Spokane-Coeur dÌAlene Watershed Regional Water Issue Matrix

Spokane-Coeur dÌAlene Watershed
Regional Water Issue Matrix
Rev. November 8, 2004

Prepared by
Rachael Paschal Osborn
Concept Greg Sweeney

Visits
since December 28, 2004

For a printable copy of this report click here.

Regional

Water Issues

Lead

Agency

Cooperating

Agencies

Decision

Dates

Notes & Weblinks

IdahoPanhandle National Forest Plan

U.S. Forest Service, Jodi Kramer, 208-765-7235, r1_kipz_revision@fs.fed.us

Forest planning for 10-15 year period.

http://www.fs.fed.us/ipnf/eco/manage/forestplan/index.html#fprev

Coeur dÌAlene

Basin Superfund Cleanup

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Sheila Eckmann

eckman.sheila@epa.gov

206-553-0455

Idaho Basin EnvÌl Improvement Commission

info@basincommission.com

Wash. DepÌt of Ecology

Coeur dÌAlene Tribe

National Academies of Sciences, Karl Gustavson

NAS Review due April 2005

Cleanup of heavy metals (eg. lead, zinc, cadmium) throughout the Coeur dÌAlene and Spokane River basins. Most of the metals pollution generated by historic mine waste disposal practices.

http://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/CLEANUP.NSF/sites/cda

www.basincommission.com/

NAS evaluation of EPAÌs science & technical practices relating to the Coeur dÌAlene Superfund cleanup:

www4.nas.edu/webcr.nsf/5c50571a75df494485256a95007a091e/ 83f6895325974c1585256df0005fea1e?OpenDocument

Coeur dÌAlene Lake Management Plan

Coeur dÌAlene Tribe

Phil Cernera, 208-667-5772,

philc@cdatribe-nsn.gov

Idaho DepÌt of Environmental Quality, Ed Tulloch, 208-769-1422, etulloch@deq.state.id.us

US EPA

Water quality mgt plan for Lake Coeur dÌAlene; Idaho has requested this plan be used as basis to de-list Superfund status of lake.

http://www.deq.state.id.us/water/surface_water/ CdA_Lake_Mgmt_ Plan .htm

Funding: Coeur dÌA lene Tribe has issued $5 million challenge grant to feds and Idaho

Shoreline Master Plan Updates

Spokane County, Liberty Lake, Spokane Valley

Jim Falk, 509-477-7228, jfalk@spokanecounty.org

Wash. DepÌt of Ecology

Doug Pineo, 509-329-3416, dpin461@ecy.wa.gov

http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/sea/sma/index.html

PCB

MTCA Action

Ecology Toxics Cleanup Program, John Roland

Jrol461@ecy.wa.gov

509-329-3581

Cleanup study due out in late 2004

Water quality cleanup plan for PCBs in sediments behind Upriver Dam.

www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/tcp/sites/spo_riv/spo_riv.htm

PCB TMDL

Ecology Water Quality Program

Ken Merrill, 509-325-3515

kmer461@ecy.wa.gov

Spokane Regional

Health District

Mike LaScuola

509-324-1574

Draft technical study due out Dec. 2004

Water quality cleanup plan for PCBs in the Spokane River and sediments.

www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/tmdl/watershed/spokaneriver/

pcb/problem.html

www.srhd.org/safety/environment/default.asp

Dissolved

Oxygen TMDL

Ecology Water Quality Program

Ken Merrill, kmer461@ecy.wa.gov

509-325-3515

US EPA - Wash.

Operations Office

Dave Ragsdale

rags461@ecy.wa.gov

360-407-6589

Comments due Nov. 30

Dec. 2004 submittal to EPA

Water quality cleanup plan for dissolved oxygen in the Spokane River. Most DO is generated by sewage treatment plants.

www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/tmdl/watershed/spokaneriver/

dissolved_oxygen/problem.html

Dissolved

Oxygen Use

Attainability

Analysis

(UAA)

City and County of Spokane, Liberty Lake Sewer District, Spokane Valley, Post Falls, Hayden Area Sewer Board, Coeur dÌAlene, Inland Empire Paper, Kaiser Aluminum

Marlena Guhlke

Marlena.guhlke@ch2m.com

509-747-2000

Estimated submittal to Ecology

Nov. 2004

Proposal to lower dissolved oxygen water quality standard for Spokane River.

http://projects.ch2m.com/spokaneriveruses/index.html

Funding: $480,000 (Project Sponsors)

Total Dissolved Gas TMDL

Ecology Water Quality Program

To be done concurrent with Avista license

Water quality cleanup plan for total dissolved gas in the Spokane River. Most TDG is generated by dams.

www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/tmdl/watershed/spokaneriver/

tdg/problem.html

Latah Creek

TMDL

Spokane County Conservation District Rick Noll, rick-noll@sccd.org, 509-535-7274

Ecology Water Quality Program, 360-407-6486

Joe Joy, jjoy461@ecy.wa.gov

Project underway spring 2004

Water quality cleanup plan for Latah (Hangman) Creek focusing on phosphorous, fecal coliform and total suspended sediments.

Little Spokane River TMDL

Spokane Cty Cons. Dist., Walt Edelen, walt-delen@sccd.org, 509-535-7274

Ecology Water Quality Prog., Paul Turner, 509-329-3580, ptur461@ecy.wa.gov

Project underway summer 2004

Water quality cleanup plan for Little Spokane River focusing on temperature, fecal coliform dissolved oxygen

http://www.sccd.org/lsrwc.htm

Washington NPDES permits

Liberty Lake, KACC, IEP

City of Spokane

County of Spokane

Washington DepÌt of Ecology

Len Bramble, 509-329-3504, lbra461@ecy.wa.gov, or Richard Koch, 509-329-3519, rkoc461@ecy.wa.gov

Bruce Rawls, County Utilities Director, 509-477-3604

Permits expired,

Permit expires March 2005

On hold

Water quality discharge permits for individual facilities.

DepÌt of Ecology does not have a website for Spokane River NPDES permits.

Liberty Lake Water & Sewer District: http://www.libertylake.org/

City: http://www.spokanewastewater.org/

County: http://www.spokanecounty.org/utilities/wwfp/

Midnite Mine Superfund Cleanup

US EnvÌl Protection Agency

Ellen Hale, hale.ellie@epa.gov

206-553-1215

Spokane Tribe

Randy Connolly

Connolly@spokanetribe.com

509-258-7709

Remedial Investigation to be issued summer2004

Open pit uranium mine on the Spokane Reservation. Drainage to Blue Creek and the Spokane River arm of Lake Roosevelt.

http://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/CLEANUP.NSF/sites/midnite

Middle/Little

Spokane River (WRIA 55/57)

Watershed Plan

Spokane Cty Water Quality Div. Rob Lindsay 509-477-7259

rlindsay@spokanecounty.org

Ecology Watershed Planning

Brian Farmer, 509-329-3561 bfar461@ecy.wa.gov

City of Spokane, Vera Water & Power, Whitworth Water District, Pend Oreille and Stevens Counties

Plan due to Ecology Dec. 2004

Water supply and instream flow plan for Spokane River between state line and Monroe Street and Little Spokane River.

www.spokanewatershed.org/ASP/Home.asp

www.ecy.wa.gov/watershed/5557.html

Funding: $1.2 million (as of 12/03) (WA State)

Latah Creek (WRIA 56)

Watershed Plan

Spokane County Conservation District Walt Edelen, walt-edelen@sccd.org

509-535-7274

Ecology Watershed Planning

Brian Farmer, 509- 329-3561 bfar461@ecy.wa.gov

City & County of Spokane, Whitman County, Hangman Hills Water District, SCCD; Coeur dÌAlene Tribe

Plan due to Ecology Dec.2004

Public review autumn 2004

Water supply plan for Latah (Hangman) Creek.

www.sccd.org/2514.htm

www.ecy.wa.gov/watershed/56.html

Funding: $35K (as of 12/03) (WA State)

Lower Spokane River (WRIA 54)

Watershed Plan

Spokane County Water QualityProgram Ò Bill Gilmour

bgilmour@spokanecounty.org

509-477-7260

Ecology Watershed Planning

Brian Farmer, 509- 329-3561 bfar461@ecy.wa.gov

Spokane Tribe, City of Spokane, Spokane, Stevens, Lincoln Counties, Stevens PUD

Plan due to Ecology

Jan. 2009

Water supply and instream flow planning for Spokane River between Monroe Street and Columbia River.

www.ecy.wa.gov/watershed/54.html

Funding: $50K (as of 12/03) (WA state)

Washington water rights

Washington DepÌt of Ecology

Spokane County Water Conservancy Board

Ongoing

Washington has a de facto moratorium on new water rights from SVRP Aquifer. The agency is processing changes to existing water rights.

http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wr/conservancy_boards/cb-home.html

Great Gorge Park

Friends of the Falls

Doug Siddoway, djs@randanco.com

Strategic Master Plan Dec. 2004

Proposal to protect Spokane River downstream of Spokane Falls.

www.friendsofthefalls.org

SVRP

Bi-State

Aquifer Study

U.S. Geological Survey

Mark Savoca, 253-428-3600 X 2660, mesavoca@usgs.gov

Idaho DepÌt of EnvÌl Quality

Hal Anderson, 208-327-7900 handerso@idwr.state.id.us

WA DepÌt of Ecology

Keith Stoffel, 509-329-3464

ksto461@ecy.wa.gov

2005 is 2nd year of est. 5-year workplan

Technical study of Spokane Valley-Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer.

wa.water.usgs.gov/projects/svrp/

www.idwr.state.id.us/hydrologic/projects/svrp/

www.ecy.wa.gov/aquifer/Aquifer_brochure.pdf

Funding: $500K (federal) plus $100K (WA) and $80K in-kind (ID)

Now seeking $1.5 million from EPA, USGS & VA HUD

Idaho water rights

Idaho DepÌt of Water Resources, Bob Haynes

208-769-1450, bhaynes@idwr.state.id.us

Ongoing

Report due Dec. 2004

Idaho continues to issue water rights for the Spokane-Rathdrum Aquifer: http://www.idwr.state.id.us/

The ID legislature has established an interim committee to study SVRP Aquifer issues. Committee info at IDWR website.

Idaho Groundwater Mgt. Plan

Idaho DepÌt Water Resources

Bob Haynes, 208-769-1450

bhaynes@idwr.state.id.us

Draft plan to IDWR Boise May 2004

Groundwater management plan for Idaho portion of the SVRP Aquifer: http://www.idwr.state.id.us/

Avista Dam

Relicensing

Federal Energy Reg. CommÌn, John Cofrancesco 202-502-8951

ID Dept. of EnvÌl Qu. (401 Cert)

WA DepÌt of Ecology (401 Cert)

Brian Farmer, 509-329-3572, bfar461@ecy.wa.gov

Avista Corp., Bruce Howard

bruce.howard@avistacorp.com

509-495-2941

Draft license. Feb. 2005; Final appl. to FERC 7/05; 401 apps to DOE, IDEQ July 2005

Renewal of licenses for five of AvistaÌs six Spokane River dams.

http://www.avistautilities.com/resources/relicensing/spokane/

Idaho & Washington must certify the dams meet water quality standards. For info re WAÌs 401 certification program:

http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/ferc/index.html

Lake Roosevelt

Cleanup

US EnvÌl Protection Agency

Kevin Rochlin, 206-553-2106

rochlin.kevin@epa.gov

Colville & Spokane Tribes, Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation, WA DepÌt of Ecology

Remedial investigation underway June 2004

Cleanup investigation relating to slag and mercury pollution in Columbia River from Trail, B.C. smelter

http://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/CLEANUP.NSF/sites/UpperC

Colville Tribes-WA state v. Teck Cominco lawsuit pending

Regional Water Issues	Lead Agency	Cooperating Agencies	Decision Dates	Notes & Weblinks
IdahoPanhandle National Forest Plan	U.S. Forest Service, Jodi Kramer, 208-765-7235, r1_kipz_revision@fs.fed.us			Forest planning for 10-15 year period. http://www.fs.fed.us/ipnf/eco/manage/forestplan/index.html#fprev
Coeur dÌAlene Basin Superfund Cleanup	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Sheila Eckmann eckman.sheila@epa.gov 206-553-0455	Idaho Basin EnvÌl Improvement Commission info@basincommission.com Wash. DepÌt of Ecology Coeur dÌAlene Tribe National Academies of Sciences, Karl Gustavson	NAS Review due April 2005	Cleanup of heavy metals (eg. lead, zinc, cadmium) throughout the Coeur dÌAlene and Spokane River basins. Most of the metals pollution generated by historic mine waste disposal practices. http://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/CLEANUP.NSF/sites/cda www.basincommission.com/ NAS evaluation of EPAÌs science & technical practices relating to the Coeur dÌAlene Superfund cleanup: www4.nas.edu/webcr.nsf/5c50571a75df494485256a95007a091e/ 83f6895325974c1585256df0005fea1e?OpenDocument
Coeur dÌAlene Lake Management Plan	Coeur dÌAlene Tribe Phil Cernera, 208-667-5772, philc@cdatribe-nsn.gov Idaho DepÌt of Environmental Quality, Ed Tulloch, 208-769-1422, etulloch@deq.state.id.us	US EPA		Water quality mgt plan for Lake Coeur dÌAlene; Idaho has requested this plan be used as basis to de-list Superfund status of lake. http://www.deq.state.id.us/water/surface_water/ CdA_Lake_Mgmt_ Plan .htm Funding: Coeur dÌA lene Tribe has issued $5 million challenge grant to feds and Idaho
Shoreline Master Plan Updates	Spokane County, Liberty Lake, Spokane Valley Jim Falk, 509-477-7228, jfalk@spokanecounty.org	Wash. DepÌt of Ecology Doug Pineo, 509-329-3416, dpin461@ecy.wa.gov		http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/sea/sma/index.html
PCB MTCA Action	Ecology Toxics Cleanup Program, John Roland Jrol461@ecy.wa.gov 509-329-3581		Cleanup study due out in late 2004	Water quality cleanup plan for PCBs in sediments behind Upriver Dam. www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/tcp/sites/spo_riv/spo_riv.htm
PCB TMDL	Ecology Water Quality Program Ken Merrill, 509-325-3515 kmer461@ecy.wa.gov	Spokane Regional Health District Mike LaScuola 509-324-1574	Draft technical study due out Dec. 2004	Water quality cleanup plan for PCBs in the Spokane River and sediments. www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/tmdl/watershed/spokaneriver/ pcb/problem.html www.srhd.org/safety/environment/default.asp
Dissolved Oxygen TMDL	Ecology Water Quality Program Ken Merrill, kmer461@ecy.wa.gov 509-325-3515	US EPA - Wash. Operations Office Dave Ragsdale rags461@ecy.wa.gov 360-407-6589	Comments due Nov. 30 Dec. 2004 submittal to EPA	Water quality cleanup plan for dissolved oxygen in the Spokane River. Most DO is generated by sewage treatment plants. www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/tmdl/watershed/spokaneriver/ dissolved_oxygen/problem.html
Dissolved Oxygen Use Attainability Analysis (UAA)	City and County of Spokane, Liberty Lake Sewer District, Spokane Valley, Post Falls, Hayden Area Sewer Board, Coeur dÌAlene, Inland Empire Paper, Kaiser Aluminum Marlena Guhlke Marlena.guhlke@ch2m.com 509-747-2000		Estimated submittal to Ecology Nov. 2004	Proposal to lower dissolved oxygen water quality standard for Spokane River. http://projects.ch2m.com/spokaneriveruses/index.html Funding: $480,000 (Project Sponsors)
Total Dissolved Gas TMDL	Ecology Water Quality Program		To be done concurrent with Avista license	Water quality cleanup plan for total dissolved gas in the Spokane River. Most TDG is generated by dams. www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/tmdl/watershed/spokaneriver/ tdg/problem.html
Latah Creek TMDL	Spokane County Conservation District Rick Noll, rick-noll@sccd.org, 509-535-7274 Ecology Water Quality Program, 360-407-6486 Joe Joy, jjoy461@ecy.wa.gov		Project underway spring 2004	Water quality cleanup plan for Latah (Hangman) Creek focusing on phosphorous, fecal coliform and total suspended sediments.
Little Spokane River TMDL	Spokane Cty Cons. Dist., Walt Edelen, walt-delen@sccd.org, 509-535-7274 Ecology Water Quality Prog., Paul Turner, 509-329-3580, ptur461@ecy.wa.gov		Project underway summer 2004	Water quality cleanup plan for Little Spokane River focusing on temperature, fecal coliform dissolved oxygen http://www.sccd.org/lsrwc.htm
Washington NPDES permits Liberty Lake, KACC, IEP City of Spokane County of Spokane	Washington DepÌt of Ecology Len Bramble, 509-329-3504, lbra461@ecy.wa.gov, or Richard Koch, 509-329-3519, rkoc461@ecy.wa.gov	Bruce Rawls, County Utilities Director, 509-477-3604	Permits expired, Permit expires March 2005 On hold	Water quality discharge permits for individual facilities. DepÌt of Ecology does not have a website for Spokane River NPDES permits. Liberty Lake Water & Sewer District: http://www.libertylake.org/ City: http://www.spokanewastewater.org/ County: http://www.spokanecounty.org/utilities/wwfp/
Midnite Mine Superfund Cleanup	US EnvÌl Protection Agency Ellen Hale, hale.ellie@epa.gov 206-553-1215	Spokane Tribe Randy Connolly Connolly@spokanetribe.com 509-258-7709	Remedial Investigation to be issued summer2004	Open pit uranium mine on the Spokane Reservation. Drainage to Blue Creek and the Spokane River arm of Lake Roosevelt. http://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/CLEANUP.NSF/sites/midnite
Middle/Little Spokane River (WRIA 55/57) Watershed Plan	Spokane Cty Water Quality Div. Rob Lindsay 509-477-7259 rlindsay@spokanecounty.org Ecology Watershed Planning Brian Farmer, 509-329-3561 bfar461@ecy.wa.gov	City of Spokane, Vera Water & Power, Whitworth Water District, Pend Oreille and Stevens Counties	Plan due to Ecology Dec. 2004	Water supply and instream flow plan for Spokane River between state line and Monroe Street and Little Spokane River. www.spokanewatershed.org/ASP/Home.asp www.ecy.wa.gov/watershed/5557.html Funding: $1.2 million (as of 12/03) (WA State)
Latah Creek (WRIA 56) Watershed Plan	Spokane County Conservation District Walt Edelen, walt-edelen@sccd.org 509-535-7274 Ecology Watershed Planning Brian Farmer, 509- 329-3561 bfar461@ecy.wa.gov	City & County of Spokane, Whitman County, Hangman Hills Water District, SCCD; Coeur dÌAlene Tribe	Plan due to Ecology Dec.2004 Public review autumn 2004	Water supply plan for Latah (Hangman) Creek. www.sccd.org/2514.htm www.ecy.wa.gov/watershed/56.html Funding: $35K (as of 12/03) (WA State)
Lower Spokane River (WRIA 54) Watershed Plan	Spokane County Water QualityProgram Ò Bill Gilmour bgilmour@spokanecounty.org 509-477-7260 Ecology Watershed Planning Brian Farmer, 509- 329-3561 bfar461@ecy.wa.gov	Spokane Tribe, City of Spokane, Spokane, Stevens, Lincoln Counties, Stevens PUD	Plan due to Ecology Jan. 2009	Water supply and instream flow planning for Spokane River between Monroe Street and Columbia River. www.ecy.wa.gov/watershed/54.html Funding: $50K (as of 12/03) (WA state)
Washington water rights	Washington DepÌt of Ecology	Spokane County Water Conservancy Board	Ongoing	Washington has a de facto moratorium on new water rights from SVRP Aquifer. The agency is processing changes to existing water rights. http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wr/conservancy_boards/cb-home.html
Great Gorge Park	Friends of the Falls Doug Siddoway, djs@randanco.com		Strategic Master Plan Dec. 2004	Proposal to protect Spokane River downstream of Spokane Falls. www.friendsofthefalls.org
SVRP Bi-State Aquifer Study	U.S. Geological Survey Mark Savoca, 253-428-3600 X 2660, mesavoca@usgs.gov	Idaho DepÌt of EnvÌl Quality Hal Anderson, 208-327-7900 handerso@idwr.state.id.us WA DepÌt of Ecology Keith Stoffel, 509-329-3464 ksto461@ecy.wa.gov	2005 is 2nd year of est. 5-year workplan	Technical study of Spokane Valley-Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer. wa.water.usgs.gov/projects/svrp/ www.idwr.state.id.us/hydrologic/projects/svrp/ www.ecy.wa.gov/aquifer/Aquifer_brochure.pdf Funding: $500K (federal) plus $100K (WA) and $80K in-kind (ID) Now seeking $1.5 million from EPA, USGS & VA HUD
Idaho water rights	Idaho DepÌt of Water Resources, Bob Haynes 208-769-1450, bhaynes@idwr.state.id.us		Ongoing Report due Dec. 2004	Idaho continues to issue water rights for the Spokane-Rathdrum Aquifer: http://www.idwr.state.id.us/ The ID legislature has established an interim committee to study SVRP Aquifer issues. Committee info at IDWR website.
Idaho Groundwater Mgt. Plan	Idaho DepÌt Water Resources Bob Haynes, 208-769-1450 bhaynes@idwr.state.id.us		Draft plan to IDWR Boise May 2004	Groundwater management plan for Idaho portion of the SVRP Aquifer: http://www.idwr.state.id.us/
Avista Dam Relicensing	Federal Energy Reg. CommÌn, John Cofrancesco 202-502-8951 ID Dept. of EnvÌl Qu. (401 Cert) WA DepÌt of Ecology (401 Cert) Brian Farmer, 509-329-3572, bfar461@ecy.wa.gov	Avista Corp., Bruce Howard bruce.howard@avistacorp.com 509-495-2941	Draft license. Feb. 2005; Final appl. to FERC 7/05; 401 apps to DOE, IDEQ July 2005	Renewal of licenses for five of AvistaÌs six Spokane River dams. http://www.avistautilities.com/resources/relicensing/spokane/ Idaho & Washington must certify the dams meet water quality standards. For info re WAÌs 401 certification program: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/ferc/index.html
Lake Roosevelt Cleanup	US EnvÌl Protection Agency Kevin Rochlin, 206-553-2106 rochlin.kevin@epa.gov	Colville & Spokane Tribes, Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation, WA DepÌt of Ecology	Remedial investigation underway June 2004	Cleanup investigation relating to slag and mercury pollution in Columbia River from Trail, B.C. smelter http://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/CLEANUP.NSF/sites/UpperC Colville Tribes-WA state v. Teck Cominco lawsuit pending

Environmental NGOs working on Spokane watershed water issues: