Resident says a lack of government oversight dangerous for Butte water

BUTTE - Thousands of citizens and some Butte businesses recently went without water after the state issued a "Do Not Consume" order due to possible contamination between mine water and municipal water.

Now, some in the city are asking what this kind of crisis might do to Butte's future economy.

"We need to know that we're safe, and business needs to know that it's safe to invest in Montana," says Erik Nyland.

"I mean, it doesn't matter what industry you're in, but if you don't have a functional government protecting people -- putting side-boards on things, who would invest?"

Nyland is a member of a social and environmental justice group that formed last year, which has been calling for a thorough cleanup of heavy metals in the Mining City.

After the mine took responsibility for the po