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Joint committee approves dedicated-fund package for DEQ including Triumph Mine monitoring and permitting shifts
Summary
A joint Senate–House budget committee approved a package of dedicated-fund adjustments for the Department of Environmental Quality that included funding for Triumph Mine monitoring, a $1.5 million fund transfer to Coeur d'Alene basin remediation, and personnel shifts to support online permitting and IPDES operations.
Janet Jessup, a budget and policy analyst with Legislative Services, told the joint Senate Finance and House Appropriations committees that the Department of Environmental Quality’s request includes three enhancements: ongoing remediation monitoring at the Triumph Mine, a $1.5 million transfer for Coeur d’Alene Basin remediation, and a fund-source adjustment to shift two employees from federal to dedicated funds to support the Idaho Pollutant Discharge Elimination System…
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