Comment Sought On River Basin

Sat., May 15, 1999

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will take public comment at meetings regarding metals levels in the Coeur d’Alene River Basin.

The agency is taking comments on recently released heavy metals limits for the Coeur d’Alene basin Tuesday at the Wallace Inn in Wallace and Wednesday at the Lake City Senior Center in Coeur d’Alene. Both sessions include a two-hour informational meeting starting at 6 p.m. followed by a two-hour hearing to accept public testimony from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Representatives from EPA and the Idaho Division of Environmental Quality will answer questions during the meetings.

People who want to testify during the hearing need to sign up by 7:45 p.m. Tuesday. Comments will be accepted on the Total Maximum Daily Load metals levels, or “TMDLs,” until June 15.

Written comments can be mailed to Director, EPA Office of Water and Administrator, Idaho DEQ, c/o DEQ Field Office, 2110 Ironwood Parkway, Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814. For more information, call the EPA’s Dick Martindale at (208)664-4588 or Marianne Deppman at (206)553-1237.

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