EPA Stakeholder Meetings
Schedule and agendas for Spokane River Dissolved Oxygen TMDL meetings
Year: 2009
Draft dissolved oxygen modeling scenarios updated
The attached document contains a list of the draft modeling scenarios currently being considered by Ecology, IDEQ, the Spokane Tribe and EPA for assessment of Lake Spokane dissolved oxygen impacts.
Spokane River DO Core Model Workshop
On February 13th, a technical meeting was held to review and discuss the draft Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) for the update of the CE-QUAL-W2 model of the Spokane River.
CFJ letter to Manning re compliance schedule
The attached letter to Jay Manning concerns proposed legislation to extend NPDES permit compliance schedules.
Maybe in 2030
Polluters say they need 20 years to clean up their act and regulators just might give it to them. The Inlander Reports
Summary of state water quality standards as it applies to Lake Spokane
The following summary was developed in response to a question posed at the December 11 stakeholder meeting asking Ecology to provide information in support of the designated aquatic life uses on Lake Spokane.
Revised agenda, February 13th modeling workshop
Attached is a revised agenda for the Friday, February 13th modeling workshop.
Against an undercurrent of conflict, an overflowing Spokane River Forum Conference brings new hopes and ideas for addressing regional water problems
The Center for Justice reports on the Spokane River Forum conference, a two day gathering where close to 200 people explored the complexities and possibilities of protecting and restoring the Spokane River.
Geographer proposes study of Spokane River
Professors from the University of Washington and San Diego State have applied for a National Science Foundation grant to work on Spokane River issues. The three-year grant would develop a model for public input and regional decision-making in the 2,400-square mile watershed. The model could become a prototype for resolving water disputes in other areas. The Spokesman Review reports.
Sniffing Out Plan B
If Spokane County can not get a permit to send effluent from the wastewater treatment plant they are in the initial phases of building, options for sending treated effluent to wetlands, public parks and Inland Empire Paper are being explored. The Inlander reports.