2005, 02-22 Special Meeting
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AGENUA
SPUKANE VALLEY CI'1'Y COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEE"C'I:NG
Tuesday, February 22, 2005 8:00 a.m.
CITY HALL AT RFDWOOD PLAZA
11707 East Spraguc Avcnue, First Floor
Call to Order by Ivlayor Diana Wilhite
Agenda Topic:
To considea- a motion to aulhorize the City Managcr or designee, lo sign a letter to
the Departtnent of Ecology rclating to terms under which the City would agree to
withclraw the Use Atlainability Anal}°sis Petition.
Acijouriunent
Executive Session Agenda 11-22-04
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February 13, 2005
hflr. Daviri Peeler
Vlarlager
Water Quality ('rogr7m.
Waslun;ton Department uf Ecology
300 Desmond Drive
La«y, IVR 98503
'Dear :~~Ir. C'eeler:
Tliaiik you foryour 3•ecent c:emmunicadan xvidh us regarding the perition for adoption,
appeal anclJor amendment oF administeative reo aHons WAC 173-201A-600 and WAC'1T.i-
201t1 6U2 (the "UAt'+ I'etitiaci`). 1Ne understand dYe deadlinc for the Departmenl to take
actian Lvi111 regard to the UAA Petition is February 25, 2005. Ecolo has propased kha_t the
Sponsors of the UAA (the "Petitioners") and EcOlpgy agree tn a COUrse of action that will
facilitate negotiadans betwceri th-c Pedtioners and Ecolpgy to ra.solve the Pehtioners"
concerns with Urnft Subruiftaf. Repnrt fvi• tlte SJ?dkarie Ri.rT Dissolvec# nxygzf: IUf[ld !V4lT.l'1DN1liii
I7aidy Ionrt that ivas issuet-t by Ecology on September 21, 2009 ("Draft TA4DL") and Ecolog}%s
'NovPmler 2004, prppnsal to inr_lude certain Spakane River spgmPnts an t}ie 2002f 2004
303(d) lisl of "iinpaired waEers" Eor rJissalveci oxygnn ("Listi-no, ProposaE").
The Petitioners are ~.~repared to volia.ntarily ivithdraiv tl1E UAA Petition pir-vided Ehat, an oi-
before February 24, 2005, the Dcparl•ment anci ti1e I'etitioners rezch a written ao eemenr lhat• cnntains the following ternls:
1. I'he Pztihioners will voluntarily cvithdraw tE1e UAA Pekition by 5 p.an., TEbntary 24, 2005,
"without prejudice." The UAA Petition csn be resubinicted by 1ny individual Petitioner
or a11 of l•!Ie Petitioners at an}r time wikhout additional da}a or analysis. Th@ UAA Reporh
wil1 r2Ynaui as parC oF lhe adrninistrative record for bntli the TMDL and the UAA_
Ecology cvill vo]untarily hflld in abey.~nce during the negotiaiions the Dr1ft Ti1~TJL upon
receipt of a letter from all Petitiuners voluntarily withdrawing t11c UAA Petition.
Etoiogy shall provide i>>ritten confimiakion of the abey1nce of the Draft TNiDL to the
PetiNoners, via email or hx communication to Johii Spencer, at lsvencel QC3-T2ivl.com, ar
FAX 425-468-3104.
3. rqllAwin$ ca=ittidrawat oF the UAt\ Petition and abeyancE of the Draft TivfDL, the
Washuigton Department of Ecology 41°ater t'rograms Nranager, or ihe Dii•ector of t1»
Dcpartment of Ecaingy, and ttie PetiEioners will ne~oti7fe, in good faith, a Ti~~IDL
intpIenienl-ation plan that will aehieve thc fdllavving oUjecl•ives:
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Mr. Davici Pe2ler
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February 1$, 2005
• Provide awaste laad alloratipn in the Spokanc River :or Sponane County's new I
se'A'age treatttZent plan4 ivitEi waste load allocalions and IVPDCS perrnit ef(luent ~
limitations based on tl}e Count-y c41u1•rucfing and opcrating a final effluent fi.ltz-ation
wasketivater treatniezit plant for at least 24 years.
• Provide iulplenlentatiun sclledules for eacl: municipal and iaiclustrial Petilioner that
a1.lAtivs stifficient time for rcasonable capital clebt red.emptian for Petitioiiers to
imp(ernen: funal filtradon or equivaIent tecluiology. ~
• Develop, ui a collaborative praicss with the Petil7oners, a comprehensive Use I
Attainability Analysi< for the 5pokarse P.iver by Au;ust 31, 2045, atid, if appropriate,
initiate the rvlemaking process by December 31, 2005.
• Deve[op a joint agrcenlcnt to implemenfi a wakersheci-based phnsphorcas non-point
sflurce control proaram.
• Coopcrate in the developmcnt nf other phesphnrus reductioil opportun6ties,
ulcluding ~vater re-tLSe anci can,ervatian strategies.
4. Ecology will proc2ed i.n a tim2Ey manner to reissue or adtninistritively extend all
expired and cxpiri.rig NPDES permiFS to authorize continuing rnunicipal and int-iustrial ~
disdiarges by ihe Petitioners, bascd on existi,ng perjl-iit condiNotis and tecluiologies
pending the adoption of a fuial TtvIDL. ~
The UAA Petidoners welcome the Deparl•Rient oE Ecelagy's interest ni canshvctive
c[iscus5ions ho ach.ieve si~riificant and mcaivngfal improvements ko the Spokane R.ive;r water
oualitv. 4VP arp nrrnared tn mmirit to ac=vrhStii~~~ arir3 anod faith n~onhiaiinna to .
expect i tiously re.salve the penciing UAra and TNIDL issues. We loak forrrard to hearing from ~
you quiekl,y. In tI-ie ulterest in Eacililnl'u1g comrnunications, plcase direct furtlter
cvrrununications ro John Spencer (at tl1e contacts shown ahove in point #2), who will
provicte your response to the f'etil°ioners. ~
Sineerely, t"
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UA.A Sponsors and Petitioneas:
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