Environmental agency denies petition to designate Big Hole River as impaired by nutrient pollution

Environmental Agency Denies Petition to Designate Big Hole River as Impaired by Nutrient Pollution

Montana’s environmental regulator has denied a petition to designate the Big Hole River as impaired by nitrogen and phosphorus, throwing a wrench in environmentalists’ efforts to put the blue-ribbon fishery on a “pollution diet.”

State rejects petition to list Big Hole River as impaired

State environmental regulators have denied a petition to list the Big Hole River as impaired. Water conservation groups worry this will continue to harm the river, and its aquatic life.

Environmental agency denies petition to designate Big Hole River as impaired by nutrient pollution

Montana’s environmental regulator has denied a petition to designate the Big Hole River as impaired by nitrogen and phosphorus. Upper Missouri Waterkeeper and the Big Hole River Foundation contend in

DEQ denies petition to designate the Big Hole River as impaired by nutrient pollution

The state’s environmental regulator’s decision cited a 2021 bill seeking to repeal numeric standards for nitrogen and phosphorus.

Big Hole advocates don't take 'no' for an answer from DEQ

The Upper Missouri Waterkeeper and Big Hole River Foundation continued their campaign this week to encourage DEQ to designate the Big Hole River as impaired because of nutrients pollution.

DEQ rejects request to list parts of Big Hole River as impaired by nutrient pollution

Brian Wheeler with the Big Hole River Foundation presented a study to the DEQ he claims shows excess nitrogen and phosphorus seeping into the river, leading to algae blooms.