Washington Problems Costly For Idaho
Washington's Department of Environmental Quality and the Environmental Protection Agency are moving closer to finding ways to clean up Long Lake. The goal is to get all the cities and towns along the Spokane River to cut how much soap and phosphorus they dump in the water. But for towns in Idaho, new rules could have them paying millions for a problem found only in Washington. Phosphorus in Long Lake has created large algae blooms and cut oxygen to fish. For almost 10 years, environmental officials have been working on a plan to fix the problem. The public comment period ends Friday and people living in the city of Post Falls are speaking loudly/KREM. More here.
Question: Should the cities of Post Falls, Coeur d'Alene and Hayden be on the hook for millions of dollars in sewer plant upgrades to fix a phosphorus problem in Long Lake?