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Montana Rewewables looking to use injection wells in Pondera County for washwater – The Electric
Montalban Oil and Gas Operations has submitted an underground injection control permit application for the conversion of two existing wells.
The permit application is reviewed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which is accepting public comment on the application through Jan. 24.
The application is to convert two existing Class II underground injection control wells in Pondera County to Class 5 disposal wells.
The wells will be used for injection of industrial wastewater received from the Montana Renewables fuels refinery in Great Falls into the Madison Formation, according to the EPA.
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The EPA is proposing to approve Montalban’s request to convert the existing wells that Montana Renewables would use to inject wastewater generated from renewable feedstocks, which may include but aren’t limited to vegetable oils, animal fats, distiller’s corn oi and used cooking oil, according to the EPA.
If approved, injection will occur into the Mississippian Madison Aquifer formation at depths between 3,428 and 3,538 feet below the ground surface. An aquifer exemption is also proposed in connection to this injection well to expand a previously approved aquifer exemption for the entirety of the Madison formation, according to the EPA.
The wastewater comes from washing crop and beef tallow products, according to Montana Renewables, before they can use them to produce biofuels at the Great Falls facility.
According to Montana Renewables, the washwater is “non-hazardous, non-corrosive and does not contain radioactive materials,” and would then be delivered to Montalban injection wells in Pondera County.
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Montana Renewables said the feedstocks have to be cleaned of organic impurities before use. Those impurities include phosphorus and nitrogen, common salts such as calcium, potassium, sodium and magnesium, and other non-toxic materials.
The company built a pretreatment unit that uses a water-based process mixing feedstock with water and a weak acid, typically citric acid, to remove the impurities, then is pH-neutralized for discharge, according to Montana Renewables.
The company uses city water for the washing and it doesn’t come in contact with any toxic or hazardous materials in the process, according to the company.
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Montana Renewables said water samples have been independently tested to confirm it meets the federal permit requirements and isn’t hazardous.
Currently, Montana Renewables is transporting the washwater to EPA-permitted wells out of state and the company said that using wells in Montana will reduce rail transport and carbon dioxide emissions and keeps economic benefits in the state.
Montalban has advised that based on prior use at their wells, they can handle a capacity of at least 1,750 barrels daily or 73,500 gallons daily, according to Montana Renewables. Each water truck carries 150 barrels or 6,300 gallons and Montana Renewables said they expect a dozen daily trucks.
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Montana Renewables is working with the City of Great Falls and a consultant to complete a treatability study to determine if the washwater can be sent to the city’s water treatment plant. Once the study is complete, the company intends to submit a discharge permit to the city, according to Montana Renewables.
Montana Renewables plans to use the wells until a city discharge permit is approved or another option for onsite processing has been implemented.
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Documents from Montana Renewables and the EPA state that the injection wells won’t impact groundwater.
The public can submit comments to VelRey Lozano by email at lozano.velrey@epa.gov or by phone at 800-227-8917, extension 312-6128 or 303-312-6128.
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GREAT FALLS — For Staff Sgt. Brianna St. Lawrence-Brody, service does not only happen in uniform.
Outside the gates of the base, she works at Benefis as a nurse, Great Falls Public Schools as a school nurse, and comes home as a wife and mom of four. For the Montana Air National Guard, she serves as a command post controller with the 120th Airlift Wing in Great Falls.
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Montana nurse and Guard member earns national Air Force recognition
This year, St. Lawrence-Brody was named the U.S. Air National Guard’s Outstanding Airman of the Year in the Non-Commissioned Officer category.
She said the recognition came as a surprise, especially because her path into the Guard started later than others.
“I joined very late in life,” St. Lawrence-Brody said. “I joined the Guard right before I turned 40. So for me, every opportunity that’s presented, I want to take the bull by the horns and just run with it and do the best of my ability.”
During the COVID-19 pandemic, she joined the Guard after finishing nursing school. She said she went straight from nursing school into helping open a COVID unit, while also working at Benefis.
She said that experience was the start of one journey, but not the whole of what she wanted to accomplish.
St. Lawrence-Brody joined the Guard for the opportunities, the challenge and to help build a future for her four children.
“It’s a little bit of a competition for myself,” she said. “Like, if I can do it, why not try my best to achieve it?”
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As a command post controller, she assists in helping move information during emergencies and major events.
“Outside, obviously, I’m a nurse. Inside the Guard, I have nothing to do with the medical field, which is kind of amazing,” St. Lawrence-Brody said. “It keeps me on my toes.”
She explained balancing the Guard, two civilian jobs and four children takes support from her family, her employers and her unit. She said Benefis and GFPS have been supportive of her military service.
Her nomination included her deployment experience, training work overseas and involvement across the wing. St. Lawrence-Brody said she deployed to Ramstein Air Base in Germany, where she worked with an operations center supporting entities connected to Africa.
But, she says this recognition is not the finish line.
“This award, it’s not necessarily a landing pad for me,” St. Lawrence-Brody said. “I want to use it as a springboard.”
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St. Lawrence-Brody hopes her story encourages others to keep taking on new opportunities, even when they feel uncertain.
“Get comfortable with being uncomfortable and be okay with doing things afraid,” she said. “I think when you get to be okay with doing things afraid, that’s where you’re going to find the growth.”
She has already won at the Air National Guard level, but she recently traveled to Washington, D.C., as part of the broader Air Force Outstanding Airman of the Year process, which includes nominees from the Guard, Reserve and major commands across the Air Force.
The Montana Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big.
Here’s a look at June 27, 2026, results for each game:
Winning Powerball numbers from June 27 drawing
03-16-28-30-59, Powerball: 11, Power Play: 2
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Winning Lotto America numbers from June 27 drawing
03-08-18-22-39, Star Ball: 06, ASB: 02
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Winning Big Sky Bonus numbers from June 27 drawing
05-16-19-27, Bonus: 08
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Winning Powerball Double Play numbers from June 27 drawing
02-26-34-43-45, Powerball: 15
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Winning Montana Cash numbers from June 27 drawing
05-09-10-15-35
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Winning Millionaire for Life numbers from June 27 drawing
26-32-38-51-52, Bonus: 05
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When are the Montana Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 8:59 p.m. MT on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 9 p.m. MT on Tuesday and Friday.
- Lucky For Life: 8:38 p.m. MT daily.
- Lotto America: 9 p.m. MT on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Big Sky Bonus: 7:30 p.m. MT daily.
- Powerball Double Play: 8:59 p.m. MT on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Montana Cash: 8 p.m. MT on Wednesday and Saturday.
- Millionaire for Life: 9:15 p.m. MT daily.
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