Water quality improvement projects

Select the waterbody or pollutant name to find more information about the specific project.

Waterbody Name(s) Pollutant(s) Status Project Lead(s)
Dragoon Creek Ammonia-N
Chlorine
Total Phosphorus
BOD
EPA approved Chad Atkins
509-329-3590
Hangman/Latah Creek Fecal Coliform
Phosphorus
Temperature
TSS/Turbidity
EPA approved and
Has an implementation plan

The implementation activities to address the parameters are expected to help problems with dissolved oxygen and pH.
Chad Atkins
509-329-3590 
Liberty Lake Total Phosphorus
Total Nitrogen
EPA approved Eastern Regional Office
509-329-3515
Little Spokane River Dissolved Oxygen
pH
EPA approved  Curtis Johnson
509-202-6965 
Little Spokane River Fecal Coliform
Temperature
Turbidity
EPA approved Chad Atkins
509-329-3590
Newman Lake Total Phosphorus EPA approved
Has an implementation plan
Chad Atkins
509-329-3590
Long Lake (Lake Spokane) Total Phosphorus
Dissolved Oxygen
EPA approved Chad Atkins
509-329-3590
Spokane River Dissolved Oxygen EPA approved Adriane Borgias
509-329-3515
Spokane River Dissolved Metals EPA approved Adriane Borgias
509-329-3515
Spokane River PCBs Under development as a direct-to-implementation project Adriane Borgias
509-329-3515

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