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STATE OF WASHINGTON w~l
DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
PO Box 9]1]3 • Olympia, Washington 90504-J]]5 • r360) 407-6300
September 13, 2006
Ms. Tami Merriman ~ ~ I Your address
Community Development Department I is in the
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City of Yelm ~ qually
PO Box 479 it .:,i watershed
Yehn, WA 98597
Dear Ms. Merriman:
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the GMS Townhomes project (Case: SPR-OS-0657-YL),
located at 304 Longmire Road, as proposed by GMS Construction. The Department of Ecology
(Ecology) reviewed the information provided and has the following comment(s):
TOXIC CLEANUP: Lisa Perrsoo (360) 407-6261
If contamination is currently known or suspected during construction, testing of [he potentially
contaminated media must be conducted. If contamination of soil or groundwater is readily visible, or
is revealed by testing F,cology must be notified. Contact [he Environmental RepoK Tracking System
Coordinator at the Southwest Regional Office at (360) 407-6300. Por assistance and information
about subsequent cleanup and to identify the type of testing that will be required contact Mr. Bob
Warren with the'I'oxic Cleanup Program at the Southwest Regional Office at (360) 407fi36I.
WATER QUALITY: Margaret Hill (360) 407-0246
Any discharge of sediment-laden runoff or other pollutants [o waters of the state is in violation of
Chapter 90A8 RC W, Wate: Pollution Control, and WAC 173-201A, Water QualiTy Standards for
Surface Waters of the State of Washington, and is subject to enforcement action.
Erosion control measures must be in place prior to any clearing grading or construction. These
control measures must be effective to prevent s[onnwater runoff from carrying soil and other
pollutants into surface water or storm drains [hat lead to waters of the state. Sand, silt, clay particles,
and soil will damage aquatic habitat and are considered to be pollutants.
Proper disposal of construction debris must be on land in such a manner that debris cannot enter the
natural s[onnwmer drainage system or cause water quality degradation of state waters.
During construction, all releases of oils, hydraulic Fluids, fuels, other petroleum products, paints,
solvents, and other deleterious materials must be contained and removed in a manner that will prevent
thou discharge to waters and soils of the state. The cleanup of spills should take precedence over
other work on the site.
Coverage under [he National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and S[a[e Waste
Discharge General Permit for Stonnwater Discharges Associated with Construction Activities is
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required for consWC[ion sites which disturb an area of one acre or more and which have or will have
a discharge of stormwater to surface water or a storm sewer. An application can be downloaded from
Ecology's website at http //www ecv a eov/proerams/ a/stormwater/construc['on/#Application or
you Darr contact Charles Gilman ac (360) 407-7451 for an applioa[ion form.
Ecology's comments ara based upon the information provided. As such, they do no[ cons[iNte an
exhaustive list of [he various authori~a[ions that must be obtained or legal requirements that must be
fulfilled in order [o carry out [he proposed action.
If you have any questions or would like to respond to these comments please contact the appropriate
reviewing staff listed above.
Department of Ecology
Southwest Regional Office
(DN: GMS Townhomes)
cc: Charles Gilman, HQ/WQ
Margaret Hill, WQ
Lisa Pearson, TCP
Bob Warren, TCP
GMS Construction (Applicant)