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There is not yet a timeline for the decommissioning of the outhouse. “I believe that the goals and intentions of the Corps and Lake Pend Oreille Waterkeeper for The Point’s cleanliness are the same,” he said. Johnson remains hopeful that education and enforcement will improve the situation at Springy Point peninsula.

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“It’s particularly frustrating as there is clearly a need, permits and funding are available to install a new facility, we just haven’t been able to get buy-in from the major jurisdictions.” “This is clearly an unfortunate situation as people are continuing to use the peninsula as an outdoor restroom,” Holt told the Reader Oct. This one just goes to show how different people prefer different experiences. 25 conversation with USACE officials, LPOW Executive Director Steve Holt said the Corps “made it clear that they have no interest in providing or maintaining a vault toilet for public use in that location any longer.” Hope, ID 83836 (208) 264-5894 Blue Lake RV Resort. Blowing Springs Campground - 4.25 mi / 6.84 km Bolar Mountain Rec Area 2 Mid - 4.29 mi / 6.91 km Greenwood Point Campground - 4.52 mi / 7.27 km Lake Sherwood Rec Area NF Campground - Campground amenities include drinking water, flush toilets, showers and a dump station. Lake Pend Oreille Waterkeeper is working on behalf of several concerned boaters and neighbors to argue that repairing or replacing the current facility is imperative in order to maintain the cleanliness of the peninsula, which is prone to having trash, toilet paper and waste dumped on its shore.ĭuring the Sept. Over time, the lime will deteriorate the waste, and a large mound of dirt - placed over the vault at the time of demolition - will eventually fill the hole. To shut down the facility, the outhouse and toilet will be removed, the top of the vault opened and lime sprinkled over the waste. Be the first to add a review to the Springy Point Campground. “Additionally, we’ll be removing a potential environmental hazard in an area prone to high water and erosion from watercraft.” “By assisting our visitors through proper education and enforcement I have faith that we can not only hold people accountable to keeping this popular day-use area clean, but also save taxpayer money by not duplicating a service already being offered just a few hundred yards away,” Johnson said.

Springy Point Recreation Area 208 / 4373133. 6 that the Corps and LPOW “agreed to disagree on the path forward.” A lakeside campground twelve miles southeast of town on Garfield Bay Rd. USACE Chief of Natural Resources Taylor Johnson told the Sandpoint Reader Oct.

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