State Superfund | MRL 1930 South Avenue West Facility Delisting | Missoula County | Public Notice
In accordance with 17.55.114(6) of the Administrative Rules of Montana (ARM), the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) hereby gives notice of its decision to delist the Montana Rail Link (MRL) 1930 South Avenue West Facility, in Missoula, Montana. The City of Missoula has successfully completed a voluntary cleanup of this facility and DEQ solicited public comment on the proposed delisting of this facility. DEQ has determined that through this voluntary cleanup, the City of Missoula has completed all remedial action required for the facility and that all the requirements of the Comprehensive Environmental Cleanup and Responsibility Act (CECRA) has been fully met, including that conditions at the facility assure present and long-term protection of public health, safety, and welfare. Thus, as all remedial action costs have been paid, all the aforementioned requirements of the Comprehensive Environmental Cleanup and Responsibility Act (CECRA) have been fully met. Therefore, DEQ will remove the facility from the CECRA priority list effective March 15, 2025.
The northern portion of the Facility contains the Johnson Street Community Center and other buildings, while the southern portion of the Facility is known as the MRL Park. Previous interim cleanup activities have occurred at the Facility to remove lead and other metals contamination in soils at what is now MRL Park, as well as construction of MRL Park itself. The VCP implemented excavation and offsite disposal of arsenic-contaminated soils located at the base of one storm drain on the northern portion to a permitted disposal facility, and placement of institutional controls limiting use of the southern/MRL Park portion to recreational use.
The public comment period began on February 4, 2025, and no comments were received by 11:59 PM on March 6, 2025, and no public meeting was requested.
Contact
Heather Foslund 406) 444-6745
Waste Management and Remediation Division
P.O. Box 200901
Helena, MT 59620-0901
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