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Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force

Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force. Members of the community, stewards of the river. Who We Are. History of Spokane River Protection. The Current Issue The Spokane River fails to meet water quality standards for toxics, including PCBs Federal State Tribal.

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Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force

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  1. Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force Members of the community, stewards of the river srrttf.org

  2. Who We Are srrttf.org

  3. History of Spokane River Protection srrttf.org

  4. The Current Issue • The Spokane River fails to meet water quality standards for toxics, including PCBs • Federal • State • Tribal srrttf.org

  5. Our VisionWe will work collaboratively to characterize the sources of toxics in the Spokane River and identify and implement appropriate actions needed to make measurable progress towards meeting applicable water quality standards for the State of Washington, State of Idaho, and The Spokane Tribe of Indians. srrttf.org

  6. What Are PCBs? srrttf.org

  7. Where PCBs are Found Today srrttf.org

  8. How Do PCBs Enter the River? srrttf.org

  9. How Do PCBs Enter the River? Reference: Ecology Spokane River PCB Source Assessment, April 2011 srrttf.org

  10. What Are PCB Limits? WA 0.00000017 ppm EPA 0.000000064 ppm Spokane Tribe 0.0000000034 ppm srrttf.org

  11. What is allowed in products? Yellow Cereal Box srrttf.org

  12. Health & Environmental Impacts of PCBs

  13. Health & Environmental Impacts of PCBs srrttf.org

  14. Decline of 50% Over 20 Years Source: Dept of Ecology Source: Dept. of Ecology srrttf.org

  15. Task Force Approach srrttf.org

  16. Task Force Goals • Bring the Spokane River into compliance with water quality standards • Better understand how PCBs enter and move through river • Identify data obtained and needed to address data gaps srrttf.org

  17. Task Force Accomplishments (to-date) srrttf.org

  18. Looking Ahead On-going PCB reductions of known sources: catch basin cleaning, street sweeping, treatment facility upgrades, community education, etc. srrttf.org

  19. Why should you care?

  20. What Can I Do? • Properly dispose household waste. • Be careful what you put down the drain • Only rain down the storm drain. • Get involved! srrttf.org

  21. Summary srrttf.org

  22. Questions? Toxics Task Force www.srrttf.org srrttf.org

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