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Spokane Valley-Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer An aquifer can be defined simply as a rock layer full of water. These rocks range in size from gravel to large boulders. The rock layer is very porous, enabling water to move through it quite quickly, up to 90 feet per day in some places. The Spokane Valley-Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer covers an area of approximately 135 square miles and ranges in thickness from a few feet to as much as 500 feet! It runs from the Spokane Valley in Washington almost all the way to Lake Pend Oreille in Idaho! It was created by ice age floods that deposited a thick layer of boulders and gravel in the ancient Spokane Valley. Many people depend on this source for drinking water, so it is important that eveyone do what they can to keep it clean! The unsaturated soil and rock layer above the water table provides little protection to the groundwater from surface contamination. Anything we spill, dump, or unintentionally leak onto the ground can end up in the Aquifer. Please recycle solvents and oils, keep fertilizers to a minimum, and dispose of household chemicals properly! To learn more about how to protect the aquifer, call (509) 477-3604. Farm,
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aquifer district may go before voters Information regarding the Spokane Valley-Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer The Rathdrum Spokane Aquifer Spokane
Valley-Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer Study Meeting Aquifer protection on public meeting agenda: Legislation would provide funds for resource protection
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