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Water Quantity Research
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Water Bank Feasibility Study
Spokane County, in conjunction with Stevens and Pend Oreille Counties, is evaluating the use of a water bank to address existing and potential regulatory constraints on existing and new water use, in Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA) 55, the Little Spokane Watershed.
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West Plains Hydrogeologic Framework
The main water source for the West Plains are aquifers found in the Columbia River Basalt Group (CRBG) formations, overlying sediments, and interbedded sediments.
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WRIA 55 / 57 Wetland Restoration & Storage
Spokane County Water Resources is managing a study to investigate methods to increase surface water stream flow in WRIAs 55 and 57 during low flow summer months.
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West Plains Geophysical Orientation Study
Geophysical methods can measure physical properties at the ground surface and the data used to infer the composition of the subsurface.
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Water Availability Standard
A work group of local stakeholders including local government, home builders, developers, hydrogeologists, realtors and environmental groups is meeting to develop recommendations for consideration by local decision makers.
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Little Spokane Groundwater Inventory & Mapping
The goal of the Little Spokane Groundwater Inventory and Mapping project is to develop a database of available information in tabular and GIS formats for use in intermediate estimates of water use, recharge, well yields and eventual use in the development of a numerical groundwater flow model.
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Water Demand Forecast Model
In 2010 Spokane County Water Resources in conjunction with the consulting firms Tetra Tech and CDM developed a Water Demand Forecast Model. The model is capable of forecasting demand for numerous water use sectors, at various spatial scales and time horizons.