South Transfer Station

Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Scheduled

A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new South Transfer Station will be held on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 from 9:30 a.m. to noon.

9:30 to 10:00 a.m.	Gathering
10:00 to 10:30 a.m.	Keynote Address & Ribbon-Cutting
10:30 a.m. to noon	Refreshments and Tours

The new facility is located at 130 South Kenyon Street, Seattle, WA 98108. Click on the slideshow to see updated construction photographs.

Existing Station Remains Open

The existing South Recycling and Disposal Station (see hours and location) will remain open during the construction of the new transfer station. There will be no change in services during construction. The existing station will be replaced with additional recycling facilities after the new transfer station is open.

Preview Drawings of the New Solid Waste Transfer Station

Several renderings of the new South Transfer Station have been prepared to give you an idea of what the new transfer station will look like. The final color scheme has not been selected therefore the actual building colors may vary from what is pictured.

Public Meetings

The most recent public meetings about the new transfer station were held March 31st and June 22nd, 2010. Information about the meetings can be found below:

• Meeting Summary 3/31/10 (pdf)
• Meeting Summary 6/22/10 (pdf)
• SPU STS Update March 2010 in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese (pdf).

Contractor Selected

The City signed a contract with M.A. Mortenson Company on March 8, 2010 for the design and construction of the new station. Mortenson is teamed with the following subcontractors:

• URS Corporation, Prime Design Consultant
• Read Wagoner, Public Ourtreach and Communications
• The Miller/Hull Partnership, Architectural Design
• Swift Co. LLC, Landscape Architecuture
• O’Brien & Company, LEED Consulting
• WPA, Inc., Facility Signage
• Valley Electric, Electrical Subcontractor
• University Mechanical, Mechanical Subcontractor
• Smith Fire Systems, Inc., Fire Protection Subcontractor.

Input Received on the Design of a New South Transfer Station

Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) formed a stakeholder group of station users and community members in 2007 to obtain more detailed input regarding the design of a new South transfer station and recycling facilities as explained in the group charter.

The group met once in 2007, three times in 2008, and 34 times in 2010. The meetings resulted in a document summarizing potential issues and methods that SPU would use to address those issues. A summary of the meetings can be found below:

• Meeting summary 10/5/10 (pdf)
• Meeting summary 6/3/10 (pdf)
• Meeting summary 4/28/10 (pdf)
• Meeting summary 3/16/10 (pdf)
• Stakeholder Group Charter (pdf)
• Stakeholder Names List (pdf)
• Issues of Interest (pdf)
• November 2008 Fact Sheet (pdf)

Environmental Studies Completed

SPU also completed environmental studies for the reconstruction of a new south transfer station and recycling facilities and issued a Determination of Non-Significance (DNS) on February 25, 2008. The DNS was prepared in compliance with the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA).

SRDS DNS - English, Spanish and Vietnamese (pdf)

Several other studies were prepared to support the decision and include the following:

• SRDS Environ Checklist – English, Spanish and Vietnamese (pdf)
• SRDS Transportation Report (pdf)
• SRDS Air Quality Report (pdf)
• SRDS Noise Report (pdf)

SEPA Addendum

An addendum was prepared in 2009 to the Environmental Checklist that evaluates potential environmental impacts associated with site preparation work that were not specifically described or analyzed in the 2008 SEPA Environmental Checklist. The proposed additional work includes the following:

1. Excavation and removal of contaminated soil and backfill with clean soil;
2. Excavation and fill of a drainage ditch (part of which is classified as a wetland); and,
3. Realignment of a subsurface storm drain pipe

The Addendum and supporting documents are listed below:

• Addendum - English (pdf)
• Addendum-Spanish (pdf)
• Addendum-Vietnamese (pdf)
• Appendix A: 2008 SEPA Environmental Checklist (pdf)
• Appendix B: Cleanup Action Plan (pdf)
• Appendix C: Wetland Report (pdf)
• Appendix D: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Worksheet (pdf)
• Appendix E: Transportation Analysis (pdf)

The comment period ended on July 7, 2009.

Additional Studies Completed in 2008

In 2008, SPU performed subsurface investigations at the South Kenyon Street Bus Yard site in order to characterize the subsurface soil and groundwater conditions prior to construction of a new transfer station on the site. Some soil contamination was found at the site and will be removed for environmental reasons before constructing the transfer station. View the press release (pdf) for more information. Additional studies posted here include:

• Remedial Investigation Report (pdf) - a study which describes the investigation.
• Focused Feasibility Study (pdf) – describes the cleanup options studied.
• Cleanup action plan (pdf) - describes the preferred cleanup plan.

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