ITEM NO:

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DATE OF MEETING: July 12, 2011

Seaport Stormwater Program

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Outline of Briefing
I. Stormwater Overview
II. Port's Stormwater Permits and Program
III. Tenant Industrial Stormwater Permits
IV. City of Seattle Stormwater Requirements
V. Sediments and the Connection to Stormwater
VI. Costs

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I. Stormwater Overview
Stormwater Management Goal
• Prevent degradation of water and sediment
quality from Port operations through effective
and efficient compliance required by Industrial,
Municipal and other NPDES permits.
• Collaborate, coordinate and provide technical
assistance to tenants to assist in achieving
tenant stormwater compliance.

NPDES = National Polluant Discharge Elimination System

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I. Stormwater Overview
Tenant NPDES
Permit
Port Phase I
NPDES Permit

Port's Stormwater
Program

NPDES
Stormwater
Permits & Clean
Water Act

Sediment
Clean Up

Stormwater
Regulatory
Universe

City of
Seattle's
Policy Power

NPDES = National Polluant Discharge Elimination System

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II. Port's Stormwater Permits and
Program
Port's Phase I Municipal Permit
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In place since 2007
Requires Port Stormwater
Program
Covers both Port operated and
leased facilities
Permits allow discharge of
stormwater from our properties if
permit conditions are met
Ecology regulates compliance of
all NPDES permits

NPDES = National Polluant Discharge Elimination System

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II. Port's Stormwater Permits and
Program
Port's Phase I Permit from DOE
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Requires the Port to Create and Implement a
Stormwater Management Program (SWMP)
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Nine required elements
Yearly management and monitoring costs - Seaport, Real
Estate equals ~ $ 1.0 M/ Year
Best management practices (sweeping, catch basin cleanup)
approx $500,000/year
Does not include CIP Stormwater Projects.

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III. Tenant Industrial Stormwater
Permits
• 70% of our properties are also covered by
Tenant Industrial Stormwater permit (ISGP)
- Permits issued to tenants
- All Container terminals covered
- Compliance is Tenant Responsibility by lease
agreement
- Requires monitoring with corrective actions if
benchmarks are not met
Note:

• Port ISGP
- Marine Maintenance Shop is also required to have
permit
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IV. City of Seattle Stormwater
Requirements
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Port is also required to comply with City
Stormwater Code
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Ecology's Phase I Permit Requires
Compliance with City Code
1997 MOUs Requires Compliance

Our Program is duplicative, but a smaller scale
program
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Except for "Structural Stormwater Controls"
Program

Stormwater Fees paid to the City
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Currently $ 2.6 M/year
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V. Sediments & the Connection to
Stormwater
• Source Control prior to sediment clean up
- Identifying stormwater pollutants that carry
contaminates to the sediments
- Eliminating these stormwater sources

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IV. Costs
Phase I Permit Required Stormwater Management Program (SWMP)
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For Seaport, Real Estate equals ~ $ 1.0 M/ Year
Operation and Maintenance on Port Properties ~ $ 500k/year
CIP Estimates - 2011 to 2016
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Redevelopment Projects
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Stormwater upgrades (T 10 & T 25) ~ $ 1M
Port Miscellaneous pavement projects ~ $ 1 M/year

Terminal ISGP Stormwater Improvements
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Corrective Action could cost $ 20 to 35 M
Timeframe = 2014 to 2016

Retrofitting
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This would require installing stormwater treatment for
properties that don't currently have it.
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IV. Costs Working to Reduce
• On-going and Proactive compliance
- Staying ½ step ahead
- Evaluate new technologies
alternative operation procedures

• Working with Tenants
- Environmental Compliance Assessments on Tenant
and Port facilities
• Education on Best Management Practices
• Support tenants in finding solutions to Stormwater issues
• Avoid adding cost or fees to tenants

- Track fast changing regulations and get the word out
- Tenant/port technical workgroup
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