The City of Libby will hold a public Hearing on April 15, 2013 at 6pm at City Hall, 952 East Spruce Street in Libby, MT, for the purpose of obtaining public comments regarding a proposed application to the Montana Department of Commerce’s Community Block Grant (CDBG) Program for the Flower Creek Dam. At the public [...]
Flower Creek Dam Update
January 30, 2013
The design of the dam is proceeding as scheduled, and construction is anticipated to begin late summer or early fall 2013. Water rights have been updated to include a storage water right. The volume of the current water right was increased to account for existing and potential growth within the water system service area. This [...]
Community Development Block Grant Public Hearing
January 30, 2013
The City of Libby will hold a public hearing on February 6, 2013 at 6 pm at City Hall, 952 East Spruce Street in Libby, MT, for the purpose of obtaining public comments regarding the City’s overall community development needs (public facilities, economic development, and housing needs), including the needs of low and moderate income [...]
City of Libby Recommended for Grant Awards
January 30, 2013
The City of Libby has been recommended to receive a $750,000 grant from the Treasure State Endowment Program (TSEP) as well as a $100,000 grant from the Montana Department of Natural Resources Renewable Resource Grant Loan Program (DNRC-RRGL). These funds are intended to help offset construction costs of the Flower Creek Dam Replacement Project. The [...]
Drilling Completed
July 24, 2012
After weeks of rain and difficult working conditions, the City of Libby successfully completed construction of the access road and crane pad at Flower Creek Dam on the afternoon of June 11, 2012. A 175-ton hydraulic crane from Rhodes Crane and Rigging was mobilized to the site on June 12, and CRUX Subsurface (the specialty [...]
Surface Mapping and Exploratory Drilling
June 20, 2012
NTL/Terracon is proceeding with surface mapping and exploratory drilling on the north and south proposed abutments. In the attached PDF and forthcoming exhibits, reference is often made to north and south or left and right areas of the project. The north abutment of the existing and proposed dam is the left side, as seen from [...]
Environmental Report Available to Public
June 18, 2012
The City of Libby will hold a public meeting on Monday July 2, 2012 at 6:30pm for the purpose of obtaining public comments regarding the Environmental Report for the Flower Creek Dam Project. A hard copy of the Environmental Report may be obtained by contacting City Administrator Jim Hammons. All attendees will have the opportunity [...]
A New Project Website
April 26, 2012
An informational website is active and available to provide information about the City of Libby Water Improvement Project. The website will be updated with the latest project status and provide citizens a way to contact the project team with any questions they may have.