Corps details lake's water management

PRIEST RIVER — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers representatives gave a lesson in “Albeni Dam 101” during Wednesday night’s public meeting designed to outline the current and upcoming water management operations of Lake Pend Oreille.

Audience members, however, gave the Corps’ presentation a failing grade and adamantly demanded the agency keep local communities better informed through transparency and more public hearings.

Around 40 concerned citizens, most of whom live on the lake or above the Albeni Falls Dam, attended the meeting which designed to discuss the upcoming fall and winter operations, lake level coordination and a review of this year’s spring and summer operations.

Bonner County Commissioner Mike Nielsen led the charge in letting officials know the community expects to be kept in the loop.

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