FONSI West Side Regional Stormwater Improvements AffidavitNP "ACC
FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT
IMPACT TO ALL INTERESTEE
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES
AND PUBLIC GROUPS
As required by state and federal 1
rules for determining whether an
Environmental Impact Statement
is necessary, an environmental
review has been performed on
the proposed action - Project:
City of Kalispell West Side Re-
gional Stormwater Improve-
ments, Location: Kalispell, Mon-
tana, Project Number: C305182,
Total Cost: $5,052,049.
The City of Kalispell, through its
2008 Updated Stormwater Facili-
ty Plan, prepared by TD&H Engi-
neering, and the 2019 Prelimina-
ry Engineering Evaluation Re-
port (PEER), prepared by AE2S
consultants, has identified the
need to construct stormwater im-
provements west of Kalispell.
The specific area for the im-
provements is north of
Quarter Horse Estates Subdivi-
sion and south of Reserve Drive.
There is very little storm drain-
age infrastructure within this ba-
sin, which is currently a rural
system of swales and culverts.
Historically, flooding has occur-
red within the lower elevations of
Quarter Horse Estates. In addi-
tion, storm drainage improve-
ments are needed to properly
handle
stormwater generated by future
development. The 2019 PEER
evaluated altematives and con-
sidered impacts associated with
the proposed project. The chos-
en alternative consists of ap-
proximately 9,000 feet of 24 -inch
stormwater collection pipe, two
regional stormwater detention fa-
cilities, and a new outfall on
West Spring Creek, west of
Quarter Horse Estates. The ad-
ditions to Kalispell's stormwater
system will improve the city's
ability to reduce pollutants and
meet the Minimum Controls
Measures (MCMs) set forth in
the Municipal Separate Storni
Sewer System (MS4) General
Permit. Construction is sched-
uled to begin in the spring of
2021 and be completed by the
end of that year. The estimated
project cost (including adminis-
tration, engineering, and con-
struction) is $5,052,049. The dis-
trict will fund these project costs
through a loan in the amount of
$3,685,000 from the Water Pol-
lution Control State Revolving
Fund Program, at an interest
rate of 2.50% and a term of 20
years; $967,049 in City of
Kalispell stormwater impact fees;
and $400,000 from the City's
stormwater fund. Federal and
State grant loan programs will
fund the project. Environmentally
sensitive characteristics such as
wetlands, floodplains, threatened
dr endangered species, and his-
torical sites are not expected to
be adversely impacted because
of the proposed project. Public 1
participation during the planning
process demonstrated support
for the selected altemative. No
significant long-term environ-
mental impacts were identified.
An environmental assessment
(EA), which describes the project
STATE OF MONTANA
FLATHEAD COUNTY
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
MARY BOOTH BEING DULY
SWORN, DEPOSES AND SAYS: THAT SHE IS THE LEGAL
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COUNTY OF FLATHEAD, STATE OF MONTANA, AND
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Subscribed and sworn to
Before me this, January 1, 2021
Dorothy I. G1 ross
Notary Public for the State of Montana
Residing in Kalispell
My commission expires 9/12/2021
DOROTHY I GLENCROSS
Notary Public for the
State of Montana
Residing at KALISPELL, MT
My Commission Expires
September 12, 2021
and analyzes the impacts in
more detail, is available for pub-
lic scrutiny on the DEQ web site
http://deq.mt.gov/Public/ea and
at the following locations: De-
partment of Environmental Qual-
ity, 1520 East Sixth Avenue, PO
Box 200901, Helena, MT
59620-0901 Jackie.Kuhl@mt.go
v, and Clty of Kalispell, 201 First
Avenue East, PO Box 1997,
Kalispell, MT 59901. Comments
on the EA may be submitted to
the Department of Environmen-
tal Quality at the above address.
After evaluating comments re-
ceived, the department will re-
vise the environmental assess-
ment or determine if an environ-
mental impact statement is nec-
essary. If no substantive com-
ments are received during the
comment period, or if substan-
tive comments are received and
evaluated and the environmental
impacts are still determined to
be non-significant, the agency
will make a final decision. No ad-
ministrative action will be taken
on the project for at least 30 cal-
endar days after release of the
Finding of No Significant Impact.
Sincerely, Mark Smith, P.E., SRF
Program Manager, Water Quality
Division, Montana Department of
Environmental Quality
Aimee Brunckhorst, CMC, APR
City Clerk & Communications
Manager
City of Kalispell
January 1, 2021
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