Our Gem: Keeping Coeur d’Alene Lake’s water quality in check
Idaho Department of Environmental Quality’s inventory of nutrient sources to the Coeur d’Alene watershed.
Image courtesy of IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Did you know Coeur d’Alene Lake is part of the Bunker Hill Mining and Metallurgical Complex Superfund Site? A recent Our Gem community survey revealed fewer than 30 percent of respondents were aware the Lake is included in the Superfund Site. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) listed the site on the National Priorities List in 1983, which seeks to address legacy impacts of mining, primarily heavy metals contamination...
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