After years of delay, EPA promises Butte community that a new lead action level is coming

EPA officials to provide new Butte lead cleanup proposal by June

It's now been 43 years since Butte-Silver Bow was declared a federal Superfund site, but there's still vast amounts of lead in soil across the city-county.

After years of delay, EPA promises Butte community that a new lead action level is coming

Public officials, Superfund watchdogs and public health officials have long argued that the 1,200 ppm number is too high. A new action level will be identified by June.

EPA to release new action level on lead contamination for Butte by June

BUTTE -The EPA informed Butte residents at a public hearing Tuesday evening that it could take another five months before the agency could determine the action levels for removing harmful lead from the soil. Another delay for a community thats waited decades for a proper Superfund cleanup.Weve waited too damn long for things to get done in this community. I have three grandchildren, for crying out loud, theyll be my age before any of this stuff …