Big Payette Lake Water Quality Council

Science, Stewardship and Advocacy for a Sustainable Lake

What is the Big Payette Lake Water Quality Council?

The Big Payette Lake Water Quality Council is an incorporated non-profit organization. The Council is solutions-based and focused on advocating for sensible environmental standards backed by science and monitoring, community engagement, and a collaborative process of working together to protect Payette Lake.

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Science

The Council is supporting graduate research studies on near-shore water quality, shoreline erosion, and wave and wake effects in Payette Lake conducted by the University of Idaho and Western Colorado University.

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Stewardship

Covering five areas, Lake*A*Syst conveys stewardship of Big Payette Lake to homeowners, landscapers, contractors, road builders and others who might have a hand in affecting the quality of our lake. It can be a blueprint for handing a healthy lake to generations who come after us.

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Advocacy

The Council is working with partner organizations, local jurisdictions, concerned residents and agencies to come to practical solutions for protecting the watershed of Payette Lake from a selloff of State endowment lands and subsequent large-scale private development.
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