Water Assesment & Reclamation | Nez Perce Tribe Water Resources

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Blue North Mill Public Meeting

January 13, 2026

A public open house will be held at January 20, 2026 in the Tribal Water Resources Conference Room, 114 Veterans Dr. Lapwai, Idaho regarding potential abatement of hazardous building materials such as asbestos at the former Blue North Mill. The meeting will follow the Natural Resources Committee Meeting at approximately 11

Nonpoint Source Incentive Program for Producers

July 16, 2025

Producers on the Reservation can earn up to $400 per acre per year for the next few years by implementing vegetated filter strips. To learn more and see if you qualify, click here. Call Ryan Dunbeck (208-843-7368) to get started today.

THE HISTORY

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WHAT WE DO

See first hand the programs and resources we manage to keep our most vital natural resource safe and available.

The Nez Perce Tribe’s Water Resources Division is responsible for assuring that Reservation waters are drinkable, fishable and swimmable, as well as being suitable for cultural and ceremonial uses.

WATER QUALITY & WETLANDS

See first hand the programs and resources we manage to keep our most vital natural resource safe and available.

The Nez Perce Tribe’s Water Resources Division is responsible for assuring that Reservation waters are drinkable, fishable and swimmable, as well as being suitable for cultural and ceremonial uses.

ASSESSMENT, CLEANUP & RECLAMATION

See first hand the programs and resources we manage to keep our most vital natural resource safe and available.

The Nez Perce Tribe’s Water Resources Division is responsible for assuring that Reservation waters are drinkable, fishable and swimmable, as well as being suitable for cultural and ceremonial uses.

WATER RIGHTS

See first hand the programs and resources we manage to keep our most vital natural resource safe and available.

The Nez Perce Tribe’s Water Resources Division is responsible for assuring that Reservation waters are drinkable, fishable and swimmable, as well as being suitable for cultural and ceremonial uses.

UTILITIES & WASTE MANAGEMENT

See first hand the programs and resources we manage to keep our most vital natural resource safe and available.

The Nez Perce Tribe’s Water Resources Division is responsible for assuring that Reservation waters are drinkable, fishable and swimmable, as well as being suitable for cultural and ceremonial uses.

CLIMATE CHANGE

See first hand the programs and resources we manage to keep our most vital natural resource safe and available.

The Nez Perce Tribe’s Water Resources Division is responsible for assuring that Reservation waters are drinkable, fishable and swimmable, as well as being suitable for cultural and ceremonial uses.

EDUCATION & OUTREACH

See first hand the programs and resources we manage to keep our most vital natural resource safe and available.

The Nez Perce Tribe’s Water Resources Division is responsible for assuring that Reservation waters are drinkable, fishable and swimmable, as well as being suitable for cultural and ceremonial uses.

WHAT WE DO

See first hand the programs and resources we manage to keep our most vital natural resource safe and available.

The Nez Perce Tribe’s Water Resources Division is responsible for assuring that Reservation waters are drinkable, fishable and swimmable, as well as being suitable for cultural and ceremonial uses.

WATER QUALITY & WETLANDS

See first hand the programs and resources we manage to keep our most vital natural resource safe and available.

The Nez Perce Tribe’s Water Resources Division is responsible for assuring that Reservation waters are drinkable, fishable and swimmable, as well as being suitable for cultural and ceremonial uses.

ASSESSMENT, CLEANUP & RECLAMATION

See first hand the programs and resources we manage to keep our most vital natural resource safe and available.

The Nez Perce Tribe’s Water Resources Division is responsible for assuring that Reservation waters are drinkable, fishable and swimmable, as well as being suitable for cultural and ceremonial uses.

WATER RIGHTS

See first hand the programs and resources we manage to keep our most vital natural resource safe and available.

The Nez Perce Tribe’s Water Resources Division is responsible for assuring that Reservation waters are drinkable, fishable and swimmable, as well as being suitable for cultural and ceremonial uses.

UTILITIES & WASTE MANAGEMENT

See first hand the programs and resources we manage to keep our most vital natural resource safe and available.

The Nez Perce Tribe’s Water Resources Division is responsible for assuring that Reservation waters are drinkable, fishable and swimmable, as well as being suitable for cultural and ceremonial uses.

CLIMATE CHANGE

See first hand the programs and resources we manage to keep our most vital natural resource safe and available.

The Nez Perce Tribe’s Water Resources Division is responsible for assuring that Reservation waters are drinkable, fishable and swimmable, as well as being suitable for cultural and ceremonial uses.

EDUCATION & OUTREACH

See first hand the programs and resources we manage to keep our most vital natural resource safe and available.

The Nez Perce Tribe’s Water Resources Division is responsible for assuring that Reservation waters are drinkable, fishable and swimmable, as well as being suitable for cultural and ceremonial uses.

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“That area of land, a bounded hydrologic system, within which all living things are inextricably linked by their common water course and where, as humans settled, simple logic demanded that they become part of a community.”

- JOHN WESLEY POWELL

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