Small Business Resources, Business Advice and Forms from AllBusiness.com

Washington Cities in Search of Clean Water near Grand Coulee Dam.

By John Craig, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Apr. 27--Two small cities next to Grand Coulee Dam are working on projects to meet federal drinking-water standards that require them to quit using unfiltered water from Lake Roosevelt.

Coulee Dam, population 1,015, is putting finishing touches on a new $5.9 million filtration plant that began operating within the past month.

Neighboring Grand Coulee, population 920, expects to take bids this summer on a $4.5 million pipeline that will bring well water two m

In addition, make sure to read these premium articles also available with your free trial:

T T T
art_print Printart_email Email 16x16-digg-guy  Digg It delicious-small  del.icio.us

Related Resources

Free AllBusiness Articles

  • WATER ON TOP OF DEVELOPMENT AGENDA
    • Water and sanitation are critical elements in the poverty reduction strategy of the African Development Bank Group. The water sector is at the forefront of its Strategic Plan 2003-2007. The Bank has now developed an Integrated Water Resources Management strategy, which considers the provision of accelerated access to safe drinking ......
  • Indian Issues: Spokane Tribe's Additional Compensation Claim for the Grand Coulee Dam.
    • GAO-04-125T October 2, 2003 The Grand Coulee Dam was constructed on the Columbia River in northeastern Washington State from 1933 to 1942. The reservoir behind the dam covers land on the Colville Reservation along the Columbia River and land on the adjacent Spokane Reservation along both the Columbia and Spokane ......
  • Wetlands: Going, Goings ... Gone?
    • We neglect swamps and bogs at our own peril. The ongoing loss of wetlands throughout the world is undermining water quality, worsening the impact of natural disasters, and reducing biological diversity according to researchers at the Worldwatch Institute. Wetlands are areas that are saturated with water for part of the ......
  • CH2M Hill wins contract to study Grand Coulee cranes
    • The Spokane office of Denver-based CH2M Hill Inc. is assessing the safety of 15 cranes at Grand Coulee Dam under a $400,000 contract from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, which operates the Columbia Basin dam. The assessment is the first part of a three-phase job in which CH2M Hill will ......
  • Bell-Coulee power line moves toward Spokane
    • Crews have erected about 75 percent of the 411 steel towers needed for a $ 175 million, 84-mile high-voltage power line between Grand Coulee Dam and the Bell Substation, near Mead, and the project will become much more visible to Spokane-area residents soon. The steel-lattice towers, which mostly range from ......
  • A look back at public power.
    • 50 years ago--1957 Exploratory discussions between Canada and the United States were under way on the possibility of raising Grand Coulee Dam about 40 feet to create almost 5,000,000 acre-feet of additional upstream flood control and power storage (Wash.) ... Ketchikan Public Utilities completed a long-range survey of future power ......
  • Plat sought for 69-home development
    • Community Frameworks, a Spokane-based, nonprofit affordable-housing provider, is seeking preliminary-plat approval for a 69-lot home development on the West Plains.
Related Topics
Tools

Sponsored Links

Site Map | Contact Us | FAQs | About Us | Media Kit | Reprints | RSS Directory | Sign Up for Free Newsletters | Disclosure Policy

Copyright © 1999 - 2008 AllBusiness.com, Inc. All rights reserved.
No part of this content or the data or information included therein may be reproduced,
republished or redistributed without the prior written consent of AllBusiness.com.
Use of this site is governed by our Copyright and Intellectual Property Policy, Terms of Use Agreement and Privacy Policy.

Get In-Depth Company Information from Hoover's | Buy a D&B Credit Report | What is in Your Company's D&B Credit Report? | Article Archives
Online Business Database | Online Business Information | Email Marketing Lists | Sales and Marketing Solutions | Business Mailing Lists
Information and opinions on AllBusiness.com solely represent the thoughts and opinions of the authors and are not endorsed by, or reflect the beliefs of,
AllBusiness.com, its parent company D&B, and its affiliates.