Environmental Impact Statements
EIS's remain posted for a longer term for the convenience of our users.
Environmental Impact Statement Business Process Flowchart
DEQ Montana Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) Procedural Rule and Guidelines
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Record of Decision for Garnet USA
Final Environmental Impact Statement for for Garnet USA Amendment 3 |
February 21, 2014 |
Jeffery Herrick DEQ Director's Office |
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Record of Decision for Golden Sunlight Mine
Final Environmental Impact Statement for Golden Sunlight Mine - amendment to operating permit |
January 13, 2013
December 19, 2013 |
Kristi Ponozzo |
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Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Butte Highlands Joint Venture |
October 2013 |
Novmber 9,2013 |
Jeffery Herrick DEQ Director's Office |
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Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Garnet USA Amendment 3 |
September 30, 2013 |
October 31, 2013 |
Jeffery Herrick DEQ Director's Office |
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Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Golden Sunlight Mine - amendment to operating permit |
September 17, 2013 |
Comment period ends October 20, 2013
E-mail comments to: |
Kristi Ponozzo |
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Final Enviromental Impact Statement for Troy Environmental Impact Statement |
Kristi Ponozzo |
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Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Stillwater Mining Company's Revised Water Management Plan and Boe Ranch LAD |
Comment Period ended February 24, 2011 |
Kristi Ponozzo Patrick Pierson |
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Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Montanore Project Supplemental Draft EIS - Volume 1 (5 MB) SDEIS Figures (9 MB) SDEIS Appendices (5 MB) |
September 21, 2011 | Comment Period Ends November 14, 2011 |
Comments can be emailed to either: Kootenai National Forest |
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| Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Troy Mine Revised Reclamation Plan DEIS Text Part 1 - Executive Summary, Purpose, Need, Alternatives (3.34 MB) DEIS Text Part 2 - Affected Environment and Consequences, Consultation, Coordination, Index, Acronyms, Glossary, References (5.62 MB) Appendices - complete document (26.8 MB) |
May 2011 | August 5, 2011 | Comments can be emailed to either:
Bobbie Lacklen |
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| Draft Keystone XL Pipeline Rate Impact Study Cover Letter |
December 7, 2010 | January 5, 2011 | Greg Hallsten - DEQ DEQKeystone@mt.gov | ||||||||
| Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Stillwater Mining Company's Revised Water Management Plan and Boe Ranch LAD (35MB) Appendices (5MB) Executive Summary (0.5MB) |
November 8, 2010 | The Comment Period ends February 24, 2011, which is 45 days after the Notice of Availability was published in the Federal Register. | Comments can be e-mailed to either: Patrick Pierson |
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Draft EIS for the Keystone XL Pipeline US Department of State |
April 2010 |
Tom Ring Greg Hallsten |
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Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Montanore Project (25MB)
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February 24, 2009 | Comment Period Ends June 29, 2009 |
Comments can be emailed to either: Bobbie Lacklen |
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| Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Bison Pipeline Project with the Federal Energy Commission. FERC Online. |
April 2009 | October 21, 2009 | Tom Ring Environmental Management Bureau (406) 444 -6785 |
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Draft Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for |
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Greg Hallsten DEQ Director's Office (406) 444-3276 |
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| Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for Montana Alberta Tie Ltd. (MATL) Volume 1 Volume 2 Comment Response Doc. Appendix A-Q |
September 2008 | Greg Hallsten DEQ Director's Office (406) 444-3276 |
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| Notice of Public Scoping Mountain States Transmission Intertie MSTI |
August 8, 2008 | Tom Ring Environmental Management Bureau (406) 444-6785 |
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| Scoping Document for Stillwater Mining Company Environmental Impact Statement
Chapter 2 Public Participation, Issue Identification, and Alternatives Development |
June 29, 2001
July 21, 2008 |
Patrick Plantenberg Environmental Management Bureau (406) 444-4960 |
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| FINAL Environmental Impact Statement for the Absaloka Mine Crow Reservation South Extension Coal Lease Approval, Proposed Mine Development Plan, and Related Federal and State Permitting Actions
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record of Decision Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Absaloka Mine Crow Reservation South Extension Coal Lease Approval, Proposed Mine Development Plan, and Related Federal and State Permitting Actions |
October 10, 2008
March 21, 2008 |
Comment Period Ends June 4, 2008 |
Greg Hallsten DEQ Director's Office (406) 444-3276 |
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| Record of Decision Cover Letter Record of Decision Proposed M-Pit Mine Expansion at the Montana Tunnels Mine Final EIS Proposed M-Pit Mine Expansion at the Montana Tunnels Mine Draft EIS for the Proposed M-Pit Mine Expansion at the Montana Tunnels Mine in Jefferson County, MT(13 Mb pdf) |
October 27, 2008 February 2008 |
Comment Period Ends April 15, 2008 |
Greg Hallsten DEQ Director's Office (406) 444-3276 |
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| February 2008 Federal Draft EIS and State of Montana Supplemental Draft EIS for the Montana Alberta Tie Ltd. (MATL) 230-kV Transmission Line |
February 2008 | Comment Period Ends March 31, 2008 | Tom Ring (406) 444-6785 or Ellen Russell at (202) 586-9624 or email matl@mt.gov |
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| Golden Sunlight Mine Pit Reclamation
Final Supplemental EIS |
August 17, 2007 July 2007 December 16, 2004 |
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Greg Hallsten DEQ Director's Office (406) 444-3276 |
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| Draft EIS
Rebuild of the Libby (FEC) to Troy Section of Bonneville Power Administration’s Libby to Bonners Ferry 115-kilovolt Transmission Line Project |
July 2007 July 2007 | September 4, 2007 |
Tom Ring Nancy Johnson |
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| Final EIS for Southern Montana Electric Generation and Transmission Cooperative's Highwood Generation Station Unit #1 Draft Environmental Impact Statementt Scoping Report Cover Letter |
May 11, 2007
January 2007
June 2006 |
August 30, 2006 |
Greg Hallsten DEQ Director's Office (406) 444-3276 |
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| Final EIS Appendix A Public Comments
Draft EIS for the Gallatin River Outstanding Resource Water (ORW) Designation |
January 9, 2007
September 8, 2006 |
October 27, 2006 |
Greg Hallsten DEQ Director's Office (406) 444-3276 |
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| Holcim Tire Burning Proposal Hearing Information Cover Letter Draft Environmental Impact Statement Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C (Draft Air Quality Permit) |
July 2006 | September 28, 2006 | Greg Hallsten DEQ Director's Office (406) 444-3276 |
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| Plum Creek Timberlands Inc. Rock Product Sites |
April 20, 2006
October 24, 2006 |
June 1, 2006 | Patrick Plantenberg Environmental Management Bureau (406) 444-4960 |
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| Gallatin River ORW EIS | Greg Hallsten DEQ Director's Office (406) 444-3276 |
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| Montanore Mine EIS
Montanore EIS Update Project maps for the Transmission Line Certificate Application and Operating Permit Application Transmission Line Certificate Application and the Operating Permit Application |
July 18, 2005 |
September 15, 2005 |
Greg Hallsten Tom Ring |
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| EIS for Southern Montana Electric Generation and Transmission Cooperative's Highwood Generation Station Unit #1 Scoping Report Cover Letter |
April 6, 2005 | May 6, 2005 | Greg Hallsten DEQ Director's Office (406) 444-3276 |
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| C.R. Kendall Mine Closure Scoping Document Hydrogeologic Data Summary (2/24/04) Historic and Modern Mining (2/24/04) |
April 7, 2003 | To Comment on the Scoping Document, respond by April 9, 2003 (see meeting page) to participate in technical meetings, respond by April 19, 2003 |
Greg Hallsten DEQ Director's Office (406) 444-3276 Karen Ekstrom |
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| Roundup Power Project FINAL Environmental Impact Statement(large PDF, slow loading) Record of Decision Cover Letter Record of Decision Air quality permit decision cover letter Air quality permit |
January 10, 2003 January 31, 2003 |
February 18, 2003 | Greg Hallsten DEQ Director's Office (406) 444-3276 |
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| Final Statewide Oil and Gas EIS and Proposed Amendment of the Powder River and Billings RMPs - (Coal Bed Methane EIS)(posted 01/10/03) Record of Decision |
January, 2003 | Christian Levine Resource Protection Planning Bureau (406) 444-0371 |
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| Roundup Power Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement (large PDF, slow loading) |
November 18, 2002 | December 18, 2002 | Greg Hallsten DEQ Director's Office (406) 444-3276 |
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| Silver Bow Generation Project Record of Decision |
March 14, 2002 | See section VIII - "Appeals Process" in ROD | Greg Hallsten DEQ Director's Office (406) 444-3276 |
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| Silver Bow Generation Project Final Environmental Impact Statement |
February 21, 2002 | N/A | Greg Hallsten DEQ Director's Office (406) 444-3276 |
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| Air Quality Permit #2414-01 Department Decision for Sterling Mining Company Rock Creek Project |
February 01, 2002 | Appeals must be filed by February 19, 2001 | Dave Klemp Permitting & Compliance Division (406) 444-0286 |
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| Rock Creek Project - Record of Decision (see Montanore above) |
December 26, 2001 | Various - See section 'Right to Administrative Review (Appeals Processes) in ROD | Greg Hallsten DEQ Director's Office (406) 444-3276 |
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| Silver Bow Generation Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement |
December 21, 2001 | January 22, 2002 | Greg Hallsten DEQ Director's Office (406) 444-3276 |
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| Final Environmental Impact Statement for Rock Creek Project |
September 14, 2001 | Greg Hallsten DEQ Director's Office (406) 444-3276 |
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| Asarco Rock Creek Draft EIS Supplement to the Draft EIS* |
October, 1995 January, 1998 |
Patrick Plantenberg Environmental Management Bureau (406) 444-4960 |
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