DEQ Seeks Public Input on Boulder’s Cottage #5 Cleanup Alternatives
HELENA — The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is seeking public x on several options for cleanup of a contaminated structure on the property of Cottage #5 in Boulder, Montana, on Venture Way.
The cleanup options are presented in a document known as the Analysis of Brownfields Cleanup Alternatives, or ABCA, which was prepared to address abatement of hazardous materials within the building. Specific goals of the ABCA include maintaining a safe operating environment and cleaning up the property to allow for future redevelopment. Preparation of the ABCA involved collaboration between Jefferson County, the Montana DEQ Brownfields Program, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Brownfields Program.
Cleanup alternatives identified in the ABCA include:
1. Taking no abatement action,
2. Abatement of all asbestos containing materials (ACM), lead-based paint (LBP), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and encapsulation of crawlspace soils with reinforced concrete roll (RCR), or
3. Abatement of all ACM, LBP, PCBs, and crawlspace abatement with soil removal.
DEQ is accepting public comments on the ABCA through June 6, 2024. For more information or to review the ABCA and associated documents, visit DEQ’s website at: https://deq.mt.gov/public/publiccomment
Comments may be submitted electronically or by mail to:
Wally Jemmings
Brownfields Program
Department of Environmental Quality
1225 Cedar Street
Helena, MT 59601
(406) 444-6547 or wjemmings@mt.gov
About DEQ: At the Montana Department of Environmental Quality, our mission is to champion a healthy environment for a thriving Montana. DEQ is charged with maintaining and improving Montana’s air, land, and water. For more information about DEQ programs, please visit: https://deq.mt.gov/.
Legal 24-059 Published in the Boulder Monitor May 22, 2024 MNAXLP
