Open-March 12 from 8:00am-12:00pm. CLOSED-March 13 & 14. We are transitioning to a new registration system.
The Lewis and Clark County Water Quality Protection District (WQPD) serves the Helena valley and surrounding areas (WQPD map)(PDF, 4MB) . Our mission is to preserve, protect, and improve water quality and quantity within the boundaries of the District. We do this by collecting stream and groundwater data, conducting investigations and outreach on local water issues, and assisting residents to better understand and manage their water resources.
TheWQPD Strategic Plan(PDF, 238KB)directs our work in three-year increments and is determined by our Board of Directors in conjunction with our staff.
Our water data and additional information about our projects and programs can been seen in an interactive site:
New: Groundwater level interactive map link only
Grizzly Gulch Placer Mine Reclamation Project
Tenmile Hydrologic Outlook - Watch the signs: Groundwater,Streamflow,Snowpack, and Weather
- Upper Missouri Basin Conditions(PDF, 1MB) - Feb 10, 2025
Lewis & Clark County WQPD Monitoring Networks and Projects (arcgis.com)
WQPD - Our Groundwater Storymap
For more information about our Board of Directors, please visit:
WQPD Board of Directors
Additional WQPD Resources
Note new meeting time!!
Our next WQPD Board meeting will be held at the Public Health Department on February 25, 2025 at 4:00pm.
Board meetings are hybrid in-person at 4:00pm in room 72 of the Murray Building at 1930 Ninth Avenue or via Zoom, link here. Meetings are open to the public.
January 29, 2025
The WQPD still has test kits available for the Arsenic-Uranium Testing and Treatment Program. This is a free program funded by ARPA dollars to offer free arsenic and uranium testing to anyone in Lewis & Clark County using a private residential well for drinking water. Test kits can be picked up at our Public Health office at 1930 9th Ave (Murray Building). Any test that is above the drinking water standard for either contaminant will make the resident eligible for a $300 rebate on a water treatment system.
We also have free Manganese test kits if you live in the WQPD boundaries. Call (406) 457-8584 for details.
Murray Building
1930 Ninth Avenue
Helena, MT 59601
Laurel Riek, Administrator
Lriek@lccountymt.gov
Jennifer McBroom, Supervisor (406)457-8584
jmcbroom@lccountymt.gov
Kegan McClanahan, Hydrogeologist (406)457-8927
kmcclanahan@lccountymt.gov
Gary Burton, Community Outreach Coordinator (406) 457-8909
Gburton@lccountymt.gov
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