RIVER JOURNAL
News & updates from the Spokane Riverkeeper
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In a recent decision, the Pollution Control Hearings Board made several key findings regarding regulation of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in the Spokane River. This ruling comes after five of the major dischargers (City of Spokane, Liberty Lake Sewer & Water District, Kaiser Aluminum, Inland Empire Paper Company, and Spokane County) challenged the effluent limits included in their NPDES permits issued in 2022.
Spokane Riverkeeper is closely monitoring a new lawsuit challenging the Washington Water Quality Standards for PCBs. This lawsuit was brought against the US EPA by various industry groups, including Greater Spokane, Inc. (GSI).
The results are in for 2017 and once again we find that Hangman Creek harbors conditions that fail to support our native redband trout, much less the salmon that once swam in it's waters.
