County Wants Water-Quality Funding
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filed under:
Water
By
Katherine Wutz
Idaho Mountain Express
November 17, 2010
A lack of money results in a data gap.
The Big Wood River Photo by Mountain Express
Blaine County and other local municipalities are asking Gov. Butch Otter for more funding—but not for themselves.
The county, along with the nonprofit Idaho Conservation League and the cities of Ketchum, Sun Valley and Hailey, requested in a letter dated Nov. 1 that Otter restore funding for a statewide water quality monitoring program that has seen its budget zeroed out for fiscal years 2010 and 2011.
"There's a lot of concern in this valley about water quality," County Commissioner Larry Schoen said in an intrview. "The board's letter to the governor reflects the values of this community."
