[CPEO-MEF] Tribal Meeting on CO River Perchlorate Contamination

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Tribal Meeting on CO River Perchlorate Contamination

Perchlorate Pals: I have been assisting the Torres Martinez Tribe with
the agenda (below and attached) for a meeting they are hosting on
perchlorate contamination of the Lower CO River, to be held in Parker,
AZ on Sept. 9-10.  If you are interested, even with the late notice,
please see <www.tribalwater.net> for a registration form.

It promises to be a great meeting -- it will offer Tribes and
communities the chance to lead a discussion on perchlorate and to get
answers to some of the questions they have been asking for a long time.

Please call with any questions and I look forward to seeing you there!

Thanks,
Matt

Matt Hagemann
Soil/Water/Air Protection Enterprise
201 Wilshire Boulevard, Second Floor
Santa Monica, California 90401
Tel:  (949) 887-9013
Fax: (310) 393-4909
Email: mhagemann@swape.com


Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indian Tribe and the Environmental
Protection Agency Region IX present

TRIBAL CONCERNS PERCHLORATE CONTAMINATION CONFERENCE

Tentative Agenda

Tuesday, September 9, 2003
8:00 - 5:00p.m.

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7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.----Registration and Sign-In----Mohave 1 & 2

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.----Breakfast Buffet----Mohave 1 & 2

       General Session-MAGNITUDE of the Perchlorate Problem

9:00 a.m. Moderator Jim Fletcher, U.S. EPA

            ----Invocation----

  Daphne-Hill-Poolaw, CRIT Council Member

            ----Welcome----

  Daniel Eddy, Tribal Chairman, CRIT

           ----Welcome----

  Raymond Torres, Tribal Chairman, Torres Martinez Tribe



9:30 a.m.----Background - Overview and History - “A Dam Mess”

   The Perchlorate Contamination Challenge

      -Speaker- Matt Hagemann- Soil/Water/Air Protection Enterprise



10:00 a.m.----Break

10:15 a.m.----Department of Defense Partnership Effort

      Historical Overview of Contaminants - Speaker Col. Dan Rogers,
Pentagon


11:45 a.m.----Occurrence - Locations of U.S. Contamination

      Conveyance of Perchlorate - Speaker - Kevin Mayer, U.S. EPA

12:15-1:15 p.m.----LUNCH BUFFET

      Lunch Blessing:  Barbara Levy, Quechan/Ft. Yuma

12:30 p.m.----Special Conference Video by Senator Barbara Boxer

1:15 p.m.----Source of Colorado River Contamination

      -Speaker- Todd Croft, Nevada Division of Environmental
Protection

2:15 p.m.----Health Effects and Toxicity

      Background and Objectives on Ongoing Studies
      -Speaker- Robert Howd, Chief of Water Toxicology Unit, OEHHA
      -Speaker- Will Humble, Bureau Chief, ADHS Epidemiology &   Disease
Control

3:00 p.m.----Break

3:15 p.m.----Plant Uptake and Ecological Risk

      -Speaker- Professor Andrew Jackson, Texas Tech University
      -Speaker- Bill Walker, West Coast Environmental Working   Group

4:00 p.m.----Tribal Concerns

      -Speaker- Stephen Johnson, Ph.D., Water Quality Technology,   Inc.

      -Speaker- Edward Aitken, Ph.D., Torres Martinez Tribe


Tribal Chairmen/Council Panel Members

-Daniel Eddy, Chairman, Colorado River Indian Tribes

-Raymond Torres, Chairman, Torres Martinez Tribe

-Phillip Morreo, Vice Chairman, Torres Martinez Tribe

-Edward D. (Tito) Smith, Chairman, Chemehuevi Tribe

-Jacqueline Gordon, Secretary-Treasurer, Chemehuevi Tribe

-Ila Dunzweiler, Council Member, Quechan/Ft. Yuma Tribe

-Dale Phillips, Vice Chairman, Cocopah Indian Tribe

-Chris Devers, Chairman, Pauma Tribe


  ----Question and Answer Period - Open to the Public----

5:00 p.m.----Day 1 - Adjourn


  ----Conference Evening Social----

Mohave 1 & 2 Conference Rooms

5:30 - 7:00 PM----CONFERENCE EVENING SOCIAL

Ø      Networking Opportunities

Ø      Light Food and Beverages (No Host Bar)


  ----Social & Networking Program Outline----

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Wednesday, September 10, 2003
8:00a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

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8:00 - 9:00 a.m.----Breakfast Buffet----Mohave 1 & 2

  General Session  -  “solutions to perchlorate problems”

9:00 a.m.----Opening Remarks

      -Jim Fletcher, U.S. EPA

9:15 a.m.----Community Responses

      -Speaker- Jim Crowley, Santa Clara Valley Water District
      -Speaker - Brad Baxter, City of Rialto

10:15 a.m.----Break

10:30 a.m.----Treatment Technology and Costs

      -Speaker- Owen Lu, City of Riverside
      -Speaker- Dr. Suthan Suthersan, Arcadis G&M, Inc.
      -Speaker- Doug Gillian, U.S. Filter Corporation

12:00- 1:00 p.m.----LUNCH BUFFET

  Lunch Blessing:  Barbara Levy, Quechan/Ft. Yuma

1:00 p.m.----How Do We Pay For The Costs of Restoration?

      -Speaker- Alex Leff, Sher and Leff Attorney at Law
      -Speaker- Scott Summy, Baron & Budd, P.C.

2:00 p.m.----The Safe Drinking Water Act and Perchlorate

      -EPA Region IX - Speaker: Kevin Meyer
      -ADEQ - Jeff Stuck

3:00 p.m.----Break

3:15 p.m.----Peer Review and Regulatory Plans  - NEXT STEPS

 Panel Discussion: Peer Review of Perchlorate Risk Assessment
  ----EPA Region IX - Speaker- Kevin Meyer
  ----California RWQCB 7 - Speaker - TBD
  ----Nevada Division of Environmental Protection - Speaker -    Terre
Maize
  ----ADEQ - Speaker - Jeff Stuck



 Continued Discussion of the Peer Review of Perchlorate Risk  Assessment

  ----NRDC-Speaker - Eric Olson
  ----Department of Defense (DOD) - Speaker - Col. Dan Rogers
  ----Senator Feinstein’s Office -Speaker- James Patterson
  ----Bureau of Indian Affairs, Pacific Region - John Rydzik
  ----Lawrence Livermore Laboratories - Jessie Caty
  ----Sher and Leff, LLC - Vic Sher
  ----Baron & Budd, P.C. -- Scott Summy


4:15 p.m.----Question and Answer Period - Open to the Public

All conference participants may ask questions of anyone from all
previous discussions from today’s presentations.

4:45 p.m.----Closing Remarks - Where do we go from here?

      -Debi Livesay, Torres Martinez Tribe

4:55 p.m.----Closing Prayer

      -Daphne-Hill-Poolah, CRIT Council Member

5:00 a.m.----ADJOURN  - Have a safe journey home!!

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