In Fiscal Year 2005, the Environmental Protection Department formally established strategic goals to accomplish this mission. These goals are to:

• Build tribal capacity to administer Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe environmental regulatory programs.

• Reduce or prevent pollution of the Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe’s natural resources.

• Conserve energy and natural resources by reducing or eliminating the amount of waste generated by the Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe.

• Protect the human health of the Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe.

• Prepare the Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe for natural or man made emergencies and disasters.

• Educate the Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe on environmental issues.

• Ttribal capacity development

• Tribal air program development

• Solid waste and recycling

• Arsenic reduction in drinking water

• Reducing nonpoint source water pollution

• Water quality sampling and analysis

• Consumptive plant analysis

• Open dump closure planning

• Geographical Information Systems (GIS)

• Global Positioning Systems (GPS)

• Radon detection

• Lead awareness

• Mosquito abatement

• Noxious weed inventory and control

• Wetlands protection

• Wildlife assessment

• Mining issues

• Mold assessments

• Hazardous materials awareness & response

• Emergency planning & preparedness

• Community education

The Environmental Protection Department will continue to address environmental issues that affect the Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe and looks forward to another year of challenge.