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Utilities Committee
UTILITIES COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes
March 27, 2012 5:OOlam. Conference Room *1
PRESENT
Councilmembers: Dennis Robertson, Chair; Joe Duffie and Bate Kitiller
Staff: Bob Giberson, David Cline, Frank Iriarte, Robin Tischinak, Pat Brodin, Rvan Larson, Greg
Villanueva, and Gail Labanara
Guests: Chuck Parrish
CALL TO ORDER: Committee Chair Robertson called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.
L PRESENTATIONS No Presentations
II. BUSINESS AGENDA
A. NPDES Program: 2012 Stormivater Management Proi- Ubdate and 2011 Annual Reaort
As a requirement of the National Pollutant Discharge and Elimination System NPDES) Phase II permit,
staff has completed the 2012 update to the StormNvater Management Program as Nvell as the 2011
Storinivater Management Annual Report. Both documents were submitted to the Department of Ecology
(DOE) on March 20, 2012, and outline the City's progress in meeting program requirements.
Staff revieNved the information in the documents including:
Definition of MS4 acronym for Municipal Separate Storm SeNver System.
Usage of the term erosivity which refers to erosion and sediment into waterways. Explanation
that the Erosivitv Waiver is used when the contractor requests the permitting authority an
exemption if they are not having any adverse water quality impacts. To date, there have been no
waiver submittals and DOE is strongly considering removing this requirement in the updated
permit.
Explanation that the next round of Phase II permits in 2013 will have the same regulations as the
Phase I communities (Bing Countv and Seattle).
Provided update on Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (IDDE) items that included a
petroleum spill in the Minkler ditch (between Andover Park East and Minkler Shops) and a diesel
spill on South 116 Street and Tukwila International Boulevard that had in impact to Burien,
TUklylla, and WSDOT.
Tukwila ivas contacted bv_ the Environmental Protection Agencv (EPA) to start Source Trace
Sampling along the East Marginal Way corridor. The project is part of the Duwaniish River
cleanup and EPA wants to target businesses that could be polluting the river. The first round of
sampling identified high levels of PCB's, TPH (petroleum), copper, lead, semi volatiles, and zinc.
The areas of concern were limited on East Marginal between Boeing Access Road and Norfolk
(at Randv's Restaurant). INFORMATION ONLY.
B. Educational Ouuortunity: CIP 101
Per the request of Committee Chair Robertson (see Utilities Committee minaites elated 02 28 12), staff
utilized extra t at the Comm meeting for Capital Improvement Program (CIP) basics and
accompanying Attachments A through G. INFORMATION ONLY.
III. MISCELLANEOUS Meeting adjourned at 6:14 p.m.
Next meeting: Tuesday_ April 10, 2012 5:00 p.m. Conf. Room No. 1.
AjZl Committee Chair Approval
Minutes by GL& KAM.