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The Future of Water Quality in Coeur d’Alene Lake

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Historic mining activities near Coeur d’Alene Lake in Northern Idaho have contaminated millions of tons of lake sediments with metals. Since enacting environmental regulations in the mid-1970s, metal concentrations in the lake have declined. However, shoreline development, land-use changes within the basin, and other dynamics could reverse this success by increasing nutrient loading that could release metals bound to lake sediments. Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, Kootenai County, and EPA, with the support of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe, have asked the National Academies to analyze data and information about lake water quality and provide recommendations to address issues of concern.

About Past Events

Events

Webinar on the Future of Water Quality in Coeur d’Alene Lake

  • September 30, 2022
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)
  • Webinar
  • Past

The Future of Water Quality in Coeur d’Alene Lake Friday, September 30, 2022 2:00-3:00 PM EDT (11:00 0 12:00 PDT) For 100 years, mining activities upstream of Coeur d’Alene Lake in Northern Idaho have...
Meetings

The Future of Water Quality in Coeur d’Alene Lake Meeting 6

  • April 21 - 22, 2022
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

This is a writing meeting to be held entirely in closed session on April 21 - 22, 2022.

The Future of Water Quality in Coeur d’Alene Lake: Subgroup Meeting 13

  • March 4, 2022
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EST)
  • Closed
  • Tele Conference
  • Past

A subgroup of the committee will hold a closed teleconference to discuss data modeling. The following members of the committee will be present: Sam Luoma, Robert Annear, Michael Brett, Lynn Katz, Robe...

The Future of Water Quality in Coeur d’Alene Lake: Limnology Discussion

  • January 28, 2022
  • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EST)
  • Meeting
  • Past

The public is invited an open session of the Committee on the Future of Water Quality in Coeur d’Alene Lake. This meeting will take place virtually, via Zoom, and will include a Q & A session with lim...

The Future of Water Quality in Coeur d’Alene Lake Meeting 5

  • January 24 - February 2, 2022
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

This is a writing meeting to be held entirely in closed session on January 24, January 31 and February 2, 2022.

The Future of Water Quality in Coeur d’Alene Lake: Subgroup Meeting 12

  • November 29, 2021
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (EST)
  • Closed
  • Tele Conference
  • Past

A subgroup of the committee will hold a teleconference to discuss data analysis. The following members of the committee will be present: Sam Luoma, Robert Annear, Michael Brett, Robert Hirsch, and Geo...
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