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Regional study finds governance gaps and urges tribal‑first, data‑driven approaches to groundwater
Summary
A Freshwater-led, five‑year assessment of groundwater governance across EPA Region 5 found limited institutional frameworks, recommended tribal‑led engagement and more monitoring wells, and warned that funding and siloed planning hamper long‑term groundwater stewardship.
A five‑year, multi‑partner assessment of groundwater governance across the six‑state EPA Region 5 found “very, very little groundwater framework” at the local, state or federal level and urged governments to start with tribal partners and invest in monitoring and integrated planning.
Alyssa, an anthropologist with Freshwater who led the project’s outreach, told the Water Use Advisory Council on Dec. 3 that the team began with a tribal‑first approach, asking tribal natural resources departments where problems existed and designing workshops and hands‑on assessments around those invitations. “This entire project started with a tribal first focus,” she said. The work, Alyssa said, included interviews with 25 tribal partners and four multi‑state…
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