STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY

NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO CONSTRUCT AN AIR POLLUTION SOURCE

The State of Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) has received an application from J.R. Simplot Company to install and operate an anaerobic digester and an enclosed biogas flare. The facility is located one half mile south of the town site of Wheeler on the east side of "O" Road in Grant County. The legal description of the site is the SW 1/4, of the NW 1/4, of Section 22, Township 19 North, Range 29 East, of the Willamette Meridian. After review of the completed application and other information on file with the agency, Ecology has made a preliminary determination that this proposal will conform to all requirements for air pollutant emissions as specified in Chapter 173-400 WAC and Chapter 173-460 WAC. Copies of the Preliminary Determination and other pertinent information are available for public review at Ecology, 4601 N. Monroe, Spokane, WA 99205-1295, and at the Grant County Planning Department, 32 C Street N.W., Ephrata, Washington 98823.

The Grant County Planning Department is the State Environmental Policy Act lead agency for this project under Chapter 197-11 WAC. The final NOC Approval Order will not be issued by Ecology until the public review process has been completed. A THRESHOLD OF DETERMINATION had already been completed by Grant County Planning Department. The public is invited to comment on the project by submitting written comments within 30 days of this notice to G. Thomas Clark at the above Spokane address. A public hearing may be held if significant public interest is determined to exist.

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Pub.: January 27, 2006