Spokane River Basin

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
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WATER QUALITY

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

WATERSHED PLANNING

Watershed Plan Lower Spokane River | Watershed Plan Middle/Little Spokane | Spokane County Conservation District Watershed Plan Hangman (Latah) Creek (SCCD) | Spokane County – Spokane River Basin (Spokane Co.) | Northwest Power Planning Council's Subbasin Planning

TOXIC CLEANUP ACTIVITIES

Harvard Road North | Island Complex and Murray Road| Spokane River – Project Update 2007 PCBs, Lead, Arsenic, Zinc, and Cadmium March 2007 | Upriver Dam PCB Sediment Site - Español - Hmong - Русский - tiếng Việt | Kaiser Trentwood | Coeur d’Alene Basin Superfund Cleanup (EPA) | Starr Road Cleanup 2006 - City of Spokane Valley WA | Coeur d'Alene Basin Commission (BEIPC)

HEALTH ADVISORIES - 7/2003 Advisories are still in effect

Fish Meal Advisory - Aviso Sobre el Consumo de Pescado - Сообщение об Рыбе в Спокен Реке - Tshaaj tawm txug kev noj cov ntseg kws nyob rua huv tug dlej Spokane RiverKhuyến Cáo Về Việc Ăn Cá Bắt Từ Sông Spokane

Sediments Advisory - Hay Plomo y Arsenico en Los Suelos Ribereños - СВИНЕЦ И МЫШьЯК В БЕРЕГОВОЙ ПОЧВЕ - Kuas Lead Hab Arsenic Kws Nyob Rua Ntawm Ntub Dlej - CHAÁT CHÌ VAØ THAïCH TÍN TRONG ÑAÁT VEN SOÂNG

WA State Department of Health Fish Advisories

SHORELINE MANAGEMENT

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

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

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

Beginning July 1, 2008: In Spokane County it will be illegal to sell dishwashing detergent containing 0.5% phosphorus or more by weight.

2006 STUDIES
ON TOXIC CHEMICALS IN THE SPOKANE RIVER


FAQ Spokane River PCBs Study

FAQ PBDEs and Dioxins/Furans in the Spokane River

FOCUS Spokane River Studies

Washington State Toxics Monitoring Program: Toxic Contaminants in Fish Tissue and Surface Water in Freshwater Environments, 2003

Spokane River PCBs Total Maximum Daily Load Study (draft report)

PCBs, PBDEs, and Selected Metals in Spokane River Fish, 2005 (draft report)

SPOKANE VALLEY-RATHDRUM PRAIRIE AQUIFER STUDY

Idaho and Washington agree on water management protocols