Got water? Good to drink?
Expo 50 H20 Water Symposium Leads the Conversation The blessings of our region’s Spokane Valley Rathdrum Prairie sole source aquifer has historically provided our communities the good news answer of…
Water Rights
An anxiety free water future?
Let’s be honest, there’s a lot of anxiety going on, and it’s not just emanating from the halls of Washington D.C. In the Evergreen state, 2016 saw a “process” to…
My water, your water, our water
The challenges of providing water to one and all will again be front and center at the Spokane River Forum Conference this November. And this is as it should be….
Do fish have a water right?
Instream flow (the amount of water flowing past a point in the river at a given time) is a regulatory term people in the Coeur d’Alene-Spokane corridor may come to…
Planning for Rathdrum Prairie future water needs: ID advisory committee seeks input on water management plan
An Advisory Committee appointed by the Idaho Water Resource Board is seeking citizen input for meeting future water needs, preventing conflict over water resources, and protecting the water quality of the aquifer. Evening of November 18th. CAMP news release.
Idaho kicking off Comprehensive Aquifer Management Plan
July, 2009 The Idaho Water Resource Board (IWRB) issued a news release that they are “kicking off the process to develop a long-term Comprehensive Aquifer Management Plan (CAMP) for the…
Department of Ecology gears up for Spokane area water right adjudication
In 2010, the Washington Department of Ecology is expected to begin a water right adjudication process for the Spokane area. For those that extract and use water on their property…
Idaho water rights process starts with mailing
Idaho is beginning the process of adjudicating water rights in the Coeur d’Alene-Spokane River basin. The Spokesman Review reports.
Commencement order starts Idaho water right adjudications for the Spokane Rathdrum Praire Aquifer
On November 12th, 2008 Idaho Disctrict Court Judge John M. Melanson ordered commencement of the Coeur D’Alene-Spokane River Basin General Adjudication.
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.