Effects on Lake Roosevelt Reviewed With much fanfare, the United States (U.S.) and Canada reached a non-binding Agreement in Principle (AIP) to modernize the Columbia River Treaty in July 2024. Provisions for a modernized treaty…
Walking into the role of executive director last summer, I knew I had enormous shoes to fill. Former Executive Director Andy Dunau’s leadership of the Forum and commitment to its mission for the past 25…
In September, nearly 500 3rd through 5th grade students from 13 schools gathered at the Kettle Falls Swim Beach area and Sherman Creek Hatchery to participate in this year’s festival. A big thank you to…
In December 2024, EPA added the Upper Columbia River (UCR) site to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL). EPA lists Superfund sites based on identified releases of contamination and where that contamination is found. Geographic…
EPA Staff Contribution This month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is wrapping up a total of 20 scheduled interviews with community members who volunteered to share their thoughts, questions, and concerns about Upper Columbia River…
In the fall of 2024, Teck American Incorporated (TAI) announced the appointment of Mary Mitchener as a TAI’s Environmental Manager. Based out of Spokane, her duties include oversight of TAI’s UCR RI/FS project team and…
As part of a 2006 Settlement Agreement with Teck, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is directing the Upper Columbia River Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study. Its purpose is to establish the nature, extent, and possible…
In fall 2024, the EPA conducted a time-critical removal/soil cleanup action on residential properties within the Upper Columbia River site in and around the Northport area. In total, approximately 5,400 tons of contaminated soil were…
2024 SUMMARY Crews were at the Northport Waterfront last spring and summer to clean up historic smelter contamination along the Columbia River hillside and seasonal beach area downstream of the jetty and upstream of the…
National Park Service Camping Fees Starting January 1, 2025, the National Park Service (NPS) at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area increased camping and boat launch fees. A new dump station/water fill fee was also introduced….
The backdrop for Forum activities is the unique and distinct needs of Lake Roosevelt, which resulted from creating a reservoir to support operational capacity at Grand Coulee Dam. Two Indian tribes, federal agencies, state agencies and four counties have specific interests in the management of the lake. Individually and collectively, they seek to meet a diverse set of environmental, economic and cultural needs.
Lake Roosevelt Forum continues to successfully engage in a set of public outreach activities intended to further strengthen collaboration and cooperation among the many stakeholders with interests in and around Lake Roosevelt.
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