Elaine Snouwaert – WA Department of Ecology Walt Edelen – Spokane Conservation District Spokane River DO Advisory Group Meeting January 19, 2012.

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Elaine Snouwaert – WA Department of Ecology Walt Edelen – Spokane Conservation District Spokane River DO Advisory Group Meeting January 19, 2012

 Ecology and Spokane Conservation District partnered on the project.  Covers Fecal Coliform Bacteria, Temperature, and Turbidity (Sediment) impairments  Does not cover Dissolved Oxygen, pH (or set nutrient limits)  Implementation primarily addresses nonpoint source pollution and stormwater  Implementation expected to also reduce nutrients including phosphorus

 TMDL efforts began in 2004 (study ).  Data analysis and work with advisory group  Spring 2009 published TMDL  September 2009 EPA approved TMDL  Worked with many implementation partners to develop Implementation Plan (completed May 2011) Parameter½ to WQ StandardsMeet WQ Standards Fecal Coliform5 years10 years Temperature15 years25 years Turbidity/Sediment7 years15 years

Advisory Group Identified 11 primary issues: 1. Sediment/nutrients from agricultural operations. 2. Sediment/fecal coliform from livestock and wildlife. 3. Nutrients/chemicals from residential uses. 4. Sediment/nutrients from agricultural field ditches. 5. Nutrients/fecal coliform from improperly functioning septic systems. 6. Sediment from gravel and summer roads. 7. Sediment from sheer or undercut banks. 8. Sediment/fecal coliform from stormwater. 9. Sediment from poor forestry management. 10. Sediment from roadside ditching. 11. Solar heating from lack of riparian shade.

 Converting conventional farming tillage practices to direct seed tillage.  Implementing agricultural best management practices (BMPs) to reduce erosion.  Enhancing and restoring riparian buffers.  Managing livestock to prevent their waste from reaching streams.  Maintaining and repairing failing septic systems.  Stream bank restoration projects.  Following forest practice regulations when harvesting timber.  Education about water quality issues and the activities to address them.

 Avista Corporation  City of Spokane  Coeur d’Alene Tribe  Hangman Watershed Implementation Team  Inland Northwest Land Trust  The Lands Council  Natural Resources Conservation Service  Pine and Spokane Conservation Districts  Spokane County  Spokane Regional Health District  Spokane River Forum  Small Towns in the Watershed  Trout Unlimited and Spokane Fly Fishers  Washington Depts of Ecology, Natural Resources (forestry), Transportation (stormwater)