Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians of Utah
The Skull Valley Indian Reservation is located in Tooele County, Utah, about half-way between the Goshute Reservation and Salt Lake City, Utah is the . The tribe consists of about 125 people, of whom 31 live on an 18,000 acres (7,300 ha) reservation located at 40°23′15″N 112°44′09″W / 40.3875°N 112.73583°W / 40.3875; -112.73583 in Tooele County. The Dugway Proving Grounds lies just south of Skull Valley. To the east is a nerve gas storage facility and to the north is the Magnesium Corporation plant which has had severe environmental problems. The reservation was a proposed location for an 820-acre (330 ha) dry cask storage facility for the storage of 40,000 metric tons of spent nuclear fuel. Only 120 acres (49 ha) are for the actual facility, and the rest of the land is a buffer area. After 8½ years after application, this facility was licensed by the NRC.
The current tribal Chairwoman is Lori Bear Skiby, replacing her late father Lawrence Bear. The office of the Skull Valley Band of Goshute is at 1198 N. Main Street in Tooele, Utah. Tribal membership at the end of 2008 is 133.
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