Section UTL.01.16 — Environmental Monitoring

(a) All applicable federal environmental permits, which are necessary for the operation of any tribal utility, shall be applied for and obtained by the Tribe. The Tribe shall also comply with any applicable permit conditions and standards.

(b) As groundwater is the sole source of drinking water on the Stockbridge-Munsee Indian Reservation, the Tribe has to protect groundwater quality. Groundwater must meet applicable water quality standards set in the federal Safe Drinking Water Act and the federal Clean Water Act, as well as tribal law.

(c) Groundwater monitoring shall be done around utility facilities, as needed, to ensure that utilities do not have a detrimental effect on groundwater or other water resources.

(1) Problem assessment monitoring will be done to detect substances in groundwater and to assess the significance of the concentrations of the detected substances.

(2) Regulatory monitoring will be done to determine if water quality standards and any other applicable standards or limits are attained or exceeded.

(3) The Tribe shall install and maintain groundwater monitoring wells around tribal wastewater treatment works and other utility facilities that could negatively impact groundwater, as appropriate.

(A) Wells shall be installed and maintained in accordance with Chapter NR 141, Wis. Admin. Code and any subsequent updates.

(B) Wells shall be installed at locations indicated on the plans and specifications for the facility that have been approved by the tribal Environmental Department.