Butte distributes free bottled water to residents as it awaits test results to city water

Scientists in Butte helped test city's water supply for mine contamination

BUTTE - While many residents of Butte are having anxiety over possible contamination of its drinking water, scientists have been busy in the laboratory on the campus of Montana Tech analyzing these samples of Butte's drinking water to see if it is safe, and it's been a trying time for them as well."Well, it's nerve-wracking, I feel a lot of pressure. We're trying to do everything as fast as we possibly can and still put out really good data," sa…

Butte distributes free bottled water to residents as it awaits test results to city water

Water samples are being tested by two agencies in Helena to determine if contaminates from Montana Resource's processed water on the mine entered Butte's municipal water supply.