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OEHE Division of Sanitation Facilities Construction

The Great Plains Area Sanitation Facilities Construction (SFC) Program is responsible for the delivery of environmental engineering services and sanitation facilities to American Indians in the Great Plains Area. The Great Plains Area SFC Program provides services to 18 federally recognized tribes located in Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and North Dakota. It accomplishes its responsibilities through the allocation of available resources to District Offices located in Minot, ND; Pierre, SD; and Sioux City, IA.

The enactment of Public Law 86-121, in 1959, is a milestone in Indian health legislation and authorizes the creation of the SFC Program within the Indian Health Service (IHS). The SFC Program provides American Indian and Alaska Native homes and communities with essential water supply, sewage disposal, and solid waste disposal facilities. IHS environmental engineers plan, design, and manage most SFC projects.

The IHS mission is to raise the health status of the American Indian and Alaska Native people to the highest possible level by providing comprehensive health care and preventive health services. To support the IHS mission, the SFC Program provides technical and financial assistance to American Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages for cooperative development and continued operation of safe water, wastewater, and solid waste systems and related support facilities.

Division of Sanitation Facilities Construction Contacts

AddressNameTitlePhoneFax
Indian Health Serice - OEHE Federal Building, Room 309 115 4th Ave. SE Aberdeen, SD 57401 Mark Calkins Director, DSFC 605-226-7549 605-226-7689
Indian Health Serice - OEHE Minot District Office Federal Building, Room 302 100 SW 1st ST Minot, ND 58701-3890 Neil Austin District Engineer 701-852-0250 701-839-2410
Belcourt PHS Indian Hospital Belcourt Field Office PO Box 160 Belcourt, ND 58316-0160 Kris Delorme Field Engineer 701-477-8480 701-477-8488
Indian Health Serice - OEHE Mobridge Field Office 1st Professional Plaza, W. Hwy 12, PO Box 159 Mobridge, SD 57601-0159 Cody Wolff Sr. Field Engineer 605-845-7254 605-845-2172
Indian Health Serice - OEHE Pierre District Office 420 S. Garfield, Suite 200 Pierre, SD 57501-5408 Mike Boland District Engineer 605-224-1644 605-224-1704
Indian Health Serice - OEHE Martin Field Office PO Box F Martin, SD 57551-0150 Anthony Kathol Engineer Consultant 605-685-6561 605-685-1094
Indian Health Serice - OEHE Sioux City District Office 320 6th ST, Room 212 Box 19 Sioux City, IA 51101-1214 Dave Johnson District Engineer 712-252-3988 712-252-4482
Sisseton PHS Indian Hospital OEHE - Sisseton Field Office P.O. Box 189 Sisseton, SD 57262 Jason Hrdlicka Field Engineer 605-698-7606 605-698-4270
Rosebud PHS Indian Hospital OEHE - Rosebud Field Office P.O. Box 400 Rosebud, SD 57570-0400 James Begeman Sr. Field Engineer 605-747-2231 605-747-2216