Testing History - Part 1

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. O...