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….

Update: Yellowstone Club Wastewater Spill and Steps Moving Forward

The illegal 35 million gallon wastewater discharge in the Gallatin River has stopped, but the larger issues of how Big Sky grows and addresses wastewater, stormwater, and landscape pollution remain. Update 1:    The Spill Has Stopped As of early Monday,…