To report petroleum (oil, diesel, gasoline), chemical (including radiator fluid), radiological, biological and or etiological discharges and or spills on the Summit Lake Reservation NO MATTER HOW SMALL– contact: (1) the Environmental Coordinator either by phone (1-800-335-7978) or email: ron.johnny@summitlaketribe.org; and, (2) the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency at (800) 424-8802. Be prepared to give the time, date, substance, and location of the spill or other environmental incident, and the estimated amount spilled (for example, one cup, one quart, five gallons, etc.). It is critical, in sustaining all the resources of the Reservation (Lake, LCT (Lahontan cutthroat trout), sage grouse, deer, antelope, etc.), that all spills and or discharges be reported as quickly as possible.
To report medical emergencies – Renown (formerly Washoe) Medical Center, Reno, Nevada, and Care Flight (helicopter) may not serve the area around the Lake or several miles in either direction. Last year, a cowboy (employee of a nearby ranch) was severely injured (bleeding profusely), and it took tribal members and tribal employees several hours to find a medical helicopter service out of Oregon to help him.
Tribal members work in the field on the Reservation not out of an office, and tribal members living on the Reservation do not have home phones!
PLEASE, be prepared when you travel to the area of the Reservation; know: who to call, and where you must go for your cell phone or satellite phone to work (what mountain top, etc.).
To report medical emergencies – Renown (formerly Washoe) Medical Center, Reno, Nevada, and Care Flight (helicopter) may not serve the area around the Lake or several miles in either direction. Last year, a cowboy (employee of a nearby ranch) was severely injured (bleeding profusely), and it took tribal members and tribal employees several hours to find a medical helicopter service out of Oregon to help him.
Tribal members work in the field on the Reservation not out of an office, and tribal members living on the Reservation do not have home phones!
PLEASE, be prepared when you travel to the area of the Reservation; know: who to call, and where you must go for your cell phone or satellite phone to work (what mountain top, etc.).