Palouse narrows plans for river discharge

The City of Palouse has a new, focused directive after a meeting April 5 with representatives of the Department of Ecology (DOE) and town engineers Varela & Associates.

The gathering at city hall was also attended by Mayor Michael Echanove and a committee he appointed to navigate the new permit requirements for the Palouse wastewater treatment plant – regarding effluents discharged into the Palouse River.

Last week’s meeting followed a brainstorming session in February.

Representatives of Varela showed graphics depicting different options for the plant’s discharge – from building a lagoon as i...