20130132 DOE Cmt Ltr 03222013
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
March 22, 2013
Ms. Tami Merriman
City of Yelm
Community Development Department
105 Yelm Avenue West
Yelm, WA 98597
Dear Ms. Merriman:
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the notice of applicationfor the Yelm Community
Service Shelter Addition project (Case No. 20130132)located at 624 Crystal Springs Roadas
proposed by Cindy Marchand-Cecil, YCS/UCBO.The Department of Ecology (Ecology)
reviewed the information providedand has the following comment(s):
TOXICS CLEANUP: Tom Middleton (360) 407-7263
If contamination is suspected, discovered, or occurs during the proposed building addition
project, 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 Thomas Middleton with Ecology’s
Toxic Cleanup program at the phone number given above.
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 90.48RCW, Water 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.
Thesecontrol 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.
This project may require a construction stormwater permit (also known as National Pollutant
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 stormdrains 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:Yelm Community Service Shelter Addition)
cc:Deborah Cornett, WQ
Josh Klimek, HQ/WQ
Tom Middleton, TCP
Cindy Marchand-Cecil, YCS/UCBO (Applicant)