ICL: Tap Lake To Recharge Aquifer?

As Spokane grows and the climate warms, water managers are worried that water supplies might start running low for folks in Spokane and Spokane Valley. So the Washington Department of Ecology commissioned a study by the Washington Water Research Center at Washington State University to explore how to augment the Spokane Valley-Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer. The study found that recharging the aquifer by tapping into Lake Pend Oreille is technically feasible. But it does not answer the question, is it wise ?/Susan Drumheller , Idaho Conservation League. More here. (SR file photo of Buttonhook Regatta on Idlewild Bay)

Question: What do you make of the Washington-based study finding that it’s technically feasible to recharged the Rathdrum/Spokane Valley Aquifer by tapping into Lake Pend Oreille?