What is the Health Study? Under an EPA Superfund order Butte Silver Bow County (BSB) shares responsibility with Atlantic Richfield (AR) for developing work plans and conducting public health studies every five years over the next 30 years. The…
The following letter was submitted by CTEC as part of the public commenting process for the “Draft Public Health Study Remedial Design Work Plan for the Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit (BPSOU)” prepared by the Butte-Silver Bow Health Department with…
On October 15, 2012, CTEC sent the following letter to the Butte-Silver Bow Health Department and numerous EPA officials requesting public test data on arsenic and lead exposure in the Butte area, with the intention of using that data to…
The following is a letter from EPA Montana Office Superfund Branch Chief Joe Vranka, written in reply to a CTEC letter inquiring about the effect of Center for Disease Control (CDC) action levels regarding lead in children on Butte Superfund.…
The Butte Silver Bow Health Department has released the draft of the Health Studies Work Plan required by the Unilateral Administrative Order under the EPA Superfund program. This document includes a plan for both Superfund and Non-Superfund proposals to the…
After concerns were raised over the past year regarding the effectiveness of EPA’s environmental cleanup in Butte, and the possible effects on the health of the community, CTEC has added a new section to the website exclusively focused on Public…
Do you live or own property in Uptown/Central Butte or the surrounding area? Then you are eligible to have your home tested for heavy metals. If you live in a home or apartment built before 2006 in Uptown/Central Butte, your…
Public health has always been a key issue in Butte and around Montana’s Clark Fork Basin. Historically, miners worked in very unhealthy conditions, ore smelters created serious smoke problems that impacted human health, and contaminated water has forced communities like…
EPA’s latest bulletin, from July 11, 2013, provides an overview of past and ongoing remediation work in the Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit (BPSOU), which includes most of the Butte urban area. Download the bulletin below. In March 2013, EPA…
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