The Environmental Protection Program is part of the Department of Planning and Evaluation and offers an array of services to serve the community and its needs.

For more information and pictures, go to our website at www.environmental.hannahville.net.

To assist the community in protecting, preserving, and managing natural resources, to ensure health safety, and quality of life for all tribal members.

EPA General (Environmental) Assistance Program:

Solid Waste Management
Natural Resources Conservation and Preservation
Environmental Management Systems
Indoor Air Quality
Environmental Compliance and Program Administration

Water Quality Assessment and Monitoring

NPDES Storm Water Compliance
Surface Water Monitoring and Trends Analysis
Planning and Design Assistance-Best Management Practices
Well Abandonment
Underground Injection Control Compliance
Wetlands Management and Protection

Environmental Information Exchange Network

Central Data Management (Geographical Information System)
Maintenance of Environmental Web-Site
Networking Assistance
Network Node Building/Maintenance
Electronic Compliance Data Exchange

Carol Bergquist - Director, Planning and Evaluation

906-466-2959 X15

Carol directs all services of Hannahville’s Department of Planning and Evaluation, which includes all of the Environmental Programs. She works with staff on the implementation of their respective grants and assists in their coordination with other tribal programs and community development. Carol was instrumental in the development of environmental protection for the Hannahville Community and remains a determined voice in this area.

Scott Wieting - Environmental Programs Coordinator

906-723-2295

Scott oversees the implementation and management of all environmental protection programs for the community.  He oversees the following grant programs, U.S. EPA General Assistance Program (GAP), U.S. EPA Clean Water Act 106 (water quality monitoring and protection program), U.S. EPA Environmental Exchange Network Program, and BIA Master Plan: Environmental Management.

Tim Martineau - Water Quality Specialist

906-723-2296

Tim assists the Community in protecting water and environmental resources.  He performs various tasks including implementation and organization of surface and groundwater sampling activities, and development and updating water resource management plans.  These plans include wellhead protection, storm water pollution prevention, wetlands inventory and management, quality assurance project, underground injection control, class V well inventory and management, nonpoint source management, and assessment management.

Brian Bower - GIS Specialist

906-466-2932 ext107

Brian is responsible for the proper management of natural resources data by collecting, storing, retrieving, and disseminating various digital data utilized by tribal departments as well as keeping an organized inventory of important tribal information.  Duties include managing the tribal geographical information system (GIS), applying global positioning system (GPS) technology as needed, design and maintain the tribal environmental website, carry out tasks necessary to develop an environmental compliance electronic network between tribal water utility operations and water quality monitoring and development, generate various maps for tribal departments, develop and update quality assurance plans and protocols to properly store and manage data, and coordinate development of an exchange network node.

Theresa Halfaday - Environmental Programs Assistant

906-723-2297

Theresa’s duties include coordination of the Hannahville recycling program including collection and drop-off of recycling materials, education and outreach, assistance in solid waste management, general office duties, and technical and field assistance as needed.