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There are lots of ways to help keep our water clean! ✨Stormwater picks up what’s left on the ground and carries it towar...
09/24/2026

There are lots of ways to help keep our water clean! ✨

Stormwater picks up what’s left on the ground and carries it toward our waterways. The good news? Small actions around your home and neighborhood can make a difference.

Here are a few ways you can help:
✅ Adopt a storm drain and keep it clear of leaves and debris
🐾 Pick up after your pets
🌱 Plant native plants and consider adding a rain garden
💧 Use a rain barrel to capture rainwater and water your garden
🪣 Properly dispose of paint, oil, chemicals, and other waste
🍂 Keep leaves and grass clippings out of the street
🌿 Use fertilizer thoughtfully and only when needed
Every action helps reduce stormwater pollution and protect the lakes, rivers, and wetlands we all depend on. 🌊

🌐Visit adoptadrain/wa.org to view an interactive map of Spokane County showing adopted and adoptable drains.

👆Select a drain to adopt and make it yours by naming it something fun!

📲Track your impact by logging your maintenance with the user-friendly online portal.

🙌If everyone does their part to help maintain clean and clear drains, our stormwater system will drain more efficiently and with less pollution.

https://wa.adopt-a-drain.org/

See that storm drain? It’s connected to your water. 💧When rain flows across streets and sidewalks, it can carry leaves, ...
09/23/2026

See that storm drain? It’s connected to your water. 💧

When rain flows across streets and sidewalks, it can carry leaves, litter, oil, and other pollutants toward storm drains — and into our local waterways.

One simple way to help? Adopt a storm drain! 🧹

By keeping a drain near you clear of leaves and debris, you can help keep pollutants out of stormwater, protect local waterways, and help reduce localized flooding.
It only takes a few minutes — but those minutes can add up to a big difference. 🌊

Private residents, schools, and businesses can help ensure that nearby drains remain unobstructed and functioning year-round by adopting a storm drain through the City and County’s new Adopt-a-Drain Program.

🌐Visit adoptadrain/wa.org to view an interactive map of Spokane County showing adopted and adoptable drains.

👆Select a drain to adopt and make it yours by naming it something fun!

📲Track your impact by logging your maintenance with the user-friendly online portal.

🙌If everyone does their part to help maintain clean and clear drains, our stormwater system will drain more efficiently and with less pollution.

https://wa.adopt-a-drain.org/

09/22/2026

It’s Stormwater Awareness Week! 🌧️

Ever wonder where the rain goes after it hits the ground?

When rainwater runs across streets, sidewalks, parking lots, and driveways, it can pick up trash, oil, leaves, and other pollutants. That runoff can eventually make its way into our lakes, rivers, and wetlands — affecting water quality, wildlife, and the places we all enjoy.

Understanding stormwater is the first step toward protecting our water. 💧

Stay tuned this week for simple ways you can help keep stormwater clean — right in your own neighborhood.

Private residents, schools, and businesses can help ensure that nearby drains remain unobstructed and functioning year-round by adopting a storm drain through the City and County’s new Adopt-a-Drain Program.

🌐Visit adoptadrain/wa.org to view an interactive map of Spokane County showing adopted and adoptable drains.

👆Select a drain to adopt and make it yours by naming it something fun!

📲Track your impact by logging your maintenance with the user-friendly online portal.

🙌If everyone does their part to help maintain clean and clear drains, our stormwater system will drain more efficiently and with less pollution.

https://wa.adopt-a-drain.org/

We had the best time with Spokane Riverkeeper, The Lands Council, and Spokane River Forum during World Clean Up Day last...
09/21/2026

We had the best time with Spokane Riverkeeper, The Lands Council, and Spokane River Forum during World Clean Up Day last Saturday. 🤩

Not only did people come out to show some love and care to our waterways, but people committed to adopt their neighborhood storm drain and protect water year-round! 💧💧💧

Private residents, schools, and businesses can help ensure that nearby drains remain unobstructed and functioning year-round by adopting a storm drain through the County’s new Adopt-a-Drain Program.

🌐Visit adoptadrain/wa.org to view an interactive map of Spokane County showing adopted and adoptable drains.

👆Select a drain to adopt and make it yours by naming it something fun!

📲Track your impact by logging your maintenance with the user-friendly online portal.

🙌If everyone does their part to help maintain clean and clear drains, our stormwater system will drain more efficiently and with less pollution.

https://wa.adopt-a-drain.org/

Spokane County Water Resources will be tabling at the World Clean Up Day happening this Saturday! 💧💧💧Our friend with The...
09/18/2026

Spokane County Water Resources will be tabling at the World Clean Up Day happening this Saturday! 💧💧💧

Our friend with The Lands Council, Spokane Riverkeeper, and Spokane River Forum are hosting a wonderful opportunity to show some care to the Spokane River through litter clean up.

We will be there to cheer on all the participants and share about the Adopt-A-Drain program and how you can get involved in protecting water right in your neighborhood.

We can't wait to see you all there! 🎉

Saturday, September 19, 10 AM–1 PM

Free to participate.
Register and choose your cleanup location today: https://www.spokaneriverkeeper.org/calendar/2026/9/19/world-cleanup-day

LOOK! A SWALE! 👀💧🚗Swales are all around our community and do so much to help capture, slow, and filter stormwater. Swale...
09/09/2026

LOOK! A SWALE! 👀

💧🚗Swales are all around our community and do so much to help capture, slow, and filter stormwater. Swales can be natural or manufactured depressions in the landscape which help to divert stormwater from the roads.

🌱The grass and/or native plants in the swale help to filter pollutants out of the stormwater from going into our waterways. The Little Spokane River is very susceptible to stormwater pollutants and engineering feats such as swales help to protect Spokane's water.

The next time you are out and about, see if you can spot a swale! 👀

Spokane County will be flying a drone carrying a lidar (light detection and ranging) sensor over the Spokane River betwe...
08/31/2026

Spokane County will be flying a drone carrying a lidar (light detection and ranging) sensor over the Spokane River between Sullivan and Barker Roads. Lidar uses laser light to collect topographical information in high resolution. This works by bouncing the laser off of the surface and timing how long it takes to be received by the sensor. This topographic information of the dry Spokane River bed will help provide more information for understanding the drivers behind the river running dry. One of the potential drivers is that the bed elevations may have changed or there is some elevational difference in the riverbed contributing to the loss of flow.

The Spokane RiverKeeper, Spokane Community College, the Spokane Aquifer Joint Board (SAJB), the Idaho Washington Aquifer Collaborative, and GSI Water Solutions, AVISTA, and others concerned about the Spokane River running dry are coordinating their various efforts to study this reach of the Spokane River. The County is contributing to these various efforts where possible, including this lidar data collection.

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Click on the link to see the where the drone will be flying 👇
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Spokane county scientists with employees of GSI Water Solutions took thermal drone imaging of the dry reach of the Spoka...
08/27/2026

Spokane county scientists with employees of GSI Water Solutions took thermal drone imaging of the dry reach of the Spokane River earlier this week to gather more information as to how and why the Spokane River went dry this year.

Thermal imagining in that area could help detect groundwater upwelling which could be a critical groundwater supplement to try and support the river during lower flow season.
Collecting this information may help inform future management decisions concerning the Spokane river and SVRP Aquifer.

This information is highly preliminary but is the first step in gathering knowledge to better understand the interactions between the aquifer and the river.

You can learn more about what research is being done by checking out the work being done by John Porcello, principal groundwater hydrologist. This work was presented at the River Forum’s H2O Breakfast earlier this year.https://spokaneriver.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Porcello-H2O-Bkfst-2026-03-31-3.pdf

Say hi to Jack 🐕‍🦺 and his best friend, Mark who always work together as a team to keep POOlution out of our waterways! ...
08/25/2026

Say hi to Jack 🐕‍🦺 and his best friend, Mark who always work together as a team to keep POOlution out of our waterways! 💩

Mark and his team from Evergreen Water and Sewer in Kalispell, MT visited the Water Resource Center last week to see our exhibits and how we teach water stewardship and protection. They loved our pet waste bags and clips so people can keep harmful POOlution from going down a storm drain and into our waterways. The Little Spokane River is especially susceptible to pet waste pollution.

We are thankful to all those who take careful actions to keep our rivers and aquifer safe from storm drain pollution! 💧💧💧

Did you know you can do more than just pick up your pet's waste to protect stormwater? Adopting the storm drain next to your business, home or school can do so much to keep out debris and litter from going down a storm drain. Learn more and start the adoption process by clicking on the link below! 👇
https://wa.adopt-a-drain.org/

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