ABOUT PITWATCH

PitWatch.org is the Web version of PITWATCH, published periodically by the Berkeley Pit Public Education Committee for the purpose of educating Butte residents, students and visitors about the Berkeley Pit and related issues. The Committee welcomes your questions and comments. The content of PITWATCH is largely driven by community interest in specific topics. See below for contact information, or email questions regarding the Pit to info@pitwatch.org.

The most recent edition of PITWATCH, published in June 2009, is devoted to a comprehensive view of the science and story of the Berkeley Pit over the years since the dewatering pumps at the 3,900-foot level of the Kelley Mine were shut off in 1982, marking the beginning of rising groundwater levels.

In the pages of PITWATCH and on this website, you can find answers to common questions about the Pit, historical information, how the groundwater systems around the Pit work, plus current water-level measurements for key monitoring spots.

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CONTACT US

Send e-mail to info@pitwatch.org or send a letter to:
PITWATCH
Berkeley Pit Public Education Committee
Butte-Silver Bow Planning Dept.
155 W. Granite St.
Butte, MT 5970

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BERKELEY PIT PUBLIC EDUCATION COMMITTEE

Local residents make up half of this volunteer group, with other members drawn from entities directly involved with the Pit Project. The Committee's work is staffed by the County and funded by Atlantic Richfield Co. (also known as BP-ARCO) and Montana Resources as part of their responsibilities under the EPA Record of Decision for the Berkeley Pit site.

CITIZEN MEMBERS:

	Brian Park (Chair)
	Joe Griffin
	Dave Isakson
	Helen Joyce
	Carol Link
	Josh Peck
	Debbie Smith
	Roberta Stauffer

OTHER MEMBERS:

	Mike Sheehy, Butte-Silver Bow Commissioner
	Tad Dale, Montana Resources
	Bernard Harrington, Walkerville Mayor
	Stacie Barry , Montana Tech Mine Waste Program
	Jill Larson, Citizens Technical Environmental Committee (CTEC)
	Daryl Reed, MDEQ
	Marci Sheehan, Atlantic Richfield Co.
	Sara Sparks, EPA

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Back Issues of PITWATCH Available

If you want more information about the Berkeley Pit and mine flooding issues, back issues of PITWATCH are available. Content from all back issues is posted on this website, and hard copies are available at the Berkeley Pit Viewing Stand, the Butte Visitors Center, and a wide variety of businesses around Butte. Hard copies are also available by request: email info@pitwatch.org.

The Record of Decision (ROD, 1994) and Consent Decree (CD, 2002) for the Berkeley Pit and surrounding flooded underground mine works (the Butte Mine-Flooding Operable Unit) are available for review. Review copies are available at the following locations:

Montana Tech Library
1300 W. Park
Butte, MT 59701

Butte EPA Office
County Courthouse (Basement)
155 W. Granite

Digital copies are also available for download from the EPA:

Butte Mine-Flooding Operable Unit Record of Decision (pdf format, 469 pp, 938k)

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Five-Year Review-September 30, 2005 (pdf format, 217 pp, 2.6 MB)