The Clark Fork River and its tributaries drain most of western Montana. The upper river and headwaters were heavily impacted by wastes from over a century of mining. Today, the area is the largest Superfund environmental clean-up site in the nation.
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-May 28: Deadline for public comments on Anaconda area Superfund sites.
Clark Fork Education Portal > Lessons & Activities > Not in My Backyard: Quantifying Milltown Wastes
Not in My Backyard: Quantifying Milltown Wastes
Developed by CFWEP, this lesson covers:
- The relative amounts of Milltown sediments compared to historic tailings deposited at the BP-ARCO Repository site (Opportunity Ponds)
- Analysis of how much “toxic waste” from Milltown is actually being deposited at the BP-ARCO repository site
- Concerns about the location of tailing storage from the perspective of the communities of Bonner and Opportunity
Use the links below to download the necessary materials for this lesson:
| Lesson Plan (doc) |
| Lesson Plan (pdf) |
| Student Worksheet (doc) |
| Student Worksheet (pdf) |