NOTICE: ANNOUNCEMENT OF AVAILABILITY OF DRAFT AMENDED PERMIT

| January 16, 2012 12:00 PM

The City of Soap Lake has applied for 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).

PERMIT NO.: ST-5282

APPLICANT: City of Soap Lake

P.O. Box 1270

Soap Lake, WA 98851

FACILITY: Soap Lake Wastewater Treatment Facility

910 Road 20 NW

Soap Lake, WA 98851

The City of Soap Lake has applied for 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 of Soap Lake presently owns and operates a municipal wastewater treatment plant that discharges wastewater to rapid infiltration basins and is designed for an average monthly flow of 300,000 gallons per day (GPD) and a maximum daily flow of 420,000 GPD.

Ecology is issuing a draft amended permit and fact sheet and is only accepting comments on the modified portions.

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 amended permit and fact sheet may be viewed at the Department of Ecology (Department) website at http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/permits/wwdischargepermits.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 Water Quality Permit Coordinator at (509) 329-3455, e-mail stra461@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 15 days after publication of this notice to be considered for the final determination. Comments must be received by our office no later than January 31, 2012. Comments should be sent to:

Ms. Marcia Sands

Department of Ecology

4601 N. Monroe Street

Spokane, WA 99205

Marcia.Sands@ecy.wa.gov

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) 329-3455 or TTY (for the speech and hearing impaired) at 711 or 1-800-833-6388.

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Pub.: January 16, 2012