SR To Idaho: Restore Monitoring $$$

It should surprise no one, therefore, that a number of business interests have lent their support to the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality’s appeal for $350,000 to restore a water-quality monitoring program that was largely suspended two years ago. Numerous Idaho cities, including Coeur d’Alene and Post Falls, have spoken out, too. The Beneficial Use Reconnaissance Program – more familiar as BURP – was first conducted in 1993 as a pilot program to track the health of some 96,000 miles of Idaho streams, plus the state’s beloved lakes. Every summer thereafter, DEQ has hired college students to collect samples from hundreds of surface water locations around the state. Every summer until two years ago, that is/ Spokesman-Review Editorial Board . More here .

Question: Are you as amazed as I am that southern Idaho solons who rightfully obsess over water in their ‘hood can’t find $350,000 to protect water in North Idaho?