Ken Norton, Chair of the National Tribal Water Council, is an enrolled member of the Hoopa Valley Tribe, and serves as the Director of the Hoopa Valley Tribal Environmental
Protection Agency. Ken has expertise in water quality and the development of water quality standards. He is also a fisheries expert, understanding the water quality needs of healthy
salmon and other river life, and experienced in watershed restoration. As TEPA Director, Ken oversees an array of Tribal water programs, as well as other tribal environmental
programs (such as superfund, brownfields, air, pesticides, lead and solid waste). Between 2004 and 2009, Ken served as the Vice-Chair of the National Tribal Operations Committee
and as the NTOC Tribal Caucus Lead for Water Issues.
Ken can be reached by e-mail at kenpnorton@gmail.com.