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POARCH BAND OF CREEK INDIANS ATMORE, ALABAMA ENVIRONMENTAL DEPARTMENT BIO-DIESEL OPERATION

. Poarch Band of Creek Indians has a total membership of 3,012 who live in a five-county service area. The Tribe is located 50 miles from Mobile, AL and 50 miles from Pensacola, FL. The Reservation is actually about 18 miles from the Florida State line. About 1,500 members live on the Reservat

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POARCH BAND OF CREEK INDIANS ATMORE, ALABAMA ENVIRONMENTAL DEPARTMENT BIO-DIESEL OPERATION

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    1. POARCH BAND OF CREEK INDIANS ATMORE, ALABAMA ENVIRONMENTAL DEPARTMENT BIO-DIESEL OPERATION

    2. Poarch Band of Creek Indians has a total membership of 3,012 who live in a five-county service area. The Tribe is located 50 miles from Mobile, AL and 50 miles from Pensacola, FL. The Reservation is actually about 18 miles from the Florida State line. About 1,500 members live on the Reservation in Poarch, Alabama. The Environmental Department at Poarch Creek consists of four people. A Director, two Environmental Specialists and one Administrative Assistant. This small group cover a multitude of tasks: water sampling, air monitoring, recycling, hazardous waste events, helping establish long-leaf pine trees, and red-cockeyed woodpecker, gopher tortoise habitats, controlled burning in the Tribes forest, making certain environmental permits are received on all new operations, and performing environmental assessments on all new housing projects are just a few of the many tasks the department has to do.

    3. The latest interesting project the Environmental Department became involved with was a bio-diesel operation. With the price of fuel escalating every day, this was something each member of the department became interested in. Three individuals from the department traveled to a bio-diesel operation about 50 miles from the Reservation. They liked what they saw and how it was saving the City of Daphne, AL a lot of money on fuel cost. They had a fleet of utility trucks and were using Bio-diesel in all of them. Brochures were received on vendors they used and we contacted them for prices. The next step was to set up a place to install equipment. We chose the Recycling Center which had no water or electricity lines. These items were contracted out after which the first batch of bio-diesel was made. We had a hard time finding enough used cooking oil to supply or need but finally received enough to make the first batch. We tested it in one of the employees diesel trucks. There were positive results. The next step was to have two trailers constructed with a 50-gallon tank on each. One would be used for transporting cooking oil and the other to transport bio-diesel to the tribal enterprise after it was made. These were procured and received. During this time, construction on the new Wind Creek Casino and Hotel was begun and after that was finished with three restaurants built inside we received first priority on the used cooking oil.

    4. Following is a breakdown on equipment purchased: - Bio-Diesel Processer (BioPro 190) - Transfer Pump - Two trailers with 50-gallon drum built on each. Total estimated cost of equipment was approximately $18,000.00 Total cost of trailers was $13,000.00 Companies used for procurement were: - Northern Tool and Equipment - U.S. Plastics Corporation Trailers were constructed locally. Ingredients used for one batch of Bio-Diesel: - 50 gallons of used Cooking Oil -10 gallons of Methanol - 1 pre-measured Sodium Hydroxide (packet) - 1 small bottle of Sulfuric Acid FROM ALL COSTS INVOLVED, THE BIO-DIESEL WILL COST US $1.04 TO MAKE

    5. Process: - All ingredients are poured in at once - Push button on Processor to start. - Leave for 24 hours, then start a wash cycle. The wash cycle takes another 24 hours. - After this is complete, drain the by-product glycerin off. Note: We plan to allow the Tribal Cultural Group to make soap with the glycerin; color and scent can be added.

    6. Down-Sides to Bio-Diesel Operation 1. Finding a vendor to obtain cooking oil. 2. Finding an entity that will use the bio-diesel for trial purposes. 3. Receiving permission from Tribal authorities to proceed with this experimental product.

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