Crow Agency, Montana

Site Overview

Site Location

Southeastern Montana , 70 miles East of Billings, Montana

Site Description

A former carpet mill (Bighorn Carpet Mill) located on the Crow Tribal Reservation has been designated a brownfields site by the EPA. The Crow Nation has received a brownfields pilot grant to perform an environmental site assessment and plan for cleanup. This work will allow the Nation to develop plans for converting the property into a productive community-based facility that would house the Crow Vocational Technical Center and the Crow Arts and Crafts Heritage Center, furthering education and arts and crafts and minimizing unemployment on the reservation.

Organization Requesting Assistance

Crow Agency Tribal Environmental Program

Beginning Date of Assistance

November 2000

Summary of TAB Assistance

The TAB program provided a workshop on the possible chemical contaminants associated with an industrial site. This workshop covered the fate and transport of chemicals in the environment, potential health effects, and cleanup methods. The TAB program continued to provide assistance by reviewing and summarizing proposals to perform Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessments from numerous environmental companies, attending meetings, and answering questions about the brownfields process.

TAB Information Contact

Brenda Brandon
Haskell Environmental Research Studies Center
155 Indian Ave., Box 5001
Haskell Indian Nations University
Lawrence, KS 66046

Voice: 785.749.8498
Fax: 785.832.6637
E-mail: bbrandon@k-state.edu