WMRD, AML | Draft Environmental Assessment Gardner Mine Well Replacement | Comment Period Ends July 07, 2026
General Reasonable Necessity Statement
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality, Abandoned Mine Lands Program (DEQ AML), prepared this Environmental Assessment (EA) in accordance with the Montana Environmental Policy Act (MEPA), Title 75, Chapter 1, Parts 1 through 3, MCA, and its implementing rules at ARM 17.4.601 et seq. This EA evaluates the potential environmental effects of replacing a contaminated domestic water-supply well on privately owned property approximately one mile southwest of Fairview, Richland County, Montana. The project is funded under SMCRA, Title 30 U.S.C. § 1240a, and has been determined eligible in the DEQ AML Eligibility Determination Letter to OSMRE, Casper Field Office, dated April 2, 2026. This EA applies a systematic, interdisciplinary approach as required by ARM 17.4.609(1) and analyzes direct, secondary, and cumulative impacts as defined by ARM 17.4.603 for each resource required by ARM 17.4.609(3)(d) and (e).
Draft Gardner Mine Well Replacement Environmental Assessment
Public Comment Period Ends: July 7, 2026
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DEQ AML Program
Attn: John Babcock
(406) 444-6473
Tags: Cleanup, MEPA and Public Comment