PFAS!
Is it in your Sauce?
Date:
Wednesday, September 6, 12:00-1:30 pm PST
Register here: (after registering you will receive an email with
meeting details)
This
workshop picks up from our workshop/webinar last year on the dynamic and
rapidly evolving issue of PFAS for Tribal drinking water as our speakers
address the concerns and questions Tribal water system managers have about PFAS
including:
●
What
are the upcoming EPA requirements?
●
What
is involved with conducting for PFAS?
●
How
can I prepare for PFAS testing and what should I expect?
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What
can I do to mitigate and remediate PFAS?
●
What
services and funding are available for testing, analysis and remediation?
●
What
is it like for a Tribe to conduct PFAS water testing?
If
you missed last years’ Webinar, we recommend watching the
recording of that workshop before
this one so you are caught up with the fundamentals of PFAS: What are they? Where do they come
from? What risk do they pose?
Register
in advance for this meeting at the link below. After registering, you will
receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
This training is in partnership
with EFCWest. This training and/or technical assistance is made possible by a
grant by the USDA, and complies with the USDA's nondiscrimination policy: https://www.efcwest.net/usda-nondiscrimination-statement
Meet the Speaker:
John C. Parada began his career while living on the La Posta
Indian Reservation. John is a D1 Certified Water Operator and possesses over 26
years of experience in Tribal Environmental Programs. He hold certificates in
Land Management and Air Quality Management. He intimately understands the
unique status of tribes and the desire to achieve tribal sovereignty in
practice by developing and maintaining environmental programs and activities
that protect the environment and human health. Mr. Parada has served on
federal, state and local boards as a tribal representative. He served on EPA
Good Neighbor Environmental Board (GNEB), EPA Wester Regional Air Partnership,
EPA National Tribal Air Association and the EPA Region IX Tribal Operations
Committee to name a few. John has developed Tribal Water Quality
Standards, Treatment as State (TAS) Clean Water 106 and 319 Non-Point
Source, Air Monitoring, Emergency Operations and water management programs
for tribes. John currently works to provide technical assistance to
tribes and disadvantaged communities. In his spare time, John enjoys his
grandchildren and softball.
