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Alta Science and Engineering is welcoming a new project engineer and an environmental scientist. Nathan Hutson has joined the company’s Kellogg office as an environmental scientist. With an emphasis in natural resource management, Hutson earned an environmental science degree from the University of Montana Western and has spent the last few years working with the ...
Steve Hummel recently joined Alta Science & Engineering's Moscow office in the dual role of environmental scientist and data analyst. He brings more than 10 years of experience managing projects involving water quality, fisheries biology, fluvial geomorphology, sediment chemistry and aquatic toxicology on sites ranging from the Columbia River Basin to Chesapeake Bay and the ...
The Palouse region’s primary water source is declining seven-tenths of a foot each year, and a volunteer committee aims to make it more sustainable through alternative water sources. The Palouse Basin Aquifer Committee’s mission is to ensure a long-term, quality water supply for the Palouse region, according to the committee’s website. The Palouse sources all...
The Palouse Basin Aquifer Committee is currently evaluating additional water sources for Latah and Whitman counties.
Water, a seemingly unending resource, plays a significant role in our lives here on the Palouse yet the infrastructure needed to maintain access to our homes, universities and businesses is