Pollution in Montana

Montana hosts 19 Superfund cleanup sites, 67 facilities reporting to EPA's Toxic Release Inventory, and 161 facilities currently in significant noncompliance with federal environmental laws. EPA has assessed $60.7M in lifetime penalties across these facilities, and TRI reporters released roughly 40.8M pounds of regulated chemicals on-site in the latest reporting year. The single largest on-site releaser is Continental Pit in Butte, reporting 31.7M lb to EPA.

Superfund Sites19NPL
TRI Facilities67active reporters
Significant Violators161current SNC
Total Penalties$60.7Mlifetime

Superfund sites in Montana

SiteCityStatus
Acm Smelter And RefineryBlack EagleCleanup underway
Anaconda Aluminum Co Columbia Falls Reduction PlantColumbia FallsListed on NPL
Anaconda Co SmelterAnacondaCleanup underway
Barker Hughesville Mining DistrictMonarchListed on NPL
Basin Mining AreaBasinCleanup underway
Billings PceBillingsListed on NPL
Carpenter Snow Creek Mining DistrictNeihartCleanup underway
East Helena SiteEast HelenaCleanup underway
Flat Creek ImmSuperiorCleanup underway
Idaho Pole CoBozemanReady for anticipated reuse
Libby Asbestos SiteLibbyCleanup underway
Libby Ground Water ContaminationLibbyConstruction complete
Lockwood Solvent Ground Water PlumeBillingsCleanup underway
Milltown Reservoir SedimentsMilltownCleanup underway
Montana Pole And TreatingButteConstruction complete
Mouat IndustriesColumbusReady for anticipated reuse
Silver Bow Creek Butte AreaButteSuperfund site
Smurfit Stone Mill FrenchtownMissoulaProposed for NPL
Upper Tenmile Creek Mining AreaHelenaCleanup underway

Largest Montana releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)
Continental PitButte31.7M
Ppl Colstrip Steam Electric StationColstrip6.7M
Big Sky Scientific LlcSun River558.5k
Stillwater Mining Co East Boulder MineBig Timber373.6k
Chs Inc Laurel RefineryLaurel260.8k
Smc Nye Mine SiteNye224.6k
Par Montana, Llc - Billings RefineryBillings156.1k
Weyerhaeuser Nr- Columbia FallsColumbia Falls149.0k
Jupiter Sulphur, Llc. - BillingsBillings144.8k
Graymont Western Lime PlantTownsend90.6k
Calumet Montana Refining (Cmr), LlcGreat Falls85.0k
Western Sugar CooperativeBillings76.5k
Phillips 66 - Billings RefineryBillings70.8k
Golden Sunlight Mines IncorporatedWhitehall52.1k
TridentThree Forks41.7k
Rocky Mountain Power - Hardin Generating StationHardin32.2k
Dave Gates Generating Station Mill CreekAnaconda23.5k
Montana Sulphur & Chemical CoBillings17.7k
Ssp-SimatrixVictor16.7k
Hexion Inc. - MissoulaMissoula16.5k
American ChemetEast Helena14.1k
Roseburg Forest ProductsMissoula11.6k
Montana Silversmiths IncColumbus6.2k
U.s. Army National Guard Fort Harrison RangesFort Harrison5.1k
Ash Grove Cement Co - Montana City PlantClancy5.0k

By county

Gallatin County County1 SF · 4 TRI · 11 violatorsYellowstone County County2 SF · 15 TRI · 20 violatorsFlathead County County1 SF · 5 TRI · 6 violatorsLewis And Clark County County2 SF · 4 TRI · 8 violatorsMissoula County County2 SF · 4 TRI · 3 violatorsCascade County County3 SF · 3 TRI · 5 violatorsLake County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsRavalli County0 SF · 2 TRI · 1 violatorsLincoln County2 SF · 1 TRI · 2 violatorsJefferson County1 SF · 3 TRI · 2 violatorsBig Horn County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 3 violatorsSilver Bow County County2 SF · 5 TRI · 2 violatorsPark County0 SF · 0 TRI · 2 violatorsGlacier County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 3 violatorsMadison County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsRoosevelt County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsToole County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 6 violatorsHill County0 SF · 0 TRI · 8 violatorsRichland County0 SF · 1 TRI · 7 violatorsSanders County0 SF · 1 TRI · 0 violatorsCarbon County0 SF · 0 TRI · 4 violatorsCuster County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 10 violatorsDawson County0 SF · 1 TRI · 1 violatorsStillwater County1 SF · 3 TRI · 1 violatorsBeaverhead County0 SF · 0 TRI · 5 violatorsFergus County0 SF · 0 TRI · 4 violatorsRosebud County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 2 violatorsValley County0 SF · 0 TRI · 2 violatorsGranite County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsBlaine County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 3 violatorsChouteau County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsTeton County0 SF · 0 TRI · 7 violatorsFallon County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsMineral County1 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsPhillips County0 SF · 0 TRI · 2 violatorsPondera County0 SF · 0 TRI · 4 violatorsPowell County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsBroadwater County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 1 violatorsDeer Lodge County1 SF · 2 TRI · 0 violatorsMeagher County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsPrairie County0 SF · 0 TRI · 4 violatorsSweet Grass County0 SF · 1 TRI · 0 violatorsWheatland County0 SF · 0 TRI · 3 violatorsGarfield County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsCarter County0 SF · 0 TRI · 2 violatorsGolden Valley County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsLiberty County0 SF · 0 TRI · 2 violatorsMccone County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 1 violatorsMusselshell County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsSheridan County0 SF · 1 TRI · 0 violatorsJudith Basin County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsTreasure County0 SF · 0 TRI · 4 violatorsPetroleum County0 SF · 0 TRI · 2 violatorsPowder River County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsSilverbow County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsWibaux County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsBingham County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsDaniels County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsWashington County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsWestchester County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violators

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