September 28, 2022 SRRTTF Meeting

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

Date: Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Location: Spokane County Water Resource Center (1004 N. Freya St., Spokane, WA)
Zoom meeting link: Please email lara@whitebluffsconsulting.com for more information and to join via Zoom if you cannot attend in person.

0- SRRTTF agenda_9_28_22
1 – SRRTTF Meeting Summary August 24, 2022
2a – 2022-08-31 ACE Commitment Report
2b – ACE Monthly Summary AUG 2022
3 – Task Force WGs Sept. 28 2022 – PPT Update template 
4 – SRRTTF TSCA report version 2
4b – Addendum A iPCB report
4c – Addendum B iPCB report
5 – SRRTTF_GEFingerprint_09282022
Ecologystaffing update092292022
Future Meeting Topics September

September 21, 2022 Tech Track Zoom Meeting

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The next meeting of the TTWG will be held on Wednesday, September 21 from 9:00 am – 11:00 am.  Please contact lara@whitebluffsconsulting.com for the Zoom meeting link.

TTWG members will discuss and hopefully finalize a prioritization scheme to identify high priority (PCB) sites identified by the Next-level Historical Review.  Please take some time to review the attached presentation and be prepared to make suggestions regarding the proposed approach. The work group will also be discussing next steps in evaluating the highest priority sites.

Meeting documents:

TTWG_agenda 9-14-2022_
HistoricalAssessment_TTWG_09212022
TTWG_2022MonitoringStatus_09212022
TTWG_CompilationofMonitoringWell_09212022
TTWG_GEFingerprint_09212022 

August 24, 2022 SRRTTF Meeting

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

Date: Wednesday, August 24, 2022
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Location: Spokane County Water Resource Center (1004 N. Freya St., Spokane, WA)
Zoom meeting link: Please email lara@whitebluffsconsulting.com for more information and to join via Zoom if you cannot attend in person.

Meeting Documents:

0- SRRTTF agenda_8242022
1 – SRRTTF Meeting Summary June 22, 2022
2a – 2022-07-31 ACE Commitment Report
2b – ACE Summary
3 – Task Force WGs Aug 24 2022 – PPT Update template
4 – SRRTTF Stormwater Media Campaign.Report.August.22
5 – iPCB National Outreach Campaign update
6 – SRRTTF Future 20220627
7 – SRRTTF_EvaluationOfMP_FINAL-08.15.2022
8 – Future Meeting Topics August

August 17, 2022 Tech Track Zoom Meeting/Final Water Quality Permit – City of Spokane

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The next meeting of the TTWG will be held on Wednesday, August 17 from 9:00 am – 10:30 am.  Please contact lara@whitebluffsconsulting.com for the Zoom meeting link.

Meeting documents:

TTWG_agenda 8-17-2022_final

Final water quality permit – City of Spokane Wastewater Treatment

Ecology has finalized the permit for City of Spokane Wastewater Treatment Facility (WA0024473). This is the final of five permits we have issued to ensure the wastewater treatment facilities that discharge into the Spokane River continue to meet clean water requirements.
 
Previously, we held a public comment period on the draft permit from Dec. 29, 2021 – Feb. 1, 2022 and May 11 – June 11, 2022. We’ve included a response to comments we received as an appendix to the permit.

View final permit documents
Webpage

Adriane Borgias Eastern Region Water Quality Manager
Adriane.Borgias@ecy.wa.gov Phone
509-329-3515  

Department of Ecology Final Water Quality Permits/Other Announcements

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Spokane County Facility

Ecology has finalized the permit for Spokane County Regional Water Reclamation Facility (WA0093317). This is the second of five permits we have finalized to ensure the wastewater treatment facilities that discharge into the Spokane River continue to meet clean water requirements. Previously, we held a public comment period on the draft permit for Spokane County from March 18 to May 3, 2022. We’ve included a response to comments we received as an appendix to the permit.

View final permit documents
Inland Empire Paper
Ecology has finalized the permit for Inland Empire Paper Company (WA0000825). This is the third of five permits we have finalized to ensure the wastewater treatment facilities that discharge into the Spokane River continue to meet clean water requirements.  Previously, we held a public comment period on the draft permit for Inland Empire Paper from March 4 to May 2, 2022. We’ve included a response to comments we received as an appendix to the permit. View final permit documents
Liberty Lake Sewer and Water District
Ecology has finalized the permit for Liberty Lake Sewer and Water District (WA0045144).   This is the fourth of five permits we have finalized to ensure the wastewater treatment facilities that discharge into the Spokane River continue to meet clean water requirements.  Previously, we held a public comment period on the draft permit for Liberty Lake from March 18 to May 3, 2022. We’ve included a response to comments we received as an appendix to the permit.   View final permit documents

Next steps
We are still reviewing the feedback we received on the City of Spokane draft permit. We will respond to comments and make decisions on the final permit by Summer 2022. Visit our website for more information.   
 
2022 Water Quality Assessment call for data
https://ecology.wa.gov/Water-Shorelines/Water-quality/Water-improvement/Assessment-of-state-waters-303d?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
 
We are beginning our next update to the Water Quality Assessment and we need recent water quality data from Washington’s rivers, streams, lakes, and marine waters. We are seeking data collected between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2021.

To make sure your data is included in this next Water Quality Assessment, please submit before September 30, 2022. Water quality data can be submitted to Ecology’s Environmental Information Management (EIM) database. Narrative information and studies, such as published research and peer-reviewed reports, can be submitted directly to Water Quality Assessment staff at 303d@ecy.wa.gov.

All data submitted must have been collected under a quality assurance project plan, or similar guidance document. Data must be representative of ambient water quality conditions. Submitters must be able to confirm that quality assurance procedures were followed and must be prepared to provide a copy of the plan upon request. If you previously submitted data to us, you do not need to submit it again.

We’re awarding $317 million in grants and loans for 124 high-priority clean water projects across the state. Our Water Quality Combined Funding Program supports local communities by helping them upgrade wastewater treatment and sewer systems, manage polluted stormwater, and complete a variety of other projects to prevent and clean up diffuse sources of pollution, also known as nonpoint pollution.

For a useful tool to view and search some of our past and currently funded Water Quality projects, the Ecology Grants and Loans Map Viewer and Search Tool is now available. This allows search and viewing of information about not just Water Quality funded projects, but also many other Ecology funded projects throughout the state.
 
Thank you,

 Adriane P. Borgias (she/her)
Water Quality Section Manager, Eastern Regional Office
Washington State Department of Ecology
4601 North Monroe Street
Spokane, WA  99205-1295
Adriane.Borgias@ecy.wa.gov
(509) 329-3515

June 22, 2022 SRRTTF Meeting

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Date: Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Location: Spokane County Water Resource Center (1004 N. Freya St., Spokane, WA)
Zoom meeting link: Please email lara@whitebluffsconsulting.com for more information and to join via Zoom if you cannot attend in person.

Meeting Documents:

0- SRRTTF agenda_6222022
1 – SRRTTF Meeting Summary May 25, 2022
2a – 2022-05-31 ACE Commitment Report
2b – ACE Monthly Summary MAY 2022
3 – Task Force WGs June 22 2022
4a – SedimentBiofilm SamplingScope_06152022draft
4b – HistoricalReviewJustification06152022
4 – SRRTTF_Dilks_06222022
5 – 20220622_MPEvaluation_Prelim Results
6 – Future Meeting Topics – June 2022

May 25, 2022 In Person SRRTTF Meeting

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

Date: Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Location: Spokane County Water Resource Center (1004 N. Freya St., Spokane, WA)
Zoom meeting link: Please email lara@whitebluffsconsulting.com for more information and to join via Zoom if you cannot attend in person.

Meeting Documents:

0- SRRTTF agenda_5252022 
1 – SRRTTF Meeting Summary April 27, 2022
2a – 2022-04-30 ACE Commitment Report
2b – ACE Monthly Summary
3 – Task Force WGs May 25 2022 – PPT Update template
4 – SRF SRRTTF Stormwater Media Campaign
5a – Expanded Synoptic_Artesian_CatchBasin Scope_05132022draft
5b – WaterColumnTrend_Mirabeau_Scope_05182022draft
SRRTTF Future 20220523_R1
6 – Future Meeting Topics – May 2022

May 18, 2022 Tech Track work group Zoom meeting/Public Comment Period City of Spokane Draft Spokane Water Quality Permit

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The next meeting of the TTWG will be held on Wednesday, May 18 from 9:00 am – 11:00 am.  Please contact lara@whitebluffsconsulting.com for the Zoom meeting link.

Meeting documents:

TTWG_agenda 5-18-2022
TTWG_05182022

Expanded Synoptic_Artesian_CatchBasin Scope_05132022draft
WaterColumnTrend_Mirabeau_Scope_05172022draft

Public comment period
Draft Spokane Water Quality Permit

We previously held a public comment period from Dec. 29, 2021 to Feb. 1 2022, on the City of Spokane proposed draft permit and fact sheet. After reviewing the comments, we made several changes to the permit and fact sheet in response to comments. As a result, we are providing an additional opportunity to review and comment on the proposed permit before we make a final decision. Please review and comment on the draft permit until 11:59 p.m. June 10, 2022.

In addition to correcting technical and typographical errors, we also changed the permit and explanatory language in the fact sheet for the following topics:
• Effluent limits; Section S1
• Mixing Zone for PCBs; Section S1.A, Table 2
• Mixing Zone flows; Section S1.B, Table 5
• Effluent monitoring for PCBs and other parameters; Section S2; Table 7
• Design limits for Next Level Treatment; Section S4
• Exfiltration testing; Section S5.H
• CSO Post Construction Monitoring Plan; Section S14.C.c
• Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force; Section S17.B
• Compliance schedules for pH and PCBs: Section S18
• Reopener clause; Section G3

View draft documents on our webpage

Comment on City of Spokane

Next Steps
After reviewing the feedback we receive, we respond to comments and will make decisions on permit reissuance for the facility. We plan to complete this work by Summer 2022.

Karl Rains
Eastern Regional Planner
Karl.Rains@ecy.wa.gov

April 27, 2022 In Person SRRTTF Meeting

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

Date: Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Location: Spokane County Water Resource Center (1004 N. Freya St., Spokane, WA)
Zoom meeting link: Please email lara@whitebluffsconsulting.com for more information and to join via Zoom if you cannot attend in person.

Meeting Documents:

0- SRRTTF agenda_4272022
1 – SRRTTF Meeting Summary March 23, 2022
2a – 2022-03-31 ACE Commitment Report
2b – ACE Monthly Summary MAR 2022
3 – Task Force WGs April 27 2022 – PPT Update template
4 – SRRTTF_Dilks_04272022
5 – Historical_PCB_Assessment_Draft_04202022_redline
6 – MissionReachSourceAssessmentMonitoriongReport_04142022_redline
SRRTTF_SPMD_PCB_Report_04-26-2022_draft_final
7a – Expanded Synoptic SamplingJustification_04142022draft
7b – CatchBasinJustification_04142022draft
7c – ArtesianWell2022Justification_04142022draft
7d – HistoricalReviewJustification04142022
7e – SedimentBiofilm SamplingJustification_04202022draft
7f – MirabeauJustification04202022
7g – ObjectDetectionJustification_04202022
8 – Future Meeting Topics – April 2022