The Spokane River Forum, Spokane Riverkeeper, the City of Spokane and Gonzaga Environmental Law Clinic have all collaborated to create Spokane’s first definitive stormwater permitting guide. It's called Understanding Stormwater Permitting in the City of Spokane and it's a must-read for anybody who wants to learn more about dealing with the greatest soruce of pollution in the Spokane River.

Right now, a third of stormwater is left untreated, washing contaminates into the river. “In the past, we kept hearing from builders that it was just too complicated, that the information was too spread out," Bart Mihalovich, the Spokane Riverkeeper, told River Forum. "Now there’s no excuse; everything is in one place.”

The project was funded from the 2011 settlement between the City of Spokane and Spokane Riverkeeper regarding PCB discharges into the Spokane River.

Check it out HERE. 

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