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Montana State Hospital construction set to resume after wastewater leak

A sign pointing to the entrances of the Montana State Hospital in Warm Springs, MT.
Courtesy Montana State Hospital
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Montana State Hospital
A sign pointing to the entrances of the Montana State Hospital in Warm Springs, MT.

Montana’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is recommending construction resumes on a project updating the wastewater treatment facility at the Montana State Hospital. The state issued a stop work order earlier this month, after learning that 3 million gallons of partially treated wastewater had leaked into Warm Springs Creek.

After inspecting the site on July 26, DEQ concluded the leak was sufficiently fixed. A spokesperson for the agency said DEQ did not detect any human health effects, or water quality impacts from the leak.

Ellis Juhlin is MTPR's Environmental Reporter. She covers wildlife, natural resources, climate change and agriculture stories.

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