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• Runoff filling dry lake

  June 2, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Spokane County officials can take no credit for the lake that has risen on Saltese Flats south of Spokane Valley. The county’s ratepayer-funded Utilities Division has purchased about 500 acres …

• City will apply for state Ecology grant

  May 28, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V3 Spokane Valley City Councilwoman Brenda Grassel cast the only vote against applying for a $125,000 grant from the Department of Ecology to help pay for the ongoing update of the …

• Caldwell: Water disputes need local solutions

  May 8, 2011 in Business on Page E1 Two rivers run through the Rathdrum Prairie and Spokane Valley: one spilling from Lake Coeur d’Alene, one seeping from Pend Oreille, Hayden, Newman and other lakes. Each refreshes the other … 3

• Paper mill, state close to reaching pollution plan

  May 3, 2011 in City on Page A12 OLYMPIA – After seven years of sometimes contentious negotiations, the state and Inland Empire Paper Co. in Spokane Valley may be a month away from reaching an agreement on a … 1

• Board rejects appeal of shoreline rule

  April 13, 2011 in City on Page A7 Spokane’s new stricter building regulations along the Spokane River and Latah Creek remain intact after a state board rejected a challenge by the city’s former top administrator. John Pilcher, who …

• Commission weighs easing river protection to improve trail

  Jan. 30, 2011 in City on Page B3 Spokane County planning commissioners received three new proposals last week for legalizing Centennial Trail improvements. Commissioners took testimony Thursday and agreed to extend the time for public comments through their … 1

• Stevens County burn ban canceled

  Jan. 24, 2011 in News The Washington Department of Ecology has canceled a burn ban in Stevens County because of improving air quality.

• Ecology fines Greenstone over trees

  Dec. 30, 2010 in Business on Page A7 The removal of several trees along the Liberty Lake shoreline merits a $15,000 fine against Greenstone Development Co. and owner Jim Frank, the Washington Department of Ecology said Wednesday. The …

• Dock opinion helps city

  Dec. 23, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page S4 A Spokane County judge has issued a letter of opinion stating he doesn’t see anything wrong with Shoreline Management Act exemptions the city of Spokane Valley granted for the installation …

• Springdale gas station burns, prompting water worries

  July 17, 2010 in City, Region The State Department of Ecology is assisting with the cleanup of an old Springdale gas station that was destroyed by fire early Saturday, fearing runoff may pose a threat to …

• Wash. sees risk in sending oil spill ships to Gulf

  July 2, 2010 in City Two of the Pacific Northwest’s largest oil-spill response vessels may be called to help clean up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

• Curbside pickup of scraps, soiled paper to begin July 12

  July 1, 2010 in City on Page A5 If it’s been bugging you that you can’t recycle that discarded pizza box from last night, worry no more. Starting July 12, city of Spokane and Waste Management trash customers … 5

• Suit seeks more water for salmon

  June 4, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A8 Conservation and fishermen’s groups are suing the Washington State Department of Ecology to allow more water over dams along the Columbia and Snake rivers to protect salmon and steelhead.

• Trail completion in doubt

  March 20, 2010 in City on Page B1 A state determination barring the construction of new trails along some portions of the Spokane River could cause further headaches in the two-decade effort to complete the popular Centennial Trail. … 2

• Shoreline plan gets hearing

  March 4, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The Spokane Valley City Council and the city’s Planning Commission members spent most of the evening Tuesday listening to a lengthy presentation about progress being made on the city’s Shoreline …

• City crafting new shoreline plan

  Oct. 31, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V1 A plan to develop new shoreline regulations in Spokane Valley generated little enthusiasm Tuesday among City Council members. Several members resented having to spend $150,000 of city money for a …

• Study maps aquifer’s shape

  Feb. 5, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page W1 Local officials are knee-deep in a $125,000 study to discover the underground shape of the dwindling West Plains aquifer. The vast aquifer is being depleted because it can’t naturally recharge …

• Hutterites ordered to lower water

  Jan. 9, 2009 in City on Page A6 The Spokane Hutterite Brethren must begin lowering the water behind an earthen dam on a tributary of Deep Creek to prevent flooding, Washington Department of Ecology officials said Thursday.

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