MTLRS434.xml Guide to the Montana Department of Environmental Quality, Board of Environmental Review records 1995-2005 Montana Department of Environmental Quality, Board of Environmental Review Records Finding aid prepared by Rachel Lilley; Updated by Lindsey Mick Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) Montana Historical Society Library & Archives 2012; 2024 Finding aid encoded by Kathryn Kramer; Updated by Lindsey Mick2012; 2024 Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition). Montana Historical Society Library & Archives RS 434_RS 494 Montana. Department of Environmental Quality. Montana Department of Environmental Quality, Board of Environmental Review records 1995-2005 8 linear feet This collection is a subgroup (Division) of the Montana Department of Environmental Quality records. Please see the primary finding aid for more Montana Department of Environmental Quality records. This collection (1995-2005) pertains to the Board of Environmental Review, and includes correspondence, meeting minutes, and subject files. 43:1-2 English

The Montana State Board of Health was established in 1901. In 1967, the Legislative Assembly created the State Department of Health. The State Board of Health continued in an advisory capacity, but the day-to-day administration of the state laws regarded public health and related matters were relegated to the new department. The State Board of Health became The Department of Health and Environmental Sciences in 1971 with the passage of Governor Anderson’s Executive Reorganization Order 9-71. In 1991, though it remained a part of the Department of Health and Environmental Sciences, the role of the Environmental Sciences Division was considerably expanded to include: Natural Resource Damage Assessment, a Petroleum Tank Release Compensation Board, a Superfund Section, and an Underground Storage Tanks Section.

The Environmental Sciences Division eventually became its own separate department, renamed the Department of Environmental Quality, in 1995, comprised of the following divisions: Director’s Office, Air Quality, Centralized Services, Energy, Environmental Remediation, Reclamation, Waste Management, and Water Quality.

The Board of Environmental Review (BER) was created in 1995 when the DEQ became its own state agency. At the time of its creation it was administered by the DEQ’s Director’s office. Currently, it is administered out of the office of the Deputy Director. The BER fulfills two primary functions, one of which is to hear contested cases, which DEQ’s website defines as a “proceeding before an agency (not a court) in which a determination of legal rights, duties, or privileges of a party is required by law to be made after an opportunity for hearing.” The Board also has the authority to adopt rules and hold hearings dealing with: air quality, water quality; public water supplies and public sewage systems, mined land reclamation, Major Facility Siting (MFS), Megalandfill siting, hazardous waste, solid waste, junk vehicles, underground storage tanks, and radioactive materials.

This collection is comprised primarily of subject files detailing contested cases brought before the Board. Most of the contested cases deal with water or air quality violations. Additional records of the Board of Environmental Review can be found in the Department of Environmental Quality, Director’s Office Division records.

This collection is arranged into three series: Correspondence (1999-2003), Minutes (1995-2001), and Subject Files (1999-2004).

Collection is open for research.

The Montana Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Library & Archives and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Library & Archives 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.

In 2024, the various collections of the Montana Department of Environmental Quality were integrated under one collection identifier, RS 494, in order to help facilitate access, reduce redundancy in the MTHS catalog, and to follow best archival practices.

Collections from Montana Department of Environmental Quality's various Divisions and Bureaus that were previously treated as separate entities are now integrated into this collection, RS 494. Rather than reprocessing over 150 linear feet of DEQ 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.

Item description and date. Collection Title. Collection Number. Box and Folder numbers. Montana Historical Society Library & Archives, Helena, Montana.

Acquisition information is available upon request.

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the Montana Historical Society Archives catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search under these terms.

Air quality--Montana Water quality--Montana Montana Detailed Description of the Collection Correspondence 1 / 1 General correspondence 1999-2003 Minutes 1 / 2-3 Meeting minutes 1995-2001 Subject Files 1/4-6/4 Meeting Packets 1999 January– 2004 December 6/5 Contested Case, 3-D Refinishing 2001 6/6 Contested Case, Agri-Systems Inc. 2001 6/7 Contested Case, Beaver Wood Products (Richard Grosswiler) 2003 6/8 Contested Case, Big Bend Ranch Development Co. 2002 6/9 Contested Case, Burnett Land-Four Sixes 2001 6/10 Contested Case, Cactus Flats Trailer Court 2000 6/11 Contested Case, Conoco Inc. 2002 6/12 Contested Case, Continental Energy Services 2002 6/13 Contested Case, DFWP/Cherry Lake/Cherry Creek 2000 6/14-15 Contested Case, Derek Brown Construction 2003 6/16 Contested Case, Exxonmobil Refining & Supply Co. 2003 6/17 Contested Case, Fort Missoula 2001 6/18 Contested Case, Grasshopper Inn 2000 6/19 Contested Case, Hazardous Waste (Livingston Rebuild Center) 2002 6/20 Contested Case, Hillcrest Lawn Memorial 2000 6/21 Contested Case, Hole in the Wall Lodge 2000 6/22 Contested Case, Holnam Air Quality 2001 7/1 Contested Case, Holnam Air Quality (cont.) 2001 7/2 Contested Case, Kwik Way Inc. - Kwik Way Convenience Stores 2002 7/3 Contested Case, Lakeshore Lodge – Krieg 2001 7/4-9 Contested Case, Logan Landfill 2001 7/10-13 Contested Case, Louisiana-Pacific Corp. 2002 7/14 Contested Case, M+W Investments 2002 7/15 Contested Case, Malmstrom Air Force Base 2003 7/16 Contested Case, McHugh Mobile Home Park 2003 7/17 Contested Case, Missoula County – Hayes Pit 2002 7/18 Contested Case, Mockel Precast 2001 7/19 Contested Case, Town of Neihart 2000 7/20 Contested Case, Northern Line Layers Inc. 2003 8/1-2 Contested Case, Northwestern Air Quality Permit 2001 8/3 Contested Case, Numerous Enterprises, dba Classical Gas 2003 8/4 Contested Case, Rail Energy Air Quality Permit 2001 8/5 Contested Case, Vicki Randolph – Randolph Manor 2002 8/6-8 Contested Case, Redstone Gas Partners 2001 8/9 Contested Case, Rhino’s – Hwy 93 North 2003 8/10 Contested Case, Sanitation Inc. 2000 8/11 Contested Case, Silver City Airpark Estates 2002 8/12 Contested Case, Spoklie’s South Valley Gravel 2003 8/13 Contested Case, Stan Hendrickson – JTL Group (Hendrickson Pit, Ravalli County) 2001 8/14 Contested Case, Sterling Mining Company 2003 8/15-19 Contested Case, Sterling Mines Air Quality Permit 2003 8/20 Contested Case, Thompson Estates 2000 8/21 Contested Case, Tutvedt Pit (Bruce Tutvedt) 2003 8/22 Contested Case, VanDyke Construction Company, Loughmiller Reclamation 2003 8/23 Contested Case, West Fork Lodge 2000 8/24 Contested Case, Westmoreland Resources Inc. 2003