State sinks Lincoln County’s proposal to ease selenium standards
View of Lake Koocanosa from Moriah's Ledge in the summer. (JP Edge/Hungry Horse News)
State officials denied a petition submitted by the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners that sought to ease selenium standards on Lake Koocanusa.
The petition failed to “provide sufficient evidence” to support raising the maximum amount of dissolved selenium allowed in the lake from 0.8 micrograms per liter to 1.5 micrograms per liter, according to a Sept. 2 decision issued by the Montana Department of Environmental Quality.
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