PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

Samkat Ritz, LLC, Susan Schafer, 1101 N Seivers Ln Ritzville, WA 99169-9798, is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit.

The proposed project, Ritzville Travel Center, is located east of SR 261 and south of the Maverick on Homestead Ave. in Ritzville in Adams county.

This project involves 22.7 acres of soil disturbance for Commercial construction activities.

All discharges and runoff goes to ground water.

Any persons 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 anti-degradation requirements under WAC 173-201A-320.

Comments can be submitted to:

[email protected], or

ATTN: Water Quality Program, Construction Stormwater

Washington State Department of Ecology

P.O. Box 47696

Olympia, WA 98504-7696

Published Dec. 11 and 18, 2024.