Environmental Program

The Yurok Tribe Environmental Program's (YTEP) mission is to protect the lands, air and water resources of the Yurok Reservation for the benefit of current and future generations of tribal members.

YTEP staff utilize science, traditional knowledge and environmental regulation for the purposes of enhancing tribal sovereignty and expanding environmental regulatory authority of the Tribe to promote and protect these resources within the Yurok Reservation.

Water Division

    The Water Division focuses on protecting water resources for the Yurok Tribe through monitoring, research and permitting. Programs in this division include Water Quality, Tribal WQ Permitting, Wetlands, and Hydrology ...Learn more

The Community and Ecosystems Division focuses on the interactions between environmental conditions and community health. Programs in this division include: Air Quality, Pesticides, Environmental Health, Climate Change, Brownfields and Environmental Research... Learn more.

The Pollution Prevention Division focuses on protecting Yurok Reservation resources and lands through the integrated prevention and remediation of solid and hazardous waste. Programs in this division include the Underground Storage Tank Program, Solid Waste Management, Recycling, Source Water Assessment and Protection, Hazardous Materials Response, Environmental Complaints Investigation... Learn more.

The Yurok Tribe is revising its Non Point Source Pollution Assessment Report and Management Plan. This document is available for public review and comment from December 20, 2012 to January 20, 2012. Hard copies are available for viewing at the Klamath and Weitchpec Tribal Offices and electronically. Comments will be accepted in writing or electronically. Please submit comments by Monday January 21, 2013 at 5pm. Comments can be made electronically in track changes and emailed to Ken Fetcho at kfetcho@yuroktribe.nsn.us or mailed in hard copy to: Attn: Ken Fetcho Yurok Tribe Environmental Program PO BOX 1027 Klamath, CA 95548.

Yurok NPS Assessment and Plan Appendices December 2012

Yurok NPS Assessment and Plan Public Release Draft with Figures December 2012

• YTEP Organizational Chart
  
  
• Water


• Community & Ecosystems


• Pollution Prevention

RESOURCES

• Real-Time Monitoring
• YTEP Permit Applications
• Env. Records Request Form
• Env. Complaint Form
• Links
• Staff Directory
• YTEP Home

     Guidance on Tsunami Debris Response

     Guidance on Tsunami Debris Assessment

     Guidance on Tsunami Debris Clean Up

     Map of projected route for tsunami debris

     Map of debris on West Coast (June 2012)

If you observe or have questions about Japan Tsunami Debris, or want to report debris arriving within Yurok territory, please contact YTEP Director Kathleen Sloan or Pollution Prevention Division staff Ray Martell or Emery Mattz.