Group seeks more river access
Recreationists appeal to city to unlock the gates at boat launches. The Spokesman Review Reports
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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…
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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:…
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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.
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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.
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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.
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New Gonzaga Environmental Law Clinic to Support Spokane River Keepers
Mike Chappell finds himself in the right place at the right time to help Gonzaga convene a new environmental law clinic devoted to the Spokane River and other regional waterways. The Center for Justice Reports.
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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.