Water treatment efforts take shape

Plan raises questions, prompt petition

As plans for annual water treatment efforts take shape, some residents are raising concerns over how herbicides used in treatments could affect the community’s health. Concerns range from the treatment schedule, the amount of notice, and how water conditions could affect health and well-being. Around 1,900 signatures have been collected in a petition on Change.org calling on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to stop glyphosate use in Lake Pend Oreille. The Idaho State Department of Agriculture has also been receiving a high volume of calls about similar concerns.

Driftyard opens to year-round use

The Clark Fork Driftyard is being opened to year-round use