KTVB

BPD: Man drives through fences, canal banks before crashing into pond at Esther Simplot Park

BOISE, Idaho — A man is in the hospital after police said he drove into a pond at Esther Simplot Park on Wednesday morning. At 9:30 a.m., Boise Police officers responded to reports of a " reckless ...
KARE 11

DNA tests reveal sources of E. coli contamination in Boise ponds

BOISE - DNA test results show that fecal bacteria from dogs, geese and humans contributed to the recent E. coli contamination in several Boise ponds, city officials said on Sunday. Ponds in Esther ...
KTVB

High level of E. coli found at Quinn's Pond, Esther Simplot Park

BOISE, Idaho — The City of Boise is warning visitors to Esther Simplot Park to swim at their own risk after elevated levels of E. coli bacteria were found in two popular ponds at that location. The ...
The Idaho Press-Tribune

Swimming pond at Esther Simplot Park reopened after bacteria discovered in July

Esther Simplot Park’s Pond No. 1 and the children’s beach has reopened for swimming following the discovery of cyanobacteria in the water last month. The bacteria, or blue-green algae bloom, was first ...
Idaho Statesman

Esther Simplot Park excavation in Boise unearths debris, contamination

The future site of Boise’s Esther Simplot Park has been used many ways over the years, few of them compatible with a city park. In the 1940s, some of the land was used as an airfield to train student ...
The Idaho Press-Tribune

Esther Simplot's swimming ponds had to close because of bacteria. Officials hope a new system fixes the problem

BOISE — The popular swimming ponds at Esther Simplot Park have closed multiple times since the park opened because of bacteria. City officials are crossing their fingers that won’t happen again. Ever ...