Commission grants EPA access to section of Milk River

The Hill County Commission approved a memorandum of understanding with the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation and granted the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency permission to study part of the Milk River.

During the meeting Hill County Commissioner Mark Peterson said the EPA sent the county a letter requesting permission to pass through county-owned land to access a section of the Milk River that they want to study for their National Rivers and Streams Program.

Peterson said the agency wants to examine stream conditions by collecting biological and habitat informat...