20090210 DOE Cmts 12122012
STATE OF WASHINGTON
DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
PO Box 47775 Olympia, Washington 98504-7775 (360) 407-6300
711 for Washington Relay Service Persons with a speech disability can call 877-833-6341
December 12, 2012
Mr. Grant Beck
City of Yelm
Community Development Department
105 Yelm Avenue West
Yelm, WA 98597
Dear Mr. Beck:
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the determination of nonsignificance and adoption
for the Yelm/Rainier Transportation Center project (SEPA No. 09-0210 11.26.12)located at 406
Railroad Streetas proposed by Erling Birkland, Yelm Community Schools.The Department of
Ecology (Ecology) reviewed the environmental checklist and has the following comment(s):
TOXICS CLEANUP: Tom Middleton (360) 407-7263
If contamination is suspected, discovered, or occurs during construction, testing of the
potentially contaminated media must be conducted. If contamination of soil or groundwater
is readily apparent, or is revealed by testing, Ecology must be notified. Contact the
Environmental Report Tracking System Coordinator at the Southwest Regional Office at
(360) 407-6300. For assistance and information about subsequent cleanup and to identify the
type of testing that will be required, contact Tom Middleton with Ecology’sToxic Cleanup
program at the phone number given above.
WASTE 2 RESOURCES: Mike Drumright (360) 407-6397
Property owners, developers, and contractors are encouraged to recycle all possible leftover
construction, demolition, and land clearing (CDL) materials and reduce waste generated.
Recycling construction debris is often less expensive than landfill disposal.Please visit
Ecology’s 1 800 Recycle Hotline database at: http://1800recycle.wa.govor call the
1-800-RECYCLE hotline to find facilities that will accept your CDL materials for reuse or
recycling.
SEPA REVIEWER: Sonia Mendoza
WATER QUALITY CONTACT: Deborah Cornett (360) 407-7269
Any discharge of sediment-laden runoff or other pollutants to waters of the state is in
violation of Chapter 90.48 RCW, Water Pollution Control, and WAC 173-201A, Water
Quality Standards for Surface Waters of the State of Washington, and is subject to
enforcement action.
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Erosion control measures must be in place prior to any clearing, grading, or construction.
These control measures must be effective to prevent stormwater runoff from carrying soil
and other pollutants into surface water or stormdrains that 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 waters of the state and buffers or cause water quality degradation of state waters.
After completion of this project, there is likelihood that stormwater runoff will contain
increased levels of grease, oils, sediment, and other debris. It is recommended that
stormwater treatment devices be installed so that any discharge will be appropriately treated
to remove these substances.
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 their discharge to waters and soils of the state. The cleanup of spills should
take precedence over other work on the site.
Soil in stockpiles should be stabilized or protected with sediment-trapping measures to
prevent soil loss. All exposed areas of final grade or areas that are not scheduled for work,
whether at final grade or otherwise, shall not remain exposed and un-worked for more than
two days, between October 1 and April 30. Between May 1 and September 30, no soils shall
remain exposed and un-worked for more than seven days.
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.
A permanent vegetative cover should be established on denuded areas at final grade if they
are not otherwise permanently stabilized.
Properties adjacent to the site of a land disturbance should be protected from sediment
deposition through the use of buffers or other perimeter controls, such as filter fence or
sediment basins.
All temporary erosion control systems should be designed to contain the runoff from the
developed two year, 24-hour design storm without eroding.
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 waterfrom paint and wall finishing equipment should be disposed of in a way which
will not adversely impact waters of the state. Untreated disposal of this wastewater is a
violation of State Water Quality laws and statutes and, as such, would be subject to
enforcement action.
This project may require a construction stormwater permit (also known as National Pollution
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and State Waste Discharge General Permit for
Stormwater Discharges Associated with Construction). This permit is required for projects
which meet both of the following conditions:
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1.One or more acres of soil surface area will be disturbed by construction activities.
2.The site already has offsite discharge to waters of the state or storm drains or will
have offsite discharge during construction.
An application with instructions can be downloaded from Ecology's website at:
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/stormwater/construction/ -Application. Construction
site operators must apply for a permit at least 60 days prior to discharging stormwater.
Ecology’s comments are based upon information provided by the lead agency. As such, they
may not constitute an exhaustive list of the various authorizations that must be obtained or legal
requirements that must be fulfilled in order to carry out the 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
(SM:12-5642)
cc:Deborah Cornett, WQ
Mike Drumright, W2R
Josh Klimek, HQ/WQ
Tom Middleton,TCP
Erling Birkland, Yelm Community Schools (Applicant)
Raymond Mow, Erikson McGovern Architects (Representative)