Leaders of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe and Idaho state officials announced Thursday they have reached what the two sides described as a historic water rights settlement agreement following more than a decade of lawsuits and negotiations.
The Coeur d’Alene Tribe’s Tribal Council Chairman Chief Allan, Tribal Council Member Ernest Stensgar, Idaho Gov. Brad Little and Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador announced the Coeur d’Alene Tribe Water Rights Settlement Agreement during ceremonies in downtown Boise Thursday morning.
“It’s a good day for the Coeur d’Alene Tribe. It’s a good day for us in Idaho with an agreement that will be with us as we go into the next seven generations to protect our environment, protect our fisheries, protect our wildlife and the people that live, play and work around our waters,” Stensgar said during the ceremony. “…