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Transforming Watersheds: Palouse River - Whitman County |
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| 10-10-039 | July 2010 |
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| Author(s) |
Water Quality Program |
| Description |
The Palouse River is the main artery of the great Palouse grasslands of eastern Washington. The Palouse region has been an economic engine for our state for well over a century. But recently it became clear the river needed help. It was failing state water quality standards for bacteria, temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, and a variety of different toxic chemicals, making it one of the more polluted water bodies in the state. In 2006, the Palouse-Rock Lake Conservation District responded by creating a riparian buffer program to help move farming off the banks. Using a variety of different funding sources they have initiated several river restoration projects. In the last three years, the conservation district has seen a difference in the river |
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| Contact |
Chad Atkins at 360-407-6600 or Chad.Atkin@ecy.wa.gov |
| Keywords |
district, conservation, water quality, watershed |
| WEB PAGE |
Water Quality Success Stories: Successes and Lessons Learned |
| WATERSHED |
Water Resource Inventory Area 34 Palouse |
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