Remediation/Restoration
- Leaking Underground Storage Tanks
Montana has received $1.3 million to clean up seven leaking underground tank sites, the first of five states in the region to be awarded funds from the EPA for underground petroleum spills under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
- Zortman - Landusky Mine Reclamation, Phillips County, Montana
Federal stimulus funding has been received to improve the capabilities of the existing water treatment systems at the mines, reduce annual utility costs, and to repair and augment necessary site maintenance equipment.
- Great Divide Sand Tailings Reclamation Project, Lewis and Clark County, Montana
The US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has granted the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) $325,000 in stimulus funding for the Great Divide Sand Tailings Reclamation Project in Lewis and Clark County. The Great Divide Sand Tailings Site is the remnants of the abandoned Belmont and Bald Mountain Mine Sites. It’s located about 21 miles west/northwest of Helena and approximately 0.75 mile west of Marysville. All tailings material from the site will be excavated and disposed of in an off-site repository. This project will benefit the public by having more land reclaimed, improved local water quality and protection of human health and the environment.
