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Home My WebLink AboutC_C Donnelly_Comment_Ltr_20012110415—147thAvenueSERenton,WAW98059January10,2020HerreraRECEIVEDCityofRenton1055S.GradyWayJAN10Renton,WA98057CITyOFRNTOPR19-000451PtANNIjDIVISIONDearMr.Herrera:Iwouldliketobecomeapartyofrecordfortheabovereferencedproposedplat.IwouldalsoliketocommentonhowRenton“protects”localstreams.ThestreamlocatedatthebackofsaidpropertyisHoneyCreek.ItflowsintoMayCreekandthenintoLakeWashington.Ireadthatthedeveloperwantstocutthecriticalarea.Thatwouldbeamistake.MayCreekhas—andIquotefromaletterformerMayorLawsubmittedtoDNRinApril17.2018thefollowing:“...aShorelineoftheStatethatsupportsthefollowingspeciesofsalmonoids:Chinook,Sockeye,Coho,Steelhead,CutthroattroutandKokanee(confirmedwithinthelasttwoyearsimmediatelyupstreamofthe1-405MayCreekBridge”.“TheCityofRentonisveryconcernedaaboutdelenteriousimpactsthisproposalcouldhaveonthedowstreamenvironmentandthefragileMayCreekBasin”.Inaddition,IamfamiliarwithhowRenton“protects”HoneyCreek.IhaveGreenesStreamrunningthrotighmyyardtoMayCreek.InAugust2004,IhadyellowwaterflowingthoughitfromupstreamrunofftoMayCreek.IcalledtheRentonPlannerandwastoldthat“thedetentionpond”broke.InDecember2004,1wentouttomyyard,andtherewasmoreyellowwaterflowingdown.TherewasaRentonInspectoronsiteandhedidn’tdoathingtoprotectMayCreek.So,Igot4bottlesandfilledthemwithawatersampleanddrovetoDOE’sBellevueoffice.Italkedto4WaterQualityInspectorsandtheywereallappalledbywhatRentonallowed.By1:30thatafternoon,ChrisDewwasouthereandhestoppedtheflow.Afewyearslater,atthePiper’sBluffdevelopmentonHoquiam,thedetentionpondbroke3differenttimes,spillingmoreyellowwaterintoalargewetlandandintoHoneyCreek—whichmadeitswaytoMayCreekandLakeWashington.Rentondoesn’twanttoacknowledgethatthishappened.Rentondoesn’tmakedeveloperstoputupsiltfencestoprotectastream.HasthisdeveloperdoneaSEPAreviewofwhatmighthappenifmoreyelLowwatercomesfromabrokendetentionpond?YoumightwanttolookatWAC222-10-040.1haveenclosedacoupleofpagesfortherecord.Thankyouforallowingthepublictocomment.Sincerely,cg(4ClaudiaDonnellyenclostires. /Fwm:MichaelDonnelly:aeJdonneUy35yahoocom1Subject:DeleoWallDatc:October7,2019at9:47AMro:ClaudiaDonnellytidonnollys@oo.netApril27,20t8sLawMeyo•Pç.ppUcatsz420mIt..,._A.,—•*:ITheOtyofRentonishirebysubmlWngcornmentonForestPractlcesAt1onft1ot1flcUont24201UmadebyDaipayPropertlesU1tsnddatedAprli20,ZOILTheapp$catlanbtOhaTeSt28resofUrnonwoedjacet*parcelsonCougarMounodinth.ONeucastIeandoneic,catedInunincorporatedKingCounty1TheCityofR‘*.b9mdaryabutsthewv%endoftheKingCountyparceLStreamA’aType‘PfIshbeslrnm,flowsthmustitheNewcatiepa&dandcmpttesIntoMayCreek,aShorelineoftheState.thatsupportsthefollowingSpadesofnknonlds;Chinook,Sockeye,Colio,Steelbead,CutthroattroutandKokanea(confirmedwithinthelasttwoyearsImmediatelyupstreamofthe1405MayCreelcBridge).MayCreekflowswaflthiyuRantDnandemptiesIntoLakeWashington.‘:,*TheCityofRntonIsveryconcetndaboutdeleterioushnpactstNsprnposeljav.onthedownstreamerwironrnentandthefragileMayCreekBaski,Specificallywearechcern.daboutImpactsonsteep,unstableslopes,thepotrnntlalforsltt•beadngrunofftoentVStream‘Aandthen.MayCreekleadingtotakesofthe$aIrnOIIIdSthatUvetlwt,.theloss0?07WeQf.tedwetindthatwouldbe(Wedtocreatetheaccessroad,theInstallationofacuhèrtb5VnrnthatcouljintroduceafishpassagebarrierandotherassociatedImpacts.TheseImpactsarebarelyrecognizedIntheapplication,andthereIsnoevaluationormitigationoffered1Theseconcernsareaddressedmorespecificallyasfollows.*.***RentonurgesthattheDNRdisapprovetheappflcationbecause,amongotherreasons,thekflendàdtimberharvestismIsclassifiedasaClassINforestpractices.Ataminimum,thisappUcatlonwtddiwassubmittedasaClassIIIforestpractices,shouldberedassifledtoaClanEVspedelandsubjectedtoSEPAreview,andshouldbereviewedbytheDepartmentofFishandWUUKasahydraulicprojectInvoMnglypcfwaters.•::.RaritanCityNaIl,7thFloor1055SouthGradyWayRenton.WAQtOS7irmtcwwra.govStateDepartmentofNaturalResourcesForestPractices1111WashingtonStreetSEOlympia,WA98501-7010RE:CityofRentonCommentsRegardingForestD,,+Ii-DearSirorMadam; ImpactonSpecialThreatenedandEndangeredSpeciesVAC2221UO4OClassIV-SpecialthreteneUandendangeredspeciesSEPApoliciesestblihethatduetopotentialimpactso1sed;menttadenrunoffframthisprojectIntoUownstiearnMayCreekthatservesasihhomcofsalmonidsIncludingthreatenedspecies,Uflit‘naddit,onto5EPApolicies,thedepartmentshallconsultwiththedepartmentoffishdm1wiIdhandotheiagencieswithexperthe,affectedlandowners,affectedIndiantribesandotherswithexpertisewhenevaluatingtheimpactsofforestpractices2WACZZ2-20-0171ApplicationsthatIncludeforestpracticeshydraulicprojects,Provision(4)requiresconcurrencereviewforculvertInstallationatorbelowthebanklultwidthInTypeFwaters,Thisproposalitidudestheinstallationofa210footlongwtvertforStreamwhkhaTypeFwater.ThisrequireshydraulicprojectreviewbytheDepartmentofFishandVtihfProvisiont5)statesthatanapplicationwillbedisapprovedlithedepartmentdetermines,afterconsultationwiththeDepartmentofFishandWildlife4thataforestpracticeashydraulicprojectintheapplicationwillresultindIrectorindirectharmtofishlife,unlessadequatembtigationcanbeassuredbyconditioningtheapplicationfortheproject.ApplicationincompleteandContradictoryIncFPAismisclassifiedasaClassliiforestpracticesbecausethereisnoapplicableapprovedwateishedanalysis.Reference:WAC2226O50(1)(U)Oi)(A)2Item20intheapplicationindicatesthat0.7acresofforestedwetlandswillbeharvestedfortheroad,andtheEnlargedForestPracticesActivityMapshowsthattheaccessroadwillbebuiltthroughthewetlands.ThisisInexcessofO5acresofwetlandareabeingfilledorhraneo,Accordingly,theFPAcannotbeapprovedasaClassIlltoretpractices.Reference:WAC2224605O(1)fh).3.Theapplicationlacksinformation,providedbyaqualIfiedexpert,describingthepotentiallyunstabletandlorms,thelikelihoodthattheprojectwoulddeliversedimentordebristoapublicresource,andanypossiblemitigationfortheidentifiedha2ardsandrisks.4.Question14a,ontheapplicationstatesthattheproposalwillnotInstallaculvertatorbelowthebankfullwdthofTypeFwatersthatexceeds5%gradIent.ItalsostatesInItem31thatthe24’itichby3O4nchculvertInstallationisproposedforatoadcrossingacossStream‘8,’whichisanontypedwaterfeature.However,theEnlargedForestPracticesActivityMapclearlyshowsthatitisStream‘KthatwillbeplacedIntheculvert,Stream‘A’isaTypeFwatettcaringfish,andthecutvertmaypresentafishpassagebarrier.0C.OSS5oti’iGraciy\‘eiy,Rer,ori,WA8O57rentor,c,