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STATE OF WASHINGTON
DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
Northwest Region Office
PO Box 330316, Shoreline, WA 98133-9716 • 206-594-0000
May 19, 2026
Mariah Kerrihard, Associate Planner
Planning Division
City of Renton
1055 S Grady Way, 6th Floor
Renton, WA 98057
Re: Funbox
File# LUA26-000146/PR26-000032, Ecology SEPA# 202601889
Dear Mariah Kerrihard:
Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments on the State Environmental Policy Act
(SEPA) notice of application utilizing the optional determination of nonsignificance (ODNS/NOA)
process for the Funbox project. Based on review of the checklist associated with this project,
the Department of Ecology (Ecology) has the following comments:
B. Environmental Elements; 7. Environmental health:
The proposed project is located immediately north of a contaminated site Renton Village
Cleaners (Cleanup site ID 3328). Soil and groundwater at the site are contaminated with
chlorinated volatile organic compounds (CVOCs) including tetrachloroethene (PCE),
trichloroethene (TCE), cis- and trans-1,2-dichloroethene (DCE) and vinyl chloride. Please add
this information to the SEPA checklist.
A soil vapor extraction (SVE) system is currently operating at the site to remediate
contamination. The system’s control panel is located within a fenced enclosure just outside
your southwest exterior wall. While Ecology understands that your proposed work is entirely
interior, please ensure that northing disturbs the operation of the SVE system.
One monitoring well (MW-6) is located within an optometrist tenant space, which is
immediately south of your space. The most recent groundwater sample collected from MW-6
contained concentration of TCE and vinyl chloride above the vapor intrusion (VI) screening
levels for commercial space. If you’re concerned with the indoor air quality of your space, you
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May 19, 2026
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can collect indoor air samples for analysis of VOCs. Please contact Ecology if you need further
assistance.
Additional information for the Renton Village Cleaners site is available on Ecology’s webpage.
Thank you for considering these comments from Ecology. If you have any questions or would
like to respond to these comments, please contact Jing Song from the Toxics Cleanup Program
at (425) 229-2565 or by email at jing.song@ecy.wa.gov.
Sincerely,
Kelli Price
SEPA Coordinator
Uploaded to the City of Renton’s online comment portal