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Green Chemistry: Conference Call to discuss Road Paint Pilot

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When: Friday December 1, 2017 10:00 am

Where:  Conference call information:

(360) 407-3780
PIN Code: 470351 #
Agenda:
  1. Additional information from a phone-con between Doug Krapas and Michael Jung, Thermoplastic Division Manager at SWARCO Industries regarding a diarylide-free yellow thermoplastic that has been on the Florida test deck since October 2015.
  2. Arrange for a conference call with SWARCO?
  3. Discuss what we have heard so far and evaluate a path forward:
    1. Perform a pilot study or do nothing and turn over to WA DOT and DES to evaluate?
  4. If we decide to move forward with some study, what might it look like:
    1. Simple evaluation of various products for PCB content using 1668?
    2. More detailed breakdown of product components (i.e.: Hydroseed type study)?
    3. Product performance evaluation…Test Deck?
  5. Next Steps

December 6, 2017 Technical Track Work Group Meeting – Canceled

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Technical Track Work Group,

Due to the lack of an available adequate video-conference facility, tomorrow’s TTWG meeting has been canceled.

Stay tuned for distribution of a matrix listing Comp Plan goals, and for each goal: progress during 2017, current/planned activities on each (and by whom, if known), timeline for completion, and (to be blank) Goal for 2018. This worksheet will be a focus of the TTWG on January 3rd.

Thank you for all your hard work in 2017 toward finding and reducing PCBs in the Spokane River system, and Happy Holidays!

November 29, 2017 Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force Meeting

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Date: Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Location: Liberty Lake Sewer & Water District Office
22510 E. Mission Avenue Liberty Lake, WA 99019
Click here for a map
To attend by phone:
Call In Number: (509) 335-2277
Participant Code: 2580150 (new code for today)
Individual Task Force entities are also asked to pull together a report of their 2017 activities that contributed to the implementation of the Comprehensive Plan and PCB source reduction.
  • Inputs (organizing activities),
  • Outputs (activities and work products),
  • Outcomes (Progress toward achievement of the applicable water quality criteria for PCBs in the Spokane River, Achievement of the applicable water quality standards, Achievement of health standards, Measured reductions of toxics to or in the Spokane River.)
Meeting Documents:
SRRTTF 11.29.17 FINAL Notes
Annual Implementation Review Summary (IRS) Draft Document:

Ecology News: EAP DRAFT report available for Task Force review and comment- “Spokane River PCBs and Other Toxics at the Spokane Tribal Boundary – Recommendations for Development of a Long-Term Monitoring Plan”. Please provide feedback by November 17th, 2017

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The Draft Report on the EAP project “Spokane River PCBs and Other Toxics at the Spokane Tribal Boundary – Recommendations for Development of a Long-Term Monitoring Plan” is now available for review and comment.
Please provide comments to Brandee Era-Miller at brandee.era-miller@ecy.wa.gov no later than C.O.B on Friday November 17th, 2017.
Comments:

November 8, 2017 Education and Outreach Work Group

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The next meeting of the SRRTTF Education and Outreach Work group is:

Date: Wednesday, November 8, 2017
Time: 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Location: Washington Department of Ecology
N. 4601 Monroe St.
Spokane, WA 99205
Click here for a map.

 Audio Call In Number: (360)407-3780
Pin code: 381914#

2017-11-8 Ed&Outreach Workrgoup mtg DRAFT Notes
Proposed Website Content

Draft Agenda

  • Outreach Website: Status, feedback, timeline.
    • main topics, drop down menus
    • content
    • headlines, body text
    • photos
    • videos
    • locations for different items
  • Outreach funding: Task Force has allotted $10,000 for education and outreach. How to use this funding?
  • Select an Outreach Work Group Chair?
  • Implementation Review summary (Kara can pull the first one together)
  • December Meeting?

– WebsiteDesignSuggestions
Rev 11-8-2017 Annual-Implementation-Review-Summary2017_Formatwork-group-reporting-template_draft

November 8, 2017 Technical Track Work Group Meeting

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The next meeting of the SRRTTF Task Force and Technical Track Work group is:

Date: Wednesday, November 8, 2017
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Task Force, based on the time-sensitive need to get a contract in place for the $155,000 in (Washington state) legislative funds needing to be spent by June 30, 2018, the facilitation team recommends expanding the 11/8/17 TTWG meeting to include all SRRTTF voting members that are able to attend.

 The hope is to attain a quorum on the 8th, for at least the first portion of the TTWG meeting to serve as a joint SRRTTF-TTWG session, at which the Task Force would consider approving the basic elements of the contract, as jointly drafted and proposed by ACE and the Department of Ecology.
Task Force members are asked to participate in person at the Department of Ecology or participate by phone, either is acceptable (see meeting information below).

Location: Washington Department of Ecology
N. 4601 Monroe St.
Spokane, WA 99205
Click here for a map.

Audio Call In Number: (360)407-3780
Pin code: 205401#

Meeting Documents:
–  SRRTTF-TTWG Final meeting summary for 11.8.17- revised and approved by TF on 11.29.17
– TTWG agn 11-08-17_draft v4
–  SRRTTF – ACE – Contract_fy18-19
– SRRTTF Project Tracking_10-24-2017_rev3 (based off of feedback from October TF meeting)
–  Annual Implementation Review Summary2017_Format+work group reporting template_draft

 

October 25, 2017 Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force Meeting

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Date: Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Location: Liberty Lake Sewer & Water District Office
22510 E. Mission Avenue Liberty Lake, WA 99019
Click here for a map

To attend by phone:
Call In Number: (509) 335-2277
Participant Code: 5266916
Meeting Documents:
DES (Sundae Delgado) Presentations

October 4, 2017 Education and Outreach Work Group Meeting

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The next meeting of the SRRTTF Education and Outreach Work group is:

Date: Wednesday, October 4, 2017
Time: 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Location: Washington Department of Ecology
N. 4601 Monroe St.
Spokane, WA 99205
Click here for a map.

This meeting will be a work session on Task Force posters and the Task Force outreach website. Please attend in person if possible. It will be difficult to participate via phone for this session. However, the phone line will still be available.

Call in number: 509-335-2277
Conference ID: 5808928

Draft Agenda:

  • SRRTTF Outreach Website
  • SRRTTF Posters – edits

SRRTTF Education and Outreach Work Group meeting Draft Summary 10.4.17

Revised drafts of posters for work session:
DRAFT Panel-1_spokane-river-forum_3.17.16-revised_kb

DRAFT Panel 2_spokane river forum_10.1.17 revised kmw
DRAFT Panel 3_spokane river forum_10.1.17 revised kmw
Panel-Ed_Outreach_SRF_09_21_2017 (New Panel)
Task Force poster top panels

Old versions of posters:
Panel 1_spokane river forum_3.17.16 revised
Panel 2_spokane river forum_3.17.16
Panel 3_spokane river forum_3.8.16 revised
Panel 1_spokane river forum_3.17.16 revised (PDF)
Panel 2_spokane river forum_3.17.16
Panel 3_spokane river forum_3.8.16 revised

October 4, 2017 Technical Track Work Group Meeting

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The next meeting of the SRRTTF Task Force and Technical Track Work group is:

Date: Wednesday, October 4, 2017
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Location: Washington Department of Ecology
N. 4601 Monroe St.
Spokane, WA 99205
Click here for a map.

Audio Call In Number: 509-335-2277
Conference ID: 2740350

Webinar Information database tour:
Join the meeting: https://join.me/396-254-580

Meeting Documents and Presentations
–  TTWG 10.4.17 Meeting summary draft
– TTWG agn 10-04-17_draft_2
–  SRRTTF_LimnoTech_10_04_2017_Fingerprinting (PDF)
–  SRRTTF_LimnoTech_10_04_2017_Fingerprinting (pptx)
–  GroundwaterFingerprintingMemo_DRAFT_092517
– Potential-EAP-Projects
Additional EAP idea from Brian Nickel: Idea from Brian Nickel

Previous EAP Proposals (2017)
–  fy2017 estimate of PCB in stormwater
–  fy2017 sediment sampling

September 27, 2017 Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force Meeting

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The next meeting of the Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force is:

Date: September 27, 2017
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 pm

Location: Spokane County Water Resource Center
1004 N. Freya Street
Spokane, WA 99202

Click here for a map

Call In Number: 509-335-2277
Participant Code: 5266916

In preparation for the Budget Summit at the SRRTTF meeting on 9/27, you all have homework! Please scroll down and review the document titled “Activities for SRRTTF Funding Consideration_prioritized by TTWG.” 
This document shows a consolidated list of PCB monitoring and control action projects (from longer lists compiled of ideas proposed in advance of the September Technical Track Work Group (TTWG) meeting). At that meeting, the TTWG discussed a broad range of options before agreeing to complete an online survey (after the options had been distilled into an actionable list) designed to provide a rough priority ranking. Individuals from 14 participating Task Force entities completed the survey, including nine of 13 SRRTTF voting member entities. The above mentioned document shows those activities, as ranked by the TTWG.
In August, the Task Force had a brief presentation covering some (Ecology-suggested) of the ideas, but the SRRTTF has not discussed the full list. Please take the time to read the document, thinking about best use of limited Task Force funds, and PENCIL in on it a High, Medium, or Low to denote your prioritization of each potential project. Add any discussion notes you’d like to bring up at the SRRTTF meeting on 9/27, where people will have a chance to advocate for or ask questions about these potential activities. It is worth keeping in mind that by the time a contract for the Washington state funding of $310,000 can be put in place, perhaps 18 months can be used for these funds (which must be used before June 30, 2019).
Please come to the 9/27 meeting having spent some time thinking about these ideas, and be ready to listen & discuss the potential activities. After dialogue on the activities at the meeting, the group will conduct a dot exercise to gain a visual representation, then hold discussion with the goal of reaching consensus on a list prioritized by the full Task Force.
Please review all other decision documents prior to the meeting as well.
Thanks in advance for taking the time to prepare, and see you on September 27th!

Meeting Documents:
–  SRRTTF 09.27.17 Meeting_FINAL Notes
–  SRRTTF September 27_2017 Agenda_draft_V2
–  Activities for SRRTTF Funding Consideration_prioritized by TTWG
–  8.23.17 SRRTTF Meeting Notes Draft_2
–  TTWG_09-06-17_mtg_notes
–  ACE commitment report for 9_27_2017 TF meeting
–  SRRTTF_LimnoTech_09_27_2017_Fingerprinting
–  GroundwaterFingerprintingMemo_DRAFT_092517