Scott Hauser began working for the Upper Snake River Tribes (USRT) in February 2012 as their first Environmental Program Director funded under the EPA’s General Assistance Program. USRT, located in Boise, Idaho, is composed of two Region 9
(Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone and Shoshone-Paiute of Duck Valley) and two Region 10 (Burns Paiute and Shoshone-Bannock of Fort Hall) tribes. In 2016, Scott was promoted to his current position of Executive Director. In Scott’s time with USRT,
he has worked on many projects relating to water quality and quantity.
Early in his career he led USRT’s effort on the multi-year Idaho water quality standards/fish consumption revision process. During this time, he attended and completed the EPA’s Water Quality Standards Academy in Washington, D.C. It was
also during this time that Scott developed many close and lasting relationships with EPA staff. Since then, his work has largely revolved around the effects of the Columbia Basin hydropower system and mining projects on water quality and
fish and wildlife, particularly salmon and steelhead.
A graduate of the University of Idaho (2002 and 2004), Scott holds undergraduate degrees in History (Environmental focus) and Political Science (Natural Resources Policy and Law focus) and a master’s degree in Environmental Science. Scott’s
thesis work centered on a provision of Idaho’s water rights law known as the “public interest criterion.”