THE BIG HOLE WATERSHED COMMITTEE, AN EXISTING WATERSHED GROUP LOCATED IN DIVIDE, MONTANA, WILL DESIGN WATERSHED MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES THAT WILL RESTORE THE ABANDONED ELKHORN MINE AND MILL SITE AND MITIGATE DOWNSTREAM CONTAMINATION THE MINE HAS A DOCUMENTED HISTORY OF BEING A POINT AND NON POINT SOURCE FOR POLLUTION THAT IS AN ONGOING RISK TO THE AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM AND DOWNSTREAM PUBLIC DRINKING WATER SUPPLIES THE COMMITTEE IS CURRENTLY COMPOSED OF A 22 MEMBER GOVERNING BOARD THAT REPRESENTS DIVERSE INTERESTS INCLUDING RANCHING, UTILITIES, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SPORTSMEN, CONSERVATIONISTS, TOURISM, AND OUTFITTERS FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES PARTICIPATE IN AN ADVISORY ROLE THE WATERSHED GROUP WORKS IN THE ENTIRE BIG HOLE WATERSHED AND THIS PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON ELKHORN CREEK, A HEADWATER TRIBUTARY ENTIRELY WITHIN THE NATIONAL FOREST THE GROUP WILL FOCUS ON STAKEHOLDER COORDINATION, CULTURAL RESOURCE ASSESSMENTS, WATER AND SOIL CONTAMINATION CHARACTERIZATION STUDIES, AND PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING DESIGNS FOR WATER RESOURCE RESTORATION THROUGH THE REMOVAL OF CONTAMINATION