BIG “7” MINE ABANDONED CHEMICALS EMERGENCY REMOVAL
Former silver mine located in the Lewis & Clark National Forest in the Little Belt Mountains in Cascade County, Montana.
Site contains the remains of 17 abandoned structures nedn
45 containers of unknown chemicals recovered
Threat of adverse impacts to human health and the environment - 40 CFR §300.415(b)(2) of the NCP Hazardous waste (acids, solvents, PCBs) Reactive and Explosive - WILDFIRE
EXPERTS
COORDINATION Federal – USFS, Malmstrom AFB EOD, multiple EPA Programs (RPM, PIO) State – Montana DEQ, Montana DEM Local – Cascade County Sheriff’s Office, Cascade County DEM, Cascade County Public Works, Neihart VFD, Monarch VFD
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