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A - Lake Pend Oreille, Bonner, ID
Lake Pend Oreille and other lakes adjacent to the Rathdrum Prairie contribute water to the Aquifer through seepage from streams or lake bottoms. Lake Pend Oreille contributes an estimated 43 million gallons per day to the SVRP aquifer.
B - Ice Dam Site - Farragut State Park
Head north on US Hwy 95 from Coeur d'Alene approximately 18 miles to Hwy 54 Junction. Turn right heading east on Hwy 54 to Farragut State Park. Go approximately 5 miles and turn right at the Visitor's Center to obtain a permit. Proceed east on Hwy 54 approximately 0.5 miles to South Road Junction. Turn right and follow South Road to viewpoint at end of road. This is the southern-most edge of the historic ice dam that created Glacial Lake Missoula. This area is also an important part of northern aquifer recharge.Back to Top
C - Hayden Lake, ID Aquifer Recharge
Hayden Lake is adjacent to the Rathdrum Prairie and contributes water to the aquifer through seepage from streams and the lake bottom. Hayden Lake is estimated to contribute 45 million gallons per day to the SVRP aquifer.
D - HARSB Land Application Site The Hayden Area Regional Sewer Board (HARSB) operates a water reuse facility during the growing season that consists of 400 acres (SE corner of W. Boekel Road and N Huetter Road in Hayden) that are irrigated with 1.2 million gallons of reuse water daily. The reuse water is applied at rates that are completely consumed by alfalfa and hybrid poplar trees.Back to Top
E - Panhandle Health District BuildingThe Panhandle Health District building is located at 8500 N Atlas Road in Hayden. Stormwater is managed on site using examples of low impact development (LID) to prevent untreated stormwater disposal into the aquifer.
F – Hayden Area Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant Wastewater management is currently provided by HARSB for the City of Hayden, the City of Hayden Lake and other areas under the Hayden Lake Recreational Water and Sewer District, and the Kootenai County Airport.10789 N. Atlas Road, Hayden, Idaho 83835
Phone: 208-772-0672, Fax: 208-772-3863
G - Spirit Lake, Kootenai, ID
Spirit Lake and other lakes adjacent to the Rathdrum Prairie contribute water to the Aquifer through seepage from streams or lake bottoms.
Spirit Lake contributes an estimated 36 million gallons per day to the SVRP aquifer.
H - Twin Lakes, Kootenai, ID
Twin Lakes and other lakes adjacent to the Rathdrum Prairie contribute water to the Aquifer through seepage from streams or lake bottoms. Twin Lakes contribute an estimated 26 million gallons per day to the SVRP aquifer.
I - Coeur d'Alene Wastewater Treatment Plant
While secondary-level municipal treatment was mandated by the Clean Water Act of 1972, it was operational in Coeur d’Alene in 1939; making it one of the first such municipal plants in the world. The city has always utilized conventional primary clarification and fixed-film “trickling filters” as the secondary treatment process followed by chlorination.
Beginning in 1982, the plant has undergone 11 major “phases” of construction, culminating with solids handing and administration buildings. These projects added new anaerobic digesters, sludge gravity thickeners, belt filter presses for biosolids de-watering, plastic-media trickling filters with solids contact tanks, secondary clarifiers, a chlorine contact tank, de-chlorination with sulfur dioxide, a chemical systems center for phosphorus removal and foul air treatment with compost-bed biofilters. Some of the original 1939 structures are still used today.
From I-90 take the NW Blvd exit and drive south on NW Blvd.; turn right on West Hubbard St, drive west for about 750 feet; the plant is located between the road and the river.
The Community Water Resource Center (CWRC) provides educational activities for all ages to raise awareness of local water resource issues. The CWRC has classroom, laboratory, and outdoor space available for a variety of fun, hands-on K-12 activities. Educational programs focus on topics such as water quality, aquatic ecosystems, stormwater pollution, watershed science, the aquifer, and more. University of Idaho Harbor Center 1031 N Academic WayCoeur d'Alene, ID www.uidaho.edu/cda/cwrc
Phone: 208-667-2588
K - Coeur d'Alene Lake, Kootenai, IDCoeur d'Alene Lake and other lakes adjacent to the Rathdrum Prairie contribute water to the aquifer through seepage from streams or lake bottoms. Coeur d'Alene Lake contributes an estimated 24 million gallons per day to the SVRP aquifer.
L and N - Post Falls Dam and Millrace Head Gate
From Interstate 90 take exit 5 (Spokane St.). Turn south on Spokane St. and travel one block. Turn right on 4th Street and drive ahead to the parking lot. The Post Falls Dam controls the Spokane River during the summer months to produce 14.75 megawatts of electricity and to maintain a constant elevation in Lake Coeur d'Alene. Three dams constructed at Post Falls by the Washington Water and Power Company (now called Avista Utilities) began operating in 1906. The Millrace Head Gate provided critical water for irrigation and commerce to lower elevations in the region.Back to Top
M – Post Falls Water Reclamation Facility
2002 W Seltice Way. 208-773-1438
The plant came on line in 1985 and has continued to expand to the present day capacity of 3.2 million gallons per day. In 2000 a consultant was hired to do a Comprehensive Sewage Facility Plan. Over 32 million in expansion and upgrades are planned in the next 9 years to meet growth and regulation changes.
O - Hauser Lake, ID Aquifer Recharge
Hauser Lake and other lakes adjacent to the Rathdrum Prairie contribute water to the aquifer through seepage from streams or lake bottoms.
Hauser Lake is estimated to contribute 13 million gallons per day to the SVRP aquifer.
P- Newman Lake, WA Aquifer Recharge
Newman Lake and other lakes adjacent to the Rathdrum Prairie and Spokane Valley contribute water to the aquifer through seepage from streams or lake bottoms. Newman Lake is estimated to contribute 15 million gallons per day to the SVRP aquifer.
Q- Hand Pump From Interstate 90 take exit 299 (last exit in WA) Park in the Centennial Trail access parking lot just south of the interchange. Walk east about a half mile along the Trail and across the river to the hand pump and sign. Before electricity many people used hand powered pumps to get water from the ground.Back to Top
R - Liberty Lake, WA Aquifer Recharge
Liberty Lake and other lakes adjacent to the Rathdrum Prairie and Spokane Valley contribute water to the aquifer through seepage from streams or lake bottoms.
Liberty Lake contributes an estimated 4 million gallons per day to the SVRP aquifer.
S – Liberty Lake Water Reclamation Facility
In an effort to improve the water quality of Liberty Lake, the Liberty Lake Sewer and Water District constructed a wastewater collection and treatment facility in 1973 that replaced existing on-site septic systems. The treatment facility was completed in August 1982.
T - Water Tower Look for the large red and white spheres above the Spokane Valley. The objects that look like R2D2 robots are pumps that bring water from over 100 feet below ground up into the tower above you. From the tower water is distributed to where it is used: a house, a field, or a business. Not all pumps and water towers look like these. Many pumps are located inside small buildings.Back to Top
U - Sullivan Park Spokane Valley, WAThe park is just north of the Spokane River on the West side of Sullivan Road. You can see many big boulders like the kind in the aquifer along the Spokane River at Sullivan Park. When the river is low, springs are visible around the Sullivan Road bridge pilings. This is aquifer water flowing into the river.
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V – Vera Water District Well
601 N Evergreen Rd
From 1907-1908, Vera's No. 1 Well was dug by hand, providing irrigation and domestic water to small farms and mini-orchards in Spokane Valley. The No. 1 Well still provides 3,000 gallons of water per minute to Vera's system when required.
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W – Spokane Valley Historical Museum
The Spokane Valley Heritage Museum was formed to collect, preserve and exhibit the history and culture of the Spokane Valley for the education and inspiration of the community.
X- Gravel Pit Drive along Theirman Street and Heacox Avenue between Sprague and Broadway. This gravel pit is another place to see Spokane Valley Aquifer rock material. The pit extends below the water table and exposes aquifer water.Back to Top
Y – Upriver Dam
Near the 4600 block of Trent turn north onto Waterworks. Follow Waterworks to the Upriver Dam visitor parking lot. map
The City of Spokane operates the dam and monitors its water distribution system from the facility at Upriver Dam. The original Upriver Dam was built in 1894. A new concrete dam replaced the old wooden one in 1933. Significant upgrades also were completed in the 1980s.
Group tours can be arranged by calling: (509) 742-8144.
Z- Original 1907 WellThis well is located at the Upriver Dam facility. See location information above.
The first public water supply wells in the Aquifer were dug here in 1907. Group tours can be arranged by calling:
(509) 742-8144.
AA - Spokane County Water Resource Education Center
The Water Resource Education Center (WREC) is a regional educational facility providing interactive activities related to area aquifer knowledge, water reclamation and other water resource issues. Contact 509-477-7577 for more information.The WRC is located at the Spokane County Regional Water Reclamation Facility just east of Freya Street and just south of Trent Avenue. The address is:
1004 N Freya Street
Spokane WA 99202
BB - Spokane County Regional Water Reclamation Facility The Water Reclamation Facility opened in 2011 with state of the art water treatment technology. Walking tours of the Spokane County Regional Water Reclamation Facility (SCRWRF) are available for groups. Appointments are necessary but we attempt to be flexible and available.Contact Spokane County Utilities at 509-477-3604 for more information.
From I-90 take the Freya exit. Turn right on N. Freya Way and continue over the railroad yards. Turn right on N. Freya Street. Take an immediate right at 1000 N. Freya St. If you get to Trent you have gone too far.
Hands on Learning: Multi-sensory learning demands active, not passive, participation, and emphasizes inquiry, reflection and multiple solutions.
DD – Upper Falls Dam
Completed in 1922, the Upper Falls Hydroelectric Development was instrumental in meeting the growing demands of Spokane's industrial and residential developments. Upper Falls also helped power Spokane’s early electric streetcar system.
EE – Monroe Street Dam
Avista has been producing power from their Monroe Street Hydroelectric Development since 1890, longer than any other hydroelectric facility in the state of Washington. The dam, located in the core of downtown Spokane was constructed at a natural waterfall, Spokane’s “Lower Falls.” It helped the town of Spokane Falls move from candles and oil lamps to incandescent lighting.
FF - Riverside Park Water Reclamation Facility
4401 N. Aubrey L. White Parkway. If your home is connected to the City of Spokane sewer system, all the water that goes down your drain and into the sewer ends up at this facility. In operation since 1958, the City of Spokane’s award winning facility uses state of the art technology to provide advanced secondary treatment for 44 million gallons of sewage per day (mgd) during dry weather and up to 100 mgd of sewage mixed with storm runoff during wet weather. The sewer collection system has over 800 miles of sewage pipes, 28 pumping stations, and some underground tanks that reduce combined sewer overflows to the Spokane River during large storms. Group tours can be arranged by calling (509) 625-4600.
GG - Spokane Hatchery Griffith Spring, located at the Spokane Hatchery, is a place where water flows out of the Spokane Aquifer. Water from these springs, and other springs in the area, flow to the Little Spokane River. The Hatchery needs very clean water to grow its fish. To keep the water clean, the hatchery asks that people stay out of the spring area. Group Tours can be arranged by calling 509-892-1001.Back to Top
HH - Painted Rock Gauging Site Park at the Painted Rocks parking lot and follow the path south to the Little Spokane River. Near the Rutter Parkway bridge is a circular corrugated metal stilling well with a lock box on top. This is the US Geological survey gauging station containing equipment which continuously measures the river surface elevation. This information and information from a similar gauging station near Dartford, seven miles upstream, is used to calculate how much water is flowing out of the Aquifer through springs between the two sites.Back to Top
II – Nine Mile Dam
Completed in 1908, Nine Mile Hydroelectric Development was designed by the world-famous Sanderson & Porter engineering firm of New York. Built during the peak years of Spokane’s “Street Car Era,” the development was originally constructed to supply power to the 130-mile-long Spokane & Inland Empire Railroad Company’s electric railway system.
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