Comments submitted on Simplot draft waste discharge permit in WA

SRW teamed up with the Center for Food Safety, Columbia Riverkeeper and Food & Water Watch to submit comments on the draft Waste Discharging Permit for Simplot Feeders LLC over its massive feedlot located in eastern Washington on the Columbia River. The feedlot generates approximately 292,000 tons of manure every year and tens of millions […]

Amicus Brief Filed in Shoshone-Bannock Tribes’ Blackrock Land Exchange Case

For the past few years, Snake River Waterkeeper has been working with a broad coalition of advocacy groups including the Center for Biological Diversity, Western Watersheds Project, WildEarth Guardians, Sierra Club, Waterkeeper Alliance and a host of other water advocacy groups to provide legal support to the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes in their ongoing case against Simplot, […]

Joining fellow Waterkeepers in fighting for clean water

SRW has been working alongside a broad coalition of over 89 environmental advocacy and Waterkeeper groups to submit comments to the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. We are asking these federal agencies to adhere to their legal duties to ensure safe and clean drinking water for all U.S. citizens by […]

Waterkeepers submit letter to HHS

A broad coalition of Waterkeepers, including SRW, submitted a letter to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., current head of the Department of Health and Human Services, urging him to take immediate action to: Restore the Office of Environmental Justice to ensure that HHS addresses the needs of communities most affected by climate change. Reinstate funding for […]

Waterkeepers submit letter to EPA

A broad coalition of Waterkeepers, including SRW, submitted a letter to Lee Zeldin, current head of the EPA, expressing our strong opposition to recent agency actions. Our concerns include: Withdrawal of the proposed rule setting effluent limitation guidelines and standards for some PFAS manufacturers. The “reconsideration” of wastewater regulations for certain industrial facilities. Limiting federal […]

Letter opposing salmon extinction bill signed by 78 organizations

On March 3, a coalition of 78 organizations, including SRW, sent a letter to members of Congress in the northwest, voicing our strong opposition to the “Northwest Energy Security Act” (H.R. 626/S. 182). This piece of legislation threatens to undo years of progress made toward restoring salmon populations across the Columbia and Snake River Basins, […]

Letter supporting federal workers signed by 495 organizations

On February 28, the National Parks Conservation Association submitted a letter addressed to U.S. Senators and Representatives that was signed by 495 organizations, including SRW, expressing our deep concern and disapproval of the recent mass firing of federal employees. “Our nation’s public lands are treasures to be stewarded by our land management agencies according to […]

City of Driggs pays $400k penalty & agrees to update WWTP

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the state of Idaho and the City of Driggs, Idaho have agreed on a series of measures the city will undertake to address chronic violations of the Clean Water Act (CWA). This agreement comes on the heels of a notice letter issued by SRW in 2023, […]

2024 Annual Report

As we look to the work ahead in 2025 — a year that is sure to be fraught with environmental threats under a second Trump administration — Snake River Waterkeeper is prepared to fight like never before to protect the Snake River Basin and the fish and wildlife that call this massive, irreplaceable watershed home. […]