The Spokane River Forum serves as a clearinghouse and information exchange for all things Spokane River.
Posted on September 1st, 2010
Kelly Susewind, Water Quality Program Manager for the Washington State Department of Ecology, provided the Coeur d'Alene Press a guest editorial regarding implementation of the Spokane River clean up plan (or DO TMDL) and litigation Idaho municipalities filed challenging the plan.
Tags: Environmental Protection Agency, Post Falls, Washington Department of Ecology
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Posted on August 26th, 2010
Idaho Governor Otter and Post Falls Mayor Clay Larkin met behind closed doors on Wednesday to discuss how Idaho agencies that discharge wastewater to the river can avoid a costly court battle with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Tags: City of Post Falls
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Posted on August 25th, 2010
A lawsuit over river discharges threatens the January 2012 startup of a new Spokane County sewage treatment plant, so officials are working on a backup. Plan B, restoration of a wetland with treated wastewater, requires county officials to exercise many of the land-use tools in their kit – and one that doesn’t yet exist. The Spokesman Review reports.
Tags: Saltese Flats, Spokane County
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Posted on July 27th, 2010
The Forum worked with experts to create a lay person’s guide to understanding what’s at stake and the debate behind Idaho dischargers challenging the DO TMDL.
Tags: City of Coeur d'Alene, City of Post Falls, Hayden Lake Sewer Board, Washington Department of Ecology
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Posted on July 14th, 2010
At Long Lake, hundreds of dead carp are washing up on beaches, collecting under docks and creating a stink for residents living along the 24-mile reservoir.
Tags: Avista, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
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Posted on July 7th, 2010
The Post Falls City Council approved a resolution to file a lawsuit against the federal government over the Spokane River DO TMDL. The Hayden Area Regional Sewer Board is expected to join the suit.
Tags: City of Post Falls, Hayden Area Regional Sewer Board, Washington Department of Ecology
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Posted on July 6th, 2010
The Post Falls City Council on Tuesday, July 6th will consider a resolution that affirms filing a lawsuit over phosphorus discharge permit regulations. The lawsuit stems from EPA's acceptance of a DO TMDL that regulates phosphorus discharge in Washington. EPA, using modeling developed with Washington looking at wastewater treatment discharge impacts from Post Falls to Long Lake dam, expects to issue permits to Idaho dischargers within months.
Tags: City of Post Falls, Environmental Protection Agency, Post Falls
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Posted on July 2nd, 2010
Area conservation groups sent a letter to Ecology asking proposed that eastern Washington regulations for stormwater permits be tightened. These regulations can affect the Spokane River and other waterbodies throughout the region.
Tags: American Rivers, Futurewise, The Columbia Riverkeeper, The Gonzaga Environmental Law Clinic, The Lands Council, The Spokane Riverkeeper, The Washington Environmental Council, Trout Unlimited
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Posted on May 28th, 2010
Spokane County's 167 million dollar sewage treatment plant could become operational by early 2012. This assumes the Department of Ecology will issue a permit to discharge treated effluent into the Spokane River. The Spokesman Review reports.
Tags: Spokane County, Washington Department of Ecology
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Posted on May 21st, 2010
12 years of study and numerous collaborative efforts has culminated in EPA approving Washington’s DO TMDL (also called a Water Quality Improvement Plan) for the Spokane River.
Tags: EPA, Washington Department of Ecology
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