Tech Track Work Group,
As discussed at the July 2 TTWG meeting, LimnoTech has provided the preliminary draft of the confidence testing results memo for an initial review.
SRRTTF LimnoTech Confidence Testing Results 2014 Jul03
Please provide comments to Dave Dilks (ddilks@limno.com) by c.o.b. on 7/11/2014.
The PCB product purchasing ordinance passed City Council this week on June 2.
The new ordinance requires City Hall purchasing managers to give preference to PCB-free products ranging from road paint to packaging materials. The goal is to cut the amount of PCBs entering into the Spokane River and other waterways from largely unregulated sources.
Click Here to view the City of Spokane PCB-free product purchasing ordinance.
Click Here to view the Spokane City Council video (Select City Council Meetings and then June 2nd 2014). The PCB discussion starts at about 26.00 minutes.
Click Here to read the Spokesman Review newspaper article from Sunday, June 8, 2014.
Message from Marlene Feist, City of Spokane:
Good morning everyone,
Many of you have been following our work to develop an Integrated Clean Water Plan to improve the health of the Spokane River. Today, I would like to share a copy of that plan and its executive summary.
This plan is the culmination of more than a year’s worth of work. We have been to many groups and talked to many citizens during that time and generally have found consensus with our plan, which is designed to be both environmentally and financially responsible.
The plan details $310 million worth of work, but that’s some $150 million less than would have been anticipated under previous plans, and it provides magnitudes greater pollution reduction for the river.
The City Council will consider a resolution to adopt the plan on Monday, May 5, at the regular 6 p.m. legislative meeting in City Council Chambers in the lower level of City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.
The public is invited to comment on the plan during the meeting, and we will also hold an open house to provide information between 4:30 and 6 p.m. in the Chase Gallery, just outside Council Chambers.
I would like to invite you to attend and participate. The news release with the details of the meeting and open house is attached as well.
After the City officially adopts the Integrated Clean Water Plan, we will officially submit the plan to both the state Department of Ecology and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
We are continuing to seek a financial partnership to complete all the work in the plan, some of which is not mandated but just makes sense for the health of the river.
I hope we will see some of you on Monday. Please let me know if you have questions after reviewing these materials.
Warmest regards,
Marlene
Click Here to view the April 29, 2014 Press Release
Click Here to view the Executive Summary
Click Here to view the Draft Integrated Clean Water Plan
The Department of Ecology is requesting comments from the SRRTTF on the following document: Measurable Progress Definition DRAFT 3-26-14
Please provide comments to Adriane Borgias (abor461@ecy.wa.gov; 509-329-3515) no later than Wednesday, April 30, 2014.
The Department of Ecology, Environmental Assessment Program is requesting comments from the SRRTTF on the “DRAFT Technical Memo: Spokane River Toxics Sampling 2012-2013 – Surface Water, CLAM and Sediment Trap Results.”
Please provide comments to Brandee Era-Miller (BERA461@ecy.wa.gov; (360) 407-6771) no later than April 15, 2014.
Task Force members, prospective member entities (including Idaho parties), and active participants are invited to submit their any comments and requested edits or adjustments to the current Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to the Ruckelshaus Center by April 9 at 5pm.
– SRRTTF MOA for Comments (word doc)
Here are EPA’s comments on the current version of the MOA.
Please distribute to any contractors, agencies, university researchers, or other contacts (and complete the form if applicable to your organization) the Request for Information below to identify entities with capabilities to provide sampling and other services for the Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force. Background information is provided.
Completed forms are due by Friday, January 24th to Arianne Fernandez (contact information on form). Thank you!
– SRRTTF Request for Information: Sampling Survey
– LimnoTech DRAFT Data Collection Strategy for PCBs
– SRRTTF Fact Sheet
As requested at the November SRRTTF meeting, a copy of the Inland Empire Paper Company letter supporting the $500K funding request to the legislature for the SRRTTF can be found here.
Please send your letters of support for the $500K funding request to the Governor and copy your Representative and Senator. A phone call is also encouraged. If possible, please send letters before Thanksgiving, and at the latest, early December.
Advance registration is required by Wednesday, November 27, 2013.
To register, click here.
Workshop Purpose: This workshop is intended provide a forum for the open exchange of information on the goals for and the design of a comprehensive monitoring plan for (a) establishing the current state of PCB in the Spokane River Watershed and (b) designing activities related to source identification.
In a way that:
So that all SRRTTF members have the opportunity to provide input and direction for the development of the Task Force’s monitoring plan, conceptual model, source reduction actions, and Comprehensive Plan.
Who Should Attend? Members of the SRRTTF, interested stakeholders, regulatory staff from the Department of Ecology and the US EPA, and consultants/technical experts.
For a current list of Workshop and background materials, click here.