The city of Coeur d’Alene is embarking on a nine-year plan to upgrade its wastewater treatment facility, at a cost of about $72 million. These upgrades will allow the city to comply with anticipated stringent new water-quality standards for the Spokane River. The Journal of Business reports.
A white-water park planned near downtown Spokane has some anglers worried about the park’s possible effect on the river’s native redband trout population. The Spokesman Review reports.
Avista announced successfully completing a seven year process to relicense five hydroelectric projects on the Spokane River. The new license sets conditions for Avista operating these projects for the next 50 years. This post connects you to a Spokesman article, Avista press release and other resources about this watershed event.
June 23, 2009 Spokane Stakeholders, Attached please find the draft PSU (Portland State University) report that summarizes the results of 4 different TMDL scenario runs for the Spokane River TMDL….
In 2010, the Washington Department of Ecology is expected to begin a water right adjudication process for the Spokane area. For those that extract and use water on their property…
June 17, 2009 The attached letter from the Idaho congressional delegation was sent to Lisa Jackson, Environmental Protection Administration administrator. This letter summarizes “… concerns about the process and handling…
From: Laurie Mann, EPA To: Spokane TMDL Stakeholders: The attached files contained detailed information about the TMDL scenarios that PSU will be running this week and early next week. We…
From: Laurie Mann, EPA To: Spokane TMDL Stakeholders We look forward to meeting with you to discuss the Spokane TMDL on Thursday June 25th, and are also pleased to inform…
Idaho Department of Lands sent out a Notice of Public Hearing for proposed dredging at Blackwell Island. According to the application (see attached) “Some soils to be dredged contain total metal concentrations in excess of limits allowed for fish, wildlife, and aquatic habitat. …
The Spokane River will be closed from the Harvard Street Bridge to the Barker Road Bridge.
