Testing History - Part 1
Seeley Lake Sewer District Lowdown Bulletin
April 14, 2022

Location of the Airport, Water District and Camp Paxson study sites in the Seeley Lake Area. Map from the Executive Summary Phase II Cumulative Effects of Domestic Sewage Disposal on Ground Water of Missoula County: An analysis of carrying capacity, 1995
In both 1993 and 1995, the Department of Geology at the University of Montana did a study called "Cumulative Effects of Domestic Sewage Disposal on Groundwater of Missoula County: An analysis of Carrying Capacity" for the Missoula County Commissioners.
There were testing sites throughout the county, but the ones we are interested in are those in Seeley Lake. They monitored the area by the airport, downtown and Camp Paxson.
AIRPORT: The earth materials are glacially derived unsorted sand and gravel, more commonly known as glacial till. There are two airport subdivisions involved in the study...
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