Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Home Page, https://www.epa.gov/superfund
Action Memorandum Amendment – Request for Approval for a Ceiling Increase to the Time-Critical Removal Action at Former Kaiser Smelter, Mead, Spokane County, Washington.
https://response.epa.gov/sites/14546/files/Former%20Kaiser%20Smelter%20Action%20Memo_Amendment_FINAL.pdf
Inadvertent Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in Consumer Products. 2019
https://cfpub.epa.gov/si/si_public_record_report.cfm?Lab=NRMRL&dirEntryId=346285
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES).
https://www.epa.gov/npdes
Overview of Identifying and Restoring Impaired Waters under Section 303(d) of the CWA.
https://www.epa.gov/tmdl/overview-identifying-and-restoring-impaired-waters-under-section-303d-cwa
Overview of Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs).
https://www.epa.gov/tmdl/overview-total-maximum-daily-loads-tmdls
Plan for Addressing PCBs in the Spokane River, July 14, 2015.
https://spokaneriverpcbs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/PlanForAddressingPCBs.pdf
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs).
https://www.epa.gov/pcbs
Request for Approval and Funding for a Time-Critical Removal Action for KAIC Pond Removal at the Former Kaiser Smelter Site, Mead, Spokane County, Washington.
https://response.epa.gov/sites/14546/files/KAIC%20Ponds%20Action%20Memo_FINAL.pdf
Request for Approval and Funding for a Time-Critical Removal Action at Former Kaiser Smelter, Mead, Spokane County, Washington. https://response.epa.gov/sites/14546/files/Former%20Kaiser%20Smelter%20Action%20Memo_Final.pdf
Summary of the Toxic Substances Control Act.
https://www.epa.gov/laws-regulations/summary-toxic-substances-control-act
Water Quality Standards Variances, A Presentation. 2018.
https://spokaneriverpcbs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/WaterQualityStandardsVariances.pdf
Water Quality Standards Variance Building Tool.
https://www.epa.gov/wqs-tech/water-quality-standards-variance-building-tool
Judicial, Regulatory and Policy
Coordinated Response to EPA Regarding the Remand from Judge Rothstein. Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force, June 15, 2015.
http://srrttf.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/SRRTTF-Coordinated-Response-Work-Summary-FINAL-SRRTTF-6-15-2015.pdf
Declaration of Allan Chartrand, Principal Environmental Scientist. Sierra Club, et al. v. U.S. Environmental Agency (EPA), No. 11-CV-1759-BJR, Western District of Washington at Seattle, U.S. District Court, July 2, 2021.
https://spokaneriverpcbs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/DECLARATION-OF-ALLAN-CHARTRAND.pdf
Federal Court Strikes Down Montana’s General Nutrient Variance Rule. Upper Missouri Waterkeeper, March 26, 2019.
https://www.uppermissouriwaterkeeper.org/federal-court-strikes-down-montanas-general-nutrient-variance-rule/
Kootenai Environmental Alliance. Letter resigning from Task Force, June 1, 2021
https://spokaneriverpcbs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Kootenai-Enivronmental-Resignation-Letter.pdf
Lawsuit Challenges EPA Rollback of Human Health Water Standards ~ Earthjustice and NGOs news release, June 11, 2020
https://spokaneriverpcbs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Lawsuit-Challenges-EPA-Rollback.pdf
Letter to Ecology Requesting PCB TMDL Development, Center for Justice. May 19, 2009.
https://spokaneriverpcbs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Letter-to-Ecology-Requesting-PCB-TMDL-Development.2009.pdf
Notice of Violation of Non-Discretionary Duty to Propound Washington State Fish Consumption Rate Under 33 U.S.C. § 1313. Earth Justice, December, 2015. https://spokaneriverpcbs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Notice.of_.Violation.Non-Discretionary.Duty_.pdf
Order Denying the EPA’s Motion for Dismissal of Plaintiffs’ Second Amended Complaint and Spokane Tribe’s Third Amended Complaint, No. 11-cv-1759-BJR. Western District of Washington at Seattle, United States District Court, September 22, 2020.
https://spokaneriverpcbs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Order.Denying.EPAs_.Motion.2020.pdf
Order Remanding Matter for Further Consideration. Sierra Club, et al. v. McLerran, the U.S. Environmental Agency (EPA), No. 11-CV-1759-BJR, Western District of Washington at Seattle, U.S. District Court, March 16, 2015.
https://spokaneriverpcbs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Memorandum.Order_.Remanding.Matter.2015.pdf
Petition to EPA to Reconsider Partial Disapproval of Washington’s Human Health Water Quality Criteria and Implementation. Northwest Pulp & Paper Association, American Forest and Paper Association, et al., February 21, 2017.
https://spokaneriverpcbs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Petition.To_.The_.UnitedSTates.EPA_.2017.pdf
Plantiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgement. Sierra club, et al. v. U.S. Environmental Agency (EPA), No. 11-CV-1759-BJR, Western District of Washington at Seattle, U.S. District Court, July 2, 2021.
https://spokaneriverpcbs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Summary.Judgment.Petition.21.pdf
Presentation: Spokane River, Variances and PCBs. Ezekiel Denison, J.D. Candidate, Gonzaga Environmental Law Clinic Workshop, October 8, 2019.
https://spokaneriverpcbs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/WQS-Variance-Presentation.pdf
Request to Deny Petition for Reconsideration of EPA’s Revision of Certain Federal Water Quality Criteria Applicable to Washington. Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, July 10, 2017.
https://spokaneriverpcbs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/RequestToDeny.Petition.Reconsideration.2017.pdf
Spokane Riverkeeper. Letter resigning from Task Force, June 4, 2019
https://spokaneriverpcbs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/SRRTTF-RESIGNATION.5.29.19.1100amJW.pdf
Spokane Tribe of Indians. Letter Declining Task Force Participation, February 21, 2012
https://spokaneriverpcbs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/STOI.Judicial.pdf
Spokane Tribe of Indians. Letter Declining to Sign Task Force MOA, May 21, 2012
https://spokaneriverpcbs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/STOI.Judicial2.pdf
Supplemental Notice of Intent to Sue Under the Clean Water Act Concerning Spokane River PCB TMDL. Sierra Club and Center for Environmental Law and Policy, February 21, 2020.
https://spokaneriverpcbs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Supplemental.Notice.Intent.Sue_.2020.pdf
Toxics Policy Reform for Washington State. Washington Toxics Reduction Strategies Workgroup, January 16, 2013.
https://www.seattle.gov/Documents/Departments/SPU//WAToxicsReductionStrategiesWorkgroup.pdf
Washington State Department of Ecology Releases First-Ever Water Quality Standards Variances for PCBs. K&L Gates: Craig S. Trueblood, Endre M. Szalay, Gabrielle E. Thompson, July 2020.
https://spokaneriverpcbs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/WashingtonDepartmentofEcology.Releases.First-Ever.pdf
Water Quality Standards Variance Building Tool. EPA.
https://www.epa.gov/wqs-tech/water-quality-standards-variance-building-tool
Local Government and NGO
City of Spokane. PCBs.
https://my.spokanecity.org/publicworks/wastewater/pcbs/
Lands Council. Inadvertent PCBs.
https://landscouncil.org/news/inadvertent-pcbs
Spokane County. PCBs.
https://www.spokanecounty.org/1251/PCBs
Spokane Regional Health District
- Best Management Practices for Reducing PCBs in Runoff Associated with Demolition and Remodeling Projects. https://srhd.org/media/documents/PCBDemolitionRemodelingManual.pdf
- Protecting Spokane’s Water.
https://srhd.org/programs-and-services/pcbs
Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force
Home Page, www.srrttf.org
2016 Comprehensive Plan to Reduce Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in the Spokane River. Prepared by LimnoTech, November 16, 2016.
https://spokaneriverpcbs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2016.Comprehensive.Plan_.pdf
Evaluation of PCBs in Spokane River, Redband Trout. Prepared by LimnoTech, July 30, 2021
https://spokaneriverpcbs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/SRRTTF_FishTissuePCBReport_07-30-2021_final.pdf
Inadvertent PCBs in Pigments: Market Innovation for a Circular Economy. Prepared by Laura Heine and Charlotte Trebilcock, Northwest Green Chemistry, October 16, 2018.
http://srrttf.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/NGC-inadvertant-PCB-White-Paper-for-SRRTTF-20181016.pdf
Memorandum of Agreement Regarding Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force. January 23, 2012.
https://spokaneriverpcbs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/MemorandumofAgreement.Spokane-River-Toxics-Task-Force.pdf
Public Engagement Resources
How to Submit a Public Comment to a Federal Agency: Everything you need to know about commenting on proposed rules and regulations. Boundless.
https://www.boundless.com/immigration-resources/how-to-submit-public-comment/
Public Participation in Environmental Decision-Making: Step-by-Step Tips for Writing Effective Public Comments. Environmental Law Institute. December 2013.
http://eli-ocean.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/2/files/Written-Commenting.pdf
Making Effective Public Comments. RE Sources.
https://www.re-sources.org/events/making-effective-public-comments/
The Clean Water Act Owner’s Manual, 2nd Edition. River Network, July 2005.
https://www.rivernetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cwa04-final-draft.pdf
Take Action Against Variances. Spokane Riverkeeper.
www.spokaneriverkeeper.org/defend-the-clean-water-act
Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology)
Addressing priority toxic chemicals.
https://ecology.wa.gov/Waste-Toxics/Reducing-toxic-chemicals/Addressing-priority-toxic-chemicals
Atmospheric Deposition of PCBs in the Spokane River Watershed. March 2019
https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/publications/documents/1903003.pdf
Draft Spokane River PCBs Total Maximum Daily Load: Water Quality Improvement Report, June 2006.
https://spokaneriverpcbs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Draft.SpokaneRiver.PCBTMDL.2006.pdf
Ecology variance rulemaking process.
https://ecology.wa.gov/Regulations-Permits/Laws-rules-rulemaking/Rulemaking/WAC173-201A-variances
Evaluation of Fish Hatcheries as Sources of PCBs to the Spokane River, April 2018.
https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/publications/documents/1803014.pdf
Frequently Asked Questions about Use Attainability Analysis. March 2004.
https://spokaneriverpcbs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Frequently-Asked-Questions-about-Use-Attainability-Analysis.pdf
Fund innovative approach to get PCBs out of the Spokane River, January 2013.
https://spokaneriverpcbs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Fund-innovative-approach-to-get.pdf
Improving the Spokane River. Working to meet water quality standards.
https://ecology.wa.gov/Water-Shorelines/Water-quality/Water-improvement/Total-Maximum-Daily-Load-process/Directory-of-improvement-projects/Spokane-River
Lake Spokane: PCBs in Carp. July 2015.
https://apps.ecology.wa.gov/publications/SummaryPages/1503022.html
PCB Chemical Action Plan, February 2015.
https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/publications/documents/1507002.pdf
PCBs, PBDEs, and Selected Metals in Spokane River Fish, 2005.
https://apps.ecology.wa.gov/publications/documents/0603025.pdf
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).
https://ecology.wa.gov/Waste-Toxics/Reducing-toxic-chemicals/Addressing-priority-toxic-chemicals/PCBs
Reducing Toxics in the Spokane River Watershed. August 2009.
https://spokaneriverpcbs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Reducing-Toxics-in-the-Spokane-River-Watershed.pdf
Spokane River PCB Source Assessment 2003-2007, April 2011.
https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/publications/documents/1103013.pdf
Spokane River PCB TMDL Stormwater Loading Analysis. December 2007
https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/publications/documents/0703055.pdf
Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force Department of Ecology Evaluation of Measurable Progress: Evaluation Period: January 1, 2012 – December 31, 2014, March 15, 2016.
https://spokaneriverpcbs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/SpokaneRiverRegionalToxicsTaskForce.Measurable.Progress.pdf
Spokane River Toxics Reduction Strategy, August 2012.
https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/publications/documents/1110038.pdf
Spokane River Urban Waters Source Investigation and Data Analysis Progress Report: Source Tracing for PCB, PBDE, Dioxin/Furan, Lead, Cadmium, and Zinc (2009-2011), September 2012.
https://spokaneriverpcbs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/SpokaneRiverUrbanWatersSource.Investigation.-2012.pdf
Washington Department of Health
Washington Department of Health. PCBs.
https://www.doh.wa.gov/CommunityandEnvironment/Contaminants/PCBs
Washington State Department of Health Under a Cooperative Agreement with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Potential Cumulative Health Effects Associated with Eating Spokane River Fish Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, August 5, 2011.
https://spokaneriverpcbs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Spokane-River-HC-August-2011.pdf
Washington Department of Health Spokane River Fish Advisory. May 2009.
https://www.doh.wa.gov/Portals/1/Documents/Pubs/334-123.pdf
Washington Department of Health Under a Cooperative Agreement with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Evaluation of PCBs, PBDEs and Selected Metals in the Spokane River, Including Long Lake Spokane, Washington. August 28, 2007.
https://www.doh.wa.gov/Portals/1/Documents/Pubs/334-147.pdf
