From: Ota, Allan [Ota.Allan@epa.gov] Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2014 1:14 PM To: Stevens, Theresa SPL Subject: [EXTERNAL] RE: POLA Berths 212-224 YTI Terminal documents (UNCLASSIFIED) - EPA Region 9 concurrence with LA-2 site use requirements (conditions) Attachments: LA2-LA3-LA5 combined SMMP 3-24-9.doc Importance: High Hi, Theresa. This e-mail memo transmits EPA Region 9’s concurrence for ocean disposal at the LA-2 ocean dredged material disposal site, for up to approximately 21,800 cubic yards of sediments determined to be suitable (non-toxic) for ocean disposal. Two rounds of sediment testing data for this project were reviewed at two Southern California Dredged Material Management Team (SC-DMMT) meetings. In addition, the Final EIS addressed our comments on the Draft EIS, incorporating the EPA determination that Composite Area A bottom layer and the all the Composite Area B material is suitable for ocean disposal at LA-2, while the remaining upper unconsolidated material from Composite Area A (the top 2-foot layer) be placed in the Berth 243-245 Confined Disposal Facility (CDF). We are attaching the standard ocean disposal site use requirements (see Section 4.1 in particular) for LA-2 which should be incorporated into the USACE permit. Please contact me at your convenience if you have questions. We appreciate the continued coordination between our program offices. Best regards, Allan ===================================================== Allan Ota Oceanographer / Regional Ocean Dumping Program Coordinator Dredging and Sediment Management Team U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9 Water Division Mail Code: WTR-2-4 75 Hawthorne Street San Francisco, CA 94105 415-972-3476 office ota.allan@epa.gov ===================================================== If you have more than 25 MB worth of attachments to send to me, please contact me first by email to make arrangements to share the files. From: Stevens, Theresa SPL [mailto:Theresa.Stevens@usace.army.mil] Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 2:35 PM To: Ota, Allan Cc: Stevens, Theresa SPL Subject: POLA Berths 212-224 YTI Terminal documents (UNCLASSIFIED) Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Hi Allan, Attached is a copy of the EPA comment letter on the FEIS for this project for your records. Also attached is a DRAFT permit which includes special conditions regarding dredging and in-water placement of dredged material for a mitigation site in the Port of LA. I certainly didn’t mean to assume our conditions would cover everything, but this gives you an idea of how our conditions were modified back in about 2008-2009 to specifically address potential issues w/ in-water disposal of dredged material. Our Standard Individual Permits are structured similarly to this example, even tho this is a Nationwide Permit example. Please note, the final SAP Report for the YTI project is in the FEIS, appendix F. I look forward to seeing EPA’s letter in response to our request to permit disposal at LA 2 for the YTI project. Thanks for your help. Theresa Theresa Stevens, Ph.D. Sr. Project Manager U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Regulatory Division 2151 Alessandro Drive, Suite 110 Ventura, CA 93001 PHONE: (805) 585-2146 FAX: (805) 585-2154 Loyalty*Duty*Respect for Others*Selfless Service*Honor*Integrity*Personal Courage Assist us in better serving you: Please complete our customer survey, located at the following link: http://per2.nwp.usace.army.mil/survey.html Note: if the link is not active, copy and paste it into your internet browser. Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE