STATE OF WASHINGTON

DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY

NOTICE OF INDUSTRIAL WASTE DISCHARGE PERMIT APPLICATION AND PROPOSED RENEWAL OF PERMIT NO. ST-5273

TAKE NOTICE:

Western Polymer Corporation, located east of Moses Lake along Road "R" S.E., has applied for a renewal of State Waste Discharge Permit No. ST-5273 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 their starch processing onto land via spray irrigation. The maximum daily discharge from the processing facility has been estimated to be approximately 132,000 gallons per day. The 330 acre sprayfield site is located approximately one mile north of the processing facility and east of Road "O" N.E. in Section 25 and 36, T. 19N, R. 29 EWM, and Section 31, T. 19, R. 30 EWM. The wastewater is stored in a lined impoundment during the winter.

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: 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. Please bring this 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) 329-3537 or TTY (only) 1-800-833-6388.

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Pub.: March 6, 13, 2006