We hope you can join us for the Toxics Monitoring Subgroup Virtual Workshop on June 12th from 9:00am-12:00pm Pacific.

Workshop Objectives

• Get feedback and further refine draft CRB Toxics Monitoring Strategy, which EPA and USGS are facilitating the development of as a working group document.
• Provide tutorial on updated toxics monitoring dashboard

Draft Agenda

9am – Welcome and Introductions

• Brief introductions – share name, organization, one way you would hope to use a basin-wide monitoring strategy   

9:30am – Setting the Stage

• Overview of the CRB Toxics Monitoring Strategy, CWA Section 123, and meeting objectives   

9:40am – Strategic Goals and Activities Discussion

• Presentation of draft strategy goals

• Small group breakout discussions on goal prioritization   

• • Are these the right goals and activities? What’s missing?  

• • Which goals should receive the most resources and attention?  

10:05am – BREAK  

10:15am – Scope and Prioritization

• Overview of basin geography and key considerations

• Yakama-led Implementation Plan for Mainstem   

• Facilitated large group discussion on monitoring priorities

• • Relative importance of mainstem vs. tributaries vs. wadable streams  

• • Share your priority monitoring work related to toxics (current and planned)  

10:50am – Indicators Discussion

• Developing indicators and monitoring approach    

• • Chemical indicator selection process 

• • Species monitoring considerations  

• Facilitated large group discussion on monitoring priorities

• • Based on these considerations, what indicators come to mind?  

11:15am – Approach to Evaluating Risk and Data Collection 

• Discussion on risk drivers and assessment methods  

• • Screening level methodologies update  

• Quality Assurance and Data Management   

• • Template Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) approach  

• • Field Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) development  

11:35am – Monitoring Dashboard Update and Demo 

11:50am – Next Steps and Wrap Up

12:00pm – Adjourn  

• Join the meeting
• Meeting ID: 269 098 600 523 4
• Passcode: b23SF9bm