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…
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February 27th EPA Stakeholder Meeting Notes
EPA released meeting notes from the February 27th stakeholder meeting on March 6th. Says Laurie Mann from EPA, “We are not currently planning to assemble a written response to the…
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Legal comment on Washington State dissolved oxygen criteria as applied to Lake Spokane
The Hayden Regional Sewer Board, the City of Coeur d’Alene, the City of Post Falls and Inland Empire Paper Company requested attorneys to create a legal analysis of Washington state’s…
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Comments to February 13, 2009 Core Model Workshop
The City of Spokane, Kaiser Aluminum, the City of Coeur d’Alene, Inland Empire Paper, Hayden Area Regional Sewer Board, Avista, Liberty Lake Sewer and Water District, City of Post Falls…
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Sewage plant moves ahead despite unknowns
Spokane County commissioners voted 2-1 on Friday to allow an engineering firm to begin construction on a wastewater treatment plant that will raise sewer bills for residents served by it, most of whom live in Spokane Valley. Decision on whether plant can discharge effluent into the Spokane River still unknown. The Spokesman Review reports.
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EPA Stakeholder Meetings
Schedule and agendas for Spokane River Dissolved Oxygen TMDL meetings
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Maybe in 2030
Polluters say they need 20 years to clean up their act and regulators just might give it to them. The Inlander Reports
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Summary of state water quality standards as it applies to Lake Spokane
The following summary was developed in response to a question posed at the December 11 stakeholder meeting asking Ecology to provide information in support of the designated aquatic life uses on Lake Spokane.
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Against an undercurrent of conflict, an overflowing Spokane River Forum Conference brings new hopes and ideas for addressing regional water problems
The Center for Justice reports on the Spokane River Forum conference, a two day gathering where close to 200 people explored the complexities and possibilities of protecting and restoring the Spokane River.
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Saltese Flats a potential wetlands location, county examines lake bed options
Saltese Flats has attracted the attention of county officials who are looking for ways to maintain the health of the Spokane River in the face of population growth. They think the existing drainage system could be modified to re-create a wetland to store winter and spring runoff and allow it to soak more slowly into the Spokane Valley/Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer. The Spokesman Review reports.