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County staff seeks direction to draft mining-code amendment after nearby mining breached aquifer layer
Kootenai County Community Development · December 11, 2025
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Summary
Kootenai County staff asked the board to allow drafting a mining-code amendment after staff identified cases in an adjacent county where open mining penetrated a layer that allowed aquifer water to surface and be converted to home sites, posing water-quality concerns.
David Callahan, Kootenai County’s director of Community Development, asked the board to consider directing staff to draft a mining-code amendment addressing risks to the Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer.
Callahan told commissioners that staff had identified examples in an adjoining county where open mining reportedly…
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