NORTHWEST TOXICS SUMMIT

Monitoring | Reducing | Preventing | Educating | Engaging

June 6, 2023 | 8:30-4:30

Miller Hall

World Forestry Center

Portland, Oregon

In Person Event

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Topics


Toxics Monitoring

What do we already know? Where are the significant data gaps? What do we need to do next?

Reducing Toxics

What are effective strategies and best practices for reducing and preventing toxics?

Education and Engagement

How can we effectively and meaningfully engage communities?

Prioritizing Environmental Justice and Tribal Communities


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Speakers Representing


Kootenai Tribe of Idaho| US Environmental Protection Agency |US Geological Survey |Pacific Northwest Aquatic Monitoring Partnership |Oregon Water Science Center | Yakama Nation | Idaho Department of Environmental Quality | Oregon Department of Environmental Quality | Washington State Department of Health | Oregon Association of Clean Water Agencies| Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership | University of Idaho | Multnomah County Transportation Division | Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission | National Tribal Toxics Council | Nez Perce Tribe Department of Fisheries Program | Neighbors for Clean Air | TE Connectivity | And others…

Who Should Attend


The conference will be filled with diverse perspectives and experiences including: scientists, engineers, consultants, attorneys, and representatives from state and federal government, tribal governments, industries, municipalities, academics, students, involved citizens and others.

Agenda

8:30-9:00 ~ Onsite Registration

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MORNING PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSION 
9:00-12:00 ~ Water Quality Big Picture 

What are the biggest water quality challenges facing us right now, and what should we do about them? Is the Clean Water Act effectively addressing critical water quality issues?

12:00-1:00 ~ LUNCH

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AFTERNOON ROUNDTABLES 
1:00-2:30 ~ Clean Water Act

Where have we been and where do we need to go? State and Federal Regulatory Programs, NPDES Permits, TMDLs, Water Quality Standards, Pre-Treatment, Water Quality Management Plans and more

3:00-4:30 ~ Toxics

What do we know and what should we do about it? What are the risks to human health? What is the latest science on toxics and other emerging contaminants?

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Moderators

Representative KEN HELM
Oregon State Legislature,
House District 34
Chair, Committee on Agriculture, Land Use, and Water

KATHLEEN FEEHAN GEORGE  
Tribal Councilwoman, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde 
Chair, Oregon Environmental Quality Commission 

JENNIFER WIGAL
Administrator, Water Quality Division
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

DANIEL OPALSKI
Director,
Water Division
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10

RIAN SALLEE
Director,
Vancouver Field Office
Washington Department of Ecology

ELISE GRANEK, PhD
Professor
Portland State University

DIANNE BARTON, PhD
Water Quality Coordinator,
Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
Chair, National Tribal Toxics Task Force

DAVID FARRER, PhD
Public Health Toxicologist
Oregon Health Authority

KEVIN MASTERSON
Stony Creek Consulting

GENE FOSTER
Water Quality Manager
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

MICHELLE WILCOX
Columbia River Basin Grant Program
US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10

CORISSA HOLMES
Environmental Programs Supervisor
City of Redmond
Chair, Oregon Association of Clean Water Agencies

Where


The conference will be held in Miller Hall at the beautiful World Forestry Center in Portland, Oregon. Located next to the Oregon Zoo, the World Forestry Center has plenty of on-site parking and easy light rail access.


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NORTHWEST TOXICS SUMMIT
June 6, 2023

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