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Contractor Notification of Other Employment

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Any Contractor employed by the Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force (SRRTTF) may take on other professional assignments during the course of the contract period provided: 1) the Contractor provides the SRRTTF through its Administrative and Contracting Entity (ACE) with a description of the proposed scope of services and 2) the Contractor receives written notice from ACE confirming that the SRRTTF has determined that the assignment is not a conflict of interest with the work under the contract agreement.

Dr. Dilks has been asked to serve as a consultant and potential expert witness representing the City of Spokane in their PCB lawsuit against Monsanto. His role will be to assist the City’s attorneys by providing information on issues relevant to the City’s lawsuit, such as the sources and pathways of PCBs in the Spokane River.

This notice is being posted on the SRRTTF website and begins a 5-business day reply period. Any response or concern about potential Conflict of Interest should be provided via email to Bud Leber, ACE President, and the SRRTTF Website Contact point, no later than noon, Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018. 

October 25, 2017 Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force Meeting

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Date: Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Location: Liberty Lake Sewer & Water District Office
22510 E. Mission Avenue Liberty Lake, WA 99019
Click here for a map

To attend by phone:
Call In Number: (509) 335-2277
Participant Code: 5266916
Meeting Documents:
DES (Sundae Delgado) Presentations

September 27, 2017 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 27, 2017
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 pm

Location: Spokane County Water Resource Center
1004 N. Freya Street
Spokane, WA 99202

Click here for a map

Call In Number: 509-335-2277
Participant Code: 5266916

In preparation for the Budget Summit at the SRRTTF meeting on 9/27, you all have homework! Please scroll down and review the document titled “Activities for SRRTTF Funding Consideration_prioritized by TTWG.” 
This document shows a consolidated list of PCB monitoring and control action projects (from longer lists compiled of ideas proposed in advance of the September Technical Track Work Group (TTWG) meeting). At that meeting, the TTWG discussed a broad range of options before agreeing to complete an online survey (after the options had been distilled into an actionable list) designed to provide a rough priority ranking. Individuals from 14 participating Task Force entities completed the survey, including nine of 13 SRRTTF voting member entities. The above mentioned document shows those activities, as ranked by the TTWG.
In August, the Task Force had a brief presentation covering some (Ecology-suggested) of the ideas, but the SRRTTF has not discussed the full list. Please take the time to read the document, thinking about best use of limited Task Force funds, and PENCIL in on it a High, Medium, or Low to denote your prioritization of each potential project. Add any discussion notes you’d like to bring up at the SRRTTF meeting on 9/27, where people will have a chance to advocate for or ask questions about these potential activities. It is worth keeping in mind that by the time a contract for the Washington state funding of $310,000 can be put in place, perhaps 18 months can be used for these funds (which must be used before June 30, 2019).
Please come to the 9/27 meeting having spent some time thinking about these ideas, and be ready to listen & discuss the potential activities. After dialogue on the activities at the meeting, the group will conduct a dot exercise to gain a visual representation, then hold discussion with the goal of reaching consensus on a list prioritized by the full Task Force.
Please review all other decision documents prior to the meeting as well.
Thanks in advance for taking the time to prepare, and see you on September 27th!

Meeting Documents:
–  SRRTTF 09.27.17 Meeting_FINAL Notes
–  SRRTTF September 27_2017 Agenda_draft_V2
–  Activities for SRRTTF Funding Consideration_prioritized by TTWG
–  8.23.17 SRRTTF Meeting Notes Draft_2
–  TTWG_09-06-17_mtg_notes
–  ACE commitment report for 9_27_2017 TF meeting
–  SRRTTF_LimnoTech_09_27_2017_Fingerprinting
–  GroundwaterFingerprintingMemo_DRAFT_092517

 

July 26, 2017 Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force Meeting

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

Date: July 26, 2017
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 pm

Location: Spokane County Water Resource Center
1004 N. Freya Street
Spokane, WA 99202

Click here for a map

Call In Number: 509-335-2277
Participant Code: 5266916

Meeting Materials:
–  7.26.2017 SRRTTF Meeting Notes FINAL
–  SRRTTF July 26_2017 Agenda_draft
–  ACE Commitment Report June 30 2017
–  ACE Financial Statement July 2017
–  SRRTTF 6.28.17 DRAFT Meeting Notes
–  SRRTTF_ResponsetoHomologMassBlanceComments (Dave Dilks presentation)
–  Water Quality Financial Assistance Workshops for State Fiscal Year 2019 (1)
–  Duwamish River PCB Cleanup_SRRTTF presentation options_revised list based on TTWG feedback
–  SRRTTF – PCB Database Tasks 1 and 2 July 2017 Presentation (CDM Smith)

–  Homolog Specific Mass Balance_Draft 07 19 2017
Questions/Comments received on the draft
–  Spokane County comments on draft 2014-15 homolog mass balance 170714
–  Brian Nickel Comments on the draft homolog-specific PCB mass balance memo
–  Questions on the draft memo from Monica Ott and answers from Dave Dilks

 

April 26, 2017 Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force Meeting

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The next meeting of the Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force is:
Date: Wednesday, April  26, 2017
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Location: Liberty Lake Sewer & Water District Office
22510 E. Mission Avenue Liberty Lake, WA 99019
Click here for a map

To attend by phone:
Call In Number: (509) 335-2277
Participant Code: 5266916
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Webinar for Presentations:
To start the online meeting
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1. Go to https://wadis.webex.com/wadis/j.php?MTID=mf14b37c68c9458d65b13936724080477
2. Log in to your account.
3. Click “Start Now”.
4. Follow the instructions that appear on your screen.
Meeting Password: RpckHSr6
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Audio conference information
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To attend by phone:
Call In Number: (509) 335-2277
Participant Code: 5266916
Meeting Documents:
–  SRRTTF 04.26.17 Final summary
Agenda:
–  SRRTTF_04-26-17_agenda_draft2 (revised on 4.20.17)
Previous Meeting Summaries:
–  SRRTTF 03-22-17 meeting notes_draft
–  TTWG summary Notes 04-05-17 DRAFT
Funding (ACE) and Technical Documents:
–  ACE commitment report_April 2017
–  Fish Feed Supplier PCB Reporting Requirements
–  EPA SRRTTF TSCA Meeting 042617 – Questions Outcomes Final draft
–  Agenda_EPA-SRRTTF_4-26_Final Draft
–  2017-18 SRRTTF Proposal SOW draft (Ruckelshaus Center – file updated 4.26.17)
Presentations:
– 2015 Phase 3 Duwamish RU 
–  PRELIMINARY_HomologMassBalance_042617
–  Federal Cleanup Sites With PCBs In The Spokane-2
Outreach:
– BasisofCampaign
– Communications Continuum_PCBs (1)

March 22, 2017 Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force Meeting

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

Date: March 22, 2017
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 pm

Location: Spokane County Water Resource Center
1004 N. Freya Street
Spokane, WA 99202

Click here for a map

Call In Number: 509-335-2277
Participant Code: 5266916

Meeting Materials:
– SRRTTF 3-22-2017 Meeting Notes FINAL
–  SRRTTF March 22_2017 Agenda_draft_revised
–  SRRTTF 2.22.17 Summary Notes_DRAFT
–  TTWG 3.1.17 summary notes 
–  Ace Commitment Report_for March 2017 TF meeting
–  Draft_SOW_for_2017_SRRTTF_Technical_Activities _03-15-17
–  Data driven project efforts d2_3-2-17
–  Control-Actions_Work-Plan-Tracking
–  Logic Flow_Comp Plan

SRRTTF Data Management Pilot Project: Request for Proposal

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The Administrative Contracting Entity for the Task Force (ACE) has sent out a Request for Proposal for Pilot Project developed by the SRRTTF Data Management Work Group and approved by the Task Force.
Technical questions on the package should be directed to Mike Hermanson at (509)477-7578 or by email at MHermanson@spokanecounty.org.
Proposals are to be submitted to Chris Page (c.page@wsu.edu) by C.O.B on November 11, 2016. (the date for submittals has been extended to 11/11/16, was originally 11/4/16).

srrttf-data-pilot-project_rfp-oct-2016

Task Force Data:
–  2014 Spokane River Study
–  2015 Spokane River Study
–  2016 Spokane River Monthly Sampling

DRBC Database Files:
–  data_management_in_support_of_tmdl_efforts_padep-final
–  drbc-data-checker-version-3-final
–  ecoc-boeing-dry-2015-pmp_12aug15
–  ecoc-boeing-wet-2015-pmp_20aug15
–  ecoc-boeing-wet-2015-pmp_20nov2015
–  h5g24422
–  h5h23408
–  h5k24409
–  location
–  updating-steps
–  updatingfigures

March 25, 2015 Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force Meeting

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Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force Meeting Announcement

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

Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2015
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 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
–  SRRTTF Mar.25.2015 Agenda_DRAFT 2 updated 3.19.15
–  Order Sierra Club et al v McLerran et al
–  Spokesman Review Article, 3.17.15 “Judge orders state to set PCB discharge limits for Spokane River”
Meeting Summaries
–  SRRTTF 3.25.15 Summary Notes DRAFT
–  SRRTTF 2 25 15 meeting summary_DRAFT
–  Tech Track WG feb 4 2015 Summary Notes

MOA Work Group Update
–  SRRTTF-MOA-3.18.15_Version-9.1– Decision, send for legal review?
–  Link To MOA Work Group Meeting summaries and MOA Versions

TTWG Update and Task Force Pilot Projects Information
–  TTWG update 3.18.15
–  SWAT Team updates
–  Hydroseed Pilot Project Workplan – Decision

Hatchery Operations and Fish Tissue Information
–  Fish Tissue/Hatchery information from Avista-USFWS-SpokaneTribe compiled
–  Spokane Hatchery Fact Sheet
–  USFW National FH PCB study Pacific 2012
–  Ecology fish hatchery study PCBs 2006

 

 

February 25, 2015 Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force Meeting

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Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force Meeting Announcement

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

Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Location:
Liberty Lake Sewer & Water District Office
22510 E. Mission Avenue Liberty Lake, WA 99019
Click here for a map

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.

Agenda
–  SRRTTF February 25 2015 Agenda final DRAFT
–  SRRTTF 2-25-15 Meeting Notes DRAFT
Meeting Summaries
–  SRRTF Task Force Meeting Summary Notes 12.17.14_ DRAFT
–  Tech Track WG 01-07-15 Summary Notes
–  SRRTTF 2015 Tech Workshop Summary Notes
–  PIO Meeting Notes November 2014
DOE Hatchery Permit Process
–  Presentation: Fish Hatchery General Permit Renewal 2015
–  Upland Fin-Fish Hatching and Rearing NPDES General Permit Fact Sheet_2010
–  Upland Fin-Fish Hatching and Rearing General Permit
–  Ch 173-221A WAC_Wastewater Discharge Standards and Effluent Limitations
TTWG Reports, Technical Topics & Funding Decisions
–  SRRTTF_ACE Financial Statement 2014
–  SRRTTF Funding Support Letter_2015 Revised 2.18.15 (Decision)
–  IEP Funding Support Letter_2015
–  SRRTTF 2015 Project Proposals (Decision)
–  LimnoTech Presentation: SRRTTF Mass Balance Follow Up 2-25-2015
Measurable Progress
–  Measurable Progress Presentation_Preliminary DRAFT
–  Measurable Progress Definition
Letter From EPA- Inadvertent PCBs
–  Letter from EPA 2.24.15_ SRRTTF_Inadvertent PCBs