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The purpose of this study was to review the water quality of the Palouse River (17060108) in order to recommend discharge limits for the pending facility upgrade and subsequent NPDES permit. The study determined that the waters of the Palouse River near Potlatch are limited by water quality. Such limitations are apparently the result of contributions from nonpoint source activities within the drainage rather than from specific point discharges. The municipal effluent from the City of Potlatchs lagoons did not adversely effect the streams water quality. Flows within the Palouse River provide a high dilution factor which masks the effluents effects. The wastewater lagoons are capable of meeting standards equivalent to secondary treatment except for the fecal coliform limits. Accordingly, chlorination should be included in the treatment process. Water Quality Status Report No. 67, 1986. Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Division of Environment, Boise, ID. 30 pp.

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Product Published Date:09/25/1997

Record Last Revised:12/10/2002

Record ID: 5836

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Title :PALOUSE RIVER STUDY, LETAH COUNTY, IDAHO, 1986

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State :ID

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Title :PALOUSE RIVER STUDY, LETAH COUNTY, IDAHO, 1986

Data Use & Constraints :All collections and preservation procedures conformed to Standard Methods (APHA, 1985), EPA guidelines (EPA, 1979) or U.S. Geological Survey (USGS, 1977).