Letter includes Spokane River Stewardship Partners (SRSP) request for “… EPA clarification on whether the Idaho Spokane River dischargers’ permits will require participation in the Task Force.”
Category Archives: Background Information
Spokane Tribe Letter Re: Task Force Support
February 24th, 2012
Spokane Tribal letter regarding commitment to participate in the Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force.
EPA Letter to Ecology Re: Joining Task Force
EPA letter to Ecology affirming commitment to participate in the Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force.
State Literature Review: Toxics Atmospheric Deposition in Eastern Washington
At the request of Ecology’s Eastern Regional Office Water Quality Program, a literature review was conducted to determine possible contributions of air deposition to the loading of toxic chemicals to urban stormwater and wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in Eastern Washington. This includes model ranges of percent loading contribution of PCBs to the City of Spokane stormwater.
Toxics Atmospheric Deposition in Eastern Washington: State Literature Review
Baseline Summary of a Long-term Monitoring Effort in the Spokane River for PCBs, PBDEs, and Metals
November 22nd
Ecology report including results and recommendations from 2009 and 2010 supplemental monitoring of the Spokane River to help establish a baseline characterization of PCBs, PBDEs, arsenic, cadmium, lead, and zinc.
Baseline Summary of a Long-term Monitoring Effort in the Spokane River for PCBs, PBDEs, and Metals
Updated MOA Time Line
Based on agency/sovereign input, the MOA and task force development time line is updated as of November 15th, 2011.
Draft Memorandum of Agreement
Draft Memorandum of Agreement for development of Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force. Please submit final comments to Ecology by November 28, 2011.
Spokane River Technical Workshop – September 29th, 2011
The Spokane River Forum invites you to a Spokane River Technical Workshop regarding Department of Health Fish Advisories for PCBs, metals and other toxics.
Date: September 29th
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Location: Washington Department of Ecology, 4601 N. Monroe St., Spokane
Please RSVP by e-mailing info@spokaneriver.net, or calling 509-535-7084.
Click to view agenda: Spokane River Technical Workshop 9/29 Agenda
Since the last Spokane River fish advisory was updated, new methodologies are being used to calculate human health risk for additive exposure to PCBs and other chemicals following similar biological pathways. Further, Washington State is considering changes to toxics criteria for human health based on fish consumption. These changes are of importance to stakeholder discussions regarding reduction of toxics in the Spokane River.
As shown in attached agenda, Dave McBride from Washington Department of Health will review and discuss these issues with interested stakeholders. Representatives from the Urban Waters Initiative and other local experts will help participants understand the potential impact of these policies on assessing Spokane River needs.
Task Force workgroups formed
Three Task Force development workgroups were formed, each with co-chairs. In addition, Ecology has designated a staff person to provide administrative support to each workgroup. To be added to a workgroup, e-mail Don Martin at Martin.Don@epamail.epa.gov or Jim Bellatty at jbel461@ecy.wa.gov.
Workgroup 1: Vision, Goals, Objectives
Workgroup 2: Roles, Responsibilities and Governance
Workgroup 3: Organizational Structure and Operating Procedures
Spokane River Forum Task Force Support
Letters exchanged between Washington Department of Ecology and the Spokane River Forum (SRF) define support SRF will provide for development of task force.