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Home My WebLink AboutWAR314062-2024-12-12-coverageletter STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY PO Box 47600, Olympia, WA 98504-7600 • 360-407-6000 December 12, 2024 Rick Capka Sound Transit 401 S Jackson St Seattle, WA 98104 RE: Coverage under the Construction Stormwater General Permit (CSWGP) Permit number: WAR314062 Site Name: Renton Transit Center Location: 15171 NE 24TH ST Redmond County: King Disturbed Acres: 2.96 Dear Rick Capka: The Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) received your Notice of Intent for coverage under Ecology’s Construction Stormwater General Permit (CSWGP). This is your permit coverage letter. Your permit coverage is effective December 12, 2024. Retain this letter as an official record of permit coverage for your site. You may keep your records in electronic format if you can easily access them from your construction site. You can get the CSWGP, permit forms, and other information at Ecology’s CSWGP eCoverage Packet webpage1. Contact your Permit Administrator, listed below, if you want a copy of the CSWGP mailed to you. Please read the permit and contact Ecology if you have any questions. Additional Monitoring Please refer to the attached Administrative Order, number 23371, for additional monitoring requirements. Electronic Discharge Monitoring Reports (WQWebDMR) This permit requires you to submit monthly discharge monitoring reports (DMRs) for the full duration of permit coverage (from first full month of coverage to termination). Your first sampling and reporting period will be for the month of January, 2025 and your first DMR must be submitted by February 15, 2025. You must submit DMRs electronically using Ecology’s secure online system, WQWebDMR. To sign up for WQWebDMR go to Ecology’s 1 http://www.ecology.wa.gov/eCoverage-packet Rick Capka December 12, 2024 Page 2 WQWebPortal guidance webpage2. If you have questions, contact the portal staff at (360) 407- 7097 (Olympia area), or (800) 633-6193/option 3, or email WQWebPortal@ecy.wa.gov. Appeal Process You have a right to appeal coverage under the general permit to the Pollution Control Hearing Board (PCHB). Appeals must be filed within 30 days of the date of receipt of this letter. Any appeal is limited to the general permit’s applicability or non-applicability to a specific discharger. The appeal process is governed by chapter 43.21B RCW and chapter 371-08 WAC. “Date of receipt” is defined in RCW 43.21B.001(2). For more information regarding your right to appeal, please reference Ecology’s Focus Sheet: Appeal of General Permit Coverage3. Annual Permit Fees RCW 90.48.465 requires Ecology to recover the costs of managing the permit program. Permit fees are invoiced annually until the permit is terminated. Termination conditions are described in the permit. For permit fee related questions, please contact the Water Quality Fee Unit at wqfeeunit@ecy.wa.gov or (800) 633-6193, Option 2. You can also visit Water Quality Permit Fees Webpage4 for more information. Ecology Field Inspector Assistance If you have questions regarding stormwater management at your construction site, please contact your Regional Inspector, Maria Zeman of Ecology’s Northwest Regional Office in Shoreline at maria.zeman@ecy.wa.gov, or (425) 240-0409. Questions or Additional Information Ecology is here to help. Please review our Construction Stormwater General Permit webpage5 for more information. If you have questions about the Construction Stormwater General Permit, please contact your Permit Administrator, Alyssa Brewer at alyssa.brewer@ecy.wa.gov or (564) 669-4922. Sincerely, Jeff Killelea, Manager Permit and Technical Services Section Water Quality Program 2 https://ecology.wa.gov/Regulations-Permits/Guidance-technical-assistance/Water-quality-permits- guidance/WQWebPortal-guidance 3 https://apps.ecology.wa.gov/publications/summarypages/1710007.html 4 https://ecology.wa.gov/Water-Shorelines/Water-quality/Water-quality-permits/Fees 5 www.ecology.wa.gov/constructionstormwaterpermit