STATE OF WASHINGTON

| September 16, 2005 9:00 PM

DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY

NOTICE OF INDUSTRIAL WASTE DISCHARGE PERMIT APPLICATION AND PROPOSED PERMIT

NO. ST5213

TAKE NOTICE:

Basic American Foods, Inc., located along State Highway 17 and south of Moses Lake, Washington, has applied for reissuance of State Waste Discharge Permit No. ST5213 according to the provisions of Chapter 90.48 RCW and Chapter 173-216 WAC. The permit will allow the discharge of process wastewater associated with its potato processing facility onto land via spray irrigation. The daily discharge from the processing facility is approximately 1.4 million gallons per day. The sprayfields (approx. 2300 acres) are located near the Potholes Reservoir in Section 11, 14, 15, 22, and 23, T. 18N, R. 28 E.W.M. The amount of wastewater used for irrigation is dependent upon the crop needs as explained in a submitted engineering report.

Interested agencies, organizations or persons desiring to express their views or to be notified of the Department's action on this application and subsequent permit should notify, in writing, the Water Quality Permit Coordinator, Department of Ecology, 4601 N. Monroe St., Spokane, WA 99205, of their interest within thirty (30) days of the last date of publication of this notice. Publication dates of this notice are September 12 and September 19, 2005.

Please bring his information to the attention of persons you know would be interested in this matter.

Ecology is an equal opportunity agency. If you have special accommodation needs, contact the Water Quality Permit Coordinator at (509) 456-2874 or TDD (only) (509) 458-2055.

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Pub.: September 12, 19, 2005