Trinidad Rancheria improves water quality at the Trinidad harbor and beach
In collaboration with the State Water Resource Control Board, Trinidad Rancheria led the planning, design, and construction of a wastewater treatment plan, public restrooms, and retaining wall to reduce bacterial contamination at the Trinidad harbor and beach. The Trinidad Head ASBS monitoring program revealed that there had been a number of exceedances of the natural water quality guidelines, and harmful levels of bacteria that were a health and safety concern for beach-goers and the nearshore living marine resources in the ASBS. Our Tribe responded promptly to this finding and we successfully managed a $1,500,000 grant award to improve our water quality and reduce the adverse impacts of wastewater discharge and uncontrolled run-off from a failing septic system.
