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Schafer and Associates and Roy F. Weston have completed a management analysis of the Lower Coeur d'Alene River (LCDAR) area for the Bureau of Land Management. This study is intended to provide guidance to BLM for future management of the area giving full consideration to the potential environmental and human health issues in the river and its lateral lakes caused by the presence of large quantities of mining wastes. These wastes were discharged directly into the South Fork of the Coeur d'Alene River eventually contaminating the LCDAR and Lake Coeur d'Alene as well. The objectives of the study were several: (1) Review the past and current management practices of BLM as well as other agencies in the area and assess the possible impact of these practices in light of the environmental problems, (2) Review and summarize the numerous environmental studies which have been conducted in the area to identify the significant environmental and health risks and other issues that BLM must consider in its management plans, (3) Evaluate current BLM capabilities to manage the area considering the special management requirements that may be necessary to address the issues. Identify physical and jurisdictional constraints that are imposed on BLM, (4) Evaluate physical and administrative alternatives that are available to BLM to address the issues related to management of the area; and finally, (5) Recommend actions which BLM should consider to improve its management of the resources in this area identifying the scope of such actions and the resources best qualified to carry them out.

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Title:
Management analysis of BLM Lands on the Lower Coeur d'Alene River
Authors:
Schafer and Associates; Roy F. Weston Inc.
Date Created (ISO Standard):
1990-11
Description:
Schafer and Associates and Roy F. Weston have completed a management analysis of the Lower Coeur d'Alene River (LCDAR) area for the Bureau of Land Management. This study is intended to provide guidance to BLM for future management of the area giving full consideration to the potential environmental and human health issues in the river and its lateral lakes caused by the presence of large quantities of mining wastes. These wastes were discharged directly into the South Fork of the Coeur d'Alene River eventually contaminating the LCDAR and Lake Coeur d'Alene as well. The objectives of the study were several: (1) Review the past and current management practices of BLM as well as other agencies in the area and assess the possible impact of these practices in light of the environmental problems, (2) Review and summarize the numerous environmental studies which have been conducted in the area to identify the significant environmental and health risks and other issues that BLM must consider in its management plans, (3) Evaluate current BLM capabilities to manage the area considering the special management requirements that may be necessary to address the issues. Identify physical and jurisdictional constraints that are imposed on BLM, (4) Evaluate physical and administrative alternatives that are available to BLM to address the issues related to management of the area; and finally, (5) Recommend actions which BLM should consider to improve its management of the resources in this area identifying the scope of such actions and the resources best qualified to carry them out.
Subjects:
water management water quality management lead heavy metals
Location:
Coeur d'Alene River
Latitude:
47.51
Longitude:
-116.15
Collection:
Coeur d'Alene Basin
Rights:
Rights to the digital resource are held by the University of Idaho. http://www.uidaho.edu/
Publisher:
University of Idaho
Contributing Institution:
University of Idaho
Type:
Text
Format:
application/pdf
Cataloger:
wbv
Date Digitized:
2012

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"Management analysis of BLM Lands on the Lower Coeur d'Alene River", Idaho Waters Digital Library, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/iwdl/items/iwdl-cda_schafer_1990.html
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Rights to the digital resource are held by the University of Idaho. http://www.uidaho.edu/
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