Tribal Advances and Perspectives on Aquatic Ecosystems

This session will highlight the efforts of the Pueblo of Sandia on protecting their aquatic ecosystems. Located just north of Albuquerque, New Mexico and surrounded to the west and north by urban areas, the Pueblo of Sandia has been active in protecting their natural resources through the use of the Clean Water Act (CWA), water quality standards, biological monitoring, aquatic habitat restoration, along with outreach and education. Three (3) presentations will be given in this session: fish monitoring and aquatic habitat restoration, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), water quality standards (WQS) and CWA efforts on the Sandia Pueblo and water quality program outreach and education efforts.

Presenter: Scott Bulgrin, Pueblo of Sandia Environment Department