PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

Lincoln County Dept. of Public

Works, 27234 State Route

25N, Davenport, Washington

99122, is seeking coverage

under the Washington State

Department of Ecology’s Construction

Stormwater, NPDES

and State Waste Discharge

General Permit.

The proposed projects, known

as the Miles Creston Road

Section 1 & 1B, County Road

Projects G-1034 & G-1035,

are located between M.P. 0.00

and 3.01 for section 1 and M.P.

3.01 and 4.66 for section 1B on

Miles Creston Road No. 95100.

The project begins at the intersection

of Miles Creston Road

and State Highway 2, approximately

1.8 miles Southeast of

Creston, Washington in Lincoln

County, and extends 4.66 to

the intersection of Copenhaver

Rd. 51410

These projects involve approximately

18 acres of soil

disturbance to provide areas for

road expansion and equipment

storage. Project activities will

include: Remove the existing

asphalt surface; Install new

drainage pipes; Install guardrail;

Resurface approach roadway

with crushed and asphaltic surfacing

material; Reclamation of

all areas disturbed.

Any potential for discharge

resulting from construction and

project area to natural drainage

channels or Welch Creek

will be controlled by the Best

Management Practices (BMP’s)

practicable, using the Stormwater

Management Manual

for Eastern Washington as a

guide. BMP’s may include but

not necessarily be limited to the

following:

 Work performed will be at

low flow in the dry periods of

summer

 Preserve Natural Vegetation,

Grass Lined Channels and

Buffer Zones

 Stabilize Construction Entrances

and Road/Parking Areas

 Temporary and Permanent

Seeding upon completion of

project

Any person(s) desiring to present

their views to the Washington

State Department of Ecology

regarding

this application, or interested

in Ecology’s action on this application,

may notify Ecology

in writing no later than 30 days

of the last date of publication

of this notice. Ecology reviews

public comments and considers

whether discharges from this

project would cause a measurable

change in receiving water

quality, and, if so, whether the

project is necessary and in the

overriding public interest according

to Tier II antidegradation

requirements under WAC 173-

201A-320. Publication dates of

this notice are March 13, 2024,

and March 20, 2024.

Comments can be submitted to:

Department of Ecology

Attn: Water Quality Program,

Construction Stormwater

P.O. Box 47696

Olympia, WA 98504-7696

Published March 14 and 21,

2024