2023 East Helena Site Update Fact Sheet, November 2023
Download our 2023 fact sheet about the East Helena Smelter Site project to read about cleanup work and groundwater updates, the slag removal project, and redevelopment progress.
You’re Invited: Nov. 15, 2023 Public Meeting
Notice & Invitation
East Helena Smelter Site Public Meeting
November 15, 2023, 6:00 p.m.
METG Office – 325 Manlove Ave.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Montana Environmental Trust Group (METG), Trustee of the Montana Environmental Custodial Trust, are hosting a public meeting on Wednesday, November 15, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. MT. EPA, METG and their project partners will review cleanup and reuse progress and plans at the former ASARCO Smelter Site in East Helena, Montana. The meeting will provide the public an important opportunity to learn and ask questions about remediation and redevelopment of the former ASARCO lands in East Helena. 
ATTEND MEETING IN-PERSON AT METG OFFICE
325 Manlove Ave., East Helena, Montana
See directions below.
JOIN MEETING BY ZOOM OR PHONE
Click here to join online by Zoom
Use meeting ID 946 584 8922 and passcode B8U7EX
Or call 646-876-9923 and use meeting ID 946 584 8922 and passcode 664564
Directions to METG Office
Manlove Ave is near the former ASARCO Smelter Site. It is located south of Highway 12 and parallel to the Highway and the railroad tracks. Manlove Ave. intersects Highway 282 across from American Chemet.
- From Helena, take Highway 12 east. Go right onto Highway 282 South. Take first right onto Manlove Ave.
- From Townsend, take Highway 12 west. Go left onto Highway 282 South. Take first right onto Manlove Ave.
- From Montana City, take Highway 282 north. Go left onto Manlove Ave. (last street before Highway 12).
Look for the green modular building with the METG logo on the left!
Questions?
Please contact Christine Amrhine at 540-846-3163 or ca@g-etg.com or
Anna Novikova at 267-799-3842 or an@g-etg.com
Fact Sheet: New Soil Repository on Smelter Road, May 2023
The East Fields soil repository has closed. But the new Smelter Road soil repository is now open. Learn about soil disposal at the new Smelter Road repository, including any permit and certification requirements, who to contact in advance to arrange for disposal, and how to find the new repository.
Download the fact sheet about the new Soil Repository on Smelter Road here.
2022 Groundwater and Surface Water Corrective Action Monitoring Plan
Now Available: 2022 Groundwater and Surface Water Corrective Action Performance Monitoring Plan for the former ASARCO East Helena Facility, Prepared December 2022. Download the PDF here.
2021 Water Resources Monitoring Report
Now available: 2021 Water Resources Monitoring Report for the East Helena Facility. Finalized December 2022. Download the PDF here.
Presentation: Dec. 13, 2022 Public Meeting
Now available: the presentation from our public meeting for the East Helena Former ASARCO Smelter Site, held on December 13, 2022. The meeting included updates on Site cleanup, the slag reprocessing project, redevelopment activities, and institutional controls.
East Helena Smelter Site Project Update Fact Sheet, December 2022
Read our fact sheet about the East Helena Smelter Site project. Updates include the environmental solutions, cleanup results, the current slag reprocessing project, and ongoing redevelopment work.
Invitation: Dec. 13, 2022 Public Meeting
Notice & Invitation
East Helena Smelter Site Public Meeting
Tuesday, December 13, 2022, 6:00 p.m.
METG Office – 325 Manlove Ave.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Montana Environmental Trust Group (METG), Trustee of the Montana Environmental Custodial Trust, are hosting a public meeting on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. MT. EPA and METG representatives will review cleanup and redevelopment progress and plans at the former ASARCO Smelter Site in East Helena, Montana. The meeting will provide the public an important opportunity to learn and ask questions about remediation and restoration along Prickly Pear Creek, the East Helena slag removal project, and property development activities.
ATTEND MEETING IN-PERSON AT METG OFFICE
325 Manlove Ave., East Helena, Montana
See directions below.
JOIN MEETING BY ZOOM OR PHONE
Click here to join online by Zoom
Use meeting ID 946 584 8922 and passcode B8U7EX
Or call 646-876-9923
Use meeting ID 946 584 8922 and passcode 664564
Directions to METG Office
Manlove Ave. is near the former ASARCO Smelter Site. It is located south of Highway 12 and parallel to the Highway and the railroad tracks. Manlove Ave. intersects Highway 282 across from American Chemet.
- From Helena, take Highway 12 east. Go right onto Highway 282 South. Take first right onto Manlove Ave.
- From Townsend, take Highway 12 west. Go left onto Highway 282 South. Take first right onto Manlove Ave.
- From Montana City, take Highway 282 north. Go left onto Manlove Ave. (last street before Highway 12).
Look for the green modular building with the METG logo on the left!
Questions? Please contact us.
Christine Amrhine – 540-846-3163 or ca@g-etg.com
Anna Novikova – 267-799-3842 or an@g-etg.com
Mark Rhodes (Hydrometrics) – MRHODES@hydrometrics.com
East Helena Redevelopment Photos, July 2022
Take a look at photographs of redevelopment in East Helena on land formerly owned by the Custodial Trust. New development and amenities include East Helena High School and its athletic fields, the Highland Meadows subdivision, a community health center, and the Prickly Pear Creek Greenway.
Addendum – Unfumed Slag Processing and Removal Groundwater Monitoring Plan, Feb. 2022
Sampling Methodology Addendum – Unfumed Slag Processing and Removal Groundwater Monitoring Plan. Prepared February 2022.