Environment Day June 28, 2018
Session Planners: Doug Elliott-Chair Dave Bobbitt Michelle Johnson
Speakers: David Gabrielsen Mike Henley Mac Mikkelsen Jason Sweet Chip Corsi Cathy Mayer Doug Elloitt Steve Petroni
Kootenai Electric Cooperative Community 1st Bank JUB Engineers
Dan McCracken Jill Swoboda Nick Young
Idaho DEQ Northwest Tile & Floors Young Construction Group
Hancock Forest Management Idaho Forest Group Avista Corporation Bonneville Power Idaho Department of Fish and Game Kootenai County Solid Waste Kootenai Electric Cooperative Hecla Silver Valley, Inc.
Val Wade Ed Moreen Mike Anderson Casey Fisher Rebecca Stevens Laura Laumatia Alissa Gersgorf
Panhandle Health District U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Waste Water Treatment Plant Wastewater Treatment Plant Coeur d’Alene Tribe Coeur d’Alene Tribe Idaho Department of Environmental Quality
Purpose: To develop knowledge and understanding of the issues facing our national, state and local land, water and other natural resource practices impacting the balance between commerce, growth, sustainability and quality of life. Today, we started at Idaho Forest Groups’ Chilco Mill. Breakfast was sponsored by NW Tile and Kootenai Electric. David Gabrielson, Hancock Forest Management, and Mike Henley, Idaho Forest Group, presented. They told us all about the timber industry in this area and a safety briefing. Next, we took a tour of the Avista Dam. We got to see the South Channel, control room, and the outside of the dam. We also got to see the Waster Water Treatment Plant and heard from Jason Sweet about Wildlife and Fisheries. Chris Corsi from the Department of Fish and Game talked to us about their mission, “The people of Idaho own the Wildlife,” and his thoughts on leadership. We also learned about Solid Waste Recycling, Kootenai Electric Cooperative, Hecla Mining, Panhandle Health District, and the CDA Lake Restoration and Management Plan. People from all of these places and programs explained how they work towards protecting and restoring the environment from pollution. Finally, Alyssa Gersdorf talked about the Rathdrum Prarie Aquifer. She told us about the geology, hydrology, and quality of water that it provides to the area.
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