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An Idaho lawmaker upset that regulators refuse to bend the rules for a Worley-area cabin owner with an inadequate septic system is proposing legislation that threatens to undermine the Panhandle Health District’s ability to keep sewage out of North Idaho lakes and streams. “I’m just getting their attention up there,” said state Sen. Gary Schroeder, R-Moscow. He added that even if SCR 114 were to be approved, the health district could re-establish its own regulatory authority by writing “another rule tomorrow.” You can read my full story here in today’s Spokesman-Review.
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palousian on January 28 at 10:03 a.m.
What is it with Schroeder and his bullying? First the Parks Board, now Panhandle Health. In this instance Schroeder seems to be saying that continued pollution of Lake C’dA from substandard septic fields is OK, a direct contravention of state policy to reduce nutrient input to the lake as part of the Lake Management Plan.