Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa

Site Overview

Damaged Transformers at the Former San Haven Facility (December 1998)

Damaged Transformers at the Former San Haven Facility

(December 1998)

Site Location

West of the Turtle Mountain Reservation, Rolette County, North Dakota

Site Description

The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa is a segment of the Chippewa Tribe based on the Turtle Mountain Reservation in Rolette County, North Dakota. The Tribe has 30,000 enrolled members. A population of 5,815 reside on the main reservation and another 2,516 reside on off-reservation trust land, according to the 2000 census.

The EPA awarded a National Brownfields Pilot Grant to the Tribe in 1998, a supplemental assistance grant in 2000, and an assessment grant in 2003. The Turtle Mountain Planning Department administers the EPA grants for the purpose of site assessment and development of a remediation plan for the San Haven facility. The San Haven facility was a state-operated institution for the mentally retarded from 1934 until 1985. The Tribe intends to maintain ownership of the property and desires to renovate the San Haven facility and establish an economic venture or historic site on the property.

Open Dumping at the Site Contributes to Human Hazards (December 1998)

Open Dumping at the Site Contributes to Human Hazards

(December 1998)

Organization Requesting Assistance

The San Haven Redevelopment Committee

Summary of TOSNAC Assistance

The TOSNAC program and the San Haven Redevelopment Committee provided the following support beginning in December 1998:

Provide input and assistance in developing a solicitation for contracted environmental assessment services
Provide technical review of reports and plans in understandable, practical terms, so that stakeholders can identify issues and plan for site redevelopment
Deliver an informational seminar on environmental assessment and cleanup strategies for the San Haven Redevelopment Committee
Provide assistance in developing publications and presenting seminars for community education

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

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

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