Downriver Park access area near the TJ Meenach Bridge reopens

Visitors to the Cochran Basin Stormwater Treatment Facility travel along a path during a reopening celebration, Wednesday, April 24, 2024, near the TJ Meenach Bridge in Spokane. (DAN PELLE/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW)
Spokane city engineer Jonathan Adams, left, and park planning manager Nick Hammond view the new Cochran Basin Stormwater Treatment Facility near the TJ Meenach Bridge on Wednesday in Spokane. (DAN PELLE/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW)
Jack Marlow, left and Josh Flanagan, both of Wiley E. Water's Whitewaters Rafting, were on hand to participate in the reopening of the Downriver Park access area for outdoor recreation near the TJ Meenach Bridge, Wednesday, April 28, 2024. (DAN PELLE/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW)
Josh Flanagan, left and Jack Marlow, both of Wiley E. Water's Whitewaters Rafting, were on hand to participate in the reopening of the Downriver Park access area for outdoor recreation near the TJ Meenach Bridge, Wednesday, April 28, 2024. (DAN PELLE/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW)
Downriver Park access area near the TJ Meenach Bridge reopens