Category Archives: Utilities

City continuing effort to identify lead service lines; city water supply is safe to drink; health department tracks lead poisoning cases

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The city is continuing its effort to inventory lead service lines as part of a requirement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that went into effect last year. The city public works department has been sending letters since 2022 about the inventory asking residents to help identify the type of material used in their water service lines. A number of

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Calumet receives first portion of federal loan funds; Pondera County, resource group ask Calumet to reconsider wastewater disposal plan

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Calumet received its first drawdown of about $782 million on Feb. 18 from its $1.44 billion U.S. Department of Energy loan. The loan is funding construction and expansion of the Montana Renewables facility, co-located with Calumet in Great Falls and a subsidiary of Calumet. The expansion is expected to increased Montana Renewables’ annual production capacity of sustainable aviation fuel to

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City, Malmstrom partnering for infrastructure, land use study

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City Commissioners approved a $400,000 contract for an infrastructure resilience and compatible land use study between the city and Malmstrom Air Force Base. Commissioners approved the professional services agreement with Advanced Engineering and Environmental Services, AE2S, for professional consulting services to “study infrastructure resilience and compatible land uses to identify mutually beneficial opportunities” for both the city and Malmstrom. Business Bites:

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Sen. Daines: $1.44 billion federal loan to Calumet back on

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Montana Renewables’ $1.44 billion loan is back on after a federal funding freeze, according to Sen. Steve Daines. The Republican lawmaker’s office said that the U.S. Department of Energy’s loan that was approved under the Biden Administration had been on hold, but was unfrozen after he “pressed the White House and highlighted its importance in securing our nation’s energy dominance.

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Calumet requesting new tax abatement from Cascade County on $6.1 million of equipment

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Calumet Montana Refining filed an application with Cascade County for a new tax abatement allowed under a section of state law that was amended by the 2023 Legislature. The new abatement statute includes renewable fuels as an eligible abatement. Calumet filed an application on Dec. 19 for an abatement on equipment installed in 2024 totallying $6.1 million. The city and

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City Commission discusses annual goals

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Updated Feb. 13 with retreat costs  City Commissioners briefly reviewed their goals for the year during their Feb. 4 work session. After an all-day commission retreat on Jan. 3, City Manager Greg Doyon distilled their discussion into two pages of goals for the year and asked during their work session if the document captured it accurately. Mayor Cory Reeves said

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City approves contract for downtown drainage improvement project

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City Commissioners approved a $122,897 agreement amendment with Great West Engineering for the second phase of a downtown drainage improvement project. The amendment adds public outreach and construction administration services for the second phase of the Central Avenue/3rd Street drainage improvement project that is expected to go to bid in March with construction this summer. The city retained Great West

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City completes wastewater improvement plant upgrades

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City Commissioners will be asked during their Feb. 4 meeting to approve final payment of a wastewater treatment plant project. Commissioners will be asked to approve the final payment of $53,114.41 to Central Plumbing and Heating and $536.51 to the state miscellaneous tax fund for upgrades to the plant’s solids building ventilation. The project included demolition and removal of one

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Calumet, BNSF proposing train track expansion; city concerned about public access to wastewater plant, West Bank Park

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Calumet Montana Refining and BNSF Railway approached the city in December about a proposal to expand the railroad from one to three tracks from Calumet to about the Stockman Bank area, at West Bank Park. The track addition was discussed previously but didn’t progress and would be needed regardless of the expansion being funded by Calumet’s recent $1.44 billion loan

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Calumet closes on $1.44 billion federal loan; tax appeal cases pending at state board

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Updated Jan. 14 with additional information from the Montana Tax Appeal Board Calumet announced on Jan. 10 that it had closed on its $1.44 billion guaranteed loan with the U.S. Department of Energy. The loan will fund the construction and expansion of the renewable fuels facility owned by Montana Renewables, an unrestricted subsidiary of Calumet. Initial loan proceeds of $782

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