If Spokane County can not get a permit to send effluent from the wastewater treatment plant they are in the initial phases of building, options for sending treated effluent to wetlands, public parks and Inland Empire Paper are being explored. The Inlander reports.
The Spokane County Commission decided in a split vote Tuesday to sign one of its biggest-ever contracts, hiring CH2M Hill Constructors Inc. to design, build and operate a new sewage treatment facility. Whether the county will receive a permit to discharge effluent into the river is still uncertain. The Spokesman Review reports.
Spokane County needs to raise about $145 million if, as expected, they proceed with building a proposed waste water treatment plant. How to pay for it is now a question. The Spokesman Review reports.
According to Veolia Water North America, their bid to build a new Spokane County wastewater treatment plant would result in fifty percent less phosphorus in treated water and possibly cost less to build. The Spokesman Review reports.
A hearing held by Spokane County commissioners drew a diverse crowd of people with concerns about entering a $170 million contract to build a wastewater treatment plant before getting necessary discharge permits. The county does not know whether discharge from the plant will be allowed into the Spokane River. The Spokesman Review reports.
Spokane County is on the verge of signing what’s believed to be its biggest contract ever to build a wastewater treatment plant, even though no one knows yet whether environmental regulators will allow any of the treated sewage to be discharged into the Spokane River. The Spokesman Review reports.
Spokane County commissioners will hold a public hearing to determine if it is in the public interest to enter into a service contract with CH@M Hill for the design, construction and operation of a regional wastewater treatment facility. Lower Level of the Public Works building, 1026 W. Broadway.