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Avista reducing water releases from Post Falls Dam

| August 7, 2026 3:20 PM

 Avista will reduce water releases from Post Falls Dam to the minimum level required under Avista’s federal operating license beginning this week.

The region’s continued hot and dry weather is decreasing water levels in Lake Coeur d’Alene, a press release said Friday. As a result, Avista, the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, and the Washington Department of Ecology will follow licensing requirements to reduce water releases from Post Falls Dam.

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