Many leery as North Idaho adjudication begins
Nerves are frazzled as North Idaho begins the complicated and controversial task of identifying which landowners have rights to use what water.
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Water rights process nears
North Idaho residents with questions about the controversial process of sorting out who owns what water rights are invited to a series of town hall meetings.
City agrees to sewer fixes
Two years after a fisherman discovered a city pipe discharging raw sewage into the Spokane River, the Spokane City Council on Monday agreed to a plan to prevent future spills.
New program pinpoints sources of Spokane River Pollution
The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) and the Spokane Regional Health District will begin sending out inspectors this week to work with small business owners to help identify and reduce the amount of toxic chemicals entering the Spokane River.
Cities focus on water conservation
Water conservation includes ordinances by some area towns and cities to limit when sprinklers can be used.
Spokane River and Waterfalls headed to Court
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’s river-use conditions challenged
Avista Corp. should do more to protect the Spokane River in return for harnessing its water for hydropower generation, two environmental groups say.
Proposed restrictions for summer sprinkler use
Spokane Mayor Mary Verner, following the lead of Post Falls, has proposed watering regulations that would come with fines up to $125.
Reducing phosphorus in the Spokane River
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 say big flow a bane, boon
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.