TMDL and NPDES permits schedule updated
The schedule for major tasks, timeframes, and responsibilities necessary to complete modeling for the Spokane River / Lake Spokane dissolved oxygen TMDL and NPDES permits for Idaho and Washington has…
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New dish soap regs reduce phosphate choking of the Spokane River
The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) reports that the 10-month-old ban on high-phosphate dishwasher detergents is beginning to pay off for the Spokane River. Read more about results and tips for cleaning dishes with phosphate free detergents. Ecology reports.
River temporarily closed above Nine Mile Dam
A stretch of the Spokane River above Nine Mile Dam was closed to boaters and swimmers by the Spokane County Commissioners Tuesday. High water and debris over the weekend broke…
Spokane River dischargers stakeholder group provides comment letter
Sarah Hubbard Gray, on behalf of the stakeholder group submitted a comment letter. Notes Hubbard, “I am providing you with the attached letter regarding key issues and concerns relating to…
Center for Justice Comment Letter
Center for Justice comment letter re ability of Spokane County to achieve low effluent phosphorum concentrations.
Water should be plentiful this summer
Parched mountain snowpacks in the Inland Northwest rebounded during March, meaning the current snowpack should keep local rivers flowing at 85 to 100 percent of normal during the summer months. The Spokesman Review reports.
March 25th EPA stakeholder meeting notes released
Spokane Stakeholders, Attached are the questions and comments recorded during our Spokane TMDL meeting last Thursday. We went through each of these comments / questions during the meeting – –…
Post Falls chamber DO comment letter
“Position: The Post Falls Chamber of Commerce recognizes that water is one of our nation’s, and the world’s, most important resources. It is important that federal and state governments enact…
Public to comment on City of Spokane rules to regulate shoreline development
The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) will hold a public hearing on March 24, 2009, to take public comment on a comprehensive update to the city of Spokane’s Shoreline Master Program. The shoreline program includes regulations specific to the Spokane River. Ecology news release reports.
Phosphorus ban disliked, but working to protect Spokane River
A ban on high-phosphorus automatic-dishwasher detergents imposed last July 1 in Spokane County triggered a consumer backlash that lingers today, but appears in early data to be having the desired effect of reducing the amount of the nettlesome nutrient likely being released into the Spokane River. The Spokane Business Journal reports.