RWPR Community

Red Water Pond Road Community Association Conceptual Plan for Uranium Mine Cleanup and Community Restoration

February 2010 Version

Rev 8/29/2012

RWPRCA Goal: Heal our individual and community health and restore our environment with traditional and Western values and medicine.

Objectives:

1. Conduct a rigorous study of possible sites near the Navajo Nation for permanent disposal of uranium mine wastes.

2. Remove all uranium contaminated mine wastes from our community to a federal certified Repository.

3. Make major improvements in roads serving the community; realign and extend State Rt. 566 north to Navajo Route 9; provide new and improved access from SR 566 to the Red Water Pond Road and Pipeline Road residential areas.

4. Build a new sustainable energy and appropriate technology community for Red Water Pond Road residents west or north of the abandoned Quivira Church Rock I Mine. This area includes the top of Red Point Mesa and the lower­elevation canyon to the west of Red Point Mesa.

5. Build a multi-purpose facility in the community to serve as a Navajo Nation center for health, environmental research and uranium waste management. Establish document repository at this location.

6. Conduct a comprehensive health study among residents of uranium-mining communities, taking into account existing and planned studies by university, tribal and federal organizations.

7. Use the Red Water Pond Road situation to evaluate and demonstrate the potential for new economic development and jobs through full reclamation of uranium mines and restoration of mining sites throughout the Navajo Nation.

8. Work with the Navajo Nation and New Mexico Congressional Delegation to develop and enact policies to achieve full restoration of mine sites and just compensation for local residents and the Navajo Nation.

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Preliminary Components of the RWPRCA Conceptual Plan

Objective Step or Option 1 Step or Option 2 Funding/Contingencies Western Traditional 1 . Investigate Secure funds to hire an Carry out, report and • Appropriation by Repository Site The respect for, honor, uranium waste independent, qualified obtain public comment on Congress NRC's High- belief and trust in the Dine disposal sites contractor to advise Red Navajo Uranium Disposal • Contributions from Level Waste bi options including Water Pond Road Sites Study. Responsible Parties for (HLW). Nuclear beenahaz'aanii preserves, "Conceptual Site Association. NECR and Ouivira Mines Waste Policy protects and enhances the Options in Timeframe: Calendar • Tronox bankruptcy funds Act (NWPA) of following inherent rights, NECR Area" Timeframe: 1s1 quarter, Year 201 1 1982 beliefs, practices and (see Map 2011 freedoms attached below) 2. Remove all Consider sites Consolidate wastes from • Include UNC mill tailings Disposal at an Healing of Human Health mine wastes recommended in the NECR Mine and Church in regional waste off-site TSDF and Environmental Health from community Disposal Sites Study Rock I and IE mine at management site? (Treatment, To a federal under Objective #1. centralized disposal • Litigate USEPA decision Storage, certified facility on non-tribal land. to leave NECR Mine Disposal Repository wastes at current site? Facilities)

• Sue GE and RAM for meet 40 CFR I

damages? 264.221 I

3. Make major (a) Conduct analysis of (c) Make new ingress to • Has NNDOT or NMDOT Make new road Make new road to new !

improvements in alternative routes for Pipeline Road from SR developed plans for for Red Water RWPR housing area off of local extending SR 566 from 566 north of Pipeline extension of SR 566 to Pond road off of re-aligned SR 566 infrastructure the bend in the road Arroyo. Navajo Rt. 9? re-aligned SR

north of the UNC mill site 566. Develop to an intersection with (d) Make new ingress for • What are the costs of SR plans for Nav Rt 9 between Red Water Pond road off 566 extension? extension of SR Standing Rock and of re-aligned SR 566. 566 to Navajo Coyote Canyon. At. 9? (b) Examine acquisition (e) Make new ingress to

I of right-of-ways along new RWPR housing area alternative routes. off of re-aligned SR 566. !

4. Build Conduct analysis of Develop plans for an eco- • Funding alternatives: (1) Comprehensive All creation, from Mother sustainable alternative sites for new village powered by wind GE and RAM, through Plan focus on Earth and Father Sky to the housing community. Options turbines (donated by negotiations or litigation; what seems to animals, those who live in development for include the canyon north GE?) and consisting of (2) Tronox bankruptcy; (3) be a central water, those who f ly and RWPR residents of Red Water Pond homes made with Congressional theme: how plant life have their own

Road between the two appropriate technologies. appropriations. active should laws, and have rights and mesas, or sites on the Estimate costs of homes the RWPR freedom to exist mesa top north of the for 20 to 25 families. • Is mesa top north of Community in current Quivira/RAM Quivira mine suitable for promoting

I mine site. Timeframe: 2011-2012 residential-scale wind farm central

to provide power to Coyote redevelopment? Canyon- Standing Rock-Crownpoint corridor?

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5. Build multi- (a) 2011: Develop on- Construct building by • Develop partnerships Research Four sacred elements of purpose center line document retrieval 2012. Use building as with McKinley County Center. Train life, air, light/fire, water and for health and system and eventually a center for research and Schools, Dine College, local people to earth/pollen in all their environmental document repository at development for mine UNM, Navajo EPA, Navajo run the center. forms must be respected, research, this location waste management, AML, Navajo DOH, Sandia honored and protected for document (b) 2011: Form public health studies, land Labs, private companies. they sustain life repository and committee of community and water restoration. community members, Navajo Nation education uses. agencies and federal Timeframe: 2012-2013

officials to develop concept, design, and location building. Include meeting and office spaces and a prayer hogan.

6. Conduct Prepare inventory of Enact federal legislation • Congressional Comprehensive Healing of Human Health comprehensive past, current and authorizing a appropriation health study and Environmental Health health study proposed health studies comprehensive study and • Contributions from

on uranium exposures providing long-term responsible parties on the Navajo Nation; funding for it. • Tronox bankruptcy funds identify gaps in knowledge. Timeframe: 2011

7. Evaluate (a) Conduct inventory of Conduct analysis of job- • Use Tronox bankruptcy Economic The traditional Dine life way economic all expenditures to date development potential of funds to develop policy development. is a holistic ceremonial development on fixing uranium mine reclamation of Navajo plan Data existence with a very potential of safety hazards, closing Nation uranium mines and warehouse. passionate traditional, uranium waste mines, reclaiming and installation of renewable cultural and spiritual bond reclamation and restoring contaminated energy applications at to the lands. renewable lands and water, mining-impacted sites. energy rehabilitating applications in contaminated homes or mining-impacted building new homes. communities (b) Post these data in

electronic document retrieval system and at repository proposed in Objective S_(a}.

8. AUM policy (a) Educate members of (d) Formulate and • Use Tronox bankruptcy Outreach and Fundamental laws placed development for NM congressional develop policies with funds to develop policy educated by the Holy People remain Navajo Nation. delegation on plan. respect to disposition of plan elected officials unchanged

(b) Seek political support uranium mine wastes and on our issues of Gong. delegation, coal power plant fly ash. and concerns Navajo Nation President (e) Analyze AUM wastes and Council. volumes needing (c) Include community disposal, and disposal impacts in RECA reform. sites.

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Conceptual Site Options in NECR Area for Uranium Mine Waste Storage Cells to be Included in EPA Investigation EPA Site Assessment and Detailed Engineering Design should include characterization and remediation of the lateral and

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View of Location of Conceptual Site Options in NECR Area for Uranium Mine Waste Storage Cells Using 2005 Aerial Imagery from Google Earth and Oak Spring Topo Map

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