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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWAR312827-2023-8-24-coverageletter STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY PO Box 47600, Olympia, WA 98504-7600 • 360-407-6000 August 24, 2023 Troy Schmeil Sapphire Homes, Inc. 16805 SE 43rd Ct Bellevue, WA 98006 RE: Coverage under the Construction Stormwater General Permit Permit number: WAR312827 Site Name: Subic Plat Location: 17018 106th Ave SE Renton County: King Disturbed Acres: 1.96 Dear Troy Schmeil: 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 August 24, 2023. 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. Electronic Discharge Monitoring Reports (WQWebDMR) This permit requires you to submit monthly discharge monitoring reports (DMRs) for the full duration of permit coverage (from the first full month of coverage to termination). Your first sampling and reporting period will be for the month of September, 2023 and your first DMR must be submitted by October 15, 2023. You must submit your DMRs electronically using Ecology’s secure online system, WQWebDMR. To sign up for WQWebDMR go to Ecology’s WQWebPortal guidance webpage2. If you have 1 http://www.ecology.wa.gov/eCoverage-packet 2 https://ecology.wa.gov/Regulations-Permits/Guidance-technical-assistance/Water-quality-permits- guidance/WQWebPortal-guidance Troy Schmeil August 24, 2023 Page 2 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, Luis Buen Abad of Ecology’s Northwest Regional Office in Shoreline at luis.buenabad@ecy.wa.gov, or (425) 256-0891. 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, Stacey Britton at stacey.britton@ecy.wa.gov or (360) 764-3727. Sincerely, Jeff Killelea, Manager Permit and Technical Services Section Water Quality Program 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