Category Archives: Technical Track Work Group

Information relating to the meetings and recommendations of the SRRTTF Technical Track Work Group.

September 25, 2019 Technical Track Work Group meeting

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

Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (There will be a working lunch.  Please rsvp and let lara@whitebluffsconsulting.com know if you have any special dietary needs)
Location:  Spokane Department of Ecology office, 2nd floor conf. room, 4601 N. Monroe St.

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We will review and discuss findings from the May 2019 Data Synthesis Workshop (DSW) and how to apply findings to future work planning.

Meeting materials:
Mtg Packet
SRRTTF Project Categories and Tasks 9-25-19 (1)
summary of workshop and next steps for TTWG
TTWG – Agenda Draft 092419


August 9, 2019 SRRTTF Meeting/Conference Call

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The next meeting of the Spokane Regional Toxics Task Force will be a conference call to discuss the recommendation for the tasks to be included in the initial 2019-2021 grant agreement with Ecology.  This recommendation is being provided by the Tech Track work group.

Date:  Friday, August 9, 2019
Time:  9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Call in number:  605-313-5141
Access Code: 723394#

Meeting Materials:
Recommendation Summary_Draft for 2019-2021 Grant Agreement with ECY

Upcoming work group meetings:
TSCA – August 7 at 10 am (Conference call in number 605-313-5141, 723394#)
Education and Outreach – August 13 at 10 am at the Spokane Regional Health District office
You can see meeting agendas on the work groups page a couple of days before each meeting.  Here is the link: Work Groups

July 31, 2019 Technical Track Work Group Call

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

Date: Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Conference call-in number:  605-313-5141
Participant code: 723394#

We will be discussing a recommendation for the initial grant agreement scope for the 2019-2021 state biennium.

Meeting materials:
Recommendation Summary_Draft for TT

Draft QAPP addendum for Spokane River Screening Study

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The Department of Ecology has completed a draft Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) addendum and are looking for feedback from Task Force members. 

This draft addendum is for the plan, “Measuring PCBs in Biofilm, Sediment, and Invertebrates in the Spokane River: Screening Study.”  It describes follow-up sampling of biofilms on the Spokane River that is being planned for summer of 2019. 

Please click on the link below to access the addendum:
https://www.ezview.wa.gov/site/alias__1962/view_our_committees_spokane_river_technical_assistance_projects/37308/spokane_river_technical_assistance_projects.aspx

Task Force members and contracted technical review teams may provide comments to this draft until July 15, 2019. Please email comments to Siana Wong at swon461@ECY.WA.GOV

April 5, 2019 SRRTTF Meeting: Conference Call Vote

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The next meeting of the Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force is a conference call to vote on the approval of Dave Dilks’ (LimnoTech) budget to do the preparation work/analyses for the data synthesis workshop scheduled for May 30 and 31.  Here is the recommendation and other materials regarding the workshop:

Data synthesis workshop final draft recommendation

Spokane Data Synthesis Workshop – Potential Activities_3.27.19[252]

Potential Activity_Summation of Existing Pathway Knowledge_rev_3.27.2019[254]

OptionsTable_3-27-19[253]

Time:  11:00 am
Call in number:  641-715-0857; 723394#

Here is an interesting research brief on PCBs by the National Institute of Environmental Health Services that Mike LaScoula shared:

Research brief on pcbs

March 7, 2018 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, March 7th, 2018
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.

Conference call-in number:  (509) 358-7935
Meeting ID: 1880

The first part of the meeting will be a special informational/question/answer session on Policy 1-11 with Susan Braley of Ecology. Susan has agreed to attend the meeting in order to allow Task Force members to ask more specific questions on things that may directly impact or inform the work of the Task Force, prior to the larger Ecology session on Policy 1-11 at CenterPlace at 1 pm on March 7th, 2018.  Questions will be provided to Susan in advance of the meeting so that she can be prepared.

The second half of the meeting will be utilized by the Task Force to discuss the structure, operating procedures, staffing needs, etc. of the Task Force moving forward.

Meeting Materials:

–  Agenda: TTWG+Project Mgt. agn 03-07-18
–  SRRTTF Questions on Policy 1-11
–  handout from TTWG_policy 1 11 discussion on example calculation of tissue equivalent concentrations for PCBs and water quality assessment

 

February 7, 2018 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, February 7th, 2018
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.

Conference call-in number:  (509) 358-7935
Meeting ID: 1880

TTWG Meeting OBJECTIVES:

  • Receive and discuss updates; schedule webinar
  • Advise on Comp Plan projects: scopes, milestones, costs, tracking

Meeting Materials:
Meeting DRAFT Agenda: TTWG agn 02-07-18_draft2 (1)
Excel Comp Plan Work Tracking: SRRTTF_Comp.Plan work tracking_for 02-07-18
Ecology-County SVRP PCB Sampling report, final draft, 170503
Scope of Work_GW upgradient of Kaiser 20180205172419737

January 3, 2018 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, January 3rd, 2018
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

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

Conference call-in number: (509)335-2277
Pin code: 36812362 #

Meeting Documents:
TTWG 1.3.2018 Meeting Notes
TTWG agn 01-03-18_draft (2)
Comp-Plan-Elements-SRRTTF-work-for-01-03-18_for printing

SRRTTF Comp Plan p.72_Studies to Address Data Gaps
Lands Council: Use of Fungi to Degrade Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) Final Report
Comp Plan Impl.ReviewSum_simple 1.3.17 updated
Draft Scope of Work 120117
Project Management Process 01-02-18