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A Big Win for the Boise River

Advocates for the West, the Idaho Conservation League and NEDC win in a Clean Water Act case protecting the Boise River.

July 23, 2012

Judge agrees that this water capture is not enough to curtail arsenic from polluting the nearby creek.

Credit: Idaho Conservation League

NEDC, the Idaho Conservation League and Advocates for the West teamed up to bring suit against Atlanta Gold Inc. in spring 2011.

On July 19, 2012, the U.S. District Court for the State of Idaho issued a Memorandum of Decision imposing a $2 million penalty to be paid by Atlanta Gold for their violations of the Clean Water Act. Additionally, the court ordered Atlanta Gold to implement measures to come into compliance with their NPDES permit. This is a big win for the Boise river, Idaho and the Pacific Northwest.

To learn more about this victory, read the Associated Press article at the Washington Post or visit Boise Public Radio.

Clean Water Victory!

Regularly updating water pollution permits spurs innovation and progress. Thanks to the legal team at the Earthrise Law Center and to NEDC board member Karl Anuta for years of hard work on this matter, and to Governor Kate Brown for including a major commitment in her newly-released budget to reduce Oregon’s water quality permit backlog.

A Big Win for the Boise River

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