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From:Balogh, Eloise <BaloghE@wsdot.wa.gov> on behalf of Nielsen, Brian D.
<NielseB@wsdot.wa.gov>
Sent:Monday, July 11, 2022 10:56 AM
To:Claudia Donnelly
Cc:Millar, Roger; baloghe@wsdot.wa.gov.; Clark Close; Millar, Roger
Subject:RE: Storm water runoff
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Dear Ms. Donnelly,
Thank you again for reaching out about stormwater runoff and our requested noise variance with the city of Renton.
Earlier today, our maintenance superintendents conducted a site visit and found the drainage conveyance in your area
was stable. The only modification made since your meeting with Mike Cotten in Aug. 2019 was the installation of riprap
to protect the shoulder of SE 148th below the catch basin and to convey runoff into the ditch. This is outside of state
right-of-way and would be a local jurisdiction issue. Our crews have proposed some routine drainage work in August
along SR 900 between MP 15.1 and 15.3. This should not affect stormwater runoff on SE 148th Street. There are
currently no widening or stormwater improvements planned around milepost 15 at this time.
As for the city noise variance hearing this week, that is needed to address anticipated night work along the State Route
900 (Sunset Blvd) corridor between Kirkland Avenue and Duvall. This variance will allow our contractor to repair existing
pavement between mileposts 13.11 and 14.40 which sustained potholes and other significant damage during the winter
storm season. We anticipate crews will need approximately eight non-consecutive nights to complete several critical
repairs, including paving, placement of pavement markings and replacement of damaged traffic loops. The hours
permitted under this variance should minimize travel disruptions in the area.
I appreciate you taking the time to contact us about this issue. Please let us know if you have any additional questions or
concerns.
Brian Nielsen
-----Original Message-----
From: Claudia Donnelly <thedonnellys@oo.net>
Sent: Monday, June 27, 2022 1:51 PM
To: Nielsen, Brian D. <NielseB@wsdot.wa.gov>
Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Storm water runoff
Thank you. The problem started in 1989 when a neighbor -- Charles Luck clear cut his property in order to develop.
Starting in 1990, we got flooding, erosion, and sedimentation problems -- and I have pictures. In 2018, city of
Newcastle, King County and Renton officials all expressed a concern over a proposed clear cut of the DeLeo Wall area of
Cougar Mountain. I called and talked to the city manager and took him a set of pictures and the city attorney took
them to a KC Superior Court judge and got a temporary injunction of the proposed clear cut.
In 2019, the property next to mine, wanted to annex to Renton, and I gave a set of pictures to the KC Boundary Review
Board -- and in February I attended a BRB meeting and heard from the board members and they all wondered why KC
and Renton couldn't work together to fix the problem.
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In 2020, Renton officials wanted a development at the corner of SR 900 and 148th. They only made the developer do a
drainage analysis down
1/4 mile and we live about 1 mile. I wrote to DOE and they stopped the plan based on an inadequate drainage analysis.
Please let me know if you have any questions that I can try to answer for you.
Thank you.
Claudia Donnelly
On 6/27/22 11:48 AM, Nielsen, Brian D. wrote:
> Good morning Ms. Donnelly,
> Thank you for that additional background.
>
> We are gathering/confirming information about the noise variance notice you mentioned and any other projects
planned on SR900 in the vicinity of MP15. We will respond soon.
>
> Brian Nielsen
> Northwest Region Administrator
> Washington State Department of Transportation
> (206) 440-4692 office
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Claudia Donnelly <thedonnellys@oo.net>
> Sent: Monday, June 27, 2022 11:20 AM
> To: Nielsen, Brian D. <NielseB@wsdot.wa.gov>; Millar, Roger
> <MillarR@wsdot.wa.gov>; baloghe@wsdot.wa.gov.; Clark Close
> <CClose@Rentonwa.gov>
> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Storm water runoff
>
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>
>
> Good morning Mr. Nielsen and Ms. Baloghe:
>
> My name is Claudia Donnelly. I live east of Renton, in King County and
> have a small stream -- made up of stormwater runoff flowing through my
> yard to May Creek. This storm water comes from many different
> government agencies. One agency is WSDOT. Greenes Stream starts at the
> south end of SR 900 and goes under SR 900, down the East Renton Plateau to May Creek -- which has salmon in it. A
couple of years ago, I met with Mr. Cotton and other WSDOT gentlemen at MP 15 to discuss this
> problem. We also get storm water runoff from the Renton development
> of Windstone (the detention pond and vault plus NE 17th and other
> development roads. In addition, we get stormwater runoff from KC
> parkland at the corner of SR 900 and 148th Avenue SE. Stormwater
> runoff also comes down the drainage ditch along side 148th Avenue to NE 17th St. where it again goes under the road
and back to Greenes Stream.
> In addition we get storm water runoff from 150th Avenue SE via a drainage easement, sending water down to the
drainage ditch to the intersection of SR 900 and 148th to another culvert sending the water down to NE 17th and then
under 148th back to Greenes Stream on its way to May Creek.
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>
> Here is a picture of what I saw last December. Water from SR 900
> flowed down at this intersection -- 148th Avenue SE and SR 900 and
> created this gully. KC DOT came out and fixed the gully but we still
> get the water going into the drainage ditch back to Greenes Stream and
> then down to May Creek. I've had this runoff since 1990.
>
> IMG_1367.jpg
>
> I was told by Mr. Cotton that WSDOT wouldn't do anything until they widened SR 900.
>
> I saw something in the legal section about a Public Hearing being held
> to discuss a noise variance. I have talk to KC officials -- and will
> be attending a Water Quality committee meeting soon to discuss this issue with KC officials. I recently testified before
the Renton City
> Council about Renton helping us. We did not cause this problems yet,
> we are expected to fix it?
>
> Thank you in advance for allowing me to bring this to your attention.
>
> Claudia Donnelly
>