Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project manager James Brower was happy to report to his board that The Center for Toxicology and Environmental Health (CTEH), along with an independent laboratory, have determined good water quality that poses no hazard in using the Yellowstone River water for irrigation. The testing was done as a result of the Bridger pipeline break January 18, 2015.
Brower reported that comprehensive water and silt samples from in front of the first, middle and last gates at the Intake Headgates had been taken on April 8.The independent laboratory had confirmed that no volatiles were found in any of the samples and only normal trace amounts of hydrocarbons had been found in the silt in front of the gates. These trace amounts were normal for navigable waters, similar to baseline readings upstream from the pipeline spill and way below threshold for reporting and MT DEQ screening level.
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