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PTCS Cleanup | Great Falls Subaru | June 10th

  • June 05 2025

PUBLIC NOTICE

 

The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has approved clean-up activities for the petroleum release at Great Falls Subaru (Former Bennett Motors). The clean-up activities are required by DEQ under the authority of 75-5-501 through 75-11-526, Montana Code Annotated (MCA) and Administrative Rules of Montana (ARM) 17.56.606. The DEQ Petroleum Tank Cleanup Section requested, reviewed, and approved the Cleanup Work Plan (WP) prepared and submitted by Big Sky Civil & Environmental, Inc. on behalf of the owner/operator of the facility listed below. Copies of the WP are available upon request by contacting the Petroleum Tank Cleanup Section at the DEQ Remediation Division’s main phone line (406) 444-6444 or by emailing DEQ Thomas Dodge at thomas.dodge2@mt.gov

FACILITY INFORMATION  

Facility Name:                        Great Falls Subaru (Former Bennett Motors)

Facility Location:                    801 Central Avenue, Great Falls, Cascade County

Facility ID:                              99-95173

TREADS ID:                          17376

Release Number:                     5093

Work Plan ID Number:           34817

 The work to be conducted under the above-described WP will include excavation and transport of petroleum contaminated soil in parking lot of the Great Falls Subaru Facility to a DEQ approved land farm or landfill starting June 10, 2025. The work will involve the use of heavy equipment and haul vehicles. Area residents and visitors can expect to see soil stockpiled on site and a large area of the parking lot of the Facility excavated. Local traffic may be affected by transport of contaminated soil to the approved disposal location.

WMRD 483045


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