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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC_KSheldon_Comments_220127CAUTION: This email originated from outside the City of Renton. Do not click links, reply or open attachments unless you know the content is safe. From:notification@civiclive.com To:Jennifer Cisneros Subject:Party of Record/Public Comments 2022-01-27 07:56 AM(PST) Submission Notification Date:Thursday, January 27, 2022 7:56:38 AM Party of Record/Public Comments 2022-01-27 07:56 AM(PST) was submitted by Guest on 1/27/2022 10:56:34 AM (GMT-08:00) Canada/Pacific Name Value NameFile:LUA21-000463 Gender Ms. Name Kelli Sheldon Address:15700 Dayton Ave. N., PO Box 330316, Shoreline, WA 98133 Email kelli.sheldon@ecy.wa.gov Phone 206-594-0014 Party of Record Only Comments Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments on the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) notice of application utilizing the optional determination of nonsignificance (ODNS/NOA) process for the UW Medicine Testing Lab CUP project. Based on review of the checklist associated with this project, the Department of Ecology (Ecology) has the following comments: This proposed project is located in an area that may have been contaminated with heavy metals due to the air emissions originating from the old Asarco smelter in north Tacoma (visit Ecology’s Tacoma Smelter Plume map search tool: https://apps.wa.gov/ecy/dirtalert/). Soil contamination from the former Asarco smelter poses a risk to human health and the environment. Children are at especially high risk from direct exposure to contaminated soil. Construction workers, landscapers, gardeners, and others who work in the soils are also at risk. Ecology recommends that the lead agency include the following as conditions of approval, prior to the issuance of any site development permits or the initiation of grading, filling, or clearing: • Sample the soil and analyze for arsenic and lead following the 2019 Tacoma Smelter Plume Guidance. The soil sampling results shall be sent to Ecology for review. • If lead or arsenic are found at concentrations above the Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA) cleanup levels (Chapter 173-340 WAC); the owners, potential buyers, construction workers, and others shall be notified of their occurrence. The MTCA cleanup level for arsenic is 20 parts per million (ppm) and lead is 250 ppm. • If lead, arsenic and/or other contaminants are found at concentrations above MTCA cleanup levels, the applicant shall: 1) Develop soil remediation plan and enter into the Voluntary Cleanup Program with Ecology. For more information on the Voluntary Cleanup Program, visit Ecology website at: https://ecology.wa.gov/Spills- Cleanup/Contamination-cleanup/Cleanup-process/Cleanup- options/Voluntary-cleanup-program. 2) Obtain an opinion letter from Ecology stating that the proposed soil remediation plan will likely result in no further action under MTCA. The applicant shall provide to the local permitting agency the opinion letter from Ecology. 3) Prior to finalizing site development permits, provide to the local land use permitting agency “No Further Action” determination from Ecology indicating that the remediation plans were successfully implemented under MTCA. • If soils are found to be contaminated with arsenic, lead, or other contaminants, extra precautions shall be taken to avoid escaping dust, soil erosion, and water pollution during grading and site construction. Contaminated soils generated during site construction shall be managed and disposed of in accordance with state and local regulations, including the Solid Waste Handling Standards regulation (Chapter 173-350 WAC). For information about soil disposal contact the local health department in the jurisdiction where soils will be placed. The link below provides a fact sheet that explains more how the arsenic and lead clean-up levels were set and why Ecology sees that they are protective for human health: https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/publications/SummaryPages/1109095.html Thank you for considering these comments from Ecology. For assistance and information about Tacoma Smelter Plume and soils contamination, contact Eva Barber with the Toxics Cleanup Program at (360) 999-9593 or by email at eva.barber@ecy.wa.gov. Prefer US Mail To view this form submission online, please follow the link below: https://rentonwa.gov/form/one.aspx? objectId=18303685&contextId=17174246&returnto=submissions