Cities focus on water conservation
Water conservation includes ordinances by some area towns and cities to limit when sprinklers can be used.
Water conservation includes ordinances by some area towns and cities to limit when sprinklers can be used.
Sierra Club and Center for Environment Law and Policy (CELP) announced that they have appealed the Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) 401 Certification for Spokane River dams as favoring Avista Corporation over the Spokane River.
Avista Corp. should do more to protect the Spokane River in return for harnessing its water for hydropower generation, two environmental groups say.
Spokane Mayor Mary Verner, following the lead of Post Falls, has proposed watering regulations that would come with fines up to $125.
Spokane will lead the state this summer, banning high-phosphorus dishwasher detergents to improve water quality, particularly in the Spokane River and Lake Spokane.
Rafting outfitters here say that although the unusually high water in the Spokane River this spring sank the beginning of their seasons, the prolonged runoff will keep them afloat further into the summer’s peak tourism months.
The Spokane Tribe of Indians is in the process of revising its Water Quality Standards and is seeking public comment. Changes to the Standards include the fish consumption rate, the water consumption rate, mixing zones provision and temperature. The deadline for submitting written comments is September 26th, 2008.
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