Gosiute Tribe, Utah

Site Overview

Site Location

Skull Valley, Utah

Site Description

This site is the location of a former chemical munitions testing grounds and burial site for resultant accidental animal fatalities, which potentially impacts groundwater.

Organization Requesting Assistance

Chairman of the Tribal Council and the Environmental Consultant

Beginning Date of Assistance

January 1999

Summary of TOSC Assistance

Support has included two meetings with tribal representatives. Plans are to conduct a presentation on hazards associated with nerve gases and other chemical warfare agents.

NOTE: The EPA TOSC and TOSNAC programs have ended. Communities seeking technical assistance should contact:

- Belinda Young in EPA Region 7’s office (for help in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, or Iowa) at 913-551-7463 and Young.Belinda@epa.gov;

- Briana Bill in EPA Region 5’s office (for help in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio) at 312-353-6646 and Bill.Briana@epa.gov; or

- Karen Martin at EPA Headquarters at 703-603-9925, Martin.Karenl@epa.gov; or

- EPA personnel identified at the bottom of the TOSC Information Contacts below:

TOSC Information Contact

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