EXH0285019658

PCHBPollution Control Hearings Board of the State of Washington

The Port of'SenSe has contracted for the placement of'approximately 820,000 cubic yards of soil material in 1998 as the first phase construction of the embankment for the new Runway. The Washington Department of Ecology has requested an elabor_ion of the cr_eria by which the Port will determine the suitability of fill material to be used on the project. The Port has established a process that will assure that appropriate rnam_l will be placed as fill for the project. The process begins with the significant decision to bring to the project only soil material purchased under legal contract by, or already owned by, the Port rather _ to accept material at no cost from various suppliers net under legal contract to the Port. Purchased fill will be brought W the project under contxac_ that include explick technical specifications concerning the quality and type of the fill and the certific_ttionand monitor:ragof that quality, measurements and payment specifications that require satisfaction of the technical specificatiot_ prior to payment; and liability allocation terms that place non-performing parties at very significant commercial risk, C_eria. Cemfication. and Monitoring Process I. Soil fill material (material) to be deliwred to the project site will be derived from the following sources: a. St_e-cemfied borrow pits b. Contracmr-c_nifiedconstructionsites c. Port-owned property 2. Material derived from s'_e-cenified borrow pi_ and conuactor-cenified construction sites will be provided by the embankment contractor, mbject to contract terms and specifications. Free material will not be accepted, except materials owned by'the Port. 3. Contract fill material…
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