Have you seen Upper Missouri Waterkeeper in the newspaper? We’ve been hard at work spreading the clean water message – take a look below at a few public articles to which we contributed! New Water Forum discusses health of the…
Category: Media Coverage
UMW profiled in American Angler
American Angler profiled Upper Missouri Waterkeeper in a new, recurring column on local river conservation called Grassroots. Check it out below and be sure to pick up a copy of the May/June 2016 issue!
10 Questions with our Program Director
Earlier this month the popular fly fishing blog Chi Wulff interviewed our program director. 10 Questions with Wade Fellin, Upper Missouri Waterkeeper repost from MARK MCGLOTHLIN on Chiwulff.com MARCH 7, 2016 It’s our pleasure to bring this interview with Wade Fellin,…
Pollution Patrol Report: Fertilizer Spill on Hwy 191/Taylor Fork Bridge
Around 5pm on Monday, May 4th 2015 a semi hauling two pup trailers full of fertilizer slid and tipped one trailer on Hwy 191, about 14 miles south of Big Sky, spilling substantial amounts of fertilizer. The accident occurred directly…
Montana River Talk with The Open Fly Podcast
This January we had the awesome opportunity to chat all things Montana, fishing, and water with the great folks of The Open Fly Podcast! Click here to listen to the Podcast!
Lawsuit Challenging DEQ Approval of Invalid Pollution Permit
Today, Upper Missouri Waterkeeper filed a lawsuit in the First Judicial District of Montana, Lewis & Clark County, challenging the Montana Dept. of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) decision to issue a wastewater discharge permit that doesn’t comply with the Montana Water…
Notice of Intent to Sue EPA for Failure to Act on Montana’s New Water Quality Standards
Today we sent EPA a Notice of Intent to Sue (NOI) under the federal Clean Water Act for failure to approve or disapprove Montana’s numeric nutrient water quality standards. Click here to read our NOI. Click here to read a…
Pony Mining, Mine Reclamation, and Stormwater Pollution
A week ago we attended a public meeting in Pony, Montana, concerning mining activities and public and environmental health concerns. You might remember from a previous blog post (click here) that we’ve been working with local Pony residents to better…
Dilution is Not the Solution to Pollution
A recent Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology (MBMG) study recognized a simple, if alarming, fact: some areas of Southwest Montana are losing water. Read the Bozeman Daily Chronicle’s publishing of our Op-Ed on this issue here. The MBMG study…
MS4 Permits & Stormwater Woes
Growing communities across Southwest and West-Central Montana are faced with the problem of identifying and addressing serious stormwater pollution issues. What’s an MS4? MS4s (AKA Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems) are permited entities under the Federal Clean Water Act, designed…