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March 16, 2016 Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force Meeting

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

Date: March 16, 2016
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

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

Click here for a map

Call In Number: 800-704-9804
Participant Code: 34863442#

Meeting Documents:
–  SRRTTF 3 16 16 ummary Notes_Final DRAFT
Agenda:
–  SRRTTF Mar 16 2016 Agenda_revised2
Previous Meeting Summaries:
–  SRRTTF 2 24 16 TF summary notes DRAFT
–  SRRTTF TTWG 3.2.16 Meeting Summary Draft
– DATA MANAGEMENT WORKGROUP 03092016 NOTES with comments
Decision and/or Discussion Documents:
–  Final executed SRRTTF MOA (WDFW – “Additional Agency” member?)
–  RC Scope/Budget: 2016-17 SRRTTF Proposal SOW_draft
–  SRRTTF_SourcesPathways_2016_0309_draft
–  Draft-Comments-FHP-NPDES 3.7.16 J. White
–  Spokane County edits to draft Federal Hatchery Permit letter 160308
Presentations:
–  SRRTTF_LimnoTech_03_16_2016 (Dave Dilks Presentation)
–  Measurable Progress SRRTTF 031616
Spokane River Forum:
Updated Poster panel 3 for Spokane River Forum: Panel 3_spokane river forum_revised 2 (3.15.16)
SRRTTF Fact Sheet: SRRTTF Fact Sheet for SRF Conf March 2016 

 

March 2, 2016 Technical Track Work Group Meeting

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

Date: Wednesday March 2, 2016
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.

Call In Number: 800-704-9804 Participant Code: 34863442#

Meeting Documents:
–  SRRTTF TTWG 3 2 16 summary notes
–  Tech Track WG agn 03-02-16 draft-REVISED
–  Approach for TCP sites
–  Memo: http://srrttf.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Tech-Memo-PCBs-in-Spokane-Valley-GW-Marti-9-16-15-FINAL-21.pdf
–  SRRTTF Data Mgt Workgroup proposal for TTWG_03-02-16
–  SRRTTF_TTWG_LimnoTech_03_02_2016
–  SRRTTF 2016 Workshop Action Items for TTWG and LimnoTech_2 pager
–  SRRTTF 2016 Workshop Takeaways distilled ldw (1)
DRAFT Letter response to Hatchery Permit
–  Draft SRRTTF Comments on NPDES hatchery permit
Map of PCB and Fish Data Spokane River: (Meeting follow up document)
2016RiverMapFishPCB8X11_J.Donovan

 

February 24, 2016 Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force Meeting

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

Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2015
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: 800-704-9804
Participant Code: 34863442#

Please note, the conference call in number will remain open until 15 minutes until after the meeting begins. It will continue to remain open as long as there are callers on the line. If you wish to join the meeting by phone late, please notify Kara Whitman (kmwhitman@wsu.edu) ahead of time.

Meeting Documents:
–  SRRTTF 2.24.16 Meeting Summary Final Draft
–  SRRTTF Feb. 24 2016 Agenda_revised
–  SRRTTF 1-27-16 Meeting Summary DRAFT
–  MINUTE ORDER_Judge Rothstein
–  SRRTTF_LimnoTech_02_22_2016 (Dave Dilks – presentation)
–  SRRTTF_SourcesPathways_2016_0222_draft
–  DRAFT_Inventory_of_BMPs_2016_02_19
–  Monthly_sampling_SOW_022016
–  QAPP_addendum_draft_022016
–  Spokane River Regional Toxics Task 2016 Workshop Takeaways DRAFT
–  Spokane RRTTF EPA R10 Proposed PCB-Related Permit Conditions (Catherine Gockel -Presentation) 
–  Comments.Outline Draft Hatchery Permit.2016
–  PCB in Products- Presentation Alex Stone

 

 

January 27, 2016 Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force Meeting

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

Date: January 27, 2016
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

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

Click here for a map

Call In Number: 800-704-9804
Participant Code: 34863442#

Meeting Documents:
–  SRRTTF 1.27.16 Meeting Summary Final
–  SRRTTF Jan 27 2016 Agenda_draft_revised 2
–  SRRTTF summary notes 12-16-15_draft
–  TTWG 12-02-15 summary_draft
–  SRRTTF_Sources Pathways_2016_0122_draft_a (1)
–  SRRTTF_SourcePathways_Dilks_01_27_2016 (Presentation)
– SRRTTF Interpretation of Low Level PCB Data  (Blank Correction Discussion)
– Little Spokane River Update
– Spokane and Troutlodge PCB Evaluation
–  Monthly_sampling_SOW_Draft_011316 (Decision Item) -This is the same document sent out for Task Force Review on 1/13/16, please send comments to ddilks@limno.com no later than c.o.b on Monday January 25th. prior to the TF meeting) (see announcement here)

Events, Outreach, and Funding Information
EPA Environmental Justice Cooperative Agreement (scroll down page to view): http://srrttf.org/?page_id=1251
Ecology Draft Funding Offer List
Updates and Announcements
– Upriver and Donkey Island report

Other Information: (not a meeting topic)
–  2016 01-14 Joint Notice of Appeal (Ecology: Upland Fin-Fish Hatching and Rearing Permit)

December 16, 2015 Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force Meeting

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

Date: Wednesday, December 16, 2015
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: 800-704-9804
Participant Code: 34863442#

Please note, the conference call in number will remain open until 15 minutes until after the meeting begins. It will continue to remain open as long as there are callers on the line. If you wish to join the meeting by phone late, please notify Kara Whitman (kmwhitman@wsu.edu) ahead of time.

Meeting Documents:
–  SRRTTF 12-16-15 Meeting Summary (Revised 1.27.16)
Agenda
– SRRTTF Dec. 16 2015 Agenda_draft V2
Meeting Summaries
–  SRRTTF 10-21-15 meeting summary_ Revised draft 12.4.15
–  SRRTTF 11-18-15 draft summary
–  11-04-15 TTWG Summary Notes Draft
Other Documents
–  SRF ACE Request
Technical Documents (TTWG)
–  SRRTTFWet_weather_sampling recommendations_ Survey of options_12.9.15
– SRRTTF_LimnoTech_12_16_2015 (LimnoTech Presentation)

November 18, 2015 Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force Meeting

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

Date: November 18, 2015
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

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

Click here for a map

To view the meeting presentations by webinar:

1. Go to https://wadis.webex.com/wadis/j.php?MTID=m75459b3268c3564e4144d129369a6d40
2. Enter your name and email address.
3. Enter the meeting password: Srttf11182015
4. Click “Join Now”.

For Audio:

Call In Number: 800-704-9804
Participant Code: 34863442#

Meeting Documents:
–  SRRTTF 11.18.15 Meeting Summary
–  SRRTTF Nov 18 2015 Agenda_draft 3
–  SRRTTF 10-21-15 meeting summary_draft
–  Lands Council SRRTTF support letter_draft2
–  SRRTTF_ComprehensivePlan_Scope-2015_11_10
–  Ecology PCB GW Sample Locations
–  BMP Focus Group Draft Notes 11.10.15
–  SRRTTF Funding Work Group Meeting Notes Nov 16 2015 Draft
–  11.16.15 GW Sampling work group meeting notes
–  SRRTTF 2016 Workshop Concepts d3 11-10-15
Presentations
–  SRRTTF_DraftSynopticData_11_18_2015b
–  SVRP GW PCB Sampling_Presentation
–  Draft PCB Sampling Results_Alex Stone Presentation
–  2015 SVRP aquifer Atlas_Pages
–  aquifer.Spokane _presentation

October 21, 2015 Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force Meeting

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

Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2015
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 the meeting by webinar (presentations only):

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To join the online meeting
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1. Go to https://wadis.webex.com/wadis/j.php?MTID=m176b2b46eec89b9be1cc90f4cceb4ae2
2. Enter your name and email address.
3. Enter the meeting password: SRRtf102115
4. Click “Join Now”.

For Audio:
Call In Number: 800-704-9804
Participant Code: 34863442#

Please note, the conference call in number will remain open until 15 minutes until after the meeting begins. It will continue to remain open as long as there are callers on the line. If you wish to join the meeting by phone late, please notify Kara Whitman (kmwhitman@wsu.edu) ahead of time.

Meeting Documents
–  SRRTTF 10.21.15 Meeting Summary
–  SRRTTF Oct. 21 2015 Agenda_draft_(revised date)
–  SRRTTF_ComprehensivePlan_WorkPlan_2015_1012_draft
–  SRRTTF 09-23-15 summary notes_draft
–  SRRTTF UWSR data summary 
–  SRRTTF Atmos.Dep. 10-21-15 (Presentation)
–  SRRTTF UWSR data summary_EAP presentation
–  Atmos dep in WA 8-6-15 INTERNAL Ecology memo for scoping purposes only
–  Lands Council Proposal Abstract

EPA Grant Solicitation:
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is soliciting proposals under the Urban Waters Small Grants program that will advance EPA’s water quality and environmental justice goals. Proposed projects will address urban runoff pollution through diverse partnerships that produce multiple community benefits, with emphasis on underserved communities.
Proposals must be submitted electronically via Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov) by 11:59 P.M. EST on November 20, 2015.

October 7, 2015 Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force and Technical Track Work Group Meeting

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The next meeting of the Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force and Technical Track Work group is:

Date: Wednesday October 7, 2015
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.

Call In Number: 800-704-9804 Participant Code: 34863442#

This meeting will be an official Task Force meeting in order to make a decision on the letter to Ecology commenting on the Draft General Hatchery Permit.  In order to make this decision there will need to be a quorum of voting members present either in person or on the phone for this meeting.  (7 out of 12 voting members).

The small work group tasked with pulling the General Hatchery Permit response letter together has been working very hard and have pulled together a letter that addresses very specific issues in the fact sheet and the permit as they pertain to the key points that the Task Force identified. Task Force members are asked to review the letter as soon as possible and provide comments/major edits to Kara Whitman (kmwhitman@wsu.edu) no later than 12 pm on Monday October 5.  Task Force members should provide only substantive comments about major points that have been missed and/or major points that they cannot agree with. If a comment is regarding a point or points that they do not agree with, Task Force members should provide alternative language. All comments/edits will be compiled and posted prior to the Task Force meeting for review.

Meeting Documents
–  10.7.15 TTWG Meeting Summary DRAFT
–  Tech Track WG agn 10-07-15 revised

–  Hatchery Permit Comment letter 9-30
— Spokane County comments_Hatchery Permit Letter

–  EAP project summaries
–  Urban Waters 2011 Source Investigation
–  SRRTTF_2014_Data Usability Assessment_2015_09_08
–  SRRTTF_2014_Field Audit_2015_09_02 (1)
–  hydroseed PCB load estimate
–  Spokane Fish Hatchery PCB Case Study Plan Proposal

–  SRRTTF_ComprehensivePlan_WorkPlan_2015_0923_draft
—-  Compiled Comments on LimnoTech Comp Plan Scope

 

 

Task Force Response Letter to the WA Department of Ecology Draft General Hatchery Permit: Revised Timeline

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The Washington Department of Ecology has given an extension on the the comment period for the General Hatchery Permit Draft. Therefore the timeline for revising, commenting and making a decision on the final comment letter has been revised from what was discussed at the September 23 Task Force Meeting.

Key Points: New Hatchery Permit Comment letter key points 9-24

The revised timeline and process is as follows:

  • Draft letter from Lisa Dally-Wilson to small work group (BiJay Adams, Galen Buterbaugh, John Beacham) Monday September 28th
  • Small work group comments to Lisa Dally-Wilson by C.O.B on Tuesday, September 29th
  • Final letter out for posting by 4:00 pm on Wednesday, September 30 with request for approval in one week at the Technical Track Work Group Meeting.
  • Ruckelshaus to incorporate any substantive comments from Task Force members to the letter between September 30 and October 6. 
  • Final Decision on the letter will be made at the Technical Track Work Group Meeting scheduled for Wednesday October 7, from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm at the Department of Ecology in Spokane. This will be an official Task Force meeting.  In order to make this decision there will need to be a quorum of voting members present either in person or on the phone for this meeting.  (a minimum of 7 out of 12 voting members). 
    • Department of Ecology: 4601 North Monroe Street, Spokane, WA
    • To Dial in: Call In Number: 800-704-9804, Participant Code: 34863442#
  • Final Comment letter to Ecology on Thursday October 8th!

Final Letter submitted to Ecology on 10/8/15 : SRRTTF comments on Ecology General Hatchery Permit_ 10-08-15

 

September 23, 2015 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 23, 2015
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

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

Click here for a map

Presentations from Michael Friese and Dave Dilks will be available as a webinar during the meeting. If you would like to view the presentations:

For Webinar:

1. Go to https://wadis.webex.com/wadis/j.php?MTID=mb9c773c8ef35f566edb246d98360d68d 
2. Enter your name and email address. 
3. Enter the meeting password: Srrttf09232015 
4. Click “Join Now”. 
5. Follow the instructions that appear on your screen. 
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For Audio:

Call In Number: 800-704-9804
Participant Code: 34863442#

At this meeting the Task Force will discuss, and potentially make a decision on, a draft comment letter on the WA Department of Ecology’s Draft Hatchery General Permit. Kris Holm (City of Coeur d’Alene) has drafted a letter emphasizing the points discussed at the last Task Force meeting. SRRTTF members are asked to send any content-based comments to Chris Page (c.page@wsu.edu) PRIOR to the September 23rd Task Force meeting. Chris will summarize comments received. It may be necessary to hold another Task Force meeting via phone after the September 23rd meeting to approve a final letter, if substantial comments are received that do not get satisfactorily resolved on the 23rd.

Also note that the full Phase 2 Report on the 2014 dry weather sampling (with appendices) from Limnotech has been posted here on the Task Force website.

Meeting Documents:
–  SRRTTF 9.23.15 Meeting Summary Notes_Final
–  SRRTTF Sept 23 2015 Agenda_DRAFT
–  SRRTTF 09-03-15_Meeting Notes_DRAFT
–  SRRTTF TTWG 09-02-15 meeting summary DRAFT
–  Hydroseed Pilot Project Report_Draft_082715
–  2015 9 11 REPORT Vactor Decant Facility Characterization FINAL
–  CDA SRRTTF draft FHGP Comment Letter -Draft Permit
–  Quick guide to commenting on hatchery permit_Mike Hepp
–  Little Spokane River- PCB in Fish Tissue Verification Study_Michael Friese EAP Presentation
–  SRRTTF_ComprehensivePlan_WorkPlan_2015_0923_draft
–  Presentation: SRRTTF_DraftWorkPlan_2015_09_23
–  EAP project summaries