Coeur d’Alene Tribe, state of Idaho reach water rights settlement agreement

By: Clark Corbin

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: March 5, 2026

Words: 686

Last Updated: 5 days, 5 hours ago

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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.

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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 …

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