Ponca tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
office of environmental management

The Ponca Tribe Office of Environmental Management is currently funded 100% from the EPA General Assistance Program (GAP). The EPA GAP is used to build tribal capacity to administer environmental protection programs consistent with the federal laws the EPA is charged with implementing. Funding is provided under GAP for the purposes of planning, developing and establishing tribal environmental protection programs consistent with programs and authorities administered by the EPA. What this means is that all our work is dictated by an EPA approved work plan which outlines everything we can do using these federal funds. If it is not in the work plan, it is not work we are supposed to do.


GAP funds are used for:

• Administration of the program itself - this includes, but is not limited to, timecards, reviews, quarterly reporting and any other reporting required by the EPA including the renewal of 6 quality assurance project plans and the quality management plan

• Patrolling known areas of prior dumping

• Recycling: providing bins, pick up on schedule, individual member pick up, drop off, sorting, taking to facilities for recycling, quarterly scrap metal haul off, bi-annual e-waste event, annual tire recycling event.

Ponca Tribe OEM recycled the following in 2020:

• 4 tons of scrap metal
• 250lbs waste
• 950lb cardboard
• 2,550lb paper, newspaper and junk mail
• 280lb aluminum
• 20lb glass
• 200 tires

For more information:
Tara Hocker, MJIL, CWS
198 White Eagle Drive
Ponca City, OK 74601
(580)576-8568
oem@ponca-nsn.gov

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