /> <br />Susan Burke: ID perspective found that EP A, the State, and the Tribe worked together. <br />We put out general answers to questions. EPA was the common denominator. <br /> <br />Brent Fewell: Do the tribes ever seek state support? Or do they go to EPA first? <br /> <br />Susan Burke: I think they typically go to EPA first. <br /> <br />Paul Fewell: That may vary state by state depending on the tribe(s). <br /> <br />Shaun McGrath: The Tribal Council would be a natural entity to meet with. We met with <br />Gary Hudiburgh here in DC just a couple of weeks ago. <br /> <br />Cindy Padilla: I think it's a good way to bridge the two organizations. In New Mexico <br />we have an annual tribal summit that really helps with communication. <br /> <br />Paul Frohardt: We will visit the issue of the Tribal Council later. <br /> <br />Good Samaritan Cleanups of Abandoned Mines <br /> <br />Brent Fewell: I think the outlook is good on Good Samaritan. We are trying to remove <br />legal impediments that stood in the way of folks doing voluntary cleanups. We appreciate <br />Shauns' help, WGA and Tim Brown's help. We were working with an issue in American Fork <br />Canyon in Utah last summer with Trout Unlimited. Description about fear of liability. <br /> <br />7 <br />