2015 “Got Waste?” Art Contest
Kids Grades K-6 send your Got Waste Art, poems and videos to info@spokaneaquifer.org. Thanks for helping protect our drinking water.
General
Spokane County Water Resource Center 5/16/15
Spokane County Water Resources held an open house and provided tours of the water reclamation facility!
Spokane On the March
Remember, anything you dump on the ground can end up in your drinking water.
City Hall in the Valley Mall 5/6/15
The City of Spokane Valley brought City Hall to the Mall. Check out Miss Spokane Valley and all of the great service organizations in Spokane Valley who participated in the event.
University Elementary Science Night 5/5/15
University Elementary’s 2015 Science Night was lots of fun!
Longfellow Elementary Science Night 4/29/15
Longfellow Elementary packed the gym and multipurpose room with science activities and everyone went home with lots of great information and food.
Chester Elementary Science Night 4/24/15
Chester Elementary held a science Fair. Student exhibits and experiments were amazing! Congratulations to Chester faculty, students and families!
SAJB Meeting 4/23/15
SAJB Meeting Agenda, Minutes and Supporting Documents
St. Al’s Caring for Creation 4/19/15
St. Al’s Parish celebrates Earth Day with a 2 day celebration called, “Caring for Creation.” Bees, llamas, Gonzaga students selling coffee and clothing, aquifer information and so much more.
Earth Day 4/18/15
Earth Day 2015 in Riverfornt Park. EnviroKids Sponsors provided a kids activity and stamped passports at each of the stations. A great day!
2015 DRAFT Aquifer Atlas
The DRAFT 2015 Spokane Valley Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer Atlas is posted here for final review
SAJB Meeting 3/26/15
SAJB Meeting Agenda, Minutes and Supporting Documents
Mark Solomon, IWRRI, Idaho Water Demand
Mark Solomon, Ph.D., Water Research Scientist, Idaho Water Resources Research Institute (IWRRI), presented the Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer Water Demand study and detailed the process and methodology by which Idaho purveyors file water right applications based on Reasonably Anticipated Future Needs (RAFN).
SAJB Meeting 2/19/15
SAJB Meeting Agenda, Minutes and Supporting Documents
McDonald Elementary Science Fair 2/19/15
McDonald Elementary Students created some amazing science displays and experiments. Congratulations McDonald faculty, students and families.
Holmes Elementary Science & Technology 2/12/15
Science and Technology Night at Holmes Elementary was filled with great information and activities for the whole community.
Spokane River Instream Flow Rule Adopted 1/27/15
On January 27, 2015 Director Maia Bellon signed a new instream flow rule for the Spokane River and Spokane Valley Rathdrum Prairie (SVRP) Aquifer for the benefit of the community and the river. The rule goes into effect February 27, 2015.
SAJB Meeting 1/21/15
SAJB meeting Agenda, Minutes and Supporting Documents
Steve Robischon, Executive Director PBAC
Steve Robischon, Executive Director Palouse Basin Aquifer Committee was the guest speaker at the Idaho Washington Aquifer Collaborative on 12/9/14.
New website for disposing hazardous waste
Spokesman Review – Becky Kramer 11/19/14 New website provides links to Spokane area vendors that accept hazardous waste. Go to www.SpokaneWasteDirectory.org
Water stakeholders tout collaboration
Coeur d’Alene Press reporter Jeff Selle covers the Bistate collaboration panal discussion at the Spokane River forum on 11/20/14.
Going with the flow
COEUR d’ALENE Regional hydrologists are close to understanding how pumping ground water from the aquifer affects the flow of the Spokane River. Hydrologists Ralston, Porcello and Johnson presented some of their most recent findings and tools they have developed to measure those impacts Wednesday afternoon at the Spokane River Forum.
SAJB Meeting 12/4/14
SAJB Meeting Agenda, Minutes and Supporting Documents
Spokane County Water Resource Center 11/22/14
Spokane County Water Reclamation Facility tours were offered by appointment and the Water Resource Center held an Open House. Aquifer, stormwater and proper waste disposal activities were also provided.
Firm nixes plans for heat exchange wells
700 geothermal wells nixed – Lakemore developer will pursue other options for heating and cooling homes, apartments and commericial buildings.