STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY

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1 STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY PO Box Olympia, Washington (360) for Washington Relay Service Persons with a speech disability can call October 13, 2014 Shirley Schultz, Principal Planner City of Tacoma Planning & Development Services 747 Market Street, Suite 345 Tacoma, WA Dear Ms. Schultz: Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the determination of significance for the Tacoma LNG Project (SEP ) located at 901 and 1001 Alexander Avenue East and 3533 East 11 th Street as proposed by Puget Sound Energy, Inc. The Department of Ecology (Ecology) reviewed the information provided and has the following comment(s): AIR QUALITY/GREENHOUSE GAS: Gail Sandlin (360) Discussion of greenhouse gas emissions that might be generated during construction and operation of facility. SHORELANDS & ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE: Alex Callender (360) This project must be consistent with the Shoreline Management Act and the local Shoreline Master Program. TOXICS CLEANUP: Marv Coleman (360) The proposed facility is a known contaminated site Naval Reserve Center Tacoma, FSID # , Ranked 3, and awaiting cleanup. The proposed pipeline will pass through or adjacent to several known or suspected contaminated sites. The SEPA Scoping and subsequent EIS should recognize these sites and discuss the ramifications of doing construction, particularly excavation, on or near the contaminated areas. Contaminants may be present at the site of the proposed facility or pipeline routes. Contaminated soils or water may require special handling and/or disposal to protect site workers, visitors, public health, or the environment. If contamination is currently known, or is observed during construction, sampling of the potentially contaminated media must be conducted. If contamination of soil

2 October 13, 2014 Page 2 or groundwater is readily visible, or is revealed by sampling, Ecology must be notified. Contact the Environmental Report Tracking System Coordinator in the Southwest Regional Office at (360) For assistance and information about subsequent cleanup and to identify the type of testing that will be required, contact Marv Coleman at the phone number given above. REVIEWER: Sonia Mendoza WATER QUALITY CONTACT: Deborah Cornett (360) Erosion control measures must be in place prior to any clearing, grading, or construction. These control measures must be effective to prevent stormwater runoff from carrying soil and other pollutants into surface water or stormdrains that lead to waters of the state. Sand, silt, clay particles, and soil will damage aquatic habitat and are considered to be pollutants. Any discharge of sediment-laden runoff or other pollutants to waters of the state is in violation of Chapter RCW, Water Pollution Control, and WAC A, Water Quality Standards for Surface Waters of the State of Washington, and is subject to enforcement action. The following construction activities require coverage under the Construction Stormwater General Permit: 1. Clearing, grading and/or excavation that results in the disturbance of one or more acres and discharges stormwater to surface waters of the State; and 2. Clearing, grading and/or excavation on sites smaller than one acre that are part of a larger common plan of development or sale, if the common plan of development or sale will ultimately disturb one acre or more and discharge stormwater to surface waters of the State. a) This includes forest practices (including, but not limited to, class IV conversions) that are part of a construction activity that will result in the disturbance of one or more acres, and discharge to surface waters of the State; and 3. Any size construction activity discharging stormwater to waters of the State that Ecology: a) Determines to be a significant contributor of pollutants to waters of the State of Washington. b) Reasonably expects to cause a violation of any water quality standard. If there are known soil/ground water contaminants present on-site, additional information (including, but not limited to: temporary erosion and sediment control plans; stormwater pollution prevention plan; list of known contaminants with concentrations and depths found; a site map depicting the sample location(s); and additional studies/reports regarding contaminant(s)) will be required to be submitted.

3 October 13, 2014 Page 3 You may apply online or obtain an application from Ecology's website at: - Application. Construction site operators must apply for a permit at least 60 days prior to discharging stormwater from construction activities and must submit it on or before the date of the first public notice. Ecology s comments are based upon information provided by the lead agency. As such, they may 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 (SM: ) cc: Alex Callender, SEA Marv Coleman, TCP Deborah Cornett, WQ Josh Klimek, HQ/WQ Gail Sandlin, AQP Puget Sound Energy, Inc. (Proponent)

4 Northeast Tacoma Neighborhood Council PMB Beverly Ave. NE 1000 Browns Point Center, Ste. 180 Tacoma, WA October 10, 2014 Re: EIS Scoping for PSE s proposed LNG plant Shirley Schultz, Principal Planner Planning & Development Services Department City of Tacoma By sschultz@cityoftacoma.org Dear Ms. Schultz: The Northeast Tacoma Neighborhood Council encourages a rigorous and comprehensive scope for the Environmental Impact Statement for PSE s proposed LNG plant on the Blair-Hylebos Peninsula in the Tideflats. This site is very close to residential areas of NE Tacoma, and typically upwind. Based on very constructive discussions with knowledgeable PSE personnel, a presentation to the Port of Tacoma Commissioners, and the City s September 24 th meeting, we believe the issues below should be included in the EIS scope. They should be eventually resolved or appropriately mitigated during the permit review process: Emergency incident prevention and management: Elements should include failure mode analysis, including sabotage/terrorism, and detailed scenarios of resultant events (fire, explosion, release of toxic materials, etc.). Emergency Management/Intelligent Transportation System Study: We believe that the City s study in parallel is vital to this EIS, and has been an outstanding need for many years. Visual, aural, and odor blight: structural and illumination intrusions in the visual milieu, noise, and smell. A clean and renewable source of energy to power the plant: Potentially trading energy from a dirty, non-renewable source for cleaner marine/motor fuel would be a bad deal. In addition, we encourage the City and its partners to expediently and comprehensively implement recommended actions of the ER/ITS, to generally address the various kinds of events, major and less-so, that can occur in the port-industrial Tideflats area. Please let us know if you would like to follow up this communication. Sincerely, /s/ Carolyn Edmonds, Co-Chair (carolyn.edmonds@comcast.net, ) /s/ John Thurlow, Co-Chair (johnthurlow@harbornet.com, ) cc: NETNC Board Robert Thoms Sandy Leek, PSE

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8 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Rob Allen Thursday, September 25, 20148:51 AM Denise Dyer SEP Scoping Coments Follow up Flagged Dear Ms. Schultz, Pierce County supports Puget Sound Energy s proposed LNG project and is pleased to see the City of Tacoma recognizing the EIS work the Port has already done. We also thank the City for its support to get this project up and running as soon as possible to take advantage of this unique project that will put Tacoma and Pierce County at the forefront of an environmentally-friendly project. Best regards, Robert Allen CCR Senior Economic Development Specialist Pierce County Economic Development Department 950 Pacific Ave, Suite 720 Tacoma, WA rallen3@co.pierce.wa.us

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10 From: Sent: To: Subject: Shawn Viguerie Thursday, September 18, 20143:05 PM Puget Sount Energy, Inc. - Tacoma LNG - SEP Questions 1. Will households & businesses on Golden Given between 96 th and 112 th be able to hook up to natural gas for use? 2. Will there be an expense to households and business for the proposed new pipeline segment? 3. If all goes through, when would be the expected time frame for installing the proposed new pipeline on Golden Given Rd? Shawn Viguerie Designated Broker 253 Realty Team Viguerie Shawn@253Realtly.com

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