Navajo AML Reclamation Dept
Navajo AMLR Department
August 23, 2018
2018 Long-Term Stewardship Conference
NAVAJO NATION
Division of Natural Resources
Navajo Nation and AML Offices
Shiprock
Tuba City
Window Rock
Navajo AML Reclamation Dept
Navajo Nation- - 27,000 sq. miles -Over 3 States 3 Offices - Window Rock - Shiprock - Tuba City
Total of 20 FT Employees
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) of 1977
In 1977, Congress passed the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) of 1977, Public Law 95-87 to help regulate the Coal Industry and set up an Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) reclamation fund.
• Office of Surface Mining (OSM), Department of the Interior (DOI).
• 2 programs were created: Title V - regulating active coal mines and Title IV - reclaiming abandoned mine land (AML) sites.
• 32 States/Tribes – across the U.S.
• Navajo Nation – Tribal Trust lands and
abandoned prior to Aug. 3, 1977.
• Prioritization Scheme
Navajo AML Reclamation Dept
Radiological Equipment • Health Physics Monitoring
• Training
• In-house guidelines
• Staff knowledge
• Maps for technical designs
• Natural Sources – NORM, Bkgrd
Gamma
Gamma Alpha
Navajo AML Reclamation Dept
External Radiation Protection
• Time
• Distance
• Shielding
Health Physics Program
New Designs, Concepts, Technology
• Geomorphic Contouring • Low-Impact Development (LID) • Rain Gardens, Bioretention, French Drains • Mulching – rock, organic, straw, etc. • Excavated or Disposal Areas
Mini-Watershed Analysis NA-0907 Completed February 2009
Navajo AML Reclamation Dept
NAMLRP Pilot Project Concepts from past research and partnerships
Evapotranspiration and Leachability
Navajo AML GIS Database AMLIS / PADS – 1988 (OSM)
2001 US Army Corp of Engineers (US ACE)
2004 – Navajo AML GIS Database
2008 US ACE
2010 – Navajo AML GIS Database
2011 Navajo AML
2014 – Navajo AML GIS Database
2016 US ACE
2018 – Navajo AML GIS Database
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RAMAH
TOHAJILEE
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NAML Reclamation Projects byCommodity and UMTRA Sites
!( Coal
!( Copper
!( Uranium
!( Sand and Gravel
_̀ UMTRA Site
Abandoned Uranium Mine (AUM) Partnerships
*AUM (Legacy)
Navajo AML
Navajo EPA
Stake- holders
US EPA • SMCRA • CERCLA • RAMS • Navajo Nation • AUM • DOE • Partners • NN Trustee, PRP’s
• Congressional Hearing • 5-year plan, 5 Fed Agy • Network Collaboration Group • Resource List* • Gatekeeper Navajo AML Reclamation Dept
Navajo AML Recap • Self Education, R&D, Conferences, Partners
• Geomorphic Reclamation and Designs
• Engineered Materials
• Natural Materials
• Stabilization/Maintenance
• Improved Equipment & Safety
• Mother Nature
• GIS Database
• Public Relations, Education, Partnerships Navajo AML Reclamation Program
Next Steps • Communities – participation, post-land use • Continued Education, Unity, Public Relations • Navajo Nation EPA: Navajo CERCLA - Regulations • Navajo Nation Uranium Commission • Navajo Fundamental Laws –vs- Science/Engineering • Environment – geology, chemistry, hydro-cycle, vegetation • Partners and Stakeholders – old & new, don’t reinvent • Long Term Stewardship, Maintenance of AML/AUM • Accountability, Transparent • Funding • Resources • Goals: Reclamation, Remediation, Restoration • Leaders – all levels (tribal, state, and federal)
Navajo AML Reclamation Dept
Navajo AMLR Dept. Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
(STEM) Initiatives
SUPPORT: • NN OP/VP • NN DNR • DOE – LM • NTEC
Navajo AML Reclamation Dept
Tuba City Program Manager Window Rock AML Director Shiprock Program Manager
Ray Tsingine Madeline Roanhorse Rose M. Grey
Phone: 928-283-3188 Phone: 928-871-6982 Phone: 505-368-1220
www.aml.navajo-nsn.gov