Montana State Legislature
Environmental Indicators
State law requires the Environmental Quality Council to gather information on "conditions and trends in the quality of the environment." Paper reports were issued in 1975 and 1996. The council approved this online list of environmental trends in 2014. This online repository continues the EQC tradition of gathering timely and authoritative information that can be regularly updated and expanded. Questions, comments, and suggestions may be directed to jasonmohr@mt.gov.
Population
Economic Conditions
Montana Median Household Income
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Montana Median Household Income by Block Group
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Montana Median Household Income by County
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Land Use
Source: Montana State Library
Source: DEQ Subdivision Plan Review Program, 2014
Agriculture
Source: USDA Census of Agriculture (2012)
Source: USDA Census of Agriculture
Forests
Wildlife
Source: Montana Natural Heritage Program
Source: Montana Natural Heritage Program
Source: Montana Natural Heritage Program
More Information: Montana Natural Heritage Program Plant Species of Concern Database
Source: Montana Department of Fish, Wildife, and Parks
Source: Montana Department of Fish, Wildife, and Parks
Source: Montana Department of Fish, Wildife, and Parks
More Information:
Bison: Conservation of North American Bison: Status and Recommendations (Delaney P. Boyd, University of Calgary, 2003)
Grizzlies: Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem grizzly bear project
Grizzles: Cabinet-Yaak Grizzly Bear Project
Grizzles: Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team (Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem)
Energy
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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration More Information: Montana profile overview (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
More Information: Montana profile overview (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration More Information: Montana profile overview (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
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Source:Office of Highway Policy Information (Federal Highway Administration) via Google Public Data More information: Highway Statistics Series (Office of Highway Policy Information)
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Remediation
Source: EPA Region 8
More information: TOXMAP environmental health map, U.S. National Library of Medicine
Source: Montana Department of Environmental Quality
Site-specific information: http://deq.mt.gov/Land/StateSuperfund/findasite
Source: Montana Department of Environmental Quality
Click on map to search for hazardous waste releases, petroleum fund claims, underground storage tanks, and other remediation information.
Source: U.S. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
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Waste
| Facility | Type | Address |
| West Yellowstone MSW composting facility | Combined compost facility and transfer station | 263 Ecology Lane, West Yellowstone |
| Glacier Gold, LLC |
Composter |
255 Good Creek Road, Olney |
| Stericycle, Inc. |
Infectious waste treatment facility |
107 South Parkmont St., Butte |
| Augusta Solid Waste District |
Landfill |
952 Sun Canyon Road, Augusta |
| Beaverhead County |
Landfill |
3801 Ten Mile Road, Dillon |
| City of Hardin |
Landfill |
3794 East Sarpy Road, Hardin |
| Lewis and Clark County |
Landfill |
4075 Deal Lane, Helena |
| Libby Landfill |
Landfill |
2501 Pipe Creek, Libby |
| Miles City Area Solid Waste District |
Landfill |
5100 Leighton Boulevard, Miles City |
| NMJRDD – Cut Bank |
Landfill |
19 Nyhagen Road, Cut Bank |
| Oaks Disposal Landfill |
Landfill |
Dawson County Road 448, Glendive |
| Pyramid Mountain Lumber |
Landfill |
Juniper Drive, Seeley Lake |
| Seeley Lake Refuse District |
Landfill |
961 Emerald Lake Loop, Seeley Lake |
| Shumaker |
Landfill |
8601 14th Ave. North, Great Falls |
| Valley View |
Landfill |
300 Why 518, Montana City |
| Allied Waste-Billings Recycling Center |
Recycling facility |
458 Charles St., Billings |
| Allied Waste-Missoula Recycling Center |
Recycling facility |
3207 W. Broadway, Missoula |
| Border Steel and Recycling |
Recycling facility |
35002 County Road 123, Sidney |
| Eastern Montana Industries |
Recycling facility |
805 S. Haynes Ave., Miles City |
| North Central Montana Regional Recycling Facility |
Recycling facility |
1479 Valier Highway, Conrad |
| P.E.T.E.S. |
Recycling facility |
2407 Havre Ave., Missoula |
| Valley Recycling |
Recycling facility |
1410 Highway 2 West, Kalispell |
| YCI Recycling and Salvage |
Recycling facility |
1 Sugar Factory Road, Hardin |
| Emerald Services |
Soil treatment facility |
172 N. Manchester Road, Great Falls |
| Shumaker Landfarm |
Soil treatment facility |
269 Hastings, Sand Coulee |
| Sanders County Solid Waste District |
Transfer station |
269 Airport Road, Thompson Falls |
| Stillwater County |
Transfer station |
865 U.S. Highway 10 West, Columbus |
| Broadwater County Transfer Station |
Transfer station and landfill |
370 Indian Creek Road, Townsend |
| Rasmussen Tire Site |
Waste tire facility |
210 Rhodes Draw, Kalispell |
| Tires for Reclamation, Inc. |
Waste tire facility |
6920 Spring Creek Road, Laurel |
Source: Solid Waste Management Section, Montana Department of Environmental Quality
More information: deq.mt.gov/Land/solidwaste
Source: 2014 Recycling and Waste Diversion Summary (DEQ)
| Facility | Location | Status |
| BNSF Somers Tie Treating Plant | Somers | Closed, 2001 |
| BNSF Paradise tie treating site | Paradise | Permit modified, 2006 |
| Calumet Montana Refining LLC | Great Falls | Permit issued, 1995 |
| CHS Inc., Laurel Refinery | Laurel | Permit reissued, 2014 |
| Exxon/Mobil Refining and Supply Co. | Billings | Permit reissued, 1999 |
| Flying J Petroleums Inc. | Cut Bank | Order of consent issued in 2008 to maintain and clean up closed site |
| Loveland Products, Inc. (Transbas Inc.) | Billings | Corrective action order issued in 2015 to investigate and remediate site |
| Malmstrom Air Force Base | Great Falls | Permit reissued, 2012 |
| Montana State University | Bozeman | Permit expired, 1998 |
| Onyx Environmental | Butte | Permit expired, 2002 |
| Phillips 66, Billings Land Treatment Unit | Billings | Entered closure phase, 2008 |
| Phillips 66, Billings Refinery | Billings | Permit issued, 2002 |
Source: Hazardous Waste Program (DEQ)
More information: deq.mt.gov/Land/hazwaste
Source: EPA toxic release inventory of certain toxic chemicals that may pose a threat to human health and the environment.
More information: epa.gov/toxics-release-inventory-tri-program
Water
Montana has significant surface and groundwater resources. While surface water resources may be quantified (see below), groundwater resources are less evident. Groundwater availability is limited by aquifer physical characteristics, recharge from precipitation, and interactions with surface water. The most common source of groundwater are shallow sand and gravel aquifers (see below) along floodplains of major streams and rivers.
Source: DNRC State Water Plan
More information: dnrc.mt.gov/divisions/water/management/state-water-plan
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Source: DNRC State Water Plan More information: dnrc.mt.gov/divisions/water/management/state-water-plan
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| Use | Current consumption | Projected increase in consumption by 2035 |
| Irrigation, agricultural uses | 2,257,000 annual acre feet (AF) | 85,000 to 523,000 AF |
| Domestic (public water supply and self-supplied domestic | 86,000 AF | 29,000 AF |
| Increased evapotranspiration due to climate change | - | 3,500 to 113,000 AF |
Source: DNRC State Water Plan
More information: dnrc.mt.gov/divisions/water/management/state-water-plan
