Open House and Stakeholder Review of Redevelopment Plans

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Montana Environmental Custodial Trust (the Custodial Trust) will hold a public open house on October 3, 2012 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at the Custodial Trust’s new offices in East Helena.  The purpose of the open house is to review the most recent conceptual plans for potential future redevelopment of the former ASARCO properties in East Helena.

For more information, download the October 3, 2012 Open House Invitation.

Final 2012 Interim Measures Work Plan

Former ASARCO East Helena Facility Interim Measures Work Plan—Overview of Proposed Interim Measures and Details of 2012 Activities.

Download this file as a 22MB PDF

Public Meeting Presentation

Download the Slideshow from the East Helena Public Meeting and Open House on June 20, 2012

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East Helena Smelter Public Meeting and Open House
Where: East Valley Volunteer Fire Department Station House
2694 Valley Drive, East Helena, MT 59635
When:   6:30 – 8:30 PM, June 20, 2012

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Montana Environmental Custodial Trust (the Custodial Trust) are sponsoring a Public Meeting and Open House on June 20th. Representatives from EPA and the Custodial Trust will review the 2012 Interim Measures Work Plan, which describes cleanup plans to be implemented at the former ASARCO Smelter later this year.

For more information, download the June 2012 Public Meeting Notice and Invitation.

Opportunities & Constraints Plans

Download the Opportunities & Constraints Plan, part of the redevelopment planning study for the East Helena Smelter.  This is a two part document, with both links below.

O&C Plan (Part 1) (7.69MB PDF)

O&C Plan (Part 2) (7.37MB PDF)

Resource Conservation and Redevelopment Act (RCRA) Overview

Download a presentation overviewing RCRA corrective action and how it pertains to the East Helena site.

Introduction to RCRA (801KB PDF)

Montana Settlement Agreement

Download the Montana Settlement Agreement (PDF)

Consent Decree

Download the Consent Decree (PDF)

Public Meeting Presentation

Download the Slides from the January 18, 2012 Public Meeting and Open House (11MB PDF)

Download the Proposed Interim Measure for: South Plant Hydraulic Control, East Helena, Montana (7MB PDF)

Final Baseline Ecological Risk Assessment

Download the Baseline Ecological Risk Assessment (BERA) for the East Helena Site. (59MB PDF)

Prickly Pear Creek (PPC) Fact Sheet

Download the PDF Fact Sheet containing information about:

  • Background
  • Existing Water Control Structures
  • What is the Upper Lake (UL) Aquifer Test?
  • Prickly Pear Creek (PPC) Studies
  • Cleanup Activities and Interim Measures
  • Current Concerns About Prickly Pear Creek (PPC)
  • How Will Clean Up Plans Improve Prickly Pear Creek (PPC)?
  • Interested in More Information?