Spokane Valley Upriver Scrub set for September 28th
The 11th annual Spokane River Clean-up is scheduled for Saturday, September 28th. Up to 1,000 people participate in this annual volunteer event that is organized by Friends of the Falls….
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Public Comment for Idaho treatment plants discharging into Spokane River extended to October 3rd
EPA has extended the public comment period for the draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits for the City of Coeur d’Alene, City of Post Falls, and Hayden Area Regional Sewer Board until Thursday, October 3, 2013.
DO TMDL Implementation Advisory Committee Meeting, August 21st
The DO TMDL Implementation Advisory Committee will be meeting: Date: August 21st Time: 1:00 p.m. — 3:30 p.m. Location: Liberty Lake Water and Sewer District DO TMDL Advisory Agenda,…
DO TMDL Tool Box Work Group Meeting, August 21st
The DO TMDL Tool Box Work Group will be meeting August 21st, 10 a.m., Liberty Lake Water and Sewer District
The Spokane River as a Metro Mini Fishing Destination
Sean Visintainer, owner of Silver Bow Fly Shop in Spokane Valley, reports that 65 percent of his shop’s guiding last year was on the Spokane River. Combine that report with…
Metro Redbands
Northwest Fly Fishing Magazine was kind enough to let the Forum reprint a May/June article on discovering the Spokane River as flyfishing destination. Written from the perspective on an angler…
Native Redband Trout: Spokane’s Signature Native Fish
Estimated redband trout populations in the upper Spokane River were between 2,000 and 19,000 fish according to surveys in the 1980s and 1990s. A 2008 survey found, however, fewer than…
August 21st Tool Box Work Group and DO TMDL Implemenation Advisory Committee Meetings
There will be two DO TMDL meetings at Liberty Lake Water and Sewer District on August 21st.
Pollution Control Hearing Board decision regarding Sierra Club appeal of Ecology NPDES permit for Spokane County Regional Water Reclamation Facility.
The Pollution Control Hearings Board issued Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Order regarding Sierra Club and Center for Environmental Law Clinic appeal of Ecology’s NPDES Permit to Spokane County for its Regional Water Reclamation Facility.
Lake Spokane Nutrient Monitoring, 2010-2011: Data Summary Report
In June 2013, Ecology released the “Lake Spokane Nutrient Monitoring, 2010-2011: Data Summary Report”