WSR 16-04-118

DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY

[Filed February 2, 2016, 2:38 p.m.]

PUBLIC NOTICE

Announcing the Reissuance of the Sand and Gravel General Permit

PERMIT: The Washington state department of ecology (ecology) is reissuing the sand and gravel NPDES and state waste discharge general permit on February 17, 2016.

PURPOSE OF THE PERMIT: The purpose of the sand and gravel general permit is to control the discharge of pollutants from sand and gravel mining operations and related facilities into waters of the state. This general permit provides coverage for discharges of process water, stormwater, and mine dewatering water associated with sand and gravel operations, rock quarries and similar mining activities, including stockpiles of mined materials, concrete batch operations, and hot mix asphalt operations. The permit authorizes wastewater discharges to waters of the state of Washington subject to the permit conditions.

PERMIT AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS: A public comment period for the draft permit and supporting documents was held from September 9, through October 23, 2015. Ecology read and responded to all of the public comments received during this comment period. Ecology made revisions to the final permit in response to public comments. You may download the final permit, response to comments, and other supporting documents beginning on February 17, 2016, from the following web site http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/sand/index.html.

ECOLOGY CONTACT: Carrie Graul, Washington State Department of Ecology, P.O. Box 47696, Olympia, WA 98504-7696, phone (360) 407-6967, e-mail carrie.graul@ecy.wa.gov.

APPEALS: This permit may be appealed to the pollution control hearings board (PCHB) within thirty days of the date of receipt of the final permit. The appeal process is governed by chapters 43.21B RCW and 371-08 WAC. "Date of receipt" is defined in RCW 43.21B.001(2) (also see glossary).

To appeal, the following must be done within thirty days of receipt of this permit:

•	File the appeal and a copy of this permit with the PCHB (see addresses below). Filing means actual receipt by the PCHB during regular business hours.
•	Serve a copy of the appeal and this permit on ecology in paper form - by mail or in person (see addresses below). E-mail is not accepted.

The appeal must also comply with other applicable requirements in chapters 43.21B RCW and 371-08 WAC.

ADDRESS AND LOCATION INFORMATION:


Street Address	Mailing Address
Department of Ecology Attn: Appeals Processing Desk 300 Desmond Drive S.E. Lacey, WA 98503	Department of Ecology Attn: Appeals Processing Desk P.O. Box 47608 Olympia, WA 98504-7608
Pollution Control Hearings Board 1111 Israel Road S.W. Suite 301 Tumwater, WA 98501	Pollution Control Hearings Board P.O. Box 40903 Olympia, WA 98504-0903

WORKSHOPS: Ecology plans to hold workshops across the state on the reissued permit in late March through early April. Information about the workshops will be available from the following web site http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/sand/index.html.