PUBLIC NOTICE - FRANKLIN COUNTY

| July 24, 2014 1:00 PM

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Franklin County Planning and Building Department, determined to be the Lead Agency pursuant to the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) of 1971, as amended, and Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 197-11, has issued a Determination of Non-Significance (DNS) concerning the following proposed project:

Availability of Environmental Documents

Case File: SEPA 2014-02

Applicant: Franklin County Public Works Attn: Matt Rasmussen, PE,

County Engineer/Assistant

Public Works Director

3416 Stearman Avenue

Pasco, WA 99301

Project/Location: A County Road Project for the Birch

Road bridge (#922-4.15) replacement

project. The bridge replacement

project will consist of replacing an

existing 1954 untreated timber bridge

with a proposed steel, aluminum, or

concrete structure. The bridge spans

South Columbia Basin Irrigation

District’s lateral PE66 canal. The

replacement of this bridge is for

safety and maintenance purposes

and will serve existing traffic. The

bridge replacement work will occur

after the irrigation season is over and

the PE66 canal will be empty and not

in use.

The location of the bridge replacement

project is located on Section lines 5

and 8, Township 10 North, Range 29

East, W.M. The bridge is located on

Birch Road, 0.18 miles west of the

intersection of Taylor Flats Road. The

project is located at 46 22’21.54”N, 119 12’05.05”W.

Copies of the environmental documents, site plans, and other materials pertinent to the proposed project are available for review in the Franklin County Planning and Building Department at 1016 North 4th Avenue, Pasco, WA 99301. Those wishing to have copies of said documents mailed to them will be charged a fee covering the costs of reproduction and mailing.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that in accordance with the State Environmental Policy Act and WAC 197-11-340, the DNS, site plans, the Environmental Checklist, and other materials pertinent to the proposed project has been sent to agencies with jurisdiction, the Washington State Department of Ecology, the Benton-Franklin Council of Governments, and others having an interest in the proposal.

The DNS was issued on July 17, 2014 by the Franklin County Planning and Building Department. Comments must be received by 5:00 p.m., Thursday, August 7, 2014 (14 days from publication - July 24, 2014) at which time the DNS will become final.

Jerrod MacPherson

SEPA Responsible Official/

Director of Planning and Building

(Published Thursday, July 24, 2014, in the Franklin County Graphic.)