10-02-84 Street & Alley Comm Minutes)
4:00 P. M.
October 2, 1984
SEWER & WATER COMMITTEE
The committee met in the conference room at City Hall. Present were Chairman Nystul,
Committee member Springer, Councilmen Palmer and Manning, DPW Hammer and Roger Hookins,
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Water Quality Management Seminar
C. Nystul referred to the presentation on Ashley Creek and the city plant at this meet-
ing in Spokane on September 13th.
DPW Hammer stated that EPA personnel examined Ashley below the treatment plant; samples
were taken and said to be not very good. He has requested results but has not yet
received them.
Discharged material exceeds 1 mil/liter of phosphorous, but C. Nystul reports that the
cleanliness of the discharged water is helping the creek by diluting other materials
by the time it gets to the plant, so the water quality is being helped.
DPW will be contacting Lauren Bahls, Water Quality Manager Supervisor, DHES, to gather
information and to express disagreement with the statement of the plant/Ashley Creek
degradation. Monitors will be checked above and below the plant and Mr. Bahls assist-
ance will be requested in getting results of EPA study.
C. Palmer felt that so the city can do everything that -can be done, notification
should be sent to the County Commissioners of what our quality standards are and our
hope that other municipalities would do the same.
C. Nystul said he thinks we are taking every step possible. The next plant grant is
for removal of phosphorous and ammonia, the only two elements in the discharge capable
of causing problems. The only question re ammonia is that it is toxic to fish in
• Ashley Creek, but there are not that many fish.
DPW Hammer stated that he has received a certified letter from the state on our dis-
charge permit. We are in violation and a response must be submitted within 15 days
of receipt of letter, giving a detailed description of all proposed modifications and
and target date of beginning and end of modifications. Hammer is writing of 9 or 10
measures taken to come into compliance.
Filter Media Replacement/Tower Media
DPW Hammer reports that we have the gravel and the anthracite should arrive within
next l} weeks. He and Pic'Olson have compiled a list of what we are doing to hope-
fully come into compliance. The State has recommended that not one sequence be done
out of order or the entire system might be jeopardized.
Regarding media for the ABF tower, Hammer reports that the plastic media has been
received. The tower has been lowered and it appears within a week's time that we
have the same problem with the plastic media as with redwood.
The new blower is in, installation will be made soon. DPW said that we have most of
the needed items to upgrade the plant and expects to be on line around the third week
of October.
Discussion of fencing and a gate across to the new plant. C. Nystul says we have an
attractive nuisance and it was decided the city should request the engineers and EPA
to address the problems. He expressed concern for access for anyone to climb onto
.ABF tower which is unprotected, there is nothing to prevent access to the entire area
and mentioned the problem of flaring of excess methane gas. We have to determine the
safety problem and then address it. Engineers drawings and plans have been approved.
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Question asked why problems were not observed sooner. DPW Hammer believes that we
can make amendments to the grant and receive 75% payment. The Director of Public
Works was directed to contact the engineer and E. P. A.
DPW Hammer reports that the road will be paved from the old to the new plant, there
will also be a walkway.
C. Nystul inquired if more personnel will be needed when the plant comes on line.
DPW stated that according to Sludge Facility Management Program,l} more people
should be employed. Nothing has been done yet, but discussion of a temporary person
and go from there to see if it requires a full time employee. Hammer stated that at
the next meeting he will have a report on what will be required regarding personnel.
The committee directed DPW Hammer to acquire the necessary people post haste.
Water Department
The water tower will be painted an aluminum color next spring.
Service Line Policy
DPW Hammer reports that he and Steve Cox, Acting Water Supt., are working on a policy.
A problem with present policy involves the city not working on lines from main to curb
stop. He will give a written recommendation on this as soon as possible.
Storm Drain Study
Thomas, Dean & Hoskins should have this completed within 13 weeks.
Water -Sewer Superintendent
DPW states that at this point he is working directly with treatment plant management
and it seems to be working well. Steve Cox comes to city hall for about 1i hours in
the mornings and for an hour or"so later in the day -to keep up with paperwork, which
is divided with Pic Olson and DPW Hammer. He would like to hold off at least 30 days
to see possible reorganization of all other departments and take a good close look
at the Water -Sewer Superintendent position.
C. Springer cautioned that Hammer was assuming responsibilities that he is not being
paid for; DPW asserted that his reasoning is not for budgetary purposes. He will
have a report on this next month.
Miscellaneous
Discussion of who is authorized to sign claims on grants. C. Nystul advised that
when a letter is received from the engineer requesting progress payment, it can be
signed by the DPW or Water Superintendent. Approval cannot be given on retainage
release, final acceptance for that type of payment must Dome from committee/Council.
Greenacres bill was discussed. A sum is being paid, but because of involvement in
a lawsuit, the full amount is still not being submitted.
C. Springer recommended that C.A. Neier file against Greenacres.
0 A tentative meeting was set for Monday, October 15th for either 4:00 PM or 7:00 PM
just prior to the Council Meeting. Members will be advised.
Meeting adjourned at 4:50.
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WATER QUALITY OF THE CLiRK FORK AND KOOTENAI RIVERS IN MONTANA1
Water quality managers in Montana are frequently reminded of two
things:
1) Montana is large; it is the fourth largest state in the United
States. Over 800 road miles separate Alzada in the southeast from Yaak
in the northwest.,.,, is closer to Seattle than it is to Plentywood
in eastern Montana. Within Montana's 16 major river basins there are
20,000 miles of streams and over 4,000 lakes and reservoirs covering an
area of 750,000 acres.
2) In climate and geography, Montana is also a state of extremes.
Some natural waters in Montana are too soft to pass an electrical current;
• others are saltier than sea water. The 20 percent of Montana west of the
Continental Divide, a humid area larger than the state of West Virginia,
is drained by the Clark Fork and Kootenai rivers. The combined flow of
these rivers where they leave the state is half again larger than the
combined flow of the Missouri and Yellowstone rivers, which drain the much
drier 80 percent of Montana on the east slope.
There are two sides to water pollution control on this large and
varied landscape: restoration and prevention. First restoration.
Though remote and at the top of the continent, Montana has not been
immune to water pollution. In the free -wheeling days of western settlement,
iThis talk represents ?Montana's perspective, given at a conference titled
"Water duality Management of iJatercourses Contiguous with -Western Montana,'
Northern Idaho and/or !astern Washington," held September 15, 1984 at the
Red Lion Inn, Spokane, Washington. The writer and speaker is Loren L.
Bahls, Water :quality Panagement Supervisor, ';)ater Quality Bureau, 1•Iontana
Department of Health and Environmental sciences, Helena, MIontana 59620.
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Montana's rich soils and bounty of grasses, minerals and timber practically
guaranteed exploitation, despite the state's geographical isolation. At
the turn of the century it is estimated that 4,000 miles of rivers and
untreated
creeks --one fifth of Montana's stream miles --were degraded by,wastewater
discharges from towns and factories and by poor forestry, mining and
agricultural practices. That backlog of polluted water changed little
until 1955, when the Montana Legislature passed the state's first com-
Drehensive water pollution control law.
Since then, with help from the Federal '.dater Pollution Control Act,
a rising tide of environmental awareness, and a host of people and agencies
engaged in water quality management, D_ontana's water quality restoration
agenda has been whittled down to 70 stream segments totalling 1165 miles.
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4) (Meanwhile, there have been no significant additions to the list.) These
1984 figures represent the tcughest and most persistent of Montana's
historic pollution problems, including Silver Bow Creek and the upper
Clark 5ork River. Restoration of these waters, if practical, will be
costly and a long time coming.
Restoration priorities are based on available water quality data
and on severity assessments made every two years by the Montana Department
of Health and Environmental Sciences (n?DHFS). In the Clark Fork and
Kootenai river drainages, the 1984 assessment uncovered 18 stream seg-
ments totalling 298 miles in which one or more water uses have been
impaired. (See attached list.) The most common sources of pollution
are inactive mining, municipal wastewater treatment plants_(l,,IWTP), and
`Draft 1984 Idontana 305(b) report: ";Montana '.later Quality--1984,,E Depart-
ment of Health and Environmental Sciences, Helena, Montana 59620.
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agriculture. Inactive mining is the sole or leading cause of pollution
in 9 of the 18 segments west of the Divide and in 39 of the 70 impaired
segments statewide.
Actual restoration of ariority water quality problems depends on the
availability of programs and funds to do the work and, in some cases, on
the amount of local interest and involvement. Three examples from the
Clark Fork drainage will serve to illustrate the variety of programs and
agencies involved in water quality restoration in Hontana:
Silver Bow Creek
Silver Bo:; Creek is the worst water quality problem on Montana's
west slope. It ranks 21st on the national Superfund priority list. The
• stream is contaminated principally by heavy metals (arsenic, cadmium, copper
and zinc) leached from residues left in the wake of over 100 years of mining
and minerals processing in the Butte paining District. Over time these -.-
residues have been deposited along the upper Clark Pork ?liver, where they
have become a secondary source of pollution and a threat to water uses
for many additional miles downstream.
The Solid !Taste Management Bureau of the KDIISS has signed a cooperative
agreement with the Fnvironmental Protection „gency to take the lead on the
Silver Bow Creek Superfund Project. Potentially, millions of dollars
could be available from the Superfund for cleaning up Silver Bow Creek and
the upper Clark Fork River, if a practical solution can be found. Studies
are under way that will clarify the nature, severity and extent of the
problem.
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A significant source of contamination in Silver Bow Creek is the
Colorado Tailings, located just downstream from the City of Butte. The
Colorado Tailings is a priority target of the Abandoned bane Land (AML)
reclamationlprog.ram, of the Montana Department of State Lands (MDSL). This
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to wwwwwwa A recent intensive survey: on Ashley Creek indicated that
dissolved oxyGen values do not meet 1Fontana water quality standards for
the marginal propagation of a salmonid fishery. For these and other
reasons, to be discussed shortly, the City of Kalispell has been assigned
a high priority by the MDFBS for receiving federal cost -share funds
through the state -administered Construction Grants Program for upgrading
its 'WWTP. The staters system for ranking municipal WWTP construction
projects Gives the most points to existing wastewater treatment systems
that 1)pose a public health problem, 2) violate water quality standards,
and 3) exceed the limits of their wastewater discharge permit, in des-
cending orr'er of points awarded. 'Defore/after studies on ?shley Creek
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and below other plants
scheduled for urgradi.ng
will
document some of the
water quality benefits
gained from the
Construction
Grants Program.
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Agricultural Problems
Several tributaries of the Flathead River in the Flathead Valley
have been degraded over the years by poor agricultural practices. Among
them are Ashley, Sprin„ fission, Post and Crow creeks and the Stillwater
and Whitefish rivers. Montana's statewide non -point source water quality
management clan, prerared under authority of Section 208 of the federal
Clean 'later Act. lives local Soil and '.dater Conservation Districts the
responsibility to administer non -regulatory agricultural pollution con-
trol programs on lands under their jurisdiction. However, these local
districtsewiliM do not have the resources for major restoration projects.
For some years the Flathead had an areawide 208 program, but the program
was discontinued in 1982 when federal 208 funds ran out and local interest
waned. The responsibility for maw pollution control in the
lower Flathead Valley is further clouded by the presence of the Flathead
Indian Reservation M
Montana Indians are '
aummolft on tribal lands. For the most part, though, the serious agricul-
tural problems in the Flathead remain unresolved.
Prevention is the other side of a balanced water quality management
program. There are many ways to prevent pollution. The following are some
examples from western i-tontana.
Clark Fork River
• In April 1984 the !-MH_FS iosued a :codified dischar,,e permit to the
Champion International kraft parer mill at Frenchtown. The permit allowed
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the firm to discharge treated wastewater year-round, instead of just
during spring runoff, and to increase its annual load of suspended solids
to the river. Champion asked for the modified permit because its rapid
infiltration ponds were becoming plugged.
The Department's decision to issue the modified permit was extremely
controversial and was met with a cacophony of objections. That decision
was probably responsible for this Conference here today. Although the
decision was based on scientific evidence that year-round discharge would
have no measureable effect on the river, many people thought the Depart-
ment had gone too far with too little information.
Amid this ground swell of public concern, the Department designated
the river as a priority water body and began a quarter -million -dollar
0 water quality study on the lower Clark Fork. This was in addition to the
monthly monitoring at seven stations that the Department was already doing
on the upper river. It also agreed to prepare an environmental impact
statement on its forthcoming decision in 1986 whether to reissue the
modified permit. And, the company began to look into alternative methods
for treatment and disposal of its wastewater. These steps will guarantee
that the Clark Fork River will receive all of the protection to which it
is entitled under the law.
Flathead Lake
Flathead Lake is the largest natural freshwater lake in the western
U. S. In the summer of 1993 there was a very extensive algae bloom in the
• lake. To those who have been following the fortunes of Flathead Lake
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over the years, this was a clear sign that the condition of the lake was
deteriorating and that something had to be done.
Studies by Dr. Jack Stanford and his colleagues at the University of
Montana established that phosphorus was the element responsible for the
recent algae bloom. To prevent further degradation and perhaps to allow
the lake to rebound somewhat, the MDHES designated Flathead Lake as a
priority water body and prepared a six -point strategy for controlling
phosphorus inputs to the lake. The cornerstone of this strategy was to
imnose a 1.0 mg/1 effluent limit for phosphorus on all dischar_re permits
in the Flathead Basin above the lake. The four municipalities with !T-1TP1s--
Kalispell, Pigfork, Whitefish and Columbia Falls --were notified that
nutrient removal would be required. In addition, the MDHES has made
monitoring funds available to the University of Montana groun at Yellow
Bay to determine the effectiveness of the phosnhorus control strategy.
Large uardrock Mincs
Large new hardrock mining developments in western Montana usually
require special use permits frcm the Forest Service, an operating permit
from the MDSL, and a wastewater discharge permit from the MDHES. All
applicants for .federal permits are required to obtain state certification
that such development will not violate state water quality standards.
?fence the agencies work together closely on such projects, as they will
on ASIRCC's proposed silver mine on Rock Creek near 'ioxon.
• `here are many morn examnies from western i:ontana of develonment
cacegories that pose significant threats to water nuality:
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Logging and road building
Smail hydropower cevelopment
Lakeshore subaivisions
Commercial placer mines
Recreational suction dredge mining
Cperation of large dams
Construction in the riparian zone
Agricultural dewatering
Feedlots
Proposed Cabin Creek Coal Mine (B.C.)
Time allows only their mention here. Each is addressed by a particular
set of laws, regulations and guidelines and each requires the attention
of one or more responsible agencies from local, state and federal govern-
ment.
The MDHES plays central roles in water quality monitoring, planning,
permitting and enforcement, protection of public water supplies, con-
struction grants administration, the setting of water quality standards,
statewide water quality assessment, subdivision review, and the training
and certification of water and wastewater treatment plant operators. These
programs are located :within the seven sections of the Water Quality Bureau.
The fact that the program staff are all located within the same office
facilitates frequent communication and close coordination of programs.
Within the '.later Quality Bureau, the water quality management (read
• decision -making) process goes something like this:
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A) Water Quality Standards
The Montana Water Quality Act requires that all water be classified in
accordance with their present and future most beneficial use and that
standards of water purity according to that beneficial use be formulated.
also requires that, at intervals of not more than 3 years, the standards be
reviewed. Water Quality Standards were first adopted in 1960 and have been
reviewed and revised numerous times since. These standards serve as the
basis of nearly all of our water quality programs.and are under nearly
constant review as they are applied to programs:- Revision of the standards
is normally initiated by staff members in the special studies and support
section. They will review, with staff from each of the other sections, to
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determine what impact the proposed revisions may have on each program or what
further revisions should be considered. If, during the review process, it
becomes apparent that additional water quality information is required,
arrangements are made through the water quality management section to collect
the data. The proposed revisions are then reviewed by the Water Pollution
Control Advisory Council. Public review and comment is then provided in
accordance with the Montana Administrative Procedures Act. At a public
hearing held by the Board of Health and Environmental Sciences, individuals,
agencies, and organizations are afforded the opportunity to comment on the
proposed revisions. The Board may adopt the proposed revisions to the
hearing or at a subsequent meeting if they feel additional information is
required from the Department.
Once adopted, the revised standards are filed with the Secretary of State
and submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency. If approved by that
agency, the changes are applied to permits upon reissuance and -to the
construction grant priority list when next revised.
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B) Water Quality Monitoring & Surveilance"!`•F
• As.-one-would-expect,)fnonitoring and Surveilance play a significant role
in our water pollution control program. Monitoring ranges from traditional
ambient stations to intensive site -specific biological evaluations. The data
collected provides the basis for reports on water quality such as the 305(b)
report which is used as a major planning tool. Every program within the
water - pollution -control effort is dependent, in some manner, on monitoring.as
shown below.
Monitoring results are used to determine the impact of existing
wastewater treatment facilities on instream water quality in order to
establish proper priority ranking. With the current emphasis on direct
water quality benefits, monitoring becomes even more important. We are
currently expanding the use of monitoring in this program to provide
ibackground quality information prior to wastewater treatment plant
improvements to be followed by after construction monitoring to
accurately document the extent of water quality improvements.
As -explained previously in -this document,lwaste'discharge permits are
based on water quality standards. Many of the quality limits established
in the water quality standards are based on an increase above naturally
occurring conditions. The only way that this type of information can be
obtained is through instream monitoring. The results are then used by
the technical people drafting the effluent limits for each permit.
Monitoring is also used to determine if existing effluent limits are
providing adequate protection to instream quality. Biological monitoring
has been proven to be an effective monitoring technique for this
situation.
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Successful enforcement can only be accomplished when violations of water
• quality standards can be documented through monitoring and surveilance.
Montana communities which utilize surface water for domestic supply are
finding more and more problems with taste and ,odor. Through monitoring
and surveilance we are able to identify taste and odor causing organisms
in time that a management plan can be implemented to deal with the
problem.
C) Waste Discharge Permits
Point source discharges to surface waters in Montana are controlled by
permits issued in accordance with the Montana Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System Rule. Such permits are also in accordance with the National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System Program under the Federal Clean Water Act which
was delegated to the State in 1974. The purpose of a waste discharge permit
is to control the type and amount of waste being discharged into surface
waters. The permit also establishes monitoring requirements which allow us
to review compliance with the permit. The effluent limits are established --
based on natural instream conditions and appropriate water quality standards.
In some cases the permittee is unable to meet the final effluent limits
of the permit at the time of issuance. In such instances interim limits are
established and the permittee is required to submit an approvable schedule
which will lead to full compliance with the permit. This is especially true
with municipal facilities. Nearly all municipalities who are faced with a
need to upgrade their existing wastewater treatment facility will seek the
financial assistance available through the construction grant program. This
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then requires close
coordination
between the
two
programs to
ensure that the
compliance schedule
approved for
the permit
and
a reasonable
schedule for
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construction under the grant program are compatable.
Once a permit is issued, the agency will review the self -monitoring
• information being submitted and conduct independent monitoring of the
facility to determine compliance.
While each permit is evaluated with respect to conformance with water
quality standards, situations may arise where several discharges may occur in
the same area and the impacts are somewhat overlapping. When the cumulative
impact in a given stream segment results in a violation, either real or
.potential, --of water quality standards €oaone-orr,:.ore-per-ameter-s. it may be
necessary to conduct a waste load allocation study. Such study would be
conducted bywaterquality management and technical studies sections staff
and would serve as a basis for revision to the effluent limits of appropriate
permits.
D) Construction Grants Management
The Federal Clean Water Act establishes a program to provide financial
assistance to governmental subdivisions in need of constructing new or
expanded wastewater systems. The law also includes provisions whereby states
may be delegated program responsibility and receive funding for program
administration. Montana has received such delegation and currently handles
all aspects of the program that can be delegated.
Current emphasis in this program is to ensure that the financial
assistance is provided to the community creating the most serious water
quality problems. The need for common criteria with which to compare water
quality impacts as well as the fact that project needs exceed available funds
has necessitated the development of a priority ranking system. The system
currently utilized by the Water Quality Bureau includes a wide range of
criteria which can be used to determine the severity of a problem in relation
• to other needs around the state. The information is used to establish a
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priority list of sewerage needs in Montana. Both the priority ranking system
• and the priority list are the subject of public hearings prior to revision.
Following public input the priority list is finalized and forwarded to the
Environmental Protection Agency for approval. Ome ap-pr-oved,_grants-can-be
.aade--to_projects-on the list beginning with the most serious project at the--
4:.op of -the list and --funding as many projects as -available funds will allow.
-As-previously-stated, the current emphasis is on utilizing construction
grant funding in areas where the greatest improvement in water quality will
occur. It is therefore very important that we have accurate knowledge of the
water quality conditions surrounding the projects.-T3-i"nformat.ion -is
provided through coordination with other programs within the Bureau.
Information on the quality of wastewater being discharged is provided by
compliance monitoring and self -monitoring information from the waste
discharge permit section while instream water quality is provided by the
water quality management section. The Water Quality Bureau has recently
initiated an effort to document actual improvements in stream quality by
monitoring stream conditions before and after completion of the wastewater
treatment facility modifications. Such monitoring by the Bureau's water
quality management section has already documented significant improvement in
instream water quality at one location.
Close coordination between this program and the waste discharge permit
program is essential and is accomplished in several ways. If the review of
compliance monitoring or self -monitoring data indicates that a facility is
not in compliance with permit conditions, the community will be so notified.
They will also be notified of the financial assistance available through the
construction grant program. The community will be asked to submit a
• compliance schedule which is reviewed by the staff of both the construction
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grant and permit sections. Daily communication between staff members of the
• programs ensures coordination of program efforts.
V Cooperative Agreements - Interagency Coordination
To carry out its obligations under the Montana Water Quality Act, the
Water Quality Bureau coordinates with and utilizes the services of other
local, state, and federal agencies. In some cases, the cooperation is
provided by specific agreement or memorandum of understanding while in other
cases it is accomplished on an informal basis. The following agreements have
been formalized and are attached to this document:
1) Cooperative Agreement to Implement the 208 Program on the National
Forests in the State of Montana.
2) Memorandum of Understanding between Montana State Office, Bureau of
Land Management and State of Montana, Department of Health and
Environmental Sciences Water Quality Bureau.
3) Supplement to Memorandum of Understanding Between Conservation
Districts and the Montana Department of, Natural Resources and
Conservation.
4) A Cooperative Agreement Between the Department of Health and
Environmental Sciences and the Department of Fish, Wildlife and
Parks For Coordination of Water Pollution Control Activities in
Montana.
Informal coordination occurs on a frequent basis with the Montana
Department of State Lands, Montana Department of Natural Resources, and other
agencies regarding issues of common interest. We also utilize the County
Health Departments throughout the state to assist in complaint investigations
. and other matters that demand prompt attention.
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!dater (quality Standards
(Begin reading at the top of page 10 of the CPP document.)
To capsulize, water quality many ement in western Montana has two
sides: restoration and prevention. •Thera are many streams to clean up
and many threats to the existing high quality waters. The 17,1 S plays
central roles in a number of key water quality management areas. But
even in these areas, iIDHFS does not do the job alone. Management
priorities, the decision -making process, and specific responsibilities
are spelled out in a variety of public documents and interagency agree-
ments. The most significant of these are the river basin :later Quality
Inventory and Management Plans completed in the mid-19701s, the Montana
Statewide 208 ;dater Quality Management. Plan, the status Continuous
Planning Process (CPP) document, the biennial 305(b) reports, and the
annual Montana/Environmental Protectior. Agency agreements.
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MONTANA PRIORITY WATER BODIE—S--1984
(West of the Divide)
Water Quality Restoration
Mike Horse Creek
Silver Bow Creek
Spring Creek below Ronan
Snowshoe Creek
Ashley Creek
Hot Springs Creek
Douglas Creek
Clark Fork River (5 segments)
Mission Creek
Post Creek
Elk Creek
Crow Creek
Whitefish River
Stillwater River
Water Pollution Prevention
Flathead Lake
Clark Fork River
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LOREN L. BAHLS, SUPERVISOR
WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT SECTION
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WATER QUALITY
BUREAU
SCIENCES OIVi510N
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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(tributary of . . .)
Blackfoot River
Clark Fork River
Crow Creek/Flathead River
Big Cherry Creek/Koctenai River
Flathead River
Little Bitterroot River
Flint Creek
Pend Oreille River
Flathead River
Mission Creek/Flathead River
Blackfoot River
Flathead River.
Flathead River
Flathead River