NOTICE: ANNOUNCEMENT OF AVAILABILITY OF DRAFT PERMIT MODIFICATION

| June 17, 2013 1:00 PM

AmeriCold has applied for a State Waste Discharge Permit modification 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-8124

APPLICANT: AmeriCold Corporation

3245 Road “N” NE

Moses Lake, WA 98837

FACILITY: Same as above

AmeriCold presently owns and operates a refrigerated warehouse facility in Moses Lake that discharges to the City of Moses Lake Dunes Wastewater Treatment Facility. AmeriCold has requested a modification to their permit that will decrease specific sampling from monthly to quarterly and remove discharge time window requirements.

The Department of Ecology (Ecology) is proposing to modify the permit to allow the modifications as requested above. Ecology is issuing a draft amended permit and fact sheet amendment and is only accepting comments on the modified portions.

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. 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 modified permit and fact sheet amendment may be viewed at the following Ecology website: https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/wqreports/public/f?p=110:300:204711910172865. The

fact sheet and proposed modified permit, and other related documents are also available at Ecology’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 modification. All comments must be submitted within 30 days after publication of this notice to be considered for the final determination. Comments must be received by our office no later than July 17, 2013. Comments should be sent to:

Mr. Scott Mallery

Department of Ecology

4601 N. Monroe Street

Spokane, WA 99205

smal461@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.: June 17, 2013