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Ending Of WSU COVID Mandates Brings Thousands Of FFA Students Back To Pullman For State Convention This Weekend
PULLMAN - For the first time this decade, the iconic blue jacket FFA high school students from around Washington will descend on Pullman this weekend. The state convention is returning to its traditional home at Washington State University for the first time since the pandemic. Washington FFA had to move its convention to the Tri-Cities for the last two years because of the WSU administration’s COVID mandates. Administrators banned FFA teenagers from staying in dorms on campus unless they were vaccinated. Now that the vaccine mandates have been dropped thousands of FFA students will be back in Pullman for their state convention.
Genesee Moving Forward With Plans For New Wastewater Treatment Plant
GENESEE - Plans are moving ahead for a new wastewater treatment system in Genesee that will reduce the city’s discharge into Cow Creek. The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality is seeking public comments about the draft permit for the project. The City of Genesee plans to build a new sewer plant. The new system will treat the water with lagoons and will produce more recycled water. The increase in reuse water from the new sewer plant means that Genesee will be discharging less treated water into the creek. The city has had difficulties complying with ammonia and temperature regulations for their discharge into the creek. Genesee’s current sewer system also has issues with seepage from its lagoons. Officials hope to have Genesee’s new wastewater treatment plant running next year. The draft permit would authorize water reuse operations for seven years.
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