Water

Spokane River Basin

Photo of a Spokane River

Spokane River Basin

We invite you to learn more about how Ecology and the community are working together to restore and protect the Spokane River.

SPOKANE RIVER FORUM

Press Release | Contact

URBAN WATERS INITIATIVE

Web under development - link to be provided soon

WATER QUALITY

Final 401 Certification for Relicensing of the Spokane River Hydroelectric Project | Spokane River Water Quality Improvement Projects (TMDLs) | Dissolved Oxygen | Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) | Spokane River TMDL Collaboration | Hangman Creek Water Cleanup Plan (TMDL) | Permits | Watershed / Water Quality Information

WATER SUPPLY AND WATER RESOURCES

Lake Coeur d'Alene Water Budget Development - USGS | Spokane Regional Chamber of Commerce | Spokane Aquifer Joint Board (SAJB) | Spokane Valley-Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer Study (Idaho Department of Water Resources) | Spokane Valley-Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer (U.S. Geological Survey) | Spokane County Conservation District (SCCD) | Spokane County Water Resources Program | Real-time & historical streamflow data in the Spokane River Basin (U.S. Geological Survey) | USGS real-time Rathdrum Prairie well data | Focus on: Little Spokane Watershed

TOXIC CLEANUP ACTIVITIES

Completed River Projects
   PCB Projects:
       Upriver Dam PCB Sediment Site 2006
       Donkey Island PCB Cleanup 2007
   Heavy Metals Projects – map of the following:
       Starr Road (EPA) 2006
       Island Complex 2007
       Murray Road 2007
       Harvard Road North 2008

Upcoming or Ongoing River Projects
   Aluminum Recycling Trentwood 
   Kaiser Trentwood - current
   Heavy Metals Projects – map of the following:
       Barker Road South
       Flora Road
       Barker Road North
       Myrtle Point
       Islands Lagoon

Coeur d’Alene Basin Superfund Cleanup (EPA)
Coeur d’Alene Basin Commission (BEIPC)

2008 WA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SPOKANE FISH ADVISORIES

Fish Advisory - English
Fish Advisory – Spanish
WA State Department of Health Fish Advisories for State-wide advisories

SHORELINE MANAGEMENT

Shorelands and Environmental Assistance | Spokane County Shoreline Management | City of Spokane Shoreline Management | Spokane County Conservation District

WATERSHED PLANNING

Watershed Plan Lower Spokane River | Watershed Plan Middle/Little Spokane | Watershed Plan Hangman (Latah) Creek | Northwest Power Planning Council's Subbasin Planning

WATER RESOURCE INVENTORY AREAS (WRIA) INFORMATION

Lower Spokane (WRIA 54) | Little Spokane (WRIA 55) | Hangman (WRIA 56) | Middle Spokane (WRIA 57)

GET INVOLVED IN RIVER ISSUES

Spokane River Geographic Response Plan Workshop | Ecology’s Public Events Calendar (Public hearings, workshops, meetings and open houses.) | Other Spokane River Contacts/Advisory Groups (These groups may not represent Ecology's perspective.) | Avista FERC Relicensing (Avista Utilities)


Reducing Phosphorus Pollution to Improve Water Quality
In Spokane County it is illegal to sell dishwashing detergent containing 0.5% phosphorus or more by weight.

Studies of Spokane River Contaminants

FAQs and Focus Sheet

Spokane Valley-Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer Study
Idaho and Washington agree on water management protocols