MEMORANDUM

DATE:  August 30, 2011

FROM: Colleen McKaughan

TO: File

SUBJECT:  Consultation Meeting with Moapa Tribe on Reid Gardner Power
Plant

The Moapa Band of Paiutes and EPA Region 9 had a consultation meeting on
August 11, 2011 at the Moapa Reservation outside of Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Regional Administrator for Region 9, Jared Blumenfeld, and Colleen
McKaughan, Associate Director, Air Division, along with other Region 9
staff and managers (via conference line) met with Chairman William
Anderson, Moapa Band of Paiutes, several members of the Tribal Council,
and the attorney representing Moapa, Dan Galpern of the Western
Environmental Law Center. 

At the time of the consultation, EPA had proposed approval of the Nevada
Regional Haze SIP, including the BART determination for the Reid Garner
Generating Station (RGGS). The focus of the consultation was the
Tribe’s position that the NOx controls and associated emission limits
for RGGS were not strong enough to protect the Tribe.  They believe the
Tribe is suffering ill health as a result of emissions from this plant
and that this is an environmental justice issue.

EPA received a subsequent letter from the Tribe dated August 18, 2011,
reiterating their position then formal comments on EPA’s proposed
approval of the Nevada Regional Haze SIP dated August 22, 2011. 

