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April 27, 2022
Stacia Bloom
Century Communities of WA, LLC
20000 N Creek Pkwy STE 201
Bothell, WA 98011-8228
RE: Coverage under the Construction Stormwater General Permit
Permit number: WAR311273
Site Name: Canopy
Location: 4198 Lincoln Ave NE
Renton County: King
Disturbed Acres: 10.06
Dear Stacia Bloom:
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 April 27, 2022.
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 May and your first DMR must be
submitted by June 15, 2022.
1 http://www.ecology.wa.gov/eCoverage-packet
Stacia Bloom
April 27, 2022
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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
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.
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 webpage4 for more
information. If you have questions about the Construction Stormwater General Permit, please
contact your Permit Administrator, Kendra Henderson at kendra.henderson@ecy.wa.gov, or (360)
407-6556.
Sincerely,
Jeff Killelea, Manager
Program Development Services Section
Water Quality Program
2 https://ecology.wa.gov/Regulations-Permits/Guidance-technical-assistance/Water-quality-permits-
guidance/WQWebPortal-guidance
3 https://apps.ecology.wa.gov/publications/summarypages/1710007.html
4 www.ecology.wa.gov/constructionstormwaterpermit