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Solid Waste Facility Update
South Recycling and Disposal Station (SRDS)
Notice of Addendum Availability
An addendum was prepared to the Environmental Checklist that evaluates potential environmental impacts associated with site preparation work that was not specifically described or analyzed in the 2008 SEPA Environmental Checklist. The proposed additional work includes the following:
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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:
Seattle Municipal Code allows for a fifteen (15) day comment period following issuance of an addendum. You may sumit comments in writing to the Responsible Official at:
Joy Keniston-Longrie
Environmental Permitting and Interagency Coordination Director
Seattle Public Utilities
P.O. Box 34018
Seattle, WA 98124-4018
The comment period is open through July 7, 2009.
Site Preparation Work Planned for 2010
Site preparation work is planned for 2010 at the South Kenyon Street Bus Yard site. Site work is necessary in order to prepare for the construction of a new solid waste transfer station. The existing tenants, First Student and Starline Luxury Coaches, will relocate their operations in July 2009. Demolition of the existing buildings may occur shortly thereafter. Site preparation work will include the removal of contaminated soil, backfill with clean soil, and relocation of a subsurface storm drain pipe to the perimeter of the site.
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 and three times in 2008. The meetings resulted in a document summarizing potential issues and methods that SPU would use to address those issues.
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On March 25, 2008, a public open house was held in the South Park Community Center to obtain public input for the design of the new South transfer station and recycling facilities. SPU also participated in the July 22, 2008 public meeting at the same location to answer questions about the transfer station.
Design Team Selection Process
A Request for Qualification (RFQ) was issued by SPU in July 2008 to obtain Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) from firms interested in submitting proposals regarding the design and construction of the City’s new south transfer station. Six proposal teams responded and SPU selected four of the teams to submit a full proposal. The four selected proposal teams are:
- • CDM with Mithun, Parametrix, EnviroIssues
- • CH2M HILL with Herrera Environmental Consultants, J.R. Miller and Associates, Nakano Associates, Norton-Arnold & Co., RRT Design and Construction, The Greenbusch Group
- • HDR with PCL, Margaret Norton-Arnold, Shannon & Wilson Inc., HBB Landscape Architecture, True North Land Surveying, Inc.
- • Mortenson Construction with URS, Reed Wagoner, The Miller/Hull Partnership, Swift Co. LLC, O’Brien & Co.
A draft Request for Proposals (RFP) was prepared by SPU in November 2008 and proposals from the above teams will be reviewed in fall 2009 with a decision made by winter 2009. The design of the new transfer station will begin in the winter of 2009 with completion of construction around 2012.
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:
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 poster here include the:
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