METG hosted a public meeting in East Helena on Wednesday, November 15, 2023 to provide updates about the former ASARCO Smelter Site. The meeting included updates about Site cleanup in 2023, redevelopment progress, and presentations from partners such as Prickly Pear Land Trust and Helena Area Habitat for Humanity.
Now available: the presentation from our public meeting for the East Helena Former ASARCO Smelter Site, held on December 13, 2022. The meeting included updates on Site cleanup, the slag reprocessing project, redevelopment activities, and institutional controls.
Tuesday, December 13, 2022, 6:00 p.m.
METG Office – 325 Manlove Ave.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Montana Environmental Trust Group (METG), Trustee of the Montana Environmental Custodial Trust, are hosting a public meeting on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. MT. EPA and METG representatives will review cleanup and redevelopment progress and plans at the former ASARCO Smelter Site in East Helena, Montana. The meeting will provide the public an important opportunity to learn and ask questions about remediation and restoration along Prickly Pear Creek, the East Helena slag removal project, and property development activities.
ATTEND MEETING IN-PERSON AT METG OFFICE
325 Manlove Ave., East Helena, Montana
See directions below.
JOIN MEETING BY ZOOM OR PHONE
Click here to join online by Zoom
Use meeting ID 946 584 8922 and passcode B8U7EX
Or call 646-876-9923
Use meeting ID 946 584 8922 and passcode 664564
Directions to METG Office
Manlove Ave. is near the former ASARCO Smelter Site. It is located south of Highway 12 and parallel to the Highway and the railroad tracks. Manlove Ave. intersects Highway 282 across from American Chemet.
Look for the green modular building with the METG logo on the left!
Questions? Please contact us.
Christine Amrhine – 540-846-3163 or ca@g-etg.com
Anna Novikova – 267-799-3842 or an@g-etg.com
Mark Rhodes (Hydrometrics) – MRHODES@hydrometrics.com
Now available: the presentation from our annual project update for the East Helena Former ASARCO Smelter Facility, held virtually on December 8, 2021.
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Montana Environmental Trust Group (METG), Trustee of the Montana Environmental Custodial Trust, are sponsoring a virtual Public Meeting on Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. MT. Representatives from EPA and METG will review cleanup and redevelopment progress and plans at the former ASARCO Smelter Site in East Helena. The meeting will provide the public with an important opportunity to receive information and ask questions about improvements in groundwater quality, water infrastructure projects, remediation and restoration of areas along Prickly Pear Creek, the East Helena slag removal project, and property development activities.
PLEASE JOIN US ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2021 at 7:00 P.M.
Join Online:
Use this Zoom link
or: http://tinyurl.com/EastHelenaMeeting
Join by Phone:Call 646-876-9923
Enter meeting ID 816 5567 5621# and passcode 781655#
Questions?
Please contact Christine Amrhine at 540-846-3163 or ca@g-etg.com or Anna Novikova at 267-799-3842 or an@g-etg.com.
See our recent fact sheets here: Project Update Fact Sheet and Unfumed Slag Removal Fact Sheet.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Montana Environmental Trust Group (METG), Trustee of the Montana Environmental Custodial Trust, updated the community on cleanup and redevelopment activities at the former ASARCO East Helena Smelter Facility during a Dec. 8, 2020, virtual public meeting.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Montana Environmental Trust Group LLC (METG), Trustee of the Montana Environmental Custodial Trust, are hosting a virtual Public Meeting on Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at 7 p.m. to update the community on cleanup and redevelopment activities at the former ASARCO East Helena Smelter Facility.
Join online or by phone. See details in the flyer.
Our efforts to address contamination left by lead smelting at the former ASARCO facility have significantly improved groundwater quality in East Helena. We share our recent results in an October 27, 2020 presentation.
Download our presentation (PDF).
Now Available: 2019 East Helena Water Resources Monitoring Report, East Helena Facility, Prepared August 2020. Download this PDF (13 MB)
Now Available:
2018 East Helena Groundwater Monitoring Report, East Helena Facility, Prepared December 2019
