Water quality advocates launch community-led search for new septic site

A coalition of local conservation organizations, including Citizens for a Better Flathead, the North Shore Water Alliance, and the Upper West Shore Alliance, has joined forces to launch an innovative, community-led search for the Flathead Valley's next large-scale waste treatment location.  

On Tuesday, May 26 from 7 - 9 p.m., the coalition will host a free public presentation at Flathead Valley Community College, in room AT139, to kick off a valley-wide hunt.  

This collaborative initiative is designed to empower local residents to help identify the most suitable, environmentally friendly site for the county's future septic, sewage and biosolids treatment.  

The event aims to solve an urgent and growing dilemma: how to safely manage regional septic waste and biosolids in the face of unprecedented population growth. 

"We are at a critical crossroads for our watershed," said event organizers. "This initiative is about finding a cost-effective, long-term solution that supports our local septic pumping businesses and residents, while ensuring the Flathead Basin remains pristine for our children and grandchildren." 

For more information or to submit a site suggestion, email [email protected]