NOTICE OF APPLICATION &
SEPA THRESHOLD
DETERMINATION
Pursuant to RCW 43.21C.080,
notice is hereby given that Adams
County did on September
25, 2023, make a Determination
of Nonsignificance (DNS), for
the following application.
Description of proposal: Adams
County Building and Planning
a SEPA checklist an Irrigation
System Improvement Project.
The Warden Hutterian Brethren
are pursuing an easement
across DNR property in Section
16, Township 18 North, Range
31 East, WM for installation of
a 30” diameter pipe that will
convey water from the existing
East Columbia Basin Irrigation
District turnout to property in
Sections 22, 25, 26, 27 and 28
all in Township 18 North, Range
31 East, WM. Approximately
2,640 ft of pipe will be installed
on DNR property. A total of
approximately 47,460 ft of pipe
will be installed to convey water
to 17 circle irrigation machines.
Four of the machines are existing
and the remainder are new.
Proponent:
CLASSIFIEDS SECTION
Applicant: Applicant
Representative:
Paul Wollman Gary
Weatherly, PE
WHB Trust JUB
Engineers, Inc.
1054 Wes t Har der Rd
3611 South Zintel Way
Warden, WA 98857 Kennewick,
WA 99337
(509) 760-1808 (509)
783-2144
Site Location: Portions of Sections
16, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27 and
28, Township 18 North, Range
31 East, WM.
Lead Agency: Adams County
Planning Department
Adams County has determined
that this proposal will not have
a probable significant adverse
impact on the environment. An
environmental impact statement
(EIS) is not required under RCW
43.21C.030(2)(c). This decision
was made after the review of a
completed environmental checklist
and other information on file
with the lead agency. This information
is available to the public
upon request.
Threshold Determination:
{X} This DNS is issued
under 197-11-340 (2); the lead
agency will not act on this proposal
for 14 days from October
11,2023.
Comments must be submitted
no later than October 24, 2023,
for this DNS.
Copies of the SEPA checklist
and other documentation are
available through the Adams
County Website at https://www.
co.adams.wa.us/ or the Adams
County Building and Planning
Department located at 449 E
Cedar Blvd, Othello, Washington
99344, 509-488-9441.
Pursuant to WAC 197-11-340(2),
Adams County will not act on this
proposal for 14 days from October
11, 2023. Timely comments
on this threshold determination
must be received no later than
4:00 PM, October 31, 2023.
S/Adams County Planning Dept.
To be published in the Ritzville
Journal, Wednesday, October
11, 2023, and Wednesday, October
18, 2023
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