Complaint Filed Over Dept. of Environmental Quality’s Dereliction of Duty to Address Gallatin County Stormwater Pollution 

 Upper Missouri Waterkeeper Complaint Challenges DEQ’s Failure to Recognize and Address Prolific Development and Water Resource Impacts in Gallatin County  Upper Missouri Waterkeeper filed a complaint over the State of Montana’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)’s denial of a petition…

Comments Filed Encouraging Improvements to Statewide Stormwater Pollution Permit   

Upper Missouri Waterkeeper Submits Comments on DEQ’s Draft MS4 Permit to Improve Permit Terms and Protect Local Water Quality Earlier this week Upper Missouri Waterkeeper submitted a technical comment letter to the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) concerning the proposed…

Update on Montana’s Municipal Stormwater Permit

Too often we separate what happens in our rivers from the lives we live on land. The things we do here on land—drive, build, farm—have a big impact on our rivers and wetlands. Clean, healthy riparian areas, rivers, and wetlands…

Stormwater Permits for Montana’s Smaller Cities

On October 17, 2014 the Montana Dept. of Environmental Quality (DEQ) published notice of its intent to issue a  stormwater permit covering discharges from small Montana municipalities. Stormwater pollution is one of the leading causes of water quality impairment in…