Tours of Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. site on tap
CHRIS PETERSON | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 6 years, 3 months AGO
Chris Peterson is the editor of the Hungry Horse News. He covers Columbia Falls, the Canyon, Glacier National Park and the Bob Marshall Wilderness. All told, about 4 million acres of the best parts of the planet. He can be reached at [email protected] or 406-892-2151. | September 11, 2019 8:11 AM
The Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. will have an open house and driving tour of the old plant site off Aluminum Drive Sept. 18.
Tours will run from noon to 4 p.m. and are open to the public. The old aluminum plant has been demolished and where once the largest building in Montana sat is no more.
Today it’s a large gravel pad and the company, along with the Environmental Protection Agency, are working on plans to eventually clean up the site, under the federal Superfund Act.
Testing has shown contaminants at the site — most notably heavy concentrations of cyanide and fluoride near old dumps.
After the tours, a meeting of the CFAC community liaison panel will commence at 6 p.m. at the Snowberry Conference room at the North Forty Resort off Highway 40. At the panel meeting company officials and representatives of the EPA will give updates on the cleanup status and new reports.
Folks who would like to take the tour are asked to RSVP by calling toll free 1 (877)-384-7036.
ARTICLES BY CHRIS PETERSON
Columbia Falls School District makes pitch for charter school
Columbia Falls School District Superintendent Cory Dziowgo and staff recently made a pitch to the Montana Board of Public Education for a new Columbia Falls Trades Academy.
Columbia Falls concerned sewer system could be bottleneck for growth
The City of Columbia Falls could see a significant bottleneck in future growth due to its sewage treatment plant, depending how the city and the state calculate the sewage treatment plant’s maximum treatment capacity without a major upgrade.
Columbia Falls City Council tables e-bike law
The Columbia Falls City Council last week voted to table a city ordinance that would restrict e-bikes and e-motorcycles along with other electrically powered vehicles on its sidewalks and city parks.