CIEA would like to wish our Tribal partners a Happy New Yeat.

The CIEA office is still physically closed until further noticed. Staff is still available via email and through out telephones.

Again, we are so happy to be able to provide you with monthly announcements about training, capacity building, Tribal Self-Advocacy and funding opportunities, as well as water related news. Readers are more than welcome to send information about upcoming events, training, or news that you think would be beneficial for other Tribal members in other regions to know to our Communications and Public Relations Coordinator, Joel Sedano at [log in to unmask]

The California Climate Investments cap-and-trade program creates a financial incentive for industries to invest in clean technologies and develop innovative ways to reduce pollution. California Climate Investments projects include affordable housing, renewable energy, public transportation, zero-emission vehicles, environmental restoration, more sustainable agriculture, recycling and much more. At least 35 percent of these investments are made in disadvantaged communities and low-income communities and households.
The applications are accepted on a rolling basis. For more information, please hit the read more button below.

Position Description: The Cultural Burning/Fire Program Manager will be responsible for managing all aspects of AMLT's new cultural burning program. This includes identifying appropriate locations to conduct cultural burn activities based on ethno-botanical and cultural archeological research, preparing burn plans, securing appropriate permits and approvals, and conducting the burns in conjunction with AMLT’s Native Stewardship Corps (NSC) and other Tribal members. This position is also responsible for getting Native Stewardship Corps members trained and certified in all aspects of firefighting and identifying and securing the necessary equipment for the NSC to become an independent, fire-lighting/firefighting team. Lastly, this position will be responsible for developing expertise in post-fire recovery planning and implementation in collaboration with AMLT’s Native Plant Restoration and Native Stewardship Corps Program Managers.

Compensation: This is a full-time, exempt, position that comes with health benefits, vacation and sick leave, and paid time off for holidays. The compensation is between $70,000-80,000, depending upon experience.

To Apply: Applications will be accepted until this position is filled. If you are interested in this unique opportunity, please submit your resume, cover letter, and three references to Reed Holderman, Interim Executive Director, at [log in to unmask]

For more information about this position and how to apply, please hit the read more button below.

The Tribal Historic & Cultural Preservation Officer will primarily be responsible for managing all cultural resource stewardship matters involving AMLT and the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band and for managing consultations with local, state and federal agencies through the Section 106 of NHPA, through AB 52 under CEQA, and through SB 18 when dealing with General Plan revisions and amendments. Close communication with Tribal leadership and public agencies throughout these consultations is essential.

This position is also responsible for managing AMLT’s Native American Archaeological Monitoring Program; the Integrative Cultural Resource Survey Program; consulting with the Tribe on a variety of cultural resource stewardship matters, including ethnographic studies, cultural resources surveys and reports, mitigation plans, environmental impact reports/statements, etc.; and for coordinating all cultural resource research and related activities involving AMLT, the Tribe, or resources located within Tribal Territory.

This is a full-time exempt position that comes with health benefits (medical insurance, dental, and vision), vacation time, sick leave, and paid time off for holidays. The compensation is between $70,000-80,000, depending upon experience.

If you are interested in this unique opportunity, please submit your resumes and cover letter to Kate Griffin, Executive Director at [log in to unmask] Questions can be directed to Kate at [log in to unmask] Applications will be accepted until this position is filled.


For more information about this position and how to apply, please hit the read more button below.

The Coastal & Ocean Stewardship Program Manager will be responsible for growing, managing, and evaluating AMLT’s nascent Coastal and Ocean Stewardship Program and will work to ensure that project activities serve the goals of the Tribe, meet grant commitments, and contribute to achieving AMLT’s core vision. The Program Manager will be responsible for designing and conducting research and monitoring activities at selected sites to better understand changing coastal and ocean environments. They will collaborate with research institutions and other Tribes to collect and analyze data, and will work closely with Tribal partners from within the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band and beyond to gather knowledge about Indigenous land restoration and stewardship practices. All research and monitoring will be directly applicable to AMLT Coastal and Ocean Stewardship projects. Additionally, the Program Manager will be responsible for training Amah Mutsun youth and young adults in all facets of this program so they can restore and steward these environments and can become coastal and ocean science leaders themselves. The Program Manager will be responsible for maintaining and building the network of Tribes, research institutions, and conservation partners engaged in this work so information can be shared among the partners and with other Tribes.

This is a full-time, exempt, position that comes with health benefits, vacation and sick leave, and paid time off for holidays. The compensation is between $70,000-80,000, depending upon experience.

Applications will be accepted until this position is filled. If you are interested in this unique opportunity, please submit your resume, cover letter, and three references to Reed Holderman, Interim Executive Director, at [log in to unmask]


For more information about this position and how to apply, please hit the read more button below.

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Western Region for September - November 2021. Dated December 2021.

A strong ridge of high pressure favored widespread above to much above normal temperatures in the West. Below normal temperatures occurred in western and northwestern Washington. Multiple extreme to exceptional landfalling atmospheric rivers in October brought above average to record precipitation to the Pacific Northwest, northern California and Nevada, and southern Idaho. Below average to record low precipitation occurred in the Pacific Southwest, Colorado, and Montana.

NOAA’s Regional Climate Services Program created these Climate Outlooks to inform the public about recent climate impacts within their respective regions. Each regional report contains easy-to-understand language, and anyone can access them through the Drought Portal.

To review the document, please hit the read more button below.

STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD- Board Meeting

Tuesday, January 19, 2021 – 9:00 a.m.
Wednesday, January 20, 2021 – 11:00 a.m.9:00 a.m.

Video and Teleconference Meeting Only
No Physical Meeting Location
(Authorized by and in furtherance of
Executive Orders N-29-20 and N-33-20.)

REVISED

JANUARY 20, 2021 MEETING WILL BEGIN AT 11:00 A.M.

DECLARATION OF A QUORUM
E. Joaquin Esquivel, Chair; Dorene D’Adamo, Vice Chair; Tam M. Doduc, Member;
Sean Maguire, Member; Laurel Firestone, Member
BOARD MEETING

Public comments on agenda items will be limited to 5 minutes or otherwise at the

discretion of the Board Chair

PUBLIC FORUM
Any member of the public may address and ask questions of the Board relating to any
matter within the State Water Resources Control Board’s jurisdiction provided the
matter is not on the agenda or pending before the State Water Board or any California
Regional Water Quality Control Board.
BOARD BUSINESS
1. The Board will consider adoption of the January 5, 2021 Board Meeting
minutes.
Video and Teleconference Meeting During COVID-19 Emergency: As a result of
the COVID-19 emergency and the Governor’s Executive Orders to protect public
health by limiting public gatherings and requiring social distancing, this meeting will
occur solely via remote presence.
• For those who only wish to watch the meeting, the webcast remains available
at either https://www.youtube.com/user/BoardWebSupport/ or
https://video.calepa.ca.gov/ (closed captioning available) and should be used
UNLESS you intend to comment.
• For those who wish to comment on an agenda item or are presenting to the
Board, additional information about participating telephonically or via the
remote meeting solution is available here:
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/board_info/remote_meeting/

State Water Resources Control Board ▪ P.O. Box 100 ▪ Sacramento, CA 95812-0100 ▪ Fax: (916) 341-5620
INFORMATIONAL ITEM
2. Update on the Board’s Actions and Responses to COVID-19.
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
3. Consideration of a proposed Order to rescind Order WQ 2009-0006-DWQ,
General Waste Discharge Requirements for Landscape Irrigation Uses of
Municipal Recycled Water.
 Agenda Item
 Proposed Order
 Written Comments (due by 12 noon on January 12, 2021)

INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
4. Board Member Report.
5. Executive Director’s Report.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2021
Item 6 will begin at 11:00 a.m.

DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
6. Consideration of Adoption of a Proposed Resolution on the California
Environmental Quality Act Mitigated Negative Declaration for General Waste
Discharge Requirements for Winery Process Water and the Associated
General Order.
 Agenda Item
 Draft Resolution
 Draft Winery Initial Study
 Final Draft General Waste Discharge Requirements
 Written Comment (due by 12 noon on August 5, 2020)
 Change Sheet #1

IMPORTANT INFORMATION!!

Unless otherwise specified, submittal of written comments must be received by 12:00 p.m. on
January 14, 2021 and will not be accepted after that time.
Submittal of electronic Powerpoint presentations must be received by 12:00 p.m. on

State Water Resources Control Board ▪ P.O. Box 100 ▪ Sacramento, CA 95812-0100 ▪ Fax: (916) 341-5620

January 14, 2021 and will not be accepted after that time.
Submittals are to be sent via e-mail to the Clerk to the Board at
[log in to unmask] Please indicate in the subject line, 01/19-20/2021 BOARD MEETING – ITEM # (fill in bolded subject from appropriate item). If you have questions about the agenda, contact the Clerk to the Board at (916) 3415600.

If you would like to request a copy of public comments submitted on an agenda item, please send a request to [log in to unmask], identifying the Board meeting date, and agenda item by name and number.

Agenda and items will be available electronically at:
http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/board_info/calendar/index.shtml
* Items on the uncontested items calendar may be removed at the request of any Board member or person. If an item is removed from the uncontested items calendar, it will only be voted on at this meeting if the Board accepts the staff recommendation for the agenda item. Otherwise, the item will be continued to a subsequent board meeting to allow input by interested persons.

Video broadcast of meetings will be available at: https://video.calepa.ca.gov/.

An alternate live-
stream broadcast will also available at: https://www.youtube.com/user/BoardWebSupport/
Individuals who require special accommodations are requested to contact the Clerk to the Board,
(916) 341-5600.

January 24, 2022- 11:00 am - 12:00 pm PST-Location: Virtual

The California-Nevada Drought Early Warning System January 2022 Drought & Climate Outlook Webinar is part of a series of regular drought and climate outlook webinars designed to provide stakeholders and other interested parties in the region with timely information on current drought status and impacts, as well as a preview of current and developing climatic events (i.e., El Niño and La Niña). The webinar takes place at 11 a.m. PT, Monday, January 24, 2022.

A recording of this webinar will be posted on the NIDIS YouTube channel after the webinar.

To register, please hit the read more button to be redirected to the registration form.

First, thank you for reading our newsletter. We greatly appreciate your subscription to updates as they become available. Second, CIEA invites you to please share anything related to environmental issues such as artworks, writings, photos, words/sayings/phrases in your language, quotes that we can use within our newsletters to help close the message. Third, if you would to submit anything, please do not hesitate to contact Joel, our Communications Coordinator at [log in to unmask]

In the study, the researchers evaluated how beavers influence water storage along the North Shore of Lake Superior using aerial imagery from five watersheds over 70 years (1948-2017). This period encompassed the full recovery and subsequent stabilization of beaver populations in the region. They found that:

Beavers are major drivers of water retention in ecosystems, suggesting that restoring beaver populations to ecosystems they no longer inhabit may be a valuable method that managers and conservationists could use for freshwater conservation objectives.

The longer beavers are present in an ecosystem, the more old and abandoned ponds help contribute towards storing water; although these abandoned ponds may no longer have beavers living in them, their dams can still hold back water allowing the pond to store water.

At large spatial scales, beaver populations are resilient to moderate environmental and human disturbances.

Even though beaver populations within each of the five watersheds studied showed considerable variation in population size, water storage remained stable across the entire region. Essentially, changes in beaver population size in one watershed would be counterbalanced by changes in the other watershed(s), which helped stabilize water storage amounts across the North Shore of Lake Superior.

To read the full brief, please hit the read more button below to be redirected to Ecography journal where the article appears in full.

Join environmental and public health agencies, representatives of tribes and local fishing communities, and the general public to discuss PFAS sources and the contamination of San Francisco Bay sport fish, and build consensus for next steps to protect everyone who catches and eats fish from the Bay.

February 4th, 2022
9 AM – 3:30 PM

REGISTER by hitting the read more button below

ORGANIZING PARTNERS
Clean Water Action • San Francisco Estuary Institute • California Indian Environmental Alliance
with assistance from Green Science Policy Institute

1. Once More into the Bleach: Handling & Application of
Sodium Hypochlorite

January 12 ∙ 2-Part Online Series

Part 1 ∙ 10:00 AM ∙ Register at https://www.events.rcac.org/assnfe/ev.asp?ID=2994

Part 2 ∙ 2:00 PM ∙ Register at https://www.events.rcac.org/assnfe/ev.asp?ID=2995

2. Disinfection By-Products Rule

January 20 ∙ Online

10:00 AM ∙ Register at https://www.events.rcac.org/assnfe/ev.asp?ID=2969

2:00 PM ∙ Register at https://www.events.rcac.org/assnfe/ev.asp?ID=2970

3. Sanitary Surveys

January 25 ∙ Classroom
Monterey, CA

8:30 AM ∙ Register at https://www.events.rcac.org/assnfe/ev.asp?ID=2971

4. Small Water System Water Treatment

January 27 ∙ Classroom
Fresno, CA

2:00 PM ∙ Register at https://www.events.rcac.org/assnfe/ev.asp?ID=2972

5. AB54 & AB240: Ethics for Mutual Water Company Board Members

February 3 ∙ Online

10:00 AM ∙ Register at https://www.events.rcac.org/assnfe/ev.asp?ID=2973

6. Water Operator Certification Prep

February 8 ∙ Classroom

Ukiah, CA

8:30 AM ∙ Register at https://www.events.rcac.org/assnfe/ev.asp?ID=2974

7. Raising Your CIP to the Next Level

February 9 ∙ Classroom

Ukiah, CA

8:30 AM ∙ Register at https://www.events.rcac.org/assnfe/ev.asp?ID=2975

8. Do the Math: Operator Math 101

February 15 ∙ 2-Part Online Series

Part 1: 10:00 AM ∙ Register at https://www.events.rcac.org/assnfe/ev.asp?ID=2999

Part 2: 2:00 PM ∙ Register at https://www.events.rcac.org/assnfe/ev.asp?ID=3000

9. Groundwater Well Operation & Maintenance

February 16 ∙ Online

10:00 AM ∙ Register at https://www.events.rcac.org/assnfe/ev.asp?ID=2976

2:00 PM ∙ Register at https://www.events.rcac.org/assnfe/ev.asp?ID=2977

10. Public Notification: Your Customers Have a Right to Know

February 23 ∙ Classroom

Sonora, CA

8:30 AM ∙ Register at https://www.events.rcac.org/assnfe/ev.asp?ID=2981

11. Rate Setting & Prop 218

February 24 ∙ Classroom

Sonora, CA

10:00 AM ∙ Register at https://www.events.rcac.org/assnfe/ev.asp?ID=2984

Historic Preservation Fund – Tribal Heritage Grants. The National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 authorizes grants to federally recognized Tribes for cultural and historic preservation projects. These grants assist Tribes, Alaskan Natives, and Native Hawaiian Organizations in protecting and promoting their unique cultural heritage and traditions. From the beginning, the program has been shaped by Indian tribes. It focuses on what they are most concerned about protecting: Traditional skills, oral history, plant and animal species important in tradition, sacred and historic places, and the establishment of tribal historic preservation offices. For more information, please hit the read more button below.

Save the Date: March 22 and 23, 2022
Join us for a free 2-day virtual conference
on coastal resilience.


Participants will build understanding on how regions, states, and tribes are bringing together diverse stakeholders to accelerate solutions that create and leverage results for the coast, helping communities, ecosystems, and economies be more resilient to climate change.

Specifically, participants will gain insight related to:

Emerging coastal issues like resilient ports, restorative aquaculture, contaminated coastal lands and Super Fund sites, and shoreline adaptive management.
Regional models demonstrating accelerated on-the-ground application
and uptake of coastal solutions.
Inclusive, equitable planning, access, capacity building, and job training.
Funding for climate adaptation and increasing the pace and scale of the permitting process allow adaptation projects to occur more quickly, simply,
and cost-effectively.
Insurance and financing solutions.


Featured speakers include:
Carol Bach, Environmental and Regulatory Affairs Manager,
Port of San Francisco
Darbi Berry, Director of Climate and Environmental Programs, University
of San Diego; Program Manager, San Diego Regional Climate Collaborative
David Flores, CPR Senior Policy Analyst, The Center for Progressive Reform
Julio Garcia, Executive Director, Rise South City
Amy Hutzel, Executive Officer, California State Coastal Conservancy
Robert Jones, Global Lead, Aquaculture; Provide Food and Water Team,
The Nature Conservancy
Commissioner Ricardo Lara, Commissioner, California Department of Insurance
Charles Lester, Director, Ocean and Coastal Policy Center in the Marine Science Institute, UC Santa Barbara
Adrienne Newbold, Senior Civil Engineer, The Port of Los Angeles
Kristen Pawling, Sustainability Program Director, Los Angeles County Chief Sustainability Office
Sanjay Seth, Climate Resilience Program Manager, Environment Department,
City of Boston
Jasneet Sharma, Director for the Office of Sustainability, County of Santa Clara
A.R. Siders, Assistant Professor, University of Delaware
Ralph Wolfe, Director, Sustainable Southeast Partnership