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, informing the City that we would file suit if they failed to update their wastewater treatment plant (WWTP), which was illegally dumping massive amounts of effluent into a stream that feeds into the Teton River and Henry’s Fork, both tributaries of the Snake River and key waterways for wildlife and an area prized for its recreational opportunities.