NOTICE OF DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE (DNS)

NOTICE OF DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE (DNS)

Whitman County Planning issued a Determination of Nonsignificance (DNS) under the State Environmental Policy Act Rules (Chapter 197-11 WAC) for the following project:

4 Nelson Farms, Inc. proposes to clean a previously channelized section of Spring Flat Creek drainage that is currently filled with sediment causing localized flooding. On an annual basis, sediment and excess plant growth shall be removed to maintain the hydraulic capacity in the SW ¼ of Section 31, Township 16N., Range 44E., and the NW ¼ and SW ¼ of Section 6 & the NW ¼ and NE 1/4 of Section 7, Township 15N., Range 44E., W.M., Whitman County, Washington.

After review of a completed environmental checklist and other information on file with the Planning Office, it has determined that this proposal will not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment.

Copies of the DNS are available at no charge from the Planning Office, Whitman County Public Service Building (2nd Floor), N. 310 Main St., Colfax, WA 99111. Interested persons may submit environmentally-focused written comments on the SEPA decision by 5:00 PM on Thursday, December 5, 2024, to the County Planning Office, P.O. Box 430, Colfax, WA 99111-0430, (fax) 509-397-6210.

Grace Di Biase

Assistant County Planner

File: SEPA 24-17

Published November 21, 2024