Lakes Commission meeting scheduled for April 6

Water rights, dam operations, city wastewater treatment all topics on broad agenda

By Reader Staff

The Lakes Commission, a state-sanctioned advisory board advocating for water issues in North Idaho, will host a meeting Thursday, April 6 at the Sandpoint Organic Agricultural Center (10881 N. Boyer Ave.) to hear updates from several agencies involved in operations and projects impacting local waterways.

The meeting is slated to begin at 11 a.m. with the approval of the commission’s October minutes and general board housekeeping items. An update from the Idaho Department of Water Resources regarding Clark Fork/Pend Oreille Water Rights Adjudication will follow, as well as a presentation from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials about current Albeni Falls Dam operations and ongoing local hydrology projects.

Next, Joe Gibbs, of the Dover

Historical Committee, will make a presentation before a 10-minute break around 12:40 a.m.

Following the break, the commission and the attending public will hear from the city of Sandpoint regarding its wastewater treatment plant, then officials from the Idaho Department of Fish and Game will share the agency’s public outreach efforts surrounding Lake Pend Oreille’s fishery.

There will be time for public comment, questions and announcements near the end of the meeting, which is set to wrap up around 2 p.m.

For those unable to attend in person, a Zoom link is accessible at lakescommission.wordpress. com/april-6th-2023.

Those with questions can reach Lakes Commission Executive Director Molly McCahon at 208265-4568 or lakescommission@ gmail.com.