-SWINOMISHINDIANTRIBALCOMMUNITYDEPARTMENTOFENVIRONMENTALPROTECTION11430MoorageWay•LaConner,WA98257Phone360-466-7280•Fax360-466-1615March20,2014Mr.MichaelJ.Lidgard,ManagerNPDESPermitsUnitEPARegion10,OWW-1301200SixthAvenue,Suite900Seattle,WA98101-3140Re:CleanWaterAct(CWA)Section401CertificationRequestfortheNationalPollutantDischargeEliminationSystem(NPDES)MultiSectorGeneralPermit(MSGP)forStormWaterDischargesAssociatedwithIndustrialActivity:PermitNo.WARO5I000.DearMr.Lidgard:ThisCleanWaterAct(CWA)Section401certificationNo.2014-01appliestoU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA)NationalPollutantDischargeEliminationSystem(NPDES)MultiSectorGeneralPermit(MSGP)WARO5I000,forStormWaterDischargesAssociatedwithIndustrialActivityontriballandsintheStateofWashington.Section401oftheCleanWaterAct(CWA)[33U.S.C.Section1341(a)]requiresthatapplicantsforFederalpermitsallowingdischargesintowatersoftheUnitedStatesobtaincertificationthatthedischargewillcomplywiththeapplicableprovisionsofCWASections301,302,303,306and307.TheSwinomishDepartmentofEnvironmentalProtection(SDEP)isprovidingWaterQualityCertificationpursuanttoSection401,foryourpermit.AstheTribehasnoapprovedwaterqualitystandards,SDEPwillintheinterimbeusingtheWashingtonStateWaterQualityStandards[WAC173-201A-410(3)]asapplicablewaterqualitystandardsperTribalResolution#2008-08-201.TheSDEPhascompleteditsreviewofyourapplicationandcertifiesthatthepermit,withtheinclusionoftheconditionsbelow,willcomplywiththeapplicableprovisionsoftheCWA.Thiscertificationisvalidforthedurationofthepermitandissubjecttotheenclosedconditions.ForfurthercoordinationwithSDEPonthisproject,pleasecontactmeat(360)466-7201.GeneralConditions1.ThiscertificationdoesnotexemptandisprovisionaluponcompliancewithotherapplicablestatutesandcodesadministeredbyfederalandSwinomishIndianTribalCommunity(SITC)agencies.OperatormustobtainanyapplicableSITCpermits.2.EachoperatorshalldevelopaStormWaterPollutionPreventionPlanandsubmitittoSDEPforreviewandapprovalbytheDirectorpriortobeginninganydischargeactivitiesunderthepermit.3.EachoperatorshallberesponsibleforachievingcompliancewithapplicableWaterQualityStandardsforSurfaceWatersoftheSwinomishIndianReservation.4.EachoperatorshallsubmitacopyoftheNoticeofIntent,analyticalmonitoringresultsandExceedanceReportsifany,AnnualReports,andNoticeofTerminationtotheSwinomishDEPatthesametimeitissubmittedtotheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency.5.ThepermitdoesnotallowdischargeofanypollutantonEPA’sPersistentBioaccumulativeandToxicpollutantlist.OperatormusteliminatesuchdischargeorapplyforanIndividualpermit.6.IfanyarcheologicalIculturalresourcesorhumanremainsareuncoveredduringthecourseofoperations,allworkwillceaseandoperatormustcontacttheSwinomishTribalHistoricPreservationOfficerat466-7352or(cell)840-4127.Correspondence:AllsubmittalsandcorrespondencerequiredbythiscertificationincludingbutnotlimitedtoStormWaterPollutionPreventionPlans(SWPPP),monitoringresults,reportsofexceedances,andothernoticesaretobedirectedtotheEnvironmentalDirector,SwinomishDepartmentofEnvironmentalProtection,11430MoorageWay,LaConner,WA98257,phone(360)466-7201,fax(360)466-1615,andshallreference401Certification#2014-01andNPDESMSGPWAR-5I000.Sincerely,..ToddMitchell,EnvironmentalDirectorSwinomishDepartmentofEnvironmentalProtection