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Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, Facility Siting Division records, 1968-1994
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Montana. Department of Natural Resources and Conservation
- Title
- Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, Facility Siting Division records
- Dates
- 1968-1994 (inclusive)19681994
- Quantity
- 5.4 linear feet
- Collection Number
- RS 496 (Formerly UPRS 154)
- Summary
- This collection is a subgroup (Division) of the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation records, RS 496. Please see the primary finding aid for more Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation records. The Facility Siting Division (defunct) superceeded DNRC's Energy Division. These records include correspondence, project files, the long range plans of various utility companies required to be filed with the Division, and subject files.
- Repository
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Montana Historical Society, Library & Archives
Montana Historical Society Research Center Archives
225 North Roberts
PO Box 201201
Helena MT
59620-1201
Telephone: 4064442681
Fax: 4064445297
mhslibrary@mt.gov - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
In 1971, as a result of the Executive Reorganization Act of 1971, the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation was created to manage the state’s natural resources. It was and still is presently responsible for promoting the stewardship of Montana's water, soil, forest, and rangeland resources; for regulating forest practices and oil and gas exploration and production. As part of the 1995 government reorganization, the Department of State Lands was abolished, and its responsibilities were transferred to the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation.
As of 2024, the Department is made up of the following Divisions: Director’s Office, Conservation and Resource Development Division, Forestry-Trust Lands Division, and Water Resources Division. Each Division oversees a number of Bureaus, Offices, Programs, etc. The Energy Division’s responsibilities have been transferred to the Department of Environmental Quality. The Facility Siting Division, which superceeded the Energy Division, is also defunct.
Additionally, nine boards and commissions are attached to the Department. Six of them—the Board of Land Commissioners, Reserved Water Rights Compact Commission, Board of Oil and Gas Conservation, Board of Water Well Contractors, Flathead Basin Commission, and Montana Grass Conservation Commission—have decision-making authority. The other three—the Resource Conservation Advisory Council, Rangeland Resources Committee, and Drought Advisory Committee—act in an advisory capacity only.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection includes correspondence (1968-1979), project files (1973-1994), the long range plans of various utility companies (1973-1978) required to be filed with the Division, and subject files (1973-1988).
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The Montana Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Research Library before any reproduction use. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.
Preferred Citation
Item description and date. Collection Title. Collection Number. Box and Folder numbers. Montana Historical Society Library & Archives, Helena, Montana.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The collection is arranged (preliminary only) into series: correspondence, project files, and subject files.
Location of Collection
78:8-3Acquisition Information
Acquisition information available upon request
Processing Note
Preliminary sorting only.
In 2024, the various collections of the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation were integrated under one collection identifier, RS 496, in order to help facilitate access, reduce redundancy in the MTHS catalog, and to follow best archival practices.
Collections from Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation's various Divisions and Bureaus that were previously treated as separate entities are now integrated into this collection, RS 496. Rather than reprocessing over 280 linear feet of DNRC materials, MTHS staff decided to keep the past arrangement of those collections/finding aids, and provide access to them via links through the central finding aid. This decision has allowed the MTHS archival staff to maintain intellectual control over the collection, while removing the need to reprocess it. It also keeps State Agency finding aids at manageable sizes. Please read the scope and content note carefully to determine if this subgroup/sub-subgroup pertains to your research needs.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Correspondence Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 1 | "Citizen correspondence" (incoming correspondence
from citizens) |
1973-1979 |
| 1 / 2-8 | "DNRC correspondence" (inter-office correspondence
with the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, including the Board of
Natural Resources and Conservation, State Mapping Advisory Committee, Water Resources
Division) |
1973-1978 |
| 1 / 9-21 | "Federal correspondence" (incoming and outgoing
correspondence with federal agencies, including Bonneville Power Administration,
Forest Service, Energy Research and Development Administration, Bureau of Reclamation,
Bureau of Land Management, Pacific Northwest River Basins Commission) |
1968-1979 |
| 1 / 22-26 | "Local government correspondence" (incoming
correspondence from the Billings-Yellowstone City-County Planning Board, Carbon County
Planning Office, Northern Cheyenne Tribe, Regional Planning Association of Western
Montana, including a copy of their by-laws) |
1973-1976 |
| 1 / 27 | "Others" correspondence (incoming correspondence,
mostly from organizations and businesses, including Anti-Defamation League of B'Nai
B'rith, Environmental Policy Institute, Montana Society of Appraisers, National Field
Research Center) |
1974-1978 |
| 1 / 28-35 | "State correspondence" (incoming and outgoing
correspondence and memoranda from other state agencies, including the Attorney
General, Dept. of Community Affairs, Dept. of Fish and Game, Governor's Office, Dept.
of Highways, and the Environmental Quality Council) |
1973-1979 |
| 2 / 1-4 | "State correspondence" (incoming and outgoing
correspondence and memoranda from other state agencies, including the Dept. of State
Lands, Lieutenant Governor's Office, and the Public Service Commission) |
1973-1979 |
Projects Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2 / 5 | AMOCO CO2 projects |
1987 |
| 2 / 6 | Beaver Creek Project (Tenneco, Inc., Intake Water
Company) |
1977-1983 |
| 2 / 7 | Carter Ferry Hydroelectric Project (Montana Power
Company) |
1981-1982 |
| 2 / 8 | Clark Fork Diversion Project (Green Management
Corporation) |
1983-1984 |
| 2 / 9 | Columbus-Rapelje Auto Substations transmission line
(Montana Power Company) |
1992 |
| 2 / 10 | Consolidation Coal Company: Decker transmission line |
11980-1982 |
| 2 / 11 | Crow Tribe: Synfuel plant |
1975-1980 |
| 2 / 12 | Decker Coal Company: Proposed new mines |
1975-1976 |
| 2 / 13 | Fort Union Coal Project |
1980-1982 |
| 2 / 14 | Fort Union Coal Project: Kuntz's file |
1973-1980 |
| 2 / 15 | Garrison-Helena 230kV transmission line (Montana
Power Company) |
1984 |
| 2 / 16 | Golden Sunlight Mines' tailings pond leak |
1987 |
| 2 / 17 | Hydroelectric power (includes material concerning the
Small-Scale Hydro Task Force/Governor's Hydropower Task Force, and a National
Hydroelectric Power Study) |
1980-1982 |
| 2 / 18 | Libby Integration Project (Bonneville Power Company) |
1978-1983 |
| 2 / 19 | LORAN-C Transmitter Station (Federal Aviation
Administration) |
1987 |
| 3 / 1 | Meridian Land and Mineral Company (re Circle West
Tract Addition Wildlife Studies) |
1982-1990 |
| 3 / 2 | Mill Creek Hydroelectric Project (Southern Cross
Engineering and Construction, Inc.) |
1983 |
| 3 / 3 | Municipal Hydroelectric Study ("lost opportunities
study, "includes report: Potential Lost Opportunities for Hydroelectric Development on
Municipal Water Supply Systems in the Northwest, done for the Bonneville Power
Administration) |
1981-1985 |
| 3 / 4 | Noxon Rapids-Pine Creek Project (Washington Water
Power Company) -Application -Construction guidelines -Correspondence -Maps Report to
the Board of Natural Resources and Conservation |
1982-1986 |
| 3 / 5 | Painted Robe-Roundup 100kV Rebuild (Montana Power
Company) |
1991 |
| 3 / 6 | Painted Rocks Reservoir (Bonneville Power
Administration) |
1981-1982 |
| 3 / 7 | Pan Aero Wind Generation Project |
1980-1982 |
| 3 / 8 | Peterson-Tendoy 69kV Line (Idaho Power Company) |
1989-1990 |
| 3 / 9 | Powder River Regional Coal Team (RCT) |
1980 |
| 3 / 10 | Rosebud Mine (Western Energy Company) |
1981-1985 |
| 3 / 11-13 | State Lands (Montana Department of) |
1990-1994 |
| 3 / 14-15 | Stillwater Complex (Montana Power Company) |
1975-1985 |
| 3 / 16 | Stillwater PGM Resources East Boulder Mine (Park
Electric Cooperative, Inc.) |
1990-1991 |
| 3 / 17 | Superconducting Super Collider Project (GeoResearch,
Inc.) |
1987 |
| 3 / 18 | Westmoreland Resources: 20-year plan |
1975-1977 |
| 3 / 19 | Yellowtail-Lovell-Thermopolis 230-kV Project (Western
Energy Company) |
1987 |
Project Files: Long Range Plans, 1973 Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 4 / 1 | Beartooth Electric Co-operative, Inc. |
1974 |
| 4 / 2 | Montana-Dakota Utilities Company |
1972-1973 |
| 4 / 3 | Portland General Electric Company |
1972-1974 |
| 4 / 4 | Puget Sound Power and Light Company |
1973-1974 |
| 4 / 5 | Washington Water Power Company |
1973 |
| 4 / 6 | Miscellaneous: Possible applications |
1973-1977 |
Project Files: Long Range Plans, 1974 Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 4 / 7 | Central Montana Electric Generation and Transmission
Cooperative, Inc. |
1974 |
| 4 / 8 | Montana-Dakota Utilities Company |
1974 |
| 4 / 9 | Montana Power Company |
1974 |
| 4 / 10 | Pacific Power and Light Company |
1974 |
| 4 / 11 | Puget Sound Power and Light Company |
1974 |
| 4 / 12 | Washington Water Power Company |
1974 |
| 4 / 13 | Miscellaneous: No new construction (Amax Coal
Company, Ark Land Company, Big Horn County Electric Cooperative, Black Hills Power and
Light Company, Chevron Oil Company, Concho Petroleum Company, Consumers Gas Company,
Continental Oil Company (Conoco), Flathead Electric Cooperative, Gary Operating
Company, Glacier Electric Cooperative |
1974 |
| 4 / 13 | Miscellaneous: No new construction (cont) Kerr-McGee
Coal Corporation, Marias River Electric Cooperative, Montana Light and Power Company,
Northern Electric Co-op, Northern Natural Gas Company, Pacific Gas and Electric
Company, Park Electric Co-Operative, Portland General Electric Company, Town of Saco,
Shelby Gas Association, Shell Oil Company, Southeast Electric Cooperative, Sun River
Electric Cooperative, Thunderbird Resources (Big West Oil Company), |
1974 |
| 4 / 13 | Miscellaneous: No new construction (cont) Tongue
River Electric Cooperative, Union Oil Company of California, United States Steel
Corporation, Upper Missouri G & T Electric Cooperative, Utah International (Utah
Construction and Mining Company, Valley Electric Cooperative, Vickers Energy
Corporation, Yellowstone Valley Electric Cooperative) |
1974 |
Project Files: Long Range Plans, 1975 Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 4 / 14 | Beartooth Electric Cooperative, Inc. |
1971 |
| 4 / 15 | Dreyer Brothers, Inc. |
1974-1975 |
| 4 / 16 | Montana-Dakota Utilities Company |
1975 |
| 4 / 17 | Ontario Hydro |
1971 |
| 4 / 18 | Puget Sound Power and Light Company |
1975 |
| 4 / 19 | Washington Water Power Company |
1975 |
| 4 / 20 | Miscellaneous: No new construction (Chevron Oil
Company, Colorado Interstate Gas Company, Cut Bank Gas Company, Pacific Power and
Light Company) |
1975 |
Project Files: Long Range Plans, 1976 Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 4 / 21 | Dreyer Brothers, Inc. |
1976 |
| 4 / 22 | Farmers Potash Company |
1976 |
| 4 / 23 | Montana-Dakota Utilities Company |
1976 |
| 4 / 24 | Montana Power Company [no copies of the long range
plan in the folder] |
1976 |
| 4 / 25 | Montana Trade Commission |
1976 |
| 4 / 26 | Northern Lights, Inc. |
1976 |
| 4 / 27 | Puget Sound Power and Light Company |
1976 |
| 4 / 28 | Upper Missouri G & T Electric Cooperative |
1976 |
| 4 / 29 | Washington Water Power Company |
1976 |
| 4 / 30 | Miscellaneous: No new construction (Chevron Oil
Company, Colorado Interstate Gas Company, Pacific Power and Light Company) |
1976 |
Project Files: Long Range Plans, 1977 Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 4 / 31 | Basin Electric Power Cooperative |
1977 |
| 4 / 32 | Colorado Interstate Gas Company |
1977 |
| 4 / 33 | Dreyer Brothers, Inc. |
1977 |
| 4 / 34 | Farmers Potash Company |
1977 |
| 4 / 35 | Montana-Dakota Utilities Company |
1977-1979 |
| 4 / 36 | Northern Lights, Inc. |
1977 |
| 5 / 1-4 | Pacific Power and Light Company [folders labeled
#1-#5, however, #2 is missing] |
1977-1978 |
| 5 / 5 | Puget Sound Power and Light Company |
1977 |
| 5 / 6 | Washington Water Power Company |
1977 |
| 5 / 7 | Miscellaneous: General |
1977 |
| 5 / 8 | Miscellaneous: No new plans (Chevron Oil Company) |
1977 |
Project Files: Long Range Plans, 1978 Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 5 / 9 | Basin Electric Power Cooperative |
1978 |
| 5 / 10 | Dreyer Brothers, Inc. |
1978 |
| 5 / 11 | Farmers Potash Company |
1978 |
| 5 / 12 | Fergus Electric Cooperative, Inc. |
1978 |
| 5 / 13-14 | Montana-Dakota Utilities Company |
1977-1978 |
| 5 / 15 | Montana Power Company |
1978 |
| 5 / 16 | Northern Lights, Inc. |
1978 |
| 5 / 17 | Washington Water Power Company |
1978 |
| 5 / 18 | Miscellaneous: No new plans (Chevron Resources
Company) |
1978 |
Subject Files Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 5 / 19 | Council of State Governments |
1973-1978 |
| 5 / 20-22 | CREB (Conservation and Renewable Energy Bureau): "Gas
Furnaces and Appliances" publication; Heat recovery ventilating (HRV) workshops;
Miscellany |
1986-1988 |
| 5 / 23 | Facility siting seminar |
1983-1984 |
| 5 / 24 | Ford Foundation Study |
1978-1981 |
| 5 / 25 | Impacts of Transmission Lines on Agriculture: Study
plan |
1984 |
| 5 / 26 | National Association of Regulatory Utility
Commissioners (NARUC) |
1970, undated |
| 5 / 27 | National Conference of State Legislatures |
1976-1978 |
| 6 / 1 | National Governors' Conference/Association |
1977-1978 |
| 6 / 2 | Other states |
undated |
| 6 / 3 | Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) planning methodologies
draft |
1978 |
| 6 / 4 | Proposed facilities in Montana |
1980-1981 |
| 6 / 5 | Tokyo Electric Power Company (re regulatory history
and current research on health and environmental effects of ultra high voltage
transmission lines) |
1986 |
| 6 / 6-8 | Wind Energy Assessment: General; Draft report; Staff
working papers |
1983-1986 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Public utilities--Montana.
Finding aid prepared by MHS staff; Updated by Lindsey
Mick
1998;
2024
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