News
Construction of $14 million super center comes to an end
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Friday, 03 September 10 - 06:47 AM (GMT -08:00) in Pullman water |
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Walmart's project manager said about 90 percent of the grass on the property is a native species, with non-native gras sod in areas where they expect more erosion such as pedestrian spots and drainage ponds. Pullman doesn't have any ordinances to limit water use on such large properties.
Opinion: Water woes -- running on empty
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Wednesday, 04 August 10 - 08:36 PM (GMT -08:00) in General |
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I propose that every American family go through the exercise of spending a full day using only as much water as they can carry. It'll be like camping when you skip baths and wash dishes in a tub. We can call it "Water Day."
Palouse Ridge Golf Club dealing with losses
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Tuesday, 03 August 10 - 08:28 PM (GMT -08:00) in WSU water |
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The projected loss of money at the Palouse Ridge Golf Club at Washington State University has more than doubled during its first two seasons. The course opened in 2008 despite controversy over its use of Grande Ronde aquifer water.
Ban on building houses could be found unconstitutional in court
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Tuesday, 20 July 10 - 07:34 PM (GMT -08:00) in Washington water |
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County commissioners heard testimony on removing the butte chapter of the county’s agriculture district building code, which previously mandated no home be built on buttes because the land may play a part in aquifer recharge.
Study: Climate change affects Rathdrum aquifer
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Monday, 19 July 10 - 07:11 AM (GMT -08:00) in General |
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A BSU professor discovered a range of potential effects global warming will have on the aquifer on which Coeur d'Alene and Spokane depend. He has predicted several different scenarios, ranging from conservative to extreme.
July is time to learn about smarter watering
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Thursday, 08 July 10 - 09:15 AM (GMT -08:00) in Washington water |
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Despite recent rains, water is still in short supply in many parts of the Inland Northwest. For water users who want to get their hands dirty and really save, a new how-to website, www.spokanesmartscape.com, provides detailed information about low water use landscaping.
WSU garden gets a new green roof
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Wednesday, 30 June 10 - 09:14 PM (GMT -08:00) in WSU water |
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The green roof itself, which sits atop a shade and storage pavilion, was built almost entirely from 100-year-old recycled wood. It supports small drought tolerant plants and ornamental grasses.
Columbia Basin aquifers levels dropping
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Tuesday, 22 June 10 - 07:11 AM (GMT -08:00) in Washington water |
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"Is Moses Lake going to run out of water?" said Paul Stoker, executive director of the management area. "Yes, they will. This scenario exists basically in nearly every city from Grand Coulee south."
Columbia plateau aquifer levels dropping
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Wednesday, 09 June 10 - 09:40 PM (GMT -08:00) in General |
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Ground water levels declined over the past quarter-century in 83 percent of 470 wells measured in the sprawling Columbia Plateau Regional Aquifer system in southeastern Washington, northeastern Oregon and western Idaho, a new report from the U.S. Geological Survey found.
Alberta's Tar Sands and Idaho's Wilderness Gateway
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Monday, 31 May 10 - 07:45 PM (GMT -08:00) in Idaho water |
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Alberta’s tar sands, whose 175 billion barrel reserve is second only to Saudi Arabia, requires 220 gallons of fresh water to produce one barrel of oil....Canada’s Imperial Oil and Exxon-Mobil are now requesting permits from Idaho and Montana to move 200 loads of equipment to the Kearle Oil Project.
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