NOTICE OF APPLICATION & SEPA THRESHOLD DETERMINATION

NOTICE OF APPLICATION &

SEPA THRESHOLD

DETERMINATION

Pursuant to RCW 43.21C.080,

notice is hereby given that Adams

County did on December

18, 2023, make a Determination

of Nonsignificance (DNS), for the

following application:

Description of proposal: Weyns-

Farms Hatton Rd. Solar Project.

Weyns Farms is proposing to

install 2000 solar modules, on

approximately 5 acres of farmland,

which is adjacent to an

onion/potato storage facility built

in 2020. The power produced by

this solar project would mainly

go towards offsetting the power

demand to the storage facility.

The 2000 modules will have the

ability to produce 1,080 kW. The

annual production is estimated

to be around 1,500,000 KWH,

which is over 80% of the average

annual electrical needs at

this location.

This project will remove a small

amount of irrigated farmland

from production. However, it is

in a rockier and less productive

area of the farm unit. Locating

the solar project approximately

900 ft south of W Hatton Rd. will

minimize impact on neighbors

and traffic, as well as leaving

room for possible future expansion

of the onion / potato storage

complex.

A decommissioning and reclamation

plan has been provided

for this project.

Proponent: Weyns Farms

c/o KO Weyns

8289 Kulm Rd.SE

Othello WA, 99344

509-346-9352

Site Location: The proposed solar

project will be located within

parcel No. 2100452660100. The

solar modules would be located

approximately 1000 ft south of

1977 W Hatton Rd.

Lead Agency: Adams County

Planning Department

Adams County has determined

that this proposal will not have

a probable significant adverse

impact on the environment. An

environmental impact statement

(EIS) is not required under RCW

43.21C.030(2)(c). This decision

was made after the review of a

completed environmental checklist

and other information on file

with the lead agency. This information

is available to the public

upon request.

Threshold Determination:

{X} This DNS is issued

under 197-11-340 (2); the lead

agency will not act on this proposal

until January 17, 2024.

Copies of the SEPA checklist

and other documentation are

available through the Adams

County Website at https://www.

co.adams.wa.us/ or the Adams

County Building and Planning

Department located at 449 E

Cedar Blvd, Othello, Washington

99344, 509-488-9441.

Pursuant to WAC 197-11-340(2),

Adams County will not act on

this proposal for at least 14 days

from December 27, 2023. Timely

comments on this threshold

determination must be received

no later than 4:00 PM, January

16, 2023.

S/Adams County Planning Dept.

To be published in the Ritzville

Journal, Wednesday December

27, 2023, and Wednesday, January

03, 2024.