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Attorney: Don Wharton
Case Update
NARF continues its work with the OST Department of Water Maintenance and Conservation on the revision of the Tribe's Ordinance for the Protection of the Oglala Sioux Rural Water Supply System and Other Public Water Systems Within the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation ["Tap-in" ordinance]. We have also been working on the OST Solid Waste Management Code, and development of a tribal Safe Drinking Water Act . The "Tap-in" ordinance, which was adopted by the Tribal Council, will provide for the protection of the integrity of the pipeline which delivers drinking water to the public water systems on the reservation. The Code was adopted by the Tribal Council on January 23, 2006. NARF assisted the Tribe in the formulation and regulations for implementation of the Code, and has developed draft forms for application and permit for connections "in-lieu" of the usual process, and for delegation of authority to provide connections to the pipeline. NARF may conduct training for the staff of the Water Maintenance and Conservation Department concerning the implementation of these important codes.
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