Remember that post about the big nasty clean-up plan in the Coeur d'Alene basin? Now, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will extend a public comment period by 90 days for its upper Coeur d’Alene Basin cleanup plan. Comments on the plan will be due Nov. 23.

Image courtesy of the Kootenai Environmental Alliance.

According to S-R staff reports, Idaho’s Congressional delegation and community leaders had asked for the extension, saying members of the public needed more time to digest the 2,200-page proposal, which focuses on improving water quality through the cleanup of mining waste. This project is a major undertaking as the cleanup would cost $1.3 billion and the work would take place over 50 to 100 years.

You can send comments via email to cdabasin@epa.gov or send it via mail to:

Coeur d’Alene Basin Team
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1200 6th Avenue, Suite 900, MS ECL-113
Seattle, WA 98101

 

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