Search for Clean Water Continues
The Worden-Ballantine Yellowstone County Water & Sewer District met on Monday evening to discuss a solution to the water contamination issue in the area. Back in the summer of 2019, the main source of drinking water was discovered to be contaminated. Unusually high levels of nitrates had rendered the water unsafe to consume, and boiling […]
Water donations flow into Worden
During these turbulent times for the Worden Ballantine Yellowstone County Water and Sewer District (WBYC), they have thankfully been receiving an outpouring of support from across Yellowstone County, including much needed pallets of water for the people of the Worden/Ballantine area. WBYC also encourages anyone with a well in the area to test it, and […]
DEQ tests Worden water; show lower levels of Nitrates
While the Worden Ballantine Yellowstone County Water and Sewer District (WBYC) is keeping their nitrate alert in effect for the time being pending additional test results from the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), they have confirmed the nitrate levels in the water have returned below the danger level of 10 mg/L, testing at 7.8 mg/L […]
WARNING: Worden water contamination poses health risks
The Worden, Ballantine, Yellowstone County Water and Sewer District issued a drinking water warning on Tuesday, June 10, 2019 informing area residents that water samples have tested above the maximum contaminant level of nitrates. DO NOT allow infants to drink any tap water in the Worden area.