The Montana Pole Plant is currently
undergoing a Five Year Review that evaluates the protectiveness of the
EPA/MDEQ (Montana Department of Environmental Quality) remedy at the
site. If this review comes as a surprise to you it’s because MDEQ has
done virtually nothing to publicize the review.
The
Pole Plant site has been referred to as the “forgotten” Superfund site
in Butte because it doesn’t get the attention of the Pit or the Parrot
Tailings. In many ways it is the most dangerous site because of the
presence of deadly dioxin for which there are no safe exposure limits.
Contrary
to the assertions of MDEQ and EPA, dioxin at the Montana Pole Plant
still presents a significant, unresolved threat to human health and the
environment. Until this problem is corrected, Silver Bow Creek cannot be
fully restored and talk of future land use at the site is premature.
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