Spokane River Regional Task Force
Technical Track Work Group Meeting
The SRRTTF Technical Track Work Group Meeting scheduled for August 6th, 2014 has been canceled.
Technical Track Work Group Update:
– Tech Track Work Group Update 7-31-14
July 23, 2014 Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force Meeting
Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force Meeting Announcement
Date: July 23, 2014
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Location: Spokane County Water Resource Center
1004 N. Freya Street
Spokane, WA 99202
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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 Adriane Borgias (abor461@ecy.wa.gov) ahead of time.
Meeting Documents
– 7 23 14 SRRTTF Meeting Summary-Final
– SRRTTF July 23 2014 Draft Agenda
– TTWG Status Report 7-18-14
– LimnoTech Memo Confidence Testing Results 7-16-14 (updated)
– SRRTTF SAP 7-16-14 DRAFT
– SRRTTF QAPP 7-16-14 DRAFT
– SRRTTF QAPP Addendum 7-14-14 DRAFT
– SRRTTF QAPP Checklist 7-15-14
– PCB Annual Report -2014
– PCB 2014 Annual Report Presentation
– Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force ECTS 8526 Response
– SRRTTF Financial Overview v2
– Governor Inslee 2014 Budget Request
– SRRTTF letter to Governor_City of Spokane edits 7-23-14
– SRRTTF Letter Governor -FINAL- 7-24-14 *FINAL
– 2014 Governor Inslee Clean Water Policy Brief
– SRRTTF Hornbuckle Letter Approved by SRRTTF 2-26-14 – SRRTTF 2-26-14 Meeting
Measurable Progress Documents
– Measurable Progress Definition 07152014 Final Revised Header *CORRECTED DATE*
– Measurable Progress Definition 07152014 Redline final Revised Header *CORRECTED DATE*
– Measurable Progress Draft Definition SRSP suggested edits 4-29-14
– SRSP Comment Letter – Measurable Progress Definition 4-30-14
– Letter to Ecology Measurable Progress Definition 4-15-14
– Response to comments 7-15-14
Announcement: Ecology Public meeting July 22 on Water Quality Standards update
The Department of Ecology will hold a public meeting on July 22 to outline its next steps to update the water quality standards for human health criteria and implementation tools, following Governor Inslee’s directive issued July 9. This meeting will only cover the Water Quality Standards, not requested legislation on toxics reduction.
How can I attend?
The public meeting will be held as an interactive webinar Tues., July 22, 2014, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (PST). Webinar participants will be able to ask questions, participate in discussions, and watch presentations from any online computer and phone.
Free registration for the webinar is available online at: https://customer.accuconference.com/Registration/index.aspx?pkRegQG=e5a418e8-05ea-4cd7-a54a-c137b4f74a05
Participants can also join the meeting in person at Ecology Headquarters Auditorium in Lacey, 300 Desmond Drive, Lacey, WA 98503-1274. Seating for interested parties is available at that location. You do not need to register for the webinar if you plan to attend in person.
What will be covered at this public meeting?
Ecology plans to share information about the next steps that will occur with the water quality standards to meet the Governor’s commitment to have a preliminary draft rule package available by September 30, 2014.
Presentations will include:
- Information on what will be in the preliminary Draft Rule.
- A comparison chart of the current human health criteria with the newly proposed criteria based on the Governor’s Directive.
- Question and answer session on how the Governor’s proposal works for the 96 chemicals.
- Identification of materials that we expect to have available to the public with the preliminary Draft Rule package.
How can I find more information?
More information about the public meeting, including a draft agenda, is available at http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/swqs/Currswqsruleactiv.html.
For questions about Ecology’s efforts to revise the Surface Water Quality Standards, contact Susan Braley at 360-407-6414 or by email at swqs@ecy.wa.gov.
July 17, 2014 Administrative and Contracting Entity meeting
The next meeting of the Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force Administrative and Contracting Entity (ACE) is:
Date: July 17, 2014
Time: 11 am
Location: Spokane County Water Resource Center (Confirmed)
1004 N. Freya Street
Spokane, WA 99202
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All ACE meetings are open to the public.
Message from Ecology’s Water Quality Program Manager
Gov. Jay Inslee has given a directive to the Department of Ecology related to our work to update the Water Quality Standards for toxics (also known as the Human Health Criteria, or fish consumption rule making).
For your convenience, here is a link to the Governor’s directive.
And, here is a link to view the press conference he held July 9.
Ecology will follow the Governor’s directive to build the best possible draft rule and we want to let you know our next anticipated steps.
As we follow the Governor’s directive, we will continue to engage with all interests. We will schedule a public meeting in the near future to provide details about our approach and path forward.
Rest assured, there will be a lot of public process ahead and we welcome – and need – your participation. We will do our best to keep you informed along the way.
You can follow this work online at: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/water/standards/index.html
Or if you haven’t already, sign up to receive our email updates at: http://listserv.wa.gov/cgi-bin/wa?A0=ECOLOGY-WATER-QUALITY-INFO
Heather Bartlett
Water Quality Program Manager
Department of Ecology
PO Box 47696
Olympia WA 98504-7696
Phone (360) 407-6405
Preliminary Draft Confidence Testing Memo for TTWG Comment by 7/11
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.
Sampling Methodologies Reference List
A list of references relevant to the selection of a sampling methodology.
Continuous Low-level Aquatic Monitoring (CLAM) studies
Spokane River PCB Studies
Kaiser Aluminum
Kaiser Evaluation of CLAM Report
Kaiser CLAM Study Summary Table 1
Kaiser CLAM Study Table 2
Kaiser Outfall 001 summary
Kaiser Aluminum CLAM flow comparisons Summary
Ecology
Technical Memo-Spokane River
Ecology CLAM master table for CLAM flow workgroup 6-4-14-2014
Ecology CLAM-Water Final Data summarized for CLAM flow workgroup 6-4-14-2014
Other Low Level Organics
California DPR CLAM study 289: The study is designed to investigate using the C.L.A.M. in CDPR’s urban monitoring project during rainstorm events. Initially, the C.L.A.M. will be deployed during non-rainstorm events to become familiar with its use and analysis, and to compare it to grab and composite sampling for pesticides. Ultimately, full use during rainstorm events will be investigated. Study in progress. Report is expected in April, 2015.
CLAM_USGS Study (Science of the Total Environment): A continuous active sampling method was compared to continuous passive and discrete sampling methods for the sampling of trace organic compounds (TOCs) in water.
Reporting limits for USGS comparison studies
WDOE CLAM Pesticide Study: The results from three sampling regimes were compared: daily sampling for seven consecutive days; weekly sampling; and continuous sampling using a recently developed continuous low-level aquatic monitor (CLAMTM).
CLAM Manufacturer Studies
GRAVITY P2900 HVS
Suspended Sediments Laboratory Study
Water Sampling
Confidence Interval Testing
Preliminary testing results, presented 6/18/2014: http://srrttf.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Confidence-Testing-Results-Presentation-6-18-14.pdf
Preliminary testing results, revised, presented 6/27/2014:PCB_Confidence_Testing
Focus Group Meeting Notes
5 June 2014
CLAM Focus Group draft notes June 5 2014
Sampling Focus Group Follow Up Emails
CLAM Focus Group Attendee list June 5 2014
Sampling Methodology Focus Group Meeting Notes 27 june 2014 r (REVISED)
July 2, 2014 Technical Track Work Group Meeting
Spokane River Regional Task Force
Technical Track Work Group Meeting
Date: July 2, 2014
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Location: Washington Department of Ecology
N. 4601 Monroe St.
Spokane, WA 99205
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Call In Number: 800-704-9804 Participant Code: 34863442#
Meeting Documents
– Tech Track Work Group Meeting Summary 7-2-14
– Tech Track WG DRAFT Agenda 07-02-14 revised
– Martha Maggi Email Questions 6-25-14
– PCBs in GW workplan-DRAFT for TTWG review July 2-2014
– Sampling Methodology Focus Group Meeting Notes 27 june 2014 r (revised)
– SRRTTF-ACE Spec 2 Draft Rev 1 063014
June 30, 2014 Administrative and Contracting Entity Meeting
The next meeting of the Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force Administrative and Contracting Entity (ACE) is:
Date: June 30, 2014
Time: 9:00 a.m
Location: Spokane County Water Resource Center
1004 N. Freya Street
Spokane, WA 99202
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All ACE meetings are open to the public.
SRRTTF Decision Making Reminder
SRRTTF:
As a reminder for the decision at Wednesday’s meeting to determine the Sampling Contractor: the process for decision making by the Task Force is governed by the MOA.
Since this is a consensus-based effort, the goal of the Task Force is to reach consensus whenever possible. In practice this means that a high level of respect is afforded the opinions of the members and participants in the room.
Consensus means being able to 1) agree with a decision, 2) agreeing with the decision but refraining from publicly supporting it, or 3) living with the decision and not publicly disparaging it (p 15). If necessary, the group will use the decision rule of “unanimity minus one.” [p 11: “Whenever a decision is to be made, it will be an affirmative decision if one or fewer of the attending members oppose the proposed decision and vote accordingly. If two, or more, of the attending members oppose the proposed decision and vote accordingly, the decision will not be affirmed.”]
The MOA also states that non-voting participants “may attend the meetings and will be called upon to provide input when appropriate.” They are allowed to ask questions and have input into the decision making process, but are non-voting (i.e., they can’t block a decision). The Idaho dischargers are nonvoting at this time and would be considered to be Advisors until such time the MOA is amended to include them (see MOA Introduction, page 7).
The list of voting members is here.
It is important that the Idaho permittees have an opportunity to have input. We will make sure that there is an opportunity to ask questions and provide comments before the decision is made. There will be time to ask questions of prospective contractors after each presentation, as well as open discussion (without consultants present) after Q&A.
I hope this answers any questions. If there are additional concerns please let me know ASAP.
-Chris Page, Facilitator