2012 Final Interim Measures Work Plan–Conceptual Overview of Proposed Interim Measures, Sept 2012

2012 Former ASARCO East Helena Facility Interim Measures Work Plan—Conceptual Overview of Proposed Interim Measures and Details of 2012 Activities, revised September 2012

Download Interim Measures Work Plan_Final_2012_Sept

June 20, 2012 Public Meeting Presentation: 2012 Interim Measures Work Plan

Download the Slideshow from the East Helena Public Meeting and Open House on June 20, 2012

Download this file as a 2MB PDF

East Helena Smelter Public Meeting and Open House
Where: East Valley Volunteer Fire Department Station House
2694 Valley Drive, East Helena, MT 59635
When:   6:30 – 8:30 PM, June 20, 2012

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Montana Environmental Custodial Trust (the Custodial Trust) are sponsoring a Public Meeting and Open House on June 20th. Representatives from EPA and the Custodial Trust will review the 2012 Interim Measures Work Plan, which describes cleanup plans to be implemented at the former ASARCO Smelter later this year.

For more information, download the June 2012 Public Meeting Notice and Invitation.

2012 Opportunities & Constraints Plans – Redevelopment Planning Studies for East Helena Smelter, April 2012

Download the Opportunities & Constraints Plan, part of the redevelopment planning study for the East Helena Smelter.  This is a two part document, with both links below.

O&C Plan (Part 1) (7.69MB PDF)

O&C Plan (Part 2) (7.37MB PDF)

April 25, 2012 Public Meeting Presentation: Resource Conservation and Redevelopment Act (RCRA) Overview

Download a presentation overviewing RCRA corrective action and how it pertains to the East Helena site.

Introduction to RCRA (801KB PDF)

Montana Settlement Agreement

Download the Montana Settlement Agreement (PDF)

2012 Prickly Pear Creek Fact Sheet, February 2012

Download the PDF Fact Sheet containing information about:

  • Background
  • Existing Water Control Structures
  • What is the Upper Lake (UL) Aquifer Test?
  • Prickly Pear Creek (PPC) Studies
  • Cleanup Activities and Interim Measures
  • Current Concerns About Prickly Pear Creek (PPC)
  • How Will Clean Up Plans Improve Prickly Pear Creek (PPC)?
  • Interested in More Information?

Jan. 18, 2012 Public Meeting Presentation: Site Cleanup Progress and Redevelopment Planning

Download the Slides from the January 18, 2012 Public Meeting and Open House (11MB PDF)

Download the Proposed Interim Measure for: South Plant Hydraulic Control, East Helena, Montana (7MB PDF)

2011 Final Baseline Ecological Risk Assessment, Dec 2011

Download the Baseline Ecological Risk Assessment (BERA) for the East Helena Site. (59MB PDF)

Feb. 24, 2011 Public Meeting Presentation: Updates on RCRA Corrective Action and CERCLA Yard Cleanup

View the 32 slide presentation from Montana Environmental Trust Group’s Annual Meeting on Feb 24th, 2011. (3.9MB PDF)

Invitation to Feb. 14, 2011 Public Meeting

The Montana Environmental Trust Group (METG) is hosting a meeting to present information and answer questions about the cleanup of soil and groundwater contamination related to the former ASARCO Plant in East Helena. The Environmental Protection Agency, Montana Department of Environmental Quality and Montana Department of Justice will also be available at the meeting.

Thursday, February 24, 2011
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
East Valley Middle School Library
401 Kalispell Street, East Helena

Please come to meet members of the METG team, find out what is being planned, and ask your questions.

Download the Public Meeting announcement flyer for posting.