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• Spokane County sewage plant coming along

  May 28, 2010 in City on Page A5 Nearly 5,000 cubic yards of concrete and 15,500 feet of underground pipe have gone into Spokane County’s single-largest construction project, which is a quarter complete. The $167 million sewage treatment … 1

• Winds set plant construction back

  September 10, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page W3 Wind gusts at Spokane International Airport reached 55 mph Sunday and knocked out power in some places around the county. Those gusts also knocked down some form panels at Airway …

• County sewage rates could increase

  May 6, 2009 in City on Page A6 Residential sewer rates in Spokane County could go up between $2.50 and $10 a month next year, and by as much as $18 a month by 2013, depending on how … 3

• Water projects to receive federal funds

  April 21, 2009 in City on Page A7 Gov. Chris Gregoire and the Washington state Department of Ecology announced Monday the list of clean water projects to receive $65.4 million in federal stimulus funding administered through the Clean …

• Valley, County squabbles continue

  February 26, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Spokane Valley and Spokane County officials have a relationship that sometimes make the public dustups between Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton look tame. But Monday, council members and commissioners …

• County OKs $200,000 for bid loser

    February 25, 2009 in City on Page A6 Without discussion or fanfare, the Spokane County Commission on Tuesday approved a $200,000 payment to the company that came in second on the bid to design, build and operate a …

• Sewage plant moves ahead

  February 21, 2009 in City on Page A1 Spokane County commissioners voted 2-1 on Friday to allow an engineering firm to begin construction on a wastewater treatment plant that will raise sewer bills for residents served by it, …

• Our View: Need for sewage treatment plant growing urgent

  January 16, 2009 in Opinion on Page A13 There are those who think Spokane County was too hasty in signing a contract with CH2M Hill Constructors Inc. to design, build and operate the county’s long-debated sewage treatment facility. …

• Plant bid choice disputed

  December 6, 2008 in City on Page A1 New questions are emerging over Spokane County’s desire to build a $142 million sewage treatment plant that would remove less pollution but cost about the same to operate as another …

• Discharge rules still unclear for new facility

  November 16, 2008 in City on Page A1 Spokane County is on the verge of signing what’s believed to be its biggest contract ever to build a wastewater treatment plant, even though no one knows yet whether environmental …

• Our View: Public should speak up on facility contract

  November 9, 2008 in Opinion on Page B8 The draft service contract for a proposed Regional Water Reclamation Facility is 219 pages long. The contract, if approved, will be between Spokane County and CH2M HILL, the company the …

• Spokane Valley faces rough treatment

  October 30, 2008 in Voices on Page V1 Spokane Valley residents may pay dearly for a federal mistake and stringent Washington water quality standards, city officials were told Tuesday. An economy-wrenching moratorium on new construction is a possibility, …

• $5 million awarded to Cmos family

  October 18, 2008 in City on Page B1 A city contractor must pay the family of a man killed in a 2004 sewage tank accident more than $5 million, a judge ruled Friday. Mike Cmos Jr. died in …

• Our View: EPA error shouldn’t deter work for a cleaner river

  October 2, 2008 in Opinion on Page B6 The Environmental Protection Agency is sorry. Sorry it didn’t approach the cleanup of the Spokane River in a regional way from the very start of the TMDL process. TMDL (for …

• Phosphorus permits a year off

  September 27, 2008 in Idaho on Page A1 Crafting a new plan to limit phosphorus discharges into the Spokane River will take at least another year, state and federal officials announced Friday. Phosphorus is harmful to the river’s …

• Miscalculation by EPA will set back river cleanup

  September 5, 2008 in Idaho on Page A1 A multiyear effort to lower phosphorus levels in the Spokane River – and reduce algae blooms and improve water quality in the reservoir behind Long Lake Dam – has hit …

• Editorial: Compliance, please

  April 5, 2008 in Opinion on Page B4 Don’t worry, the soap police will not appear at your door July 1. That’s the date Spokane County will become the first and only Washington county to require ultra-low phosphate …

• Lawmakers curtail phosphate ban

  March 15, 2008 in City on Page B1 State legislators want Spokane to go it alone this year in enforcing groundbreaking limits on phosphates in dish detergent. The state Senate this week approved a House bill that eliminates …

• New sewage plant tanks more efficient, safer

  June 28, 2007 in Voices on Page N1 The death of a sewage plant maintenance worker in 2004 set the stage for a multimillion dollar project to build two egg-shaped sewage “digesters” at Spokane’s wastewater treatment plant on …