UPDATE: 5:16 p.m. August 14, 2025 As of 5 p.m. Thursday, August 14, the Civic Center Water Distribution operation has run out of water again. Additional shipments are expected tomorrow. In the meantime, residents can visit Montana Resources on Shields Avenue until 7 p.m. tonight. Water distribution at that location will resume at 8 a.m. Friday.
UPDATE: 2:29 p.m. August 14, 2025 BSB has a hotline for residents to call with questions about the water contamination: 406-497-6440
UPDATE: 10:39 a.m. August 14, 2025 Butte officials report initial test results on the quality of Butte’s potable water will be available sometime this afternoon. More test results are expected this evening to determine if the water is safe. Until then, the order to not consume or use municipal water for all residents south of Front street remains in place.
WATCH: Montana Resources’ VP of Environmental Affairs explaining how the mine’s processed water got into Butte’s municipal water system.
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BUTTE - Montana Resources is offering free bottled water on Thursday to Butte residents in response to possible groundwater contamination.
Bottled water will be available for pick-up at the Montana Resources headquarters parking lot at 600 Shields Ave. Two truckloads of bottled water are expected to arrive by mid-morning.
The mining company reported that possible processed water from the plant may have gotten into the groundwater on Wednesday afternoon, and residents living south of Front Street should not drink tap water.
WATCH: Montana Resources Headquarters on 600 Shields Ave providing free water, August 14, 2025
