Agencies eye project to improve Kootenai River
Two anglers try their luck on the Kootenai River below the Libby Dam in early January 2024. (Scott Shindledecker/The Western News)
Federal and state agencies are considering a project that they say would improve nutrients in the Kootenai River.
The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks (MFWP) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) are evaluating implementation of the Kootenai River Nutrient Addition Project.
Bonneville proposes to provide funding to Fish, Wildlife and Parks for implementation of a pilot study intended to enhance depleted nutrient levels in the Kootenai River downstream of Lake Koocanusa.
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