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Phase 2 Abandoned Uranium Mines (AUM) Expanded Trust

The Trustee

Derrith Watchman-Moore

Derrith Watchman-Moore of the community of Navajo, New Mexico, is the Trustee for the Phase 2 Removal Site Evaluation Trust. Her clan is Ts’ah yisk’idnii, and she is born for the To’ahni. Her maternal grandfathers are Ta’neeszahnii, and her paternal grandfathers are Tabaaha. She holds a master degree in Business Administration and a Bachelor’s degree in Animal Science with an emphasis in microbiology.

In January of 2017, Ms. Watchman-Moore was selected by a panel consisting of representatives from the Office of the President & Vice-President of the Navajo Nation, Navajo Environmental Protection Agency (Navajo EPA), United States Department of Justice, and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) to serve as the Trustee for an initial 3-year period. She has previously served as Chief of Staff to the Navajo Nation President, Executive Director of Navajo EPA, Regional Administrator for US Administrator for USEPA Region VIII.

She is Married to Henry Moore, a Navajo Police Captain, and together they raised 5 children in the Chuska Mountains of Crystal, New Mexico.

Trust Consultant

“Since the inception of the USEPA Navajo Nation AUM Program, WSP has supported the development and implementation of site assessment and risk assessment approaches to address legacy abandoned uranium mine impacts. WSP looks forward to continuing this important work with the Trust.”

WSP Consultant

WSP is one of the world's leading professional services consulting firms. We are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower. We are technical experts and strategic advisors including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors, and environmental specialists, as well as other design, program and construction management professionals. We design lasting solutions in the Transportation & Infrastructure, Property & Buildings, Environment, Power & Energy, Resources and Industry sectors, as well as offering strategic advisory services. Our talented people around the globe engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.

WSP History on Navajo

For more than 30 years and at over 400 locations, WSP has worked closely with the Navajo Nation EPA and USEPA Region 9 to investigate uranium-contaminated sites across Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah that pose threats to humans, livestock, and environmental health.