Noon Lunch Meeting

When thinking about the long history of our organization, it is probably one of our proudest and most enduring achievements. For more than 37 years now, Kootenai Environmental Alliance has hosted speakers and films and debates and discussions on environmental topics over lunch at the Iron Horse on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month. 

This Thursday's Noon Meeting will be presented by Terry Harwood, the Executive Director of the Basin Environmental Improvement Project Commission.

Terry Harwood will discuss the Bunker Hill Mining and Metallurgical and Coeur d'Alene Basin Superfund Sites, including environmental cleanup and restoration work in areas contaminated by mining waste in the Coeur d'Alene River Watershed, Coeur d'Alene Lake, and the upper reaches of the Spokane River. The total length of the system is 166 river miles through northern Idaho and eastern Washington; and the boundary includes an area of about 1,500 square miles. It is one of the largest Superfund sites in the nation.  The Basin Environmental Improvement Project Commission (BEIPC) was created to coordinate cleanup, environmental restoration and related measures in the Basin.