Water Quality Protection District

The Water Quality Protection District (WQPD) was created in July 1992 with the mission: To preserve, protect and improve water quality within District boundaries. Goals to fulfill the WQPD mission are to:

Collect, analyze, store and disseminate water quality data and information.
Improve public understanding of local water quality and water resources.
Implement activities that protect and improve water quality.
Collaborate with other agencies, groups, and governments to protect and improve water quality and water resources.

The WQPD includes all of Lewis and Clark County; however, the fee-assessed area includes the areas that recharge the Helena Valley alluvial aquifer, including Helena, East Helena, and the surrounding drainage's within County borders.

Water Quality Protection District MAP (PDF)(JPG)

Links to additional water resouces concerning the Helena and surrounding area.

Water Quality Protection District brochure

FY 2011 Annual Report

Featured News

1/22/2012 - Water rights in dispute. View Article

1/11/2012-If you live in the Lake Helena Watershed you may be eligible to receive a $100 voucher toward having your septic pumped. View Article

1/6/2012- 260 acres rich in wetlands and native grasslands protected from development. An additional 10 acres set aside for public access and educational opportunities. View article

1/3/2012-The historic Drumlummon Mine, operated by Canada-based RX Exploration is looking to expand their gold & silver mine. View article

12/24/2011 - The Water Quality Protection District, EPA, and the Vitullo family conduct stream restoration work on Prickly Pear Creek. View Article

Archive Articles

Contact Information

Kathy Moore, Division Administrator
City-County Building
316 North Park Avenue, Room 230
Helena, MT 59623
(406)457-8926
E-mail

Jim Wilbur, Coordinator-E-mail

Jennifer McBroom,Community & Watershed Coordinator-E-mail

James Swierc,Hydrogeologist-E-mail

District Acitvities

Groundwater sampling (site under contruction)

Surface water sampling and flow monitoring (site under construction)