| TRIBAL
BROWNFIELD RESPONSE PROGRAM
In 2003, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes began
a Tribal Brownfield Response Program and since has been
growing strong.
“A Brownfield is defined as real property being inactive,
discarded, and scarcely used manufacturing and business
facilities where growth or restoration is difficult by
actual or suspected environmental contamination.” The Brownfield program ensures the protection of the
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes natural resources by
inspecting the exterior boundaries of the reservation for
illegal or abandoned sites that might comprise of solid
and/or hazardous substance such as Illegal dumping that
consists of waste materials that are unknown until
investigated, these materials may have the probability to
contaminate the natural resources of the reservation, and
may cause severe health risks to the public.
The Brownfield program conducts inspections through
methodology that consist of; sample collection, laboratory
and chemical analysis, field investigation, research,
observations, documenting, interviews, and inquiries. This
assists the program to ensure that the safety of the tribes’
natural resources is met.
Highlights of fiscal year 2006
In the beginning of fiscal year 2006, The Confederated
Salish and Kootenai Tribes have solicited proposals for
completion of Phase II Environmental Site Assessments at
three Brownfield sites within the exterior boundaries of the
Flathead Indian Reservation.
Mid year fiscal year 2006, the Confederated Salish and
Kootenai Tribal Brownfield Response Program selected
Geomatrix. to complete the Brownfield Assessment Project for
the three identified potential Brownfields sites
End Year fiscal 2006, Phase II Environmental Site
Assessments were completed for the three* primary Tribal
Brownfield sites.
Again, they are:
- Old St. Ignatius/ Woodcock Dump,
Sabine Road, St. Ignatius, MT 59865
- Elmo Cash Store, 77070 Hwy 93,
Elmo, MT 59915
- Old Char-Koosta News Bldg.
If you need to report a potential Brownfield site or would
like an environmental site assessment done at a potential
Brownfield site or would like information available in the
public record please provide the site location and contact
information to Marlene McDanal, the Brownfield Coordinator at
mmcdanal@cskt.org ,
or P.O. Box 278, Pablo, MT 59855. The Brownfield coordinator can
also be reached at (406) 675-2700. The Natural Resources
Department offices are located at 301 Main Street in Polson,
Montana. Normal office hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Monday thru Friday. Closed most holidays. |
