E-Cycle for the Holidays
Find vendors who recycle electronics at www.spokanewastedirectory.org Today’s iPhone has more computer power than NASA used to send man to the moon. Point being, it doesn’t take long for yesterday’s…
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Sullivan 2010
Check out flips, spins and low angle cartwheels at five Spokane River play boat areas: Trailer Park Wave, Corbin, Dead Dog Hole, Sullivan and the lower Spokane.
Visit New Spokane EnviroStars Waste Directory
The Spokane River Forum has launched a new waste directory designed to help local residents and businesses make choices that protect the region’s sole-source aquifer and improve the quality of the Spokane River. Done in collaboration with 8 local agencies and non-profits, safely disposing of hazardous and other waste just got easier. Visit www.spokanewastedirectory.org
Spokane County wastewater plant needs new PCB permit
A Superior Court Judge ruled that Spokane County’s wastewater treatment plant will need a new permit that measures the amount of PCBs being put into the Spokane River. The Spokesman Review reports. Come to the Spokane River Forum Conference November 19-20 to learn more about efforts to reduce toxics and other waste into the Spokane River.
Climate Change and Crowdsourcing come together at conference
What do climate change, crowdsourcing and natural resource management have in common? A lot if you ask Dan Isaak, a U.S. Forest Service fish biologist who will be the Spokane River Forum Conference lunch keynote Thursday, November 20th.
Spokane’s Riverfront Park bond vote has river running through it
The ballots have dropped for the City of Spokane’s proposed $60 million dollar Riverfront Park master plan.
Tighter regulations approved for septic tanks along Spokane River and other shorelines
October 15th The WA Department of Ecology has approved an amendment to the Spokane County (County) Shoreline Master Program (SMP) which, except for unique circumstances, doesn’t allow installation of septic…
My water, your water, our water
The challenges of providing water to one and all will again be front and center at the Spokane River Forum Conference this November. And this is as it should be….
Avista to build Nine Mile Dam boat take out in late October
The Spokane River Water Trail is set to gain another great asset this fall. As part of Avista’s Spokane River Recreation Plan, the company will be building an access for…
EPA issues NPDES wastewater discharge permits for Coeur d’Alene, Post Falls and HARBS
After 10 years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued Coeur d’Alene, Post Falls and the Hayden Area Regional Sewer Board (HARSB) NPDES wastewater discharge permits to the Spokane River. The CDA Press reports.