HELENA – The Montana Department of Environmental Quality is looking for feedback on its planto clean up waste at a state superfund site in Helena.
The Joslyn Street Tailings Superfund Facility is a 131-acre area located at the intersection of Joslyn St. and Brady St.
According to a DEQ fact sheet, some of the soil and groundwater in the area is contaminated with arsenic and lead because of a metal ore mill that operated during the 1930s.
The DEQ has proposed removing and disposing of that soil off-site, as well as continuing to monitor the area for contaminated groundwater. Some property and groundwater usage may be limited as well.
Leaders will discuss the cleanup and ask for feedback at a public meeting on Thursday June 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the Lewis and Clark Library.
The public can also submit comments on the plan online.
-Reported by Jacob Fuhrer/MTN News
