<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0Dv42Z_0zJSyn5G00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0Dv42Z_0zJSyn5G00" width="1320" height="743" >LAKESIDE, Mont. — The Montana Department of Environmental Quality held a formal public hearing on Thursday after multiple requests regarding a groundwater pollution control system permit by the Lakeside County Sewer and Water District.A full room of community members from the Flathead spoke for and against a permit for the proposed septage unloading and pre-screening facility.“This hearing and the issuance of the draft is made pursuant to the Montana ground water pollution control system or MGWPCS permit program as authorized under the Montana water quality act,” said Tatiana Davila, Montana DEQ water protection bureau chief.Some attendees in favor included a City Council member from Columbia Falls, a Lakeside chamber member and 2 county commissioners.“Sewer districts are highly regulated,” said Flathead County Commissioner Pam Holmquist. “All the discharge will be treated with the permit and regulated by DEQ. The experts know what it has to be treated to be safely injected into the ground.”The group Citizens for a Better Flathead told NBC Montana they oppose the location, and they think it won’t filter how it needs to.“We found it with good intent to address septage issues along the lake, and it has done that, and it can continue to do that,” said Marye Flowers, co-chair of Citizens for a Better Flathead. “What we need to find is another location for additional expansion.”An official told NBC Montana the purpose of this project is for a cleaner outcome, preparing for growth already seen in the Flathead and overall better infrastructure.According to the fact sheet the DEQ put out, the current wastewater treatment system includes a lagoon treatment. The proposed treatment system would replace the lagoons with a mechanical treatment plant and add disposal to the groundwater.The purpose of the hearing was to receive comments regarding the draft permit, environmental assessment and draft fact.The DEQ plans to respond to all substantive comments and make a final decision within 60 days.</div></body>

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LAKESIDE, Mont. — The Montana Department of Environmental Quality held a formal public hearing on Thursday after multiple requests regarding a groundwater pollution control system permit by the Lakeside County Sewer and Water District. A full room of community members from the Flathead spoke for and against a permit...

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LAKESIDE, Mont. — The Montana Department of Environmental Quality held a formal public hearing on Thursday after multiple requests regarding a groundwater 

DEQ hosts formal public hearing for Lakeside wastewater system

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