The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and State Waste Discharge
General Permits for Stormwater Discharges from the Municipal Separate Storm Sewers Located
in:
1. The Cedar-Green Water Quality Management Area and the Portion of the Kitsap Water
Quality Management Area Located in King County.
2. The South Puget Sound Water Quality Management Area and the Portion of the Kitsap Water
Quality Management Area Located in Pierce County.
3. The Snohomish Water Quality Management Area and the Portion of the Skagit Water Quality
Management Area Located in Snohomish County.
These permits currently authorize discharges of stormwater from municipal separate storm
sewers owned or operated by the following municipalities and state agency:
King County
City of Seattle
Snohomish County
Pierce County
City of Tacoma
Washington State Department of Ecology (WSDOT [WSDOE])
Each permit is modified the same way. The modification deletes the deadline for submitting an
updated stormwater management program for the next permit term. The deadline for submitting
an updated stormwater management program will become a requirement of the next permit. The
issuance date of the permit modification is April 7, 1999. The effective date of the permit
modification is May 7, 1999.
Ecology is modifying these permits under authority granted it by the State Water Pollution
Control Act, chapter 90.48 RCW. Applicable provisions of that statute include: RCW 90.48.030
Jurisdiction of department; 90.48.162 Waste disposal permits required of counties, municipalities
and public corporations; and 90.48.260 Federal Clean Water Act--Department designated as state
agency, authority--Powers, duties, and functions.
Municipal stormwater permits are developed to meet the requirements of state statute and
regulation and the requirements of section 402(p) of the federal Clean Water Act and regulations
adopted by the EPA (Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 122). The federal
laws require the entities named above to obtain an NPDES permit to discharge stormwater from
a municipal separate storm sewer.
Complete Text of Permit Modification:
Special Condition S10. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
A. Each permittee shall prepare an annual report to be submitted no later than 60 days after the permit issuance anniversary date during each year of the permit.
1. The reports submitted at the end of years one, two, three and five shall be brief status
reports adequately addressing each of the sections required under Special Condition S10.B.,
below. The report submitted at the end of year four shall include a detailed evaluation of the
effectiveness of the stormwater management program, and the information requested under
Special Condition S10.B., below., and a proposed stormwater management program for the term
of the next permit. The report submitted at the end of year four together with a Notice of Intent
as required under Special Condition S4, shall constitute permit reapplication.
B. The annual report shall include the following sections:
8. Status of watershed-wide coordination and activities which the permittee has
undertaken individually or jointly as part of Special Condition S7.B.7. The fourth-year report
shall include proposed management measures to enhance regional coordination and/or address
regional stormwater problems that will be implemented by the group of permittees and/or
individual permittees during the term of the next permit.
Permit Modification--Public Comment
Public notice of the proposed permit modification was done by publication in the State Register
on February 3, 1999, mailing to more than 3,000 individuals, and conducting a public workshop
and hearing on March 9, 1999.
No formal comments were received on the proposed permit modification.
For More Information:
For more information on the permit modification, or to obtain a copy of Fact Sheet, call (360)
407-6457. A copy can also be obtained by going to the following address: Department of
Ecology, Ann Wessel, Water Quality Program, 300 Desmond Drive, Lacey, WA.
Appeals: Pursuant to the provisions of chapter 43.21B RCW, any person feeling aggrieved by
the department’s action with respect to this modification of the municipal stormwater general
permits may file an appeal within 30 days of this notice. Appeals must be sent to: Pollution
Control Hearings Board, P.O. Box 40903, Lacey, WA 98504-0903, or hand delivered to 4224
6th Avenue S.E., Building 2, Rowe Six, Lacey, WA.
Concurrently, a copy of the appeal must be sent to: The Department of Ecology, Water Quality
Program, P.O. Box 47696, Olympia, WA 98504-7696.
Any appeal must contain the following in accordance with the rules of the hearings board:
| a) | The appellant’s name and address; |
| b) | The date and number of the permit; |
| c) | A description of the substance of the permit modification that is the subject of the appeal; |
| d) | A clear, separate and concise statement of every error alleged to have been committed; |
| e) | A clear and concise statement of facts upon which the requester relies to sustain his or her statements of error; and |
| f) | A statement setting forth the relief sought. |