BUTTE — This evening, the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) informed Butte-Silver Bow that the results they have received so far from both Butte-Silver Bow's internal analysis and the MT State Lab are promising, with no signs of contamination.

In a social media post, the Butte-Silver Bow Health Department said they are continuing to work with Energy Labs in Helena, the State Lab in Helena, and the Bureau of Mines at Montana Tech, as well as ongoing internal sampling and lab analysis.

They are still waiting for results from the Bureau of Mines, which is testing for metals. Results from those tests could be available early Friday afternoon.

Butte-Silver Bow water treatment employees are continuing to collect samples, with an additional seven samples from the affected area to be co

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