The Idaho Conservation League’s (ICL) seventh annual study of Idaho’s wastewater treatment plants found in 2023, more than 58% of all sewage facilities in Idaho failed to comply with Clean Water Act standards for the discharge of harmful bacteria, chemicals, toxic metals, and other substances.
CBS2 reports that last year, there were 458 violations of the Clean Water Act among wastewater treatment plants in Idaho.
Over half of these violations were found in just 11 facilities, including Preston, Driggs, and Parma.
Along with reviewing violations from Idaho’s wastewater treatment plants, ICL’s report provides concrete suggestions for ways to engage local leaders to act to improve sewage treatment plants with violations.
ICL will continue to track each facility’s compliance, particularly those with poor track records.
