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Archive for date: September 25, 2020

EPA Reaches Agreement With Indian Health Service Over H2O Violations On Blackfeet Indian Public HospitalReservation

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached an agreement with the Indian Health Service to pay a civil penalty of $33,500 to resolve past Safe Drinking Water Act violations at the Blackfeet Community Hospital Public Water System on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. Enforcement attorney for EPA Region 8 Matt Castelli. https://northern...

Piedmont Pond fishing consumption advisory

The Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology (MBMG) conducted water sampling in the area as a part of their groundwater investigation of the Upper Jefferson Valley. They discovered elevated concentrations of arsenic in the pond and an adjacent monitoring well. The concentrations of arsenic found in the pond exceeded the Montana Department of Enviro...