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STATE OF WASHINGTON
DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
PO Box 47775 • Olympia, Washington 98504-7775 • (360) 407-6300
March 13, 2007
Your address
Mr. Michael MacSems ` is in the
Mason County a` s Kennedy-
Department of Community Development Goldsborough
Planning Division � watershed
PO Box 279
Shelton, WA 98584
Dear Mr. MacSems:
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the mitigated determination of nonsignificance
for the Mason County Public Works Office Site Logging project(SEP2007-00012). The
Department of Ecology(Ecology)reviewed the environmental checklist and has the following
comment(s):
WATER QUALITY: Roberta Woods (360) 407-6269
Any discharge of sediment-laden runoff or other pollutants to waters of the state is in
violation of Chapter 90.48 RCW, Water Pollution Control,and WAC 173-201A, Water
Quality Standards for Surface Waters of the State of Washington, and is subject to
enforcement action.
Erosion control measures must be in lace prior to an clearing, grading, or construction.
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These control measures must be effective to prevent stormwater runoff from carrying soil
and other pollutants into surface water or storm drains that lead to waters of the state.
Sand, silt, clay particles, and soil will damage aquatic habitat and are considered to be
pollutants.
Proper disposal of construction debris must be on land in such a manner that debris cannot
enter the natural stormwater drainage system,roadside ditches draining to waters of the
state or cause water quality degradation of state waters.
The proposed forest practice will disturb more than one acre of land surface area. If the
site has stormwater discharge to waters of the state before the logging or will have
discharge during logging,the project will require coverage under a Construction
Stormwater National Pollution Discharge Elimination System(NPDES)permit. The
permit application form, called a Notice of Intent, is available on Ecology's web site at:
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/prograrn /wq/stormwater/construction/#Application. Applicants
are encouraged to submit completed forms and to publish public notices more than 38
days before the planned start of the project to avoid delays.
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Ecology's comments are based upon the information provided with the SEPA checklist. As
such,they do not constitute an exhaustive list of the various authorizations that must be
obtained or legal requirements that must be fulfilled in order to carry out the proposed action.
If you have any questions or would like to respond to these comments please contact the
appropriate reviewing staff listed above.
Department of Ecology
Southwest Regional Office
(AW: 07-1557)
cc: Charles Gilman,HQ/WQ
Joyce Smith,HQ/WQ
Roberta Woods, WQ
Rick Hirschberg, Mason Co. Public Works Dept. (Contact/Applicant)