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:

1. Collect, analyze, store and disseminate water quality data and information.
2. Improve public understanding of local water quality and water resources.
3. Implement activities that protect and improve water quality.
4. 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)

Additional information on Helena's water resources (maps, projects, studies, surface water gages, and groundwater information)

• Supporting Files (water1.zip - 35Mb) (water2.zip - 55Mb)

• Appraisal of quality of ground water (PDF's)

  • Cover Page 1 & 2
    
  • Contents & Page 1-6
  • Page 7-16
  • Page 17-26
  • Page 27-31
    
  • Supporting Maps
•  Evaluation of shallow aquifers (PDF's)
  
  
  • Cover Page
    
  • Table of Contents, Introduction, Page 1-6
    
  • Page 7-16
    
  • Page 17-24
    
  • Supporting Maps
•  Hydrologic data from selected wells (PDF's)
  
  
  • Cover Page, Table of Contents, Page 1-6
    
  • Page 7-17
    
  • Page 18-27
    
  • Page 28-37
    
  • Page 38-47
    
  • Page 48-55
    
  • Supporting Maps