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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWAR314631-2026-07-01-modupdatecoverageletter STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY PO Box 47600, Olympia, WA 98504-7600 • 360-407-6000 July 1, 2026 John Amdal Skanska USA Building Inc 400 Fairview Ave N Suite 1000 Seattle, WA 98109 Sent by email only: john.amdal@skanska.com RE: Change of disturbed acres covered under the Construction Stormwater General Permit Permit Number: WAR314631 Site Name: Renton High School Demolition Location: Properties on S Tillicum St & S Tobin St between Shattuck Ave S & Logan Ave S, & properties on Logan Ave S between S Tobin St & S 2nd St Renton County: King Disturbed Acres: 35.2 Dear John Amdal: The Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) is granting your request to change the disturbed acreage covered under the Construction Stormwater General Permit (CSWGP). Ecology approves an increase in permit coverage from 8.15 disturbed acres to 35.2 acres effective July 1, 2026. 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. 1 https://ecology.wa.gov/regulations-permits/permits-certifications/stormwater-general-permits/construction- stormwater-permit/ecoverage-packet John Amdal July 1, 2026 Page 2 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 Coverage2 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 Webpage3 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 webpage4 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://apps.ecology.wa.gov/publications/summarypages/1710007.html 3 https://ecology.wa.gov/Water-Shorelines/Water-quality/Water-quality-permits/Fees 4 https://ecology.wa.gov/regulations-permits/permits-certifications/stormwater-general-permits/construction- stormwater-permit