STUDY NUMBER ; 4.3 



ORGANIZATION ; Montana Department of Health and Environmental 

 Sciences (MDHES) - Solid Waste Management Bureau 



TITLE OF STUDY ; Butte-Silver Bow Creek Remedial Investiga- 

 tion (Super fund) 



CONTACTS: Mike Rubich - (Superfund) Project Manager - 

 444-2821 



Duane Robertson - Bureau Chief - Solid and 

 Hazardous Waste Management Bureau - 444-2821 

 Lee Shanklin - EPA Montana Office - 449-5414 



OBJECTIVE ; Accurately identify surface water, groundwater, 

 tailings and point source problem areas; evaluate potential 

 remedial actions and, eventually select a preferred alterna- 

 tive to rectify contamination in the Silver Bow Creek/upper 

 Clark Fork System. 



DURATION ; 1983 - 1987 



CURRENT STATUS ; With the designation of Silver Bow Creek as 

 a Superfund site in 1982, the Anaconda Minerals company and 

 their consultants began collecting preliminary information on 

 the extent and severity of contamination in the area. This 

 information, in part, was used to develop a work plan for the 

 Silver Bow Creek Remedial Investigation (RI), which began in 

 September, 1984. Water quality, soils and biological data 

 were collected until December, 1985. Among other things, the 

 RI will identify pathways of contamination within the Silver 

 Bow Drainage and project the remaining life of the Warm 

 Springs Treatment System. 



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