Water Resources Links
14 Nov 2006
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Spokane County Conservation District http://sccd.org
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Watersheds Need Your Help!
14 Nov 2006
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Spokane County is known for its superior outdoor environment. We depend on its lakes, rivers, and streams to provide recreation, wildlife, fish, drinking water, and water for our crops. Without it, our environment and economy suffers.
Unfortunately, Spokane County has several lakes, rivers, and streams that have impaired water quality. The loss of streamside buffers has been identified as one of the major problems.
We need your help to reverse this growing trend. The establishment of a buffer is truly one of the best things you can do to protect the water resources and your farm values.
We need you to help protect Spokane County and demonstrate your commitment to conservation!
Following is a list of program available to assist you in protecting Spokane County's waterways and demonstrating your commitment to conservation:
Spokane County Buffer Initiative Program
This program is designed to pr ...
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Hangman (Latah) Creek
Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Project
17 Nov 2006
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The Spokane County Conservation District, residents and other relevant agencies, are involved in a planning process on Hangman (Latah) Creek known as a Water Quality Improvement or Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) project. The project involves identifying the type, amount, and source of water quality problems, and recommending practices to reduce the impacts of pollutants and improve the water quality of the Hangman Creek watershed.
A TMDL is required under the federal Clean Water Act (CWA) for all waters identified as not meeting federal or state water quality standards. Hangman (Latah) Creek has been identified by the Department of Ecology as not achieving state water quality standards for several factors, including fecal coliform, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, ammonia, pH and temperature. Recent monitoring has identified several other water quality problems, including sediment load, low flows and total phosphorus. In addition, there are pollution issues with Little Han ...
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