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The Coeur d’Alene Basin and Silver Valley is a region known for recreational opportunities and mining. Mining and milling operations started in the mid 1880s and left behind lead and other metal contamination throughout the area. This contamination led to the creation of the Bunker Hill Superfund Site extending from the Idaho-Montana border and into portions of eastern Washington. View a map for the Bunker Hill Superfund Site here.

Lead and other heavy metals still exist and can pose a health risk. The Institutional Controls Program (ICP) and Lead Health Intervention Program (LHIP) for the Bunker Hill Superfund Site offer several services and resources, free of charge to users, to help residents protect their health and maintain barriers over contaminated soil. Learn more about limiting exposures to keep your family healthy.

girl riding her bike on the Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes
Click here to learn more about our Bunker Hill/Coeur d’Alene Basin Superfund Site Play Clean Photo Contest!

Upcoming Events

18
Sep

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

ICP Contractor Licensing Course

Panhandle Health District, Kellogg Office

20
Sep

10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Shoshone Medical Center’s Kids Health Fair

Shoshone Medical Center’s Health and Fitness Park

22
Sep

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ICP Contractor Licensing Course

Panhandle Health District, Kellogg Office

25
Sep

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

ICP Contractor Licensing Course

Panhandle Health District, Kellogg Office

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THE DIRT: 2025 Lead Health Intervention Blood Screening

Summer is the time for camping, biking, hiking, and swimming. We explore the great outdoors and, in so doing, put ourselves at risk for lead exposure. Hotter, drier, and dustier conditions also increase this risk. Anyone who recreates within the Bunker Hill Superfund Site may be exposed to lead dust. Because this is a known health risk, Panhandle Health District’s...

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