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The Repository Siting Committee has submitted a report for EPA review about three candidate sites in Butte-Silver Bow County that could accept Superfund wastes from the Silver Bow Creek Corridor.
In Butte, prospects of the Berkeley Pit being used to contain hundreds of thousands of cubic yards of mine waste are gaining momentum.A draft screening report o
Atlantic Richfield/BP said Thursday night that initial analysis suggests the Berkeley Pit could be an appropriate Superfund repository for the bulk of contaminated wastes from the Silver Bow Creek Corridor.
The Repository Siting Committee will meet Thursday night to continue discussion of possible sites for a wastes repository in Butte to accept contaminated materials for federal Superfund areas.
Officials in Butte continue to investigate the feasibility of using the Berkeley Pit as a repository for ongoing superfund cleanup of the Mining City.