Due to delays, the Washington Department of Ecology may complete Spokane County’s Shoreline Management Plan. The plan will regulate development and maintenance of 750 miles of shorelines along rivers, lakes and streams. The Spokesman Review reports.
Clean-up of toxic metals sediment at Harvard Road is going well. Re-opening of the site could occur as soon as Monday, September 15.
The Sierra Club and Center for Justice’s long held views regarding phosphorus loading in the Spokane River are now being upheld by EPA. Their news release summarizes what has occurred and provides links to additional information.
EPA has changed course in calculating Idaho’s allowable contribution of phosphorus to the Spokane River. The Spokesman Review reports.
Clean up of toxic metals in the shoreline sediments on the north side of the Spokane River at Harvard Road began Tuesday, August 19.
Clean up of toxic metals in the shoreline sediments on the north side of the Spokane River at Harvard Road is beginning Tuesday, August 19.
The Washington Department of Ecology Urban Waters Initiative is investigating storm drains that spill into the Spokane River to find sources of PCBs, PBDEs and other toxins infiltrating the river system.