DOE Comment re NOA 001STATE OF WASHINGTON
DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
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Thank you for the opportunity to comment on [he notice of application for the Trump Preliminary Plat
project (SUB-OS-0456-YL) located at 301 Longmire as proposed by RDS Design, LLC. The Department
of Ecology (Ecology) reviewed the application notice and has the following comment(s):
WATER QUALITY: Margaret Hill (360) 407-0246
Any discharge of sediment-laden runoff or other pollutants to waters of the state is in violation of
Chapter 90.48, Water Pollution Control, and WAC 173-201 A, Water Quality Standards for Surface
Waters of the S[a[e of Washington, and is subject to enforcement action.
Erosion control measures must he in place prior to any clearing, grading, or construction. These
control measures must be effective to prevent s[onnwa[er runoff from carrying soil and other
pollutants into surface water or storm drains that lead to waters of the state. Sand, silt, clay particles,
and soil will damage aquatic habitat and arc considered to he pollutants.
Proper disposal of construction debris must be on land in such a manner that debris cannot enter the
natural stormwaler drainage system or cause water quality degradation of state waters.
Clearing limits and/or any easements or required buffers should be identified and marked in the field,
prior to the start of any clearing, grading, or construction Some suggested methods are staking and
flagging or high visibility fencing.
Properties adjacent to the site of a lend disturbance should be protected from sediment deposition
through the use of buffers or other perimeter controls, such as filter fence or sediment basins.
Provision should be made to minimize the tracking of sediment by construction vehicles onto paved
public roads. If sediment is deposited, it should be cleaned every day by shoveling or sweeping.
Water cleaning should only be done after the area has been shoveled out or swept.
Wash water from paint and wall finishing equipment should be disposed of in a way which will no[
adversely impact waters of the state. Untreated disposal of [his wastewater is a violation of Stale
Water QualiTy laws and statutes and you may be subjcet to enforcement action.
Source control best management practices such as plastic covering, mulch, temporary seeding, and
phased clearing (for example) should be used to conunl erosion during construction. Mare examples
of effective source control best Management Practices can be found in Ecology's two stormwater
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management manuals, Stormwater Management Manual for Puget Sound (1992) and Stormwater
Management Manual for Western Washington (2001).
Coverage under the National Pollution Discharge Elimination system (NPDES) and Stale Waste
Discharge General Permit for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Construction Activities is
required for construction sites which disturb an area of one acre or more and which have or will have
a discharge of s[ormwa[er to surface water or a storm sewer. An application can be downloaded from
Ecology's websi[e at http'//www ecv wa eov/nroerams/wq/stormwa[er/construction/#Application or
you can contact Charles Gilman at (360) 407-7451 for an application form.
Ecology's comments are based upon the information provided with [he SEPA checklist. As such, they do
not constitute an exhaustive list of [he various au[horirations that must be obtained or legal requirements
that must be fulfilled in order to carry out [he proposed action.
If you have any questions or would like [o respond [o these comments please contact the appropriate
reviewing staff listed above.
Department of Ecology
Southwest Regional Office
(AW: Trump Preliminary Plat)
eo: Charles Gilmaq HQ/WQ
Margaret Hill, WQ
Scott Ritter, RDS Design, LLC (Applicant)