EPA Approves Gallatin River Impairment Designation

State of Montana Can Officially Begin the TMDL Clean-Up Process  Recent reporting by the Bozeman Daily Chronicle covered the EPA’s approval of an “impairment” determination for the Middle Segment Gallatin River. This segment stretches from Yellowstone National Park downstream to…

Big Sky Water – Bozeman Public Mtg 9/18 + Talking Points

Join us next Monday Sept. 18th 2017 at 6pm in the Bozeman Public Library to learn more about the challenges and opportunities confronting clean water in Big Sky, MT. For the past 9 months Upper Missouri Waterkeeper has been an…

How It Happened: Yellowstone Club Wastewater Spill

When Big Sky Water and Sewer District filled an empty Yellowstone Club wastewater pond this winter the ice-covered floor rose, pulling up an outflow pipe and ripping the pond liner, spilling 30 million gallons of wastewater and sediment into the Gallatin drainage….

Microplastics Study on the Gallatin!

The Gallatin River carries the mountain toward the sea. It carries our communities and our livelihoods. It carries our stories and dreams. And this river also carries something more ominous in its waters: Our garbage. Upper Missouri Waterkeeper is partnering with…

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…