EOB: No To Pend Oreille Draw Down

An Idaho state lawmaker says the U.S. Army  Corps of Engineers and the Bonneville Power Administration have decided against a plan to fluctuate Lake Pend Oreille’s level by five feet this winter, a move that would generate more power but threatened to erode shorelines, shift docks and damage habitat for waterfowl. Rep. George Eskridge, R-Dover, said he and other North Idaho lawmakers expressed concerns about the move, as did Idaho’s congressional delegation and Gov. Butch Otter/ Betsy Russell , Eye On Boise. More here .

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