Prepared for Water Quality Partnership March 17, 2011 SMS Rule Revisions SMS Rule Revisions Things are never as good as they seem, things are never as.

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Prepared for Water Quality Partnership March 17, 2011 SMS Rule Revisions SMS Rule Revisions Things are never as good as they seem, things are never as bad as they seem, reality is somewhere in between. John Calipari (Kentucky Basketball Coach)

The Cleanup Program is focused on Updating Sediment Cleanup Standards Goals – Protect human health – Provide a decision making framework for areas with high background concentration Challenges – Understanding impacts to federal water quality standards – Address cleanup needs AND allow time to fully consider implementation impacts 2

3 Sediment Management Standards Sediment Quality Standards Sediment Source Control Water Quality Standards Designated Uses Criteria Permitting 303(d) listings Etc. We are still figuring out consequences of the relationship between SMS and WQ Standards Sediment Cleanup Standards

Where we started: Revising the MTCA & SMS Rules Both the rules include built-in review cycles Ecology implementation experience MTCA and the SMS do not always fit neatly together Accumulation of frequently occurring issues Inconsistency with current scientific information and revised laws Feedback Comments during scoping meetings Comments on issue summaries 4

One Approach for Dealing With Tough Rule Issues 5

Scope of Initial MTCA and SMS Rulemaking Effort CR-101 Rulemaking Notice (February 2009) Get rid of confusion for sediment cleanups Update/clarify vapor intrusion provisions Consider new science Incorporate new laws 6

Sediment Cleanup Issues Described at November 2009 WQP Partnership Meeting Decision-Making Frameworks Risk-based approach Consideration of background concentrations Consideration of cleanup costs Technical/Policy Issues Fish consumption rates Biological tests and interpretation criteria for freshwater sediments 7

What Did We Do in 2010? In November 2009, the Cleanup Program formed two advisory groups that each met numerous times in In November 2010, Governor Gregoire published Executive Order effecting a one-year moratorium on non-essential rulemaking. In December, Ecology decided to: – Stop the MTCA rule revision process – Continue the SMS rule revision process – Evaluate whether it was feasible to adopt updated fish consumption rates to support cleanup decisions during the SMS rule revision process. 8

SMS Rule Revisions Moving Forward – 2011/2012 Synchronize SMS and MTCA requirements applicable to sediment cleanup actions. Adopt freshwater biological and chemical criteria to support cleanup decisions at freshwater sediment cleanup sites. Establish methods and polices for sediment cleanup standards based on human health risks. This includes: – Clarify key risk policies (currently applicable MTCA provisions for target risks and toxicity parameters). – Define how background concentrations can be taken into account when defining requirements for active cleanup measures. – Update fish consumption rate used for sediment cleanup actions (if feasible). 9

Fish Consumption Rates - for Cleanup Actions Fish Consumption Rates - for Cleanup Actions Narrative standard based on reasonable maximum exposure Statewide default fish consumption rate Criteria for establishing site-specific fish consumption rates 10

Various Fish Consumption Rates 11 Washington Fish Consumption Rates, grams / day GroupMedian90 th percentile95 th percentile Columbia River Tribes Tulalip Tribe Squaxin Island Tribe Suquamish Tribe132489NA Asian & Pacific Islanders Current Default MTCA Fish Consumption Rate54 grams / day (used in sediment cleanup decisions) Current WQ Standards Fish Consumption Rate 6.5 grams /day

IssuesIssues Science and Policy Scientific basis for default fish consumption rate Reasonable maximum exposure/dealing with population variability Criteria for site-specific fish consumption rates Implementation Questions Role of background concentrations in cleanup standards and remedy selection EPA review of rule revision and/or case-by-case fish consumption rates Implications for other regulatory activities (303(d) list and permitting) Regulatory analyses (cost-benefit analysis, SEPA analysis, etc.) 12

Fish Consumption Rates & SMS Rule Next Steps – Spring 2011 Fish consumption rate report Discuss rule options/implications – Sediment Cleanup Advisory Committee – Water Quality Partnership – Intra- and Interagency Define tribal consultation process Decision on rulemaking scope/revised CR

For Further Information Key Contacts: Martha Hankins (360) Chance Asher (360) Rule Website: Go to: Choose Programs (in top bar) Click on Toxics Cleanup Click on MTCA Cleanup Regulation and SMS Activity (Title and Content are being updated) 14