Idaho Environmental Quality Dept.: $33 Million in Leading Idaho Funds Allocated to Coeur D'Alene Lake
June 10, 2023
June 10, 2023
BOISE, Idaho, June 10 -- The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news:
Historic mining activities in the Coeur d'Alene Basin have led to widespread metals contamination from the South Fork Coeur d'Alene River to Lake Coeur d'Alene and on to the Spokane River. Ongoing remediation efforts have been occurring since the 1980s, but the work must continue. One major concern for Coeur d'Alene Lake is the legacy contaminated lakebed sediments deposited from the hi . . .
Historic mining activities in the Coeur d'Alene Basin have led to widespread metals contamination from the South Fork Coeur d'Alene River to Lake Coeur d'Alene and on to the Spokane River. Ongoing remediation efforts have been occurring since the 1980s, but the work must continue. One major concern for Coeur d'Alene Lake is the legacy contaminated lakebed sediments deposited from the hi . . .