Stewardship, decisive action needed to clean up fouled river
Rick Eichstaedt’s guest editorial in the Spokesman Review calls for more action on the Spokane River.
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Group seeks more river access
Recreationists appeal to city to unlock the gates at boat launches. The Spokesman Review Reports
Documents for May 27th Technical Meeting
On May 27, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. EPA hosted a meeting to discuss the technical aspects of the TMDL model scenarios. The meeting goal was to provide a clearer understanding…
Center for Justice Writes Ecology Director about Spokane River TMDLs
In a letter to Jay Manning, Director of Washington Department of Ecology, the Center for Justice writes “there are several important reasons why the PCB TMDL should be completed as…
Draft Spokane River Modeling Report 2009
Ben Cope with EPA distributed the attached draft report “from Portland State on the update on the core water quality model to be used for development of the Spokane River…
Geographic Response Plan Workshop for the Spokane River
Members of the public and the oil spill response community have an opportunity to attend a Geographic Response Plan (GRP) Workshop for the Spokane River. The meeting will be held:…
EPA response to Spokane River discharger stakeholder group April 10 letter
Attached is EPA’s response to an April 10 letter sent to EPA by the Spokane River Discharger Stakeholder group.
PCB Problems
If a power pole falls in the parking lot of a Coeur d’Alene restaurant, how many fish sticks can you eat on the Spokane Indian Reservation? As the Inlander reports, PCBs in the Spokane River creates a daunting challenge.
Law extends time limit for Spokane River cleanup
A new law will relax the deadline for cleaning up the Spokane River and other waterways, allowing more time for some measures to take effect. Without the change, wastewater dischargers would have to meet stringent new limits on pollutants within a decade. The change, signed into law Monday by Gov. Chris Gregoire, says the standards must be met “as soon as possible” and within 20 years at most. The Spokesman Review reports.
Spokane Falls will flow full time
Avista Utilities and the Sierra Club have worked out an agreement for year-round flows of Spokane Falls. Even after sunset, when most of the tourists have left Riverfront Park, water will spill over a series of descending basalt columns. The Spokesman Review reports.