September 28, 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: September 28, 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#

Please review all meeting documents prior to the Task Force meeting.  All comments on the Draft Comprehensive Plan should be sent to Dave Dilks (ddilks@limno.com) by Monday September 26th, and/or participants should be prepared to discuss the Draft at the September 28th Task Force meeting.

Meeting Documents:
–  SRRTTF September 28 2016 Final meeting summary
–  srrttf-september-28-2016-agenda_draft_2
–   srrttf-08-24-16-summary-notes_draft
–  srrttf-08-10-16-summary-notes_draft
–  09-07-16-ttwg-summary-notes_draft
–  srrttf_limnotech_09_28_2016 (Presentation)
–  a-spokane-visit_don-fels
–  comp_plan_draft_9-15-16

 

Latah/Hangman Creek Video Tour!

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” Take a journey along Hangman Creek, also known as Latah Creek. Although few are really familiar with Hangman Creek, the water quality and land use challenges it faces are critically important to the future of our communities.

Enabling native trout to once again swim and spawn in Hangman’s waters, supporting the productivity of farms, and stabilizing sewer rates are all part of the story. Success will require solutions, cooperation and smart investments from many sources.

Join Bert Caldwell, retired Spokesman review editor and writer, to learn about this 60 mile gem in Spokane’s backyard. Beginning in the mountains of Idaho, it crosses the Coeur d’Alene Reservation and eventually joins with the Spokane River just below downtown Spokane. Along the way, it flows through Palouse farms and fields, small towns, along highways, pastures and 2 golf courses.”

http://spokaneriver.net/hangman-creek-restoration/ 

SRRTTF Draft Comprehensive Plan – available for review – Please send comments by September 28th

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The First Draft  draft of the Comprehensive Plan is now available for review. Please provide comments regarding specific Control Actions, Milestones, and/or Effectiveness Monitoring to Dave Dilks (ddilks@limno.com) prior to the September 28th Task Force meeting where they will be discussed. Comments received will be posted on the Comprehensive Plan Page.

Draft Comprehensive Plan: comp_plan_draft_9-15-16

 

Comments requested on Addendum 3 to the Quality Assurance Project Plan, Spokane River Toxics Reduction Strategy Study

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The Ecology Urban Waters program requests comment on the draft, Addendum 3 to Quality Assurance Project Plan Spokane River Toxics Reduction Strategy Study, dated September 6, 2016.

Please submit comments to Adriane Borgias (ABOR461@ecy.wa.gov) by September 20, 2016.

This addendum is an addition to an original Quality Assurance Project Plan.  Addendum 3 represents a minor addition to the existing “Spokane River Toxics Reduction Strategy” project.  The project uses an Ecology approved QAPP (dated July 11, 2014) that was prepared by LimnoTech and approved by the Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force.

This Addendum adds 20 groundwater/spring water samples, with associated quality assurance samples, to the study. The Addendum also includes a new procedure: groundwater sampling for low level PCBs.

The first set of samples were collected in August and September, 2015 following development and technical review of the Addendum. The second and third sets were collected February 17, 2016 and May 17, 2016, respectively. The following people provided comments on the preliminary draft:

Pam Marti, Peer reviewer
Bill Kammin, QA Officer
Mike Hermanson and Ben Brattebo, Spokane County

The significant concerns of the reviewers have been addressed in the draft Addendum. Ecology’s Quality Assurance officer provided email approval for the sampling activities on August 10, 2015.

All field sampling is complete and analytical results received. Comments are being requested prior to completion of data analysis and report write up.

National Environmental Management Academy: Water Chemistry and Stormwater/Surface water Courses for Environmental Professionals: September 12-14 at Department of Ecology

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Reminder: Sign up asap!
Ecology’s Spokane office is hosting classes for water chemistry and stormwater/surface water.  These classes were run in June, and were popular enough for them to be offered again.  These classes are open to all local/regional/state government staff, non-profits and conservation districts.
 
One day refresher:
  
Two day class- surface and stormwater chemistry:
 
 

RCRA Expert Brownbag Webinar Series

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Join us for the RCRA Expert Brownbag Webinar Series, an effort to capture and share RCRA institutional knowledge and expertise within the EPA and with state partners. Webinars will be offered live on CLU-IN and recorded for future viewing.

Register  now at:

https://clu-in.org/conf/tio/RCRAExpert/  

August 3: 1-2 pm ET

The  Art  of Rulemaking
Jim O’Leary, U.S. EPA Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery

September 7:1-2 pm ET

Don’t Forget the Well Keys: Lessons Learned from 25 years of Field Work Kathy  Baylor,  U.S.  EPA  Region 9

October 5: 1-2 pm ET

Military Munitions

Ken Shuster, U.S. EPA Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery

November 2: 1-2 pm ET

Post Closure Care Guidance

Lilybeth Colón and Tricia Buzzell, U.S. EPA Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery

December 7: 1-2 pm ET

PCB Treatment Technologies Winston Lue, U.S. EPA Office of Resource Conservation  and Recovery

If you need a reasonable accommodation in order to attend this webinar, please contact Melissa Winters at (206) 553-5180 or winters.melissa@epa.gov at least one week prior to the event.

Questions? Contact Melissa Winters at (206) 553-5180 or winters.melissa@epa.gov or Lisa McArthur at (206) 553-1814,    mcarthur.lisa@epa.gov

Rulemaking: Children’s Safe Products Act- Reporting Rule and Mercury-Containing Lights Product Stewardship Program

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The following Rulemaking process/proposals may be of interest to the Task Force:
  • Rulemaking Proposal Notice for Children’s Safe Products Act- Reporting Rule. The focus of the rule is on children’s products, of which those that could impact stormwater or wastewater and could be of interest to the Task Force.Chapter 173-334 WAC, Children’s Safe Products Act- Reporting Rule http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/hwtr/laws_rules/CSP_ReportingRule/1608ov.html
  • Rulemaking Notice- Mercury-Containing Lights Product Stewardship Program. The latest information for Washington State as it relates to mercury-containing lamps.

    Chapter 173-910 WAC- Mercury-Containing Lights Product Stewardship Program
    For more information: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/swfa/rules/wac173910/1504time.html

September 7, 2016 Technical Track Work Group Meeting

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

Date: Wednesday September 7, 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:
– 9-7-16-ttwg-draft-summary-notes_revised
–  Tech Track WG agn 09-07-16_revised (3)
–  Summary of Environmental Assessment Projects Relating to SRRTTF
–  SRRTTF_LimnoTech_09_07_2016 (pdf) SRRTTF_LimnoTech_09_07_2016 (pptx)