Invitation to Sept. 22, 2025 Community Open House.

Save the Date:
East Helena Smelter Site Community Open House

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Montana Environmental Trust Group (METG), Trustee of the Montana Environmental Custodial Trust, are hosting a community open house Monday, September 22, from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. Join us at METG’s new office in East Helena City Hall to learn about cleanup and redevelopment progress at the former ASARCO Smelter Site. All are welcome.

See the flyer for more information.

 

Open House: Monday, September 22, 2025

  • When: Anytime between 3:00 – 7:00 p.m.
  • Where: East Helena City Hall, 306 E. Main Street, Room 202
  • In-person only. Contact METG if you cannot attend but would like a copy of materials.

Questions? Contact:

August 7, 2025 East Helena Smelter Site Team Presents at National Brownfields Conference

Cynthia Brooks, METG, presenting at the Brownfields 2025 Conference

Montana Environmental Trust Group joined representatives of the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 8, the City of East Helena, the Prickly Pear Land Trust, and the Helena Area Habitat for Humanity to present a session titled “Rewriting the East Helena Story: The Revival of a Montana Company Town in the Age of ‘Yellowstone’ ” on August 7, 2025, at the National Brownfields Training Conference in Chicago.

Download the presentation here.

Pictured (from left to right) are Max Greenblum (Senior Assistant Regional Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [EPA] Region 8); Kelly Harris (Mayor, City of East Helena); Cynthia Brooks (Managing Principal, Montana Environmental Trust Group [METG]); Mary Hollow (Executive Director, Prickly Pear Land Trust), and Jacob Kuntz (Executive Director, Helena Area Habitat for Humanity).

2025 Interim Corrective Action Performance Monitoring Plan for Groundwater and Surface Water

NOW AVAILABLE: 2025 Groundwater and Surface Water Interim Corrective Action Performance Monitoring Plan for the former ASARCO East Helena Facility was prepared in May 2025. Download the PDF here.

2024 Interim Corrective Action Performance Monitoring Report

NOW AVAILABLE: 2024 Interim Corrective Action Performance Monitoring Report for the former ASARCO East Helena Facility was prepared in May 2025. Download the PDF here.

2025 Smelter Road Soil Repository Fact Sheet, Updated April 2025

Learn about how to dispose of soil at the Smelter Road soil repository, including any permit and certification requirements, how to find the repository, and who to contact in advance to arrange for disposal. Download the fact sheet about the new Soil Repository on Smelter Road here.

2024 METG Reappointment Framework Report, Oct 2024

The Montana Environmental Trust Group (METG) Reappointment Framework Report, submitted to METG’s beneficiaries October 1, 2024, is available here.

Results of East Helena Slag Community Survey, Feb 2025

METG distributed and shared a community survey about the recycling and capping work at the East Helena slag pile in December 2024. As of February 2025, there have been approximately 50 responses. See a summary of responses here.

The survey can still be filled out online via SurveyMonkey.

Thank you for providing your valuable input!

Share Your Thoughts: East Helena Slag Community Survey, Jan 2025

Montana Environmental Trust Group (METG) is seeking community feedback about the slag pile recycling and capping project.

Please fill out the survey to share your thoughts (background information and figures included):

Thank you for providing valuable input!

 

Nov. 6, 2024 Public Meeting Presentation and Recording

METG cohosted a public meeting on November 6 and drop-in availability session on November 7 to provide 2024 updates about the former ASARCO Smelter Site in East Helena. The meeting included presentations from the METG project team and project partners such as the City of East Helena, Prickly Pear Land Trust, Oakland Companies, and Helena Area Habitat for Humanity.

Download the presentation here.

Watch the meeting recording here

You can also find more information in our East Helena 2024 Update Fact Sheet.

2024 East Helena Site Update Fact Sheet, November 2024

Download our 2024 fact sheet to learn about cleanup work, progress, and results at the former East Helena Smelter Site, as well as redevelopment updates and plans.