Month: November 2008

WA and ID sign MOU to monitor effects of proposed summer discharges from Post Falls Dam

November 28, 2008

A memorandum of understanding allows Washinton, Idaho and the Coeur d’Alene Tribe to participate in a monitoring study of Post Falls Dam. The study will be used to determine final conditions that Idaho Department of Environmental Quality will place on summer discharges of water at Post Falls Dam. These conditions are part of Avista’s proposed 50 year license to continue operating Post Falls Dam. The Spokane River Forum reports.

City of Spokane offers plan for shoreline

November 28, 2008

The City of Spokane has won Washington Department of Ecology praise for draft shoreline regulations being proposed within the city limits. Draft plans being developed by Spokane County, however, remain the subject of controversy. The Spokesman Review reports.

Ecology memo outlines considerations for changing dissolved oxygen standard for Lake Spokane

November 23, 2008

The attached Ecology memo describes issues of consideration for pursuing a Use Attainability Analysis (UAA) and Site Specific Criteria changes in Lake Spokane.

Ecology releases DO TMDL correspondence

November 23, 2008

Correspondence between EPA, Washington Department of Ecology and Idaho Department of Environmental Quality and stakeholders were released.

Crowd urges caution on sewage plant

November 19, 2008

A hearing held by Spokane County commissioners drew a diverse crowd of people with concerns about entering a $170 million contract to build a wastewater treatment plant before getting necessary discharge permits. The county does not know whether discharge from the plant will be allowed into the Spokane River. The Spokesman Review reports.

Discharge rules still unclear for new facility

November 18, 2008

Spokane County is on the verge of signing what’s believed to be its biggest contract ever to build a wastewater treatment plant, even though no one knows yet whether environmental regulators will allow any of the treated sewage to be discharged into the Spokane River. The Spokesman Review reports.

Commencement order starts Idaho water right adjudications for the Spokane Rathdrum Praire Aquifer

November 18, 2008

On November 12th, 2008 Idaho Disctrict Court Judge John M. Melanson ordered commencement of the Coeur D’Alene-Spokane River Basin General Adjudication.

Sierra club questions Spokane County entering wastewater treatment contract with CH2MHill

November 15, 2008

The Sierra Club submitted a letter to Spokane County urging the Commissioners to rethink wastewater treatment technology before entering into a costly contract with CH2MHill. The Sierra Club reports, including a copy of the letter.

CELP Spokane River Workshop

November 15, 2008July 31, 2018

Workshop sponsored by conservation groups to inform the public about new events that impact the Spokane River and what you can do to become a good steward. Click on post for flyer and further details.

Federal, state and tribal agencies release workplan and schedule to assess dissolved oxygen in Spokane River and Lake Spokane.

November 10, 2008

The attached work plan and schedule describes the objectives, structure, responsibilities, personnel, and decision-making process that will be used by four agencies to develop the inter-state Spokane River water quality model. A letter describing Ecology’s interpretation of the Washington water quality standard for dissolved oxygen in Lake Spokane is also attached.

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