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Water-related information can sometimes be difficult to find since there are so many different organizations and government agencies tasked with managing water issues. We hope you can find a link to what you need within these resource pages. If not, please email us the details, we’ll do some research and respond quickly.
Water Quality
Spokane Waste Directory
Water quality is dependent on the proper disposal of all waste, but especially hazardous waste. The Spokane Waste Directory is a great interactive resource to learn where to dispose of household hazardous waste! It also includes a section titled "Understanding My Waste." Here’s the KSPS Public Service Announcement featuring AquaDuck!
Washington State Department of Ecology (DOE)
Environmental Protection Agency
- EPA: Water Topics Home Page
- EPA: How Do We Measure the Quality of Our Waters?
- EPA: Environmental Education: Grants, training, lesson plans, awards and more
Rural Water Supply
Geology and the Spokane Valley-Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer
This website - HUGEfloods.com - provides excellent videos directed at youth but valuable for all ages and quick and simple explanations of the area geology and how it came to be. This is important foundational material when learning about the SVRP Aquifer.
Additional videos:
- Ice Age Floods, Lake Missoula, Bonneville Flood and the Columbia River Basalts: A Story of Lava, Ice and Water
- Floodscapes by Bruce Bjornstad: These beautiful aerial videographies teach about Dry Falls, Wallula Gap, Drumheller Channels and Deep Lake Potholes.