Spokane River PCBs in Atmospheric Deposition Draft Report – request for feedback by 9/14

Ecology has completed a draft report for a study of atmospheric deposition of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the Spokane area. The Task Force is asked to provide feedback on the draft plan because they requested that Ecology’s Environmental Assessment Program conduct this specific project.

The draft report and accompanying spreadsheet are available here: Spokane River Technical Assistance Projects.  If you are a member of the Task Force or a contracted technical review team for the Task Force, please provide your feedback to Brandee Era-Miller by September 14, 2018.  Thanks!

August 22, 2018 Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force Meeting

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

Date: Wednesday, August 22, 2018
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Location: Liberty Lake Sewer & Water District Office
22510 E. Mission Avenue Liberty Lake, WA 99019 
To attend by Webex and phone (all please register using the link below):
Register 

July 25, 2018 SRRTTF Meeting Canceled: Next Meeting August 22, 2018

July 25, 2018 Task Force meeting has been cancelled.

Our next meeting will be held at 8:30 AM on August 22 at the Liberty Lake Sewer and Water District office and will be facilitated by your new team.

We are excited about the opportunity to work with you!
We look forward to seeing you August 22, 2018!

Ben and Lara Floyd,
White Bluffs Consulting

June 27, 2018 Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force Meeting

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

Date: Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Location: Liberty Lake Sewer & Water District Office
22510 E. Mission Avenue Liberty Lake, WA 99019 
To attend by phone:
Phone: 509-335-2277,
Access code: 6456706

Meeting Documents:
–  SRRTTF-06-27-18-agenda_draft2_revised 6.25
–  SRRTTF Mtg.Notes 5.23.14_DRAFT (DECISION)
–  SRRTTF 5.3.18 draft notes_TF portion of meeting (DECISION)
–  SRRTTF 6.13.18 phone meeting notes_draft (DECISION)
–  Ace Commitment Report May 2018
Presentations/Interviews with Top Candidates from RF QP P
roposals: (DECISION)
–  RFQ Evaluation Criteria and Weighting
–  WhiteBluffs Consulting_Spokane proposal_Final
–  GeorgeSchneiderAssoc_cover letter
–  GSA_SRRTTF_Proposal May 2018
–  GSA_SRRTTF RFP May_2018_Costs
Project Updates and Project Proposals
–  PCB Mass Balance June 2018 (Update)
–  Groundwater PCB upgradient of Kaiser June 2018 (Update and Decision)
–  Regional PMF Analysis – blank study v 2 (DECISION)
–  PCB Demolition Remodeling Manual
Work Group Rosters and Suggested Protocols:
–  SRRTTF_workgroup protocols_for 06-27-18
–  SRRTTF_SmallWorkGrps_05-29-18

RFQ Work Group Contractor Short List – TF Member Roster phone meeting to confirm the short list on June 13th, 2018

The RFQ work group held a deep and thorough conversation analyzing and exploring the facets of proposals and teams to select a short list (from among seven bidders: Enviroissues, George Schneider & Associates, Hart Crowser, The Langdon Group, Ross Strategic, Strategic Earth Consulting, White Bluffs Consulting). As agreed at its May meeting, the Task Force will hold a phone meeting on June 13th to confirm or adjust the short list of candidates to invite for in-person presentations and Q&A at the regular Task Force meeting on June 27th, ,2018.

A week from today, on June 13th, from 10 am-12 noon, Bud Leber will be prepared to walk the Task Force through the process the work group used and the considerations involved. The Task Force roster members will be receiving a separate email with the short list once references have been checked. Roster members will also recieve a summary of the work group’s thinking and meeting call in information. We will be asking the voting members of the Task Force to confirm the work group’s recommendation.

Call in information is available on request to Kara Whitman (kmwhitman@wsu.edu)

Blank Ranking Sheet and Instructions that the work group used:
– Proposal Ranking Instructions
– 
RFQ Rating Template

All Seven Proposals (in no particular order) 

GSA
 GeorgeSchneiderAssoc_cover letter
 GSA_SRRTTF_Proposal May 2018
 GSA_SRRTTF RFP May_2018_Costs


Langdon Group (a J-U-B Company)
  Langdon Group_TLG-Proposal_SRRTTF-SupportServices


Hart Crowser and DH
– 
 Hart Crowser and DH_SOQ SRRTTF_FINAL


EnviroIssues
  EnviroIssues_EI_Response_SRRTTF_FacilitationSupport_01June2018


WhiteBluffs Consulting
–  WhiteBluffs Consulting_Spokane proposal_Final


Strategic Earth Consulting
 SRRTTF_RFQP_StrategicEarth_June2018


Ross Strategic
– SRRTTF_Ross Strategic Proposal_060118

June 6, 2018 Facilitation/Project Management RFQP Review Work Group Meeting

The Task Force will hold a small work group meeting on June 6th to select a “short list” of contractors to attend the June 27th SRRTTF meeting for presentations and Q&A before a Task Force decision at that meeting. (NOTE: the voting members of the Task Force will hold a special phone meeting on June 13th to confirm or adjust that short list.) The small work group members who have volunteered to attend on June 6th are asked to thoroughly review all received proposals, below, for the Request for Qualifications and Proposal for Support Services for the Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force (SRRTTF) and spend the time it takes to rank them. Bud Leber will send out a ranking/scoring sheet directly to the work group.

Date: Wednesday, June 6th, 2018
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

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

Please attend in person if possible, call in information is available on request to Kara Whitman (kmwhitman@wsu.edu)

Please read the following proposals prior to attending the meeting.

GSA
 GeorgeSchneiderAssoc_cover letter
 GSA_SRRTTF_Proposal May 2018
 GSA_SRRTTF RFP May_2018_Costs


Langdon Group (a J-U-B Company)
  Langdon Group_TLG-Proposal_SRRTTF-SupportServices


Hart Crowser and DH
– 
 Hart Crowser and DH_SOQ SRRTTF_FINAL


EnviroIssues
  EnviroIssues_EI_Response_SRRTTF_FacilitationSupport_01June2018


WhiteBluffs Consulting
–  WhiteBluffs Consulting_Spokane proposal_Final


Strategic Earth Consulting
SRRTTF_RFQP_StrategicEarth_June2018


Ross Strategic
– SRRTTF_Ross Strategic Proposal_060118

May 23, 2018 Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force Meeting

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

Date: Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Location: Liberty Lake Sewer & Water District Office
22510 E. Mission Avenue Liberty Lake, WA 99019 
To attend by phone:
Call In Number: (509) 335-2277
Participant Code: 6456706
Meeting Documents:
SRRTTF Mtg.Notes 5.23.14_Final

 

May 3, 2018 Task Force/TSCA Work Group Conference Call

The Task Force will hold a conference call, as part of the TSCA Work Group meeting scheduled for May 3, 2018 to approve an issues letter to EPA Region 10 Administrator, Chris Hladick. The letter was drafted and vetted with some members of the TSCA work. In order to get the letter approved, at least 7 Voting members of the Task Force must be on the call to reach a quorum.  The decision part of the call will be the first agenda item, and should be fairly brief. A cc list for the letter will also be developed during the meeting.

Please do not send editorial comments on the letter. If you can live with the letter as is, that is great. If you cannot live with the letter as it stands, please provide your comments with specific wording changes to Lisa Dally Wilson (lisadallywilson@gmail.com) no later than 5 pm on Monday April 30th, 2018.

Meeting Details

Date: Thursday, May 3, 2018
Time:  10:00 a.m. to  11:00 a.m.
Location: Conference Call
Conference Line: 509-335-2277, Meeting Code: 8042917#

The agenda for the meeting will be as follows:

 1.     Review and approve the draft “Issues” Letter to EPA Region 10 Administrator Chris Hladick (attached).  Voting members of the SRRTTF will be on the call at this time to approve the letter for submittal (minimum of 7 voting members required for a quorum).  Voting members that are not participants of the TSCA workgroup will be excused after completion of the vote.

2.     Review and approve the draft letter to Governmental Organizations regarding “Adoption of Alternatives to PCB-containing Road Striping Paints” (attached).  The TSCA Workgroup members will be approving this letter for posting to the SRRTTF Advisory Committee for their final approval at the May 23rd meeting.

3.     Review and status update of the Action Items from the “2018 Plan of Activities Meeting Summary” (attached) from our prior meeting held on April 4th.

April 25, 2018 Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force Meeting

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

Date: Wednesday, April 25, 2017
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 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: 6456706
Agenda:
Previous Meeting Summary (DECISION):
SRRTTF DRAFT Notes 3.28.18 meeting
Outreach Work Group:
Website Verbiage: (DECISION) Toni Taylor will present the website at the meeting, prior to making the website  live, please review the text that will be currently included in the website: spokaneriverpcbfree_PageVerbiageForReview
Coordinated outreach messages_survey results
Spokane River Forum Ads that are currently running: (informational only):
Lawn and Yard
SRRTTF RFQ- cover letter and supporting documents for RFQ can be found at: http://srrttf.org/?p=9120 
Work Group Protocols: (Discussion and DECISION):
SRRTTF_draft workgroup protocols_04-10-18

March 28, 2018 Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force Meeting

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

Date: Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

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

Click here for a map

To attend by phone:
Call In Number: (509) 335-2277
Participant Code: 6456706

Meeting Documents:
SRRTTF Final Notes 3.28.18 meeting
Agenda
SRRTTF March 28_2018 agenda_final (Revised 3.26.18)

Previous meeting summary (DECISION)
–  SRRTTF DRAFT Notes 2.28.18
  SRRTTF TTWG 3.7.18 DRAFT Meeting Summary

ACE (Information)
  ACE Commitment Report

Addendum to the approved 2017 IRS (DECISION)
  Impl.Review.Summary_Addenda summaries_technical-advisor_facilitator_workgroups

Education and Outreach (DECISIONS)
–  Spokane Waste Directory-2017 PCB & Stormwater scripts
Spokane-Kootenai Waste Directory Spring Campaign 2018.3.28 SRRTTF Presentation v2
 Riverkeeper LID revised
 LID presentation text
–  SRRTTF_ EO Construction-Demolition BMP Work Plan Final

Task Force Management in Implementation (Proposed structure and staffing needs – DECISION)
– 
SRRTTF ORG chart _Implementation_d3 3-16-2018
 SRRTTF Support Services RFQ final draft_ 3-20-2018

Other Information of Interest
–  Spokane Basin QAPP Add2_ecology trace study
–  SRRTTF Upcoming Agenda Topics