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DEQ outlines cleanup progress and limits: 26 miles cleaned, climate resiliency complicates remedies
Summary
Montana DEQ told a Missoula forum it has advanced major cleanups but faces legal, funding and climate constraints; the agency says it is prioritizing removals and exploring partnerships to reconnect floodplain where statute permits.
Missoula — Katie Garson Forba, Superfund and abandoned mine lands bureau chief at the Montana Department of Environmental Quality, told attendees the agency has led or supported a string of major cleanups in the Clark Fork Basin while confronting long timeframes and changing conditions.
DEQ accomplishments and limits: Garson Forba highlighted completed work including 26 miles of cleanup on Silver Bow Creek and the Milltown Dam removal as milestones that have improved downstream water quality.…
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