Cleanups in Montana
Brownfields
Brownfields are real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. Cleaning up and reinvesting in these properties protects the environment, reduces blight, and takes development pressures off green spaces and working lands.
A Target Brownfields Assessment (TBA) is a free service the EPA Region 8 Brownfields Team provides to communities to support their eligible brownfields projects. These services include brownfield inventories, area-wide planning, site environmental assessments and investigations, and site cleanup planning.
To learn more about brownfields in Montana, visit Brownfields and Land Revitalization in Region 8.
Corrective Action Sites in Montana
EPA and the State of Montana run the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Corrective Action program to work with hazardous waste facilities to investigate and clean up any release of hazardous waste into the soil, groundwater, surface water and air.
| Site Name | City | County | Reports Available | Map Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asarco - METG - East Helena Smelter | Helena | Lewis and Clark | Superfund | RCRA | ECHO | Map It |
| Burlington Northern Paradise Tie Plant | Paradise | Sanders | RCRA | ECHO | Map It |
| Calumet Montana Refining | Great Falls | Cascade | RCRA | ECHO | Map It |
| CHS Inc Laurel Refinery | Laurel | Yellowstone | RCRA | ECHO | Map It |
| ConocoPhillips Billings Refinery | Billings | Yellowstone | RCRA | ECHO | Map It |
| ConocoPhillips Company Billings - Land Treatment Unit | Billings | Yellowstone County | RCRA | ECHO | Map It |
| ExxonMobil - Billings Refinery | Billings | Yellowstone | RCRA | ECHO | Map It |
| Flying J Transportation Inc | Cut Bank | Glacier | RCRA | ECHO | Map It |
| Loveland Products Inc. | Billings | Yellowstone | RCRA | ECHO | Map It |
| Malmstrom Air Force Base | Malmstrom AFB | Cascade | RCRA | ECHO | Map It |
| Solvay - Silver Bow Plant | Butte | Silver Bow | RCRA | ECHO | Map It |
Superfund Sites in Montana
Superfund is the federal government's program to clean up the nation's uncontrolled hazardous waste sites. EPA is committed to ensuring that these hazardous waste sites are cleaned up to protect the environment and the health of all Americans.
| Site Name | City | County | NPL Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACM Smelter and Refinery | Black Eagle | Cascade | Final NPL |
| Anaconda Aluminum Co Columbia Falls Reduction Plant | Columbia Falls | Flathead | Final NPL |
| Anaconda Co. Smelter | Anaconda | Deer Lodge | Final NPL |
| Barker Hughesville Mining District | Monarch | Cascade/Judith Basin | Final NPL |
| Basin Mining Area | Basin | Jefferson | Final NPL |
| Billings PCE Site | Billings | Yellowstone | Proposed NPL |
| Burlington Northern Livingston Shop Complex | Livingston | Park | Removed from Proposed NPL |
| Burlington Northern (Somers Plant) | Somers | Flathead | Removed from Proposed NPL |
| Carpenter Snow Creek Mining District | Neihart | Cascade | Final NPL |
| East Helena Site | East Helena | Lewis and Clark | Final NPL |
| Flat Creek IMM | Superior | Mineral | Final NPL |
| Idaho Pole Co. | Bozeman | Gallatin | Final NPL |
| Libby Asbestos | Libby | Lincoln | Final NPL |
| Libby Ground Water Contamination | Libby | Lincoln | Final NPL |
| Lockwood Solvent | Billings | Yellowstone | Final NPL |
| Milltown Reservoir Sediments | Milltown | Missoula | Final NPL |
| Montana Pole and Treating | Butte | Silver Bow | Final NPL |
| Mouat Industries | Columbus | Sillwater | Final NPL |
| Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area | Butte | Silver Bow/Deer Lodge | Final NPL |
| Smurfit-Stone Mill | Missoula | Missoula | Proposed NPL |
| Upper Tenmile Creek | Helena | Lewis and Clark | Final NPL |