North Idaho Briefs September 4, 2013

Golf event to help fund scholarship

Members of the North Idaho College American Indian Student Alliance (AISA) are hosting their fourth annual golf scramble at Circling Raven Golf Club to raise money for the Che'nshish scholarship.

The Che'nshish 2013 Scholarship Scramble has a four-person shotgun start at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 27. The $100 per person cost includes a golf cart, driving range access, luncheon, silent auction and raffle during lunch. Teams can play for $400.

For entry information and registration, contact the Circling Raven Pro Shop at (800) 523-2464.

Non-golfers are invited to attend the luncheon and no-host bar at 3 p.m. To purchase a $25 non-golf participant ticket, contact Evanlene Melting Tallow at (208) 769-3365. Tickets must be purchased in advance.

This is the fourth year AISA is hosting the successful event, which has raised $16,000 since the first scramble. The proceeds will help match a three-year American Indian Education Foundation grant.

To make a donation to the Che'nshish Scholarship, contact the NIC Foundation at (208) 769-5978.

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Wastewater comment period extended

Residents on both sides of the border in the Spokane River watershed have an additional 30 days to comment on three draft wastewater discharge permits for sewage treatment plants that discharge pollutants to the Spokane River in Kootenai County.

The new deadline is Oct. 3.

Mark MacIntyre, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency spokesman, said the agency had several requests to extend the original comment deadline from Tuesday.

The proposed new permits will reduce the amount of phosphorus each facility can discharge to the Spokane River. Excessive phosphorus in rivers, lakes and streams supports algae growth, reduces the amount of dissolved oxygen in the water and degrades water quality.

Phosphorus overloading in rivers, lakes and reservoirs can affect recreation and the health of fish or other aquatic life.

The treatment plants are operated by the cities of Coeur d'Alene and Post Falls and the Hayden Area Regional Sewer Board.

Comments may be sent by mail to: U.S. EPA Region 10, Spokane River NPDES Public Comments, 1200 6th Ave., Suite 900 M/S OWW-130, Seattle, WA 98101.

Comments can be emailed to Nickel.Brian@epa.gov