In this quarterly meeting of the Tribal Superfund Working Group we were joined by staff from the Navajo Nation and the EPA. They discussed a collaborative project they’ve worked on called the Navajo Nation Abandoned Uranium Mine Data Portal. They addressed the issue of data sovereignty and integrity, and highlighted their work on creating this web-based portal over the last several years. The portal includes an internal web viewer for visualization of data collected, access to SharePoint libraries containing relevant data and metadata, up-to-date staff contacts from both government agencies, and a help and support page complete with training videos. The Navajo AUM Data Portal ensures that data collected in the course of Superfund work on Navajo Nation are secure and accessible to both EPA and Navajo Nation. Today, the Navajo AUM Data Portal is used to review sites, work plans, historical site information, and generate mobile applications for use in field reconnaissance.
