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STATE OF WASHINGTON
DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
Northwest Regional Office 3190 160th Avenue SE Bellevue, Washington 98008-5452 (425) 649-7000 711 for Washington Relay Service Persons with a speech disability can call (877) 833-6341 August 13, 2018
Ms. Angelea Weihs
Associate Planner
City of Renton 1055 South Grady Way
Renton, WA 98057
Re: 2801 NE Sunset Blvd LLC-Renton UST Removal Project
Project #PR17-000666 / LUA18-000512, Ecology SEPA #201804210
Dear Ms. Weihs:
Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments on the 2801 NE Sunset Blvd LLC-Renton UST Removal Project. Based on review of the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) checklist associated with this Project, the Department of Ecology (Ecology) has the following
comments:
All waste streams generated as a result of your project must be properly designated (see WAC
173-303-070), a process of determining whether a waste must be managed as dangerous waste and what the major hazards are. Inadequate designation creates risks and results in improper
disposal of dangerous wastes. Gas station decommissioning activities may generate materials
that designate as hazardous or dangerous waste, including but not limited to: gasoline
contaminated fuel filters, hoses, nozzles, spill clean-up debris, or tank sludges.
In Washington, we use the term “dangerous waste” while the federal rules use the term
“hazardous waste." Washington’s Dangerous Waste Regulations are based on the federal
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); however, dangerous waste includes more
wastes than the federal definition.
Please visit Ecology’s website to find information on waste designation, generator status
requirements, dangerous waste annual reporting, and additional information about the Dangerous
Waste Regulations and how they might pertain to activities conducted on your site.
See Ecology’s Dangerous Waste Guidance for Gas Stations for more information https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/publications/documents/1404011.pdf.
For more information about SEPA and Ecology, visit www.ecy.wa.gov/Regulations-
Permits/SEPA/Environmental-review/SEPA-laws-rules-current-historical-revisions
Ms. Angelea Weihs
August 13. 2018
Page 2 Thank you for considering these comments from Ecology. If you have any questions or would like to respond to these comments, please contact Kyle Masters in the Hazardous Waste and Toxics Reduction Program at (425) 649-7055 or by email at kyle.masters@ecy.wa.gov.
Sincerely,
Tracy Nishikawa
SEPA Coordinator
Sent by email: Angelea Weihs, aweihs@rentonwa.gov
ecc: Joey Hickey, Geosyntec Consultants
Kyle Masters, Ecology