The NWTCC has hosted annual summits for it members since 2005. Please see the listing below of summit session topics. Agency staff was invited to participate at many sessions of a summit. The summits provide opportunities for the coalition membership to meet up, to network and engage with invited speakers and agency staff. University of Washington Superfund Research Program has helped support the NWTCC Summits for nearly a decade.
2018 Summit Topics
2016 Summit Topics
- Grass roots organizing 101
- Air particulates
- Multiple chemical exposures
- Mapping toxic sites
2013 Summit Topics
- Small dose of toxicology--lead, mercury and other contaminants
- Breadth, depth & impacts from land spreading toxic municipal and industrial sludges
- Citizen involvement
- Government Accountability
- Environmental Justice: State legislation and federal requirements
- Environmental Justice and community involvement
- Q&A with a state legislator, state lobbyist, state EJ coordinator and former mayor
- Award ceremony
2012 Summit Topics
- Agency Accountability Strategies
- Natural Resources Damage Assessment
- Alternative methods of cleanup
- Environmental Justice/Equality under the Law
- Business meeting and next steps
2011 Summit Topics
- History and member introduction
- Discussing strategies to meet with EPA Region 10 Regional Administrator
- Discussion with EPA Region 10 Regional Administrator
- Business meeting
- Biomass
- Fish Consumption rate—updates from Oregon and Washington
- Feature member organization—Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council
- Coalition prioritization of activities for the current year
2010 Summit Topics
- CERCLA: Its mandates for Community involvement
- Discussion : Non-governmental organization reports on cleanup sites where CERCLA is working
- Discussion with EPA Region 10 representatives: How to collaborate more closely with NGO’s
- Coalition dialogue with non-profit law firms
- Coalition prioritization of activities for the current year
2009 Summit Topics
- Getting over Barriers to Create Inclusive Communities
- Setting goals for 2009
- Website unveiling and webpage (NWTCC website was launched—www.toxiccommunities.org)
- Precautionary assessment
2008 Summit Topics
- “Great Community Organizers” session
2007 Summit Topics
- Organizational Structure- business, election,
- Ground Rules of the organization
- Brainstorming: What will make NWTCC useful and valuable to you?
- Relationship with government staff and elected officials
2006 Summit Topics
- How can community members/volunteers have meaningful impact?
- Problem solving around agency roadblocks
- Discussion with agency staff from EPA
- Sediment treatment alternatives
- Environmental health organizations and resources next steps
2005 Summit Topics
- Building an effective toxic cleanup organization: structure, coalition-building, and sustainability
- Engaging divers and resident communities in toxic cleanups
- Forging partnerships between universities and community organizations working on toxic cleanups
- Enhancing public participation- transparency, early access to cleanup planning, community leadership
- Collaboration and strategies to move toward sediment treatment
