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NOTICE OF OPEN RECORD HEARINGS
Notice of Application
Benton County has received a permit application for the following project:
A maintenance project involving the installation of marine pile jacket systems on 62 existing treated timber structural piles located at the central dock and associated walkways of the existing Hedges Dock facility at the Nutrien Kennewick Fertilizer Operations site on the Columbia River.
Project Location:
The project is located at 227108 E Hedges Rd in the Kennewick area of unincorporated Benton County within the Columbia River. The parcel is legally described as Section 14, Township 08 North, Range 30 East W.M., parcel number 1-1480-300-0001-001.
Agency Contact:
Andrea Watts, Planning Supervisor, Benton County Planning Division
Planning.Department@co.benton.wa.us
Phone Number: (509) 786-5612
Project Applicant: Agency File Number:
Environmental Resource Management, Inc. EA 2026-0013
Attn: Kelsey Donahue
1201 3rd Avenue, Floor 22
Seattle, WA 98101
Date of permit application: July 14, 2026
Date of determination of completeness: July 16, 2026
Date of Notice of Application: July 17, 2026
Notice of Application Publication Date: July 22, 2026
Comment due date: August 5, 2026
SEPA Environmental Review: The Benton County Planning Division has reviewed the proposed project for probable adverse environmental impacts and expects to issue a Determination of Non-Significance (DNS) or Mitigated Determination of Non-Significance (MDNS). The proposal may include mitigation measures under applicable codes, and the project review process may incorporate or require mitigation measures regardless of whether an EIS is prepared. The optional DNS process in WAC 197-11-355 is being used. This may be your only opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts of the proposed project.
Agencies, tribes, and the public are encouraged to review and comment on the proposed project and its probable environmental impacts. Comments must be submitted by the due date noted above (14 days from date of publication) to the Benton County Planning Division, 102206 E Wiser Parkway, Kennewick, WA 99338. Any information submitted to Benton County is subject to the public records disclosure law for the State of Washington (RCW Chapter 42.17) and all other applicable law that may require the release of the documents to the public.
This project does not require a public hearing. A copy of the subsequent threshold determination and any other information concerning this action may be obtained by contacting the Benton County Planning Division, at 102206 E Wiser Parkway, Kennewick, WA or (509) 786-5612.
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