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Bill would exempt DEQ-compliant wastewater lagoons from Montana Dam Safety Act review
Summary
Senators heard House Bill 48, a DNRC-requested bill that would clarify that wastewater treatment pond dams built and maintained to Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) standards are exempt from duplicate review under the Dam Safety Act.
Representative Ken Walsh opened the hearing on House Bill 48, framing it as a request from the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC). "Dams in Montana are regulated under the Dam Safety Act," Walsh said, and the bill would add wastewater treatment pond dams to the list of exemptions where another state or federal regulatory program already ensures safe construction and operation. Walsh said the change would provide "regulatory clarity for the dam owners, ensuring that they don't need to…
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