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Agreement Reached in Milltown Reservoir CleanupConsent Decree • August 2nd, 2005
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the State of Montana, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have successfully negotiated the terms and costs of the Milltown cleanup and restoration with the Atlantic Richfield Company and NorthWestern Corporation. This cutting edge agreement or Consent Decree builds upon the cleanup plan described in EPA’s December 2004 Record of Decision. The agreement integrates Superfund remediation with site restoration activities into a seamless process that will result in a safe drinking water supply, improved native and sport fishery, and restored Clark Fork and Blackfoot Rivers in southwestern Montana. Under the Consent Decree, the Atlantic Richfield Company, formerly known as ARCO, a subsidiary of British Petroleum, and the NorthWestern Corporation agree to perform the cleanup at the Milltown Site as well as providing funds for historic preservation, bull trout mitigation, removal of the Stimson Dam, miti
