Petroleum Tank Cleanup | Air Controls | Billings | Summer 2026
The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has approved cleanup activities for a petroleum release at the Air Controls property in Billings. The cleanup 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 Corrective Action Plan (CAP) prepared and submitted by Resource Technologies, Inc. on behalf of the owner/operator of the facility listed below. Copies of the CAP 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 Tom Dodge at Thomas.Dodge2@mt.gov.
FACILITY INFORMATION
Facility Name: Air Controls Billings property
Facility Location: 2109 1st Avenue North, Billings, Yellowstone County
Facility ID: 00-32601
TREADS ID: 32601
Release Number: 6739
Work Plan ID Number: 35168
The work to be conducted under the above-described CAP will include excavation and transport of petroleum-contaminated soil from Air Controls Billings Facility to the nearby Billings Landfill beginning late-July until mid-September 2026. This work will involve the use of heavy equipment and vehicles such as excavator, frontend loader, compactor, and dump trucks. Area residents and visitors can expect to see soil disbursed in the location of a former underground storage tank and surrounding area. Local traffic may be affected by transport of contaminated soil to the landfill location.
WMRD 483045Tags: Cleanup and Public Notice