PUBLIC NOTICE OF APPLICATION
& SEPA THRESHOLD
DETERMINATION
Pursuant to RCW 43.21C.080,
notice is hereby given that acting
as the lead agency for the
Town of Washtucna, Adams
County did on November 1,
2023, make a Determination of
Non-significance (DNS), for the
following application.
Description of proposal: Town
of Washtucna Fiber to home
Project. The project is a fiber
to premise (FTTx) construction
project on existing utility poles
in the Town of Washtucna, WA.
The aerial construction will
be done according to the utility
pole owner’s specifications
and permitted through a pole
attachment process. Where
underground construction is
necessary, due to lack of pole
or access on the poles, the fiber
will be buried at a depth of 2-4
feet in city right-of-way or on
private property following existing
utilities. In these instances,
conduit for feeder cables placed
will be 1-1/4” HDPE SDR 11
or similar. Handholes will be
limited to transitions and access
points only and placed in city
right-of-way. The handholes are
anticipated to be approximately
30”x48”x36” with Tier22 rated
lids. Service drop cable placed
in conduit will be locatable for
811 services. All feeder cables
will meet at one central location
outdoor cabinet that will house
service providers switching
equipment and fiber distribution
ports. Buried routes will
incorporate route markers for
identification. All drop cables
will be terminated in a terminal
box mounted to the exterior of
the premise.
Proponent: Town of Washtucna,
WA
Mayor Brian Hille
165 South Main Street,
Washtucna, WA 99371.
(509) 646-3253
Site Location:
The FTTH construction will take
place in the city limits of Washtucna,
WA (see map provided
at the county planning website)
Lead Agency: Adams County
Planning Department
449 E Cedar Blvd, Othello WA,
99344
509-488-9441
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 through the Adams
County Building and Planning
website under SEPA notices or
upon request through our office.
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 November 08,
2023.
Comments must be submitted
no later than November 28,
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 November 8, 2023. Timely
comments on this threshold determination
must be received no
later than 4:00 PM, November
28, 2023.
S/Adams County Planning
Dept.
To be published in the Ritzville
Journal, Wednesday, November
08, 2023, and Wednesday, November
15, 2023
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