LINCOLN COUNTY NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE (DNS)

LINCOLN COUNTY NOTICE

OF APPLICATION AND

DETERMINATION OF

NON-SIGNIFICANCE (DNS)

STATE ENVIRONMENTAL

POLICY ACT (SEPA)

(RCW 43.21C) SEPA RULES

(WAC 197-11)

FILE NO. SEPA-01-23

DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSAL:

Fiber-to-the-Home to serve

all premises in Davenport and

Wilbur and approximately 23

mid-miles of fiber from Harrington

to Sprague, located in

rural Lincoln County. The aerial

construction will be done according

to the utility pole owner’s

specifications and permitted

through a pole attachment

process. Where underground

construction is necessary, due

to lack of poles or access on

the poles, the fiber will be buried

at minimum depths of 48” in

right-of-way with 1 ¼” HDPE

SDR 11 conduit being placed.

Handholes will be limited to

transition points and for access

points only and placed in the

right-of-way. Handholds are

30x48x36” Tier 22 lid.

PROPONENT: Lincoln County

450 Logan St

Davenport, WA 99122

LOCATION OF PROPOSAL:

The incorporated areas of Davenport

and Wilbur, located in

Lincoln County Washington

with a mid-mile connection from

Harrington to Sprague

LEAD AGENCY: Lincoln County

DETERMINATION: The lead

agency for this proposal has

determined that it does not have

a probable significant adverse

impact of the environment. An

environmental impact statement

(EIS) is not required under RCW

43.21C.030. This decision was

made after review of a completed

environmental checklist and

other information on file with the

lead agency. This information

is available to the public on

request. This DNS is issued

under 197-11- 340(2) and the

lead agency will not act on this

proposal for 14 days from the

date below.

Comments must be submitted

by February 23, 2023.

Staff Contact: Janice Meats,

LCEDC Director, janice@lincolnedc.

org or 509-368-7085

PO Box 1304 Davenport, WA

99122

Responsible Official: Courtney

Thompson, Planner

Signature: Courtney Thompson

Date: _2/9/2023_____

APPEALS: You may appeal this

SEPA threshold determination

in writing to the responsible

official listed above no later than

March 3, 2023. You should be

prepared to make specific factual

objections.

Published: Record-Times

02/09/2023 & 02/16/2023