Meth Cleanup Program

DISCLAIMER: Some of the inhabitable properties identified on this list were provided by the Montana Department of Justice to the Montana Department of Environmental Quality prior to the implementation of House Bill 60 (2005); however, the properties are listed as required by Montana Code Annotated Section 75-10-1306.

If you are the owner or have a legal interest in a property on this list, please contact us.  We are committed to helping those who are impacted now and in the future by the illegal manufacture or use of meth.

The Department of Environmental Quality is continues to identify and assist those owners who have property identified on this list and help them comply with the laws and rules pertaining to the cleanup of property contaminated by the production of Methamphetamine.  Mobile homes and recreational-type vehicles that contained meth labs are identified with additional information and listed at the last known address.  These mobile homes and recreational-type vehicles may have been moved from the listed property site.  Please check the serial number on mobile homes and recreational-type vehicles matching the description.

The Methamphetamine Cleanup Program has updated the means by which information is provided to the public by a "live" link to its identified property information. By "live," we mean that identified and verified Methamphetamine lab properties that are entered into our database will reflect on our website on the day of data entry.

To view the Meth Lab Contaminated Properties, click on the link below. 

The information displayed in this list is updated continuously and information is listed with the most recent status. If you have any information, questions or comments, please contact DEQ via our home page or by contacting the Meth Program at (406) 444-5300.

Live Link: Meth Lab Contaminated Properties

Methamphetamine Reporting

In order for the law enforcement to report a Methamphetamine incident within a structure as required by Montana Code Annotated Section 75-10-1306.

There are two form that need to be filled out and submitted to Department of Environmental Quality Methamphetamine Cleanup Program

These forms are to be used only by law enforcement reporting agencies to report Methamphetamine incidents to the department.

• Follow this link to the Incident Report Form: PDF 
  • Note that the “SUBMIT” tab on the form is currently broken and will need to be attached to an email to the program or mailed.
• Follow this link to the Hazard Assessment and Recognition Plan Form (HARP)

Incident reporting process is as follows:

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• Attach and submit both completed forms to Methamphetamine Cleanup Program at DEQMethCleanupProgram@mt.gov.
• Reporting process with the program is complete.

Please submit completed forms to:

DEQMethCleanupProgram@mt.gov, or

Methamphetamine Cleanup Program
Waste & Underground Tank Management Bureau
P.O. Box 200901
Helena MT 59620-0901

The Methamphetamine Cleanup community includes persons that are Montana-certified to clean up Methamphetamine-contaminated properties. The following list of persons have been trained by Montana-certified trainers pursuant to Montana Code Annotated Section 75-10-1304 and Administrative Rule of Montana Title 17, Chapter 74, Subchapter 5. Their services are available throughout the state.

Disclaimer: This list is for informational purposes only. Only Montana-certified Methamphetamine lab cleanup persons can conduct Methamphetamine lab cleanup work in the state of Montana.  Before hiring a meth cleanup contractor, verify that they are certified to perform meth cleanup work in Montana. You may call the Methamphetamine Cleanup Program for further information at (406) 444-5300.

The Methamphetamine Cleanup community includes persons that are Montana-certified to train individuals for certification in the clean up of Methamphetamine-contaminated properties in Montana. These trainers have submitted course materials pursuant to Montana Code Annotated Title 75, Chapter 10 and Administrative Rule of Montana 17.74 Subchapter 5.

Web Sites

• Crystal: Resources for teens and teachers from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
• Meth Project, a 501(c) 3 charitable organization based in Helena, Montana; funded by a grant from the Thomas and Stacey Siebel Foundation. Meth Project's primary objective is to reduce first-time methamphetamine use among Montana teens 12-17.
• Get Smart About Drugs, a resource for parents and teachers. 
• Montana Department of Justice Narcotics Bureau.
• Montana Meth Project, web site created by the Montana Meth Project.

Articles/Publications

• Children at Clandestine Methamphetamine Labs: Helping Meth’s Youngest Victims, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime.
• Fact Sheet, from the U.S. Department of Drug Enforcement Administration
• Get it Straight Student. The Facts About Drugs Student Guide.
• Meth Brochure 2021: Produced by DEQ Meth Cleanup Program

Last Updated: 6/21/2021

House Bill 116 passed during the 2021 legislative is entitled:

"AN ACT EXPANDING THE REQUIREMENT TO NOTIFY AND REMEDIATE INHABITABLE PROPERTIES CONTAMINATED WITH METHAMPHETAMINE RESIDUE; RAISING THE DECONTAMINATION STANDARD; REVISING THE DEFINITION OF INHABITABLE PROPERTY; REVISING WHEN AN OWNER OR OWNER'S AGENT IS IMMUNE FROM CERTAIN ACTIONS; AND AMENDING SECTIONS 75-10-1301, 75-10-1302, 75-10-1303, AND 75-10-1305, MCA."

The full text of House Bill 116 can be located here: https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0116.pdf 

HB116 expands the definition of meth contamination to include smoking and alters the decontamination standard from the level established in 2005. The definitions established by HB 60 remain in effect.

A summary of HB116 provisions is as follows:

Definitions

"Inhabitable property" is updated and means any building or structure used as a clandestine methamphetamine drug lab or that has been contaminated from smoke from the use of methamphetamine that is intended to be primarily occupied by people, either as a dwelling or a business, including a storage facility, mobile home, or recreational vehicle, that may be sold, leased, or rented for any length of time

The decontamination standard for methamphetamine inside inhabitable property is less than or equal to 1.5 micrograms of methamphetamine per 100 square centimeters of surface material unless a different standard is adopted by the department by rule to protect human health.

An owner of inhabitable property that is known by the owner to have been used as a clandestine methamphetamine drug lab or that has been contaminated from smoke from the use of methamphetamine shall notify in writing any subsequent occupant or purchaser of the inhabitable property of that fact if the inhabitable property has not been remediated to the standards established in 75-10-1303 by a contractor who is certified in accordance with 75-10-1304.

House Bill 60 Provisions