NOTICE: ANNOUNCEMENT OF AVAILABILITY OF DRAFT PERMIT

| February 15, 2006 8:00 PM

PERMIT NO.: ST 5379

APPLICANT: City of Warden

201 S. Ash Street

Warden, WA 98857

FACILITY: City of Warden - Industrial Wastewater Facility

The City of Warden has applied for the renewal of its State Waste Discharge permit in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 90.48 Revised Code of Washington (RCW) and Chapter 173-216 Washington Administrative Code (WAC).

The City presently owns or operates an industrial wastewater treatment plant which is designed to manage and treat process wastewater associated with two potato processors and a milk bottler. The facility is designed for a flow of 1.6 million gallons per day. The wastewater, following treatment, must meet the requirements of the Washington State Water Pollution Control Act and applicable regulations for a permit to be issued.

Following the evaluation of the application and other available information, a draft permit has been developed which would allow the discharge of pre-treated process wastewater from the City's industrial facility to 400 acres of land via spray irrigation. The fields are located in sections 9, 17, and 20, T. 17N, R. 30 EWM.

A tentative determination has been made on the effluent limitations and special permit conditions that will prevent and control pollution. A final determination will not be made until all timely comments received in response to this notice have been evaluated.

PUBLIC COMMENT AND INFORMATION

The draft permit and fact sheet may be viewed at the Department of Ecology (Department) website: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/permits/eastern_permits.html. The application, fact sheet, proposed permit, and other related documents are also available at the Department's Eastern Regional Office for inspection and copying between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., weekdays. To obtain a copy or to arrange to view copies please call the permit coordinator at (509) 329-3537, e-mail cywa461@ecy.wa.gov, or write to the address below.

Interested persons are invited to submit written comments regarding the proposed permit. All comments must be submitted within 30 days after publication of this notice to be considered for the final determination. Comments should be sent to:

Water Quality Permit Coordinator

Department of Ecology

N. 4601 Monroe

Spokane, WA 99205

Any interested party may request a public hearing on the proposed permit within 30 days of the publication date of this notice. The request for a hearing shall state the interest of the party and the reasons why a hearing is necessary. The request should be sent to the above address. The Department will hold a hearing if it determines that there is significant public interest. If a hearing is to be held, public notice will be published at least 30 days in advance of the hearing date. Any party responding to this notice with comments will be mailed a copy of a hearing public notice.

Please bring this public notice to the attention of persons who you know would be interested in this matter. Ecology is an equal opportunity agency. If you need this publication in an alternate format, please contact us at (509) 329-3537 or TTY (for the speech and hearing impaired) at 711 or 1-800-833-6388.

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Pub.: February 16, 2006