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Letters exchanged between Spokane Tribe and EPA re issuance of NPDES permits

Posted on August 16th, 2011
Exchange of letters between Spokane Tribe of Indians and EPA regarding NPDES permits and DO TMDL implementation.  Read More

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Let’s get started cleaning up the 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.  Read More

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Idaho dischargers consider wastewater lawsuit over permit regulations

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.  Read More

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Ecology, EPA and IDEQ respond to Spokane River Stewardship Partners request for meeting and information

Posted on July 2nd, 2010
The Spokane River Stewarship Partners and Ecology/EPA/IDEQ exchanged letters regarding a meeting and clarification of DO TMDL implementation questions.  Read More

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Ecology corrects error in TMDL submitted to EPA

Posted on February 22nd, 2010
The TMDL that was submitted to EPA on February 12 had an error in Table 4.  Read More

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Idaho Delegation Letter and EPA Response

Posted on October 5th, 2009
On June 4, the Idaho congressional delegation wrote a letter to EPA administrator Lisa Jackson to share concerns about the DO TMDL and NPDES permits...  Read More

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Summary results: draft PSU DO TMDL scenarios

Posted on June 23rd, 2009
June 23, 2009 Spokane Stakeholders, Attached please find the draft PSU (Portland State University) report that summarizes the results of 4 different TMDL scenario runs...  Read More

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Idaho Congressional Delegation Letter to EPA

Posted on June 17th, 2009
June 17, 2009 The attached letter from the Idaho congressional delegation was sent to Lisa Jackson, Environmental Protection Administration administrator. This letter summarizes "... concerns...  Read More

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June 25, 2009 DO TMDL Stakeholder Agenda

Posted on June 17th, 2009
From: Laurie Mann, EPA To: Spokane TMDL Stakeholders We look forward to meeting with you to discuss the Spokane TMDL on Thursday June 25th,...  Read More

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EPA response to Spokane River discharger stakeholder group April 10 letter

Posted on May 14th, 2009
Attached is EPA's response to an April 10 letter sent to EPA by the Spokane River Discharger Stakeholder group. ...  Read More

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