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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Some reservoir operators in the Northwest say wilder swings in weather patterns in the last decade are making it trickier to fill reservoirs for irrigation and power generation while also avoiding the risk of flooding homes downstream. Upper Columbia Senior Water Manager Joel Fenolio with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says they're struggling with recent weather patterns but statistical data from past years is still reliable for making predictions.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A Boise ski and snowboard park developer has agreed to pay the federal government $10,000 to settle a claim that it violated asbestos removal regulations. The Idaho Statesman reports that Gateway Parks LLC was accused of not giving the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proper notice on plans to demolish an asbestos-containing building.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho State Board of Education is optimistic that 60 percent of Idaho's young adults will have either a college degree or certificate by 2020. The board set the goal in 2010.
POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Officials in the southeastern city of Pocatello say a water pollution control facility discharged water with elevated levels of bacteria into the Portneuf River. The city in a notice on Monday required by its National Pollution Discharge Permit said wastewater returned to the river on March 31 exceeded acceptable levels for E. coli bacteria.
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