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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • Spokane Waste Directory

    Wondering how to properly dispose of business or household hazardous waste? Aqua Duck introduces the SpokaneWasteDirectory.org

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  • LLSWD Assumes Lead Agency – Lakemore

    The initial lead agency concluded that the Lakemore proposal was not likely to have significant adverse effect on the environment if mitigated according to its Mitigated Determination of Nonsignificance dated August 28, 2014. The new lead agency, LLSWD, has reviewed the environmental checklist, the Mitigated Determination of Nonsignificance, together with all of the comments and…

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  • Lakemore – Ground Source Heat Pump Boring

    Liberty Lake Sewer and Water District has prepared a document addressing 38 questions and concerns for the Lakemore- Gound Source  Proposal to drill 700 Heat Pump Borings.  Spokane Aquifer Joint Board President, Ty Wick, is requesting that the City of Liberty Lake require an Environmental Impact Study for proper consideration of all environmental impacts to the…

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  • Jordan Neilson Wins KSPS/SAJB Contest

    KSPS and SAJB invited students K-6 in the KSPS listening area to create a multi-media public service announcement about protecting the aquifer.  Winning entries were selected at each grade level with one grand prize winner receiving an ipad mini. KSPS coordinated the judging and selection of winning entries. The grand prize winner is Jordan Neilson of…

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  • The Spokane River: Modeling in a Changing Environment

    WSU, CWU, Uof I and the University of Utah are collaborating on a NSF and USDA funded research grant named WISDM. Tung Nguyen and Heather Baxter explain the technical aspects to modeling the Spokane River ‘s low flow trends in a changing environment.

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  • DRAFT Instream Flow

    Please send comments regarding the proposed Spokane River Instream Flow rule to: Department of Ecology, Bellingham Field Office, Attn: Ann Wessel, 1440 10th Street, Suite 102, Bellingham, WA 98225-7028

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  • Aquifer, Aquifer Keep It Clean

    Listen to this snappy tune and help us keep the aquifer clean! Another winning student made video.

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