Water

The new facility was built to relieve the Elk Grove Wastewater Treatment Plant, which handles the district's wastewater.

District Judge Gregory Pinski certified the case as a class action involving up to 35,000 people last April.

Schools are required to test once every three years or submit requests for alternative schedules.

Berkeley Pit began filling with water after Atlantic Richfield turned off underground pumps in 1982.

The concern was that loss of pressure because of the line break could have allowed contaminated water to seep into the system through cracks and joints.

Officials say the money is separate from the about $115 million Asarco paid to clean up contaminated land in the region.

District Judge Kathy Seeley ruled Friday that the Department of Environmental Quality did not set adequate pollution restrictions for the Montanore Mine and gave Hecla too long to meet the requirements.

Environmentalists say that for decades Canadian mining has contaminated downstream waters, killing and deforming fish.

Billings City Council is divided on a 3% water and wastewater rate increase.  The city provides nearly thirty thousand customers with drinkable water.  On Monday, councilors discussed a proposed overall three percent rate increases for water use...

Fort Missoula Regional Park may look like a bunch of dirt right now, but Design Development Manager Neil Miner says a lot of work is underway.