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Some documents listed below are available for immediate viewing or downloading via the web. For our complete list of sediment reports and documents, with instructions for ordering hard copy documents, please refer to the Bibliography of Sediment Management Documents.
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The following documents support Ecology's development and implementation of the Sediment Management Standards, Chapter 173-204 WAC, development of the Dredged Material Management Standards rule (not adopted to-date) and other Ecology activities that involve management of contaminated sediments. The bibliography is grouped as follows:
To order or for more information
These documents will be sent after Ecology's Sediment Management Unit is notified of receipt of payment.
Document requests should be sent to:
Ms. Carol Dorn
E-Mail: cesg461@ecy.wa.gov
Phone: 360-407-7224
For questions and comments, please contact:
Mr. Peter Adolphson
E-mail: pado461@ecy.wa.gov
Phone: 360-407-7557
Fax: 360-407-7154
US Mail:
Washington Department of Ecology
Toxics Cleanup Program
Sediment Management Unit
P.O. Box 47703
Olympia, WA 98504-7703
| Background |
STATUS |
DATE |
| Interim Performance Standards for Puget Sound Reference Areas |
Final |
Ecology - 6/89 |
| Data Quality Evaluation for Proposed Dredged Material Disposal Projects (QA-1) |
Final |
Ecology - 6/89 |
| Data Validation Guidance Manual for Selected Sediment Variables (QA-2) |
Edited Draft |
Ecology - 6/89 |
| Sediment Ranking System |
Final |
Ecology - 1/90 |
| 1990 Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Sediment Management Standards |
Final |
Ecology - 12/90 |
| Final Economic Impact Statement for the SMS |
Final |
Ecology - 12/90 |
| Responsiveness Summary for Adoption of Chapter 173-204 WAC Sediment Management Standards |
Final |
Ecology - 12/90 |
| SEDRANK Guidance Document |
Final |
Ecology - 6/91 |
| Washington Ranking Method (WARM) Appendix - Sediment Scoring Route |
Updated |
Ecology - 6/91 |
| Reference Area Performance Standards for Puget Sound |
Final |
PSEP - 9/91 |
| Organic Carbon Normalization of Sediment Data - Technical Information Memorandum |
Final |
Ecology - 12/92 |
| Sediment Management Standards Rule Chapter 173-204 WAC |
Final |
Ecology - 12/95 |
| Responsiveness Summary Appendices - Sediment Management Standards 1993 Annual Review, 1995 Triennial Review, 1996 Annual Review |
Draft Final |
Ecology - 4/97 |
| Benthos/Bioassay |
STATUS |
DATE |
| Protocol for Juvenile Neanthes Sediment Bioassay |
Final |
Ecology - 6/90 |
| Recommendations for Assessing Adverse Benthic Effects in Puget Sound |
Final |
Ecology - 5/93 |
| Review of Sediment Management Standards Bioassay Protocols |
Final |
Ecology - 4/95 |
| Evaluation and Recommendation of Revised SMS Benthic Infaunal Sediment Standards |
Final |
Ecology - 12/95 |
| Sediment Management Standards Marine Bioassays - Task II: Recommended Quality Assurance and Quality Control Deliverables |
Final |
Ecology - 1996 |
| Development of Reference Value Ranges for Benthic Infauna Assessment Endpoints in Puget Sound |
Final |
Ecology - 1/96 |
| Puget Sound Reference Value Project, Task 3 Development of Benthic Effects Sediment Quality Standards |
Final |
Ecology - 4/99 |
| Sedqual Analytical Tool Development Support for the Analysis and Interpretation of Benthic Community Data |
Final |
Ecology - 9/03 |
| Determining Toxicity of “Naturally” Occurring Contaminants Under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Sediment Management Standards |
Final |
Ecology |
| Marine Finfish Rearing Facilities (Net Pens) |
STATUS |
DATE |
| Evaluation of Benthic Data from the Paradise Bay (Port Townsend) and Stolt Sea Farm (Port Angeles) Net Pens |
Final |
Ecology - 1995 |
| Development of a Marine Finfish Sediment Quality Standard |
Final |
Ecology - 1995 |
| Modeling |
STATUS |
DATE |
| Puget Sound Contaminated Sediment Impact and Recovery Zone Workshop Summary |
Final |
Ecology - 10/89 |
| Recommended Sediment Impact and Recovery Zone Models and Case Study Analysis |
Final |
Ecology - 2/91 |
| Sediment Modeling Variables in Puget Sound Workshop Summary |
Final |
Ecology - 6/91 |
| Sediment Transport in Elliott Bay and the Duwamish River, Seattle: Implications to Estuarine Management | Final | Ecology - 5/94 |
| WASP Sensitivity Analysis |
Final |
Ecology - 11/92 |
| WASP Implementation and Model Modifications Manual |
Final |
Ecology - 6/93 |
| WASP Application Guidance Manual |
Final |
Ecology - 12/93 |
| Sediment Source Control |
STATUS |
DATE |
| Sediment Source Control Standards Users Manual (SCUM 1) |
Final |
Ecology - 6/93 |
| Sediment Sampling and Analysis Plan Appendix (SAPA) |
Final |
Ecology - 2/08 |
| Sediment Cleanup |
STATUS |
DATE |
| Sediment Cleanup Standards Users Manual (SCUM 2) |
Final |
Ecology - 12/91 |
| SMS Contaminated Sediment Site List |
Final |
Ecology - 5/96 |
| Sediment Cleanup Status Report - January 2000 |
Final |
Ecology - 1/00 |
| 2001 Sediment Cleanup Status Report |
Final |
Ecology - 4/01 |
| 2003 Sediment Cleanup Status Report |
Final |
Ecology - 9/03 |
| 2005 Sediment Cleanup Status Report | Final | Ecology - 7/05 |
| Apparent Effects Threshold (AET) |
STATUS |
DATE |
| 1988 Update and Evaluation of Puget Sound AET -- Sediment Quality Values Refinement: Vol. 1 |
Final |
PSEP - 9/88 |
| 1988 Update and Evaluation of Puget Sound AET -- Sediment Quality Values Refinement: Vol. 1 Data Appendices |
Final |
PSEP - 9/88 |
| The Apparent Effects Threshold Approach: Briefing Report to the EPA Science Advisory Board |
Final |
PSEP - 9/88 |
| Contaminated Sediments Criteria Report |
Final |
Ecology - 4/89 |
| Application of Equilibrium Partitioning Sediment Quality Criteria to Puget Sound |
Final |
Ecology - 6/89 |
| Evaluation of the AET Approach for Assessing Sediment Quality (EPA Science Advisory Board, Sediment Criteria Subcommittee) |
Final |
EPA - 7/89 |
| Progress Re-evaluating Puget Sound Apparent Effects
Thresholds (AETs), Vol. 1: 1994 Amphipod and Echinoderm Larval AETs Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 |
Draft |
PSDDA - 4/96 |
| Freshwater Sediment Criteria |
STATUS |
DATE |
| Effects of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Sediments from Lake Washington on Freshwater Bioassay Organisms and Benthic Macroinvertebrates |
Final |
Ecology - 6/92 |
| A Review of Interpretation Methods for Freshwater Benthic Invertebrate Survey Data Used by Selected State and Federal Agencies |
Final |
Ecology - 10/91 |
| Evaluation of Bioassay Organisms for Freshwater Sediment Toxicity Testing |
Final |
Ecology - 2/92 |
| Copper in Sediments from Steilacoom Lake, Pierce County, Washington |
Final |
Ecology - 4/92 |
| Review and Evaluation of Microtox Test for Freshwater Sediments |
Final |
Ecology -11/92 |
| Summary of Guidelines for Contaminated Freshwater Sediments (FSEDCRIT) |
Final |
Ecology - 3/95 |
| Creation and Analysis of Freshwater Sediment Quality Values in Washington State - Pub No. 97-323a |
Final |
Ecology - 7/97 |
|
Development of Freshwater
Sediment Quality Values for Use in Washington State: Phase I Task 6 |
Final |
Ecology - 9/02 |
|
Development of Freshwater Sediment Quality
Values for Use in Washington State: Phase II Report
Criteria calculation spreadsheets |
Final |
Ecology - 9/03 |
| Human Health Sediment Criteria |
STATUS |
DATE |
| Concept Paper: Regulatory Policy and Structure For Development of Human Health Sediment Criteria |
Final |
Ecology - 6/92 |
| Development of Human Health Sediment Criteria Using A Distributional Analysis |
Final |
Ecology - 1/94 |
| Regulatory Options: Use of Fish Tissue Criteria |
Final |
Ecology - 9/94 |
| Tier 1 Report: Development of Sediment Quality Criteria For The Protection of Human Health |
Final |
DOH - 6/95 |
| Bioaccumulation Factor Approach Analysis for Metals and Polar Organic Compounds |
Final |
Ecology - 10/95 |
| Displays of Chemicals of Concern for Human Health-Based Sediment Quality Criteria |
Final |
Ecology - 10/95 |
| Analysis of BSAF Values for Nonpolar Organic Compounds in Finfish and Shellfish |
Final |
Ecology - 11/95 |
| Tier II Report: Development of Sediment Quality Criteria For The Protection of Human Health |
Final |
DOH - 5/96 |
| Technical Review of Distributional Analysis Approaches for Cancer Potency Factors |
Final |
Ecology - 5/96 |
| Developing Health-Based Sediment Quality Criteria for Cleanup Sites: A Case Study Report |
Final |
Ecology - 12/97 |
| Review of Bioaccumulation Methods for Fish and Shellfish |
Final |
Ecology - 12/98 |
| Dredged Material Management |
STATUS |
DATE |
| Confined Disposal of Contaminated Sediments: Documentation of Standards Development -- Appendices |
Final |
Ecology - 11/89 |
| Confined Disposal of Contaminated Sediments: Development Documentation |
Final |
Ecology - 1/90 |
| Standards for Confined Disposal of Contaminated Sediments |
Final |
Ecology - 1/90 |
| The Effects-Based Design Process |
Final |
Ecology - 6/90 |
| Dredged Material Management Puget Sound Dredged Disposal Analysis Baseline Survey of Phase II Disposal Sites (89-09-004) Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D Appendix E Appendix F |
Final |
Ecology - 89 |
| Multi-User Disposal Sites (MUDS) |
STATUS |
DATE |
| Multiuser Confined Disposal Sites Program Study |
Final |
Ecology - 12/90 |
| Multiuser Sites for the Confined Disposal of Contaminated Sediments from Puget Sound |
Final |
Ecology - 10/91 |
| Multi-User Confined Disposal Site Program - Recommended Siting Process |
Final |
Ecology - 12/96 |
| Puget Sound Confined Disposal Site Study - Final Environmental Impact Statement |
Final |
Ecology/DNR/Corps |
Last updated: October 13, 2008
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