Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force

SPOKANE RIVER TOXICS WORKSHOP #1

June 5th & 6th, 2012, Gonzaga University, School of Law,

Moot Court Auditorium

Workshop Purpose: This workshop is intended to bring together a group of stakeholders, regulators, and technical experts to begin the effort to identify and quantify the sources of PCBs and Dioxins in the Spokane River, to build a common body of knowledge about previous study work on the Spokane River, and to begin the development of a work plan for the reduction of toxics in the Spokane River.

Who Should Attend?: All members of the SRRTTF, all interested stakeholders, regulatory staff from the Department of Ecology and the US EPA, and consultants/technical experts who may wish to compete on future work for the SRRTTF.

Registration is closed: Advance registration was required by Tuesday, May 29, 2012. The registration cost of $55.00 and covers two days of lunches, refreshments at breaks, and administration costs. Registration after May 29th or at the door was $65.00.

Scheduled Speakers:

Don Martin, US EPA (Workshop Moderator)
Eric Blischke, CDM Smith
Arianne Fernandez, Department of Ecology
Dr. Thomas Fikslin, Delaware River Basin Commission
Raylene Gennett, City of Spokane
Dr. Bruce Hope, CH2M Hill
Dave Hope, Pacific Rim Laboratories
Bud Leber, Kaiser Aluminum
Dr. Andres Martinez, University of Iowa
Mike Milne, Brown and Caldwell
Dale Norton, Washington Department of Ecology
Dr. Lisa Rodenburg, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Dawn Sanders, City of Portland
Lynn Schmidt, City of Spokane
Beth Schmoyer, Seattle Public Utilities

More information can be found at http://www.cforjustice.org/river/srrttf-pcb-workshop/

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