Lead Service Line Categorical Exclusion Affidavit of PublicationNO. 31372
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION OF
CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION
CITY OF KALISPELL, MON-
TANA
LEAD SERVICE LINE RE- STATE OF MONTANA
PLACEMENT PROJECT
July 9, 2025 - The Montana I
Department of Environmental FLATHEAD COUNTY
Quality has reviewed the above -
named project. The lead service
line replacement project will re- AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
place 30 lead service lines. The
work will occur within a 1-mile
radius of the Flathead County DARLENE TREWEEK BEING DULY
Court House, on either side of
South Main street (Highway SWORN, DEPOSES AND SAYS: THAT SHE IS THE
93). The work will occur in three
schedules, primarily along the LEGAL CLERK OF THE DAILY INTER LAKE A DAILY
following streets: NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION PRINTED
Schedule 1: 4th Street W.
between S. Meridian Road and AND PUBLISHED IN THE CITY OF KALISPELL, IN THE
10th Avenue W.; 7th and 4th
Avenues W. between 3rd and COUNTY OF FLATHEAD, STATE OF MONTANA, AND
4th Streets W.; and 2nd and 3rd THAT NO. 31372
Avenues W. between 4th and
6th Streets W.
*Schedule 2: at the corner of
South Main street and East LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT WAS PRINTED AND'
Center Street; 5th Avenue E. PUBLISHED IN THE REGULAR AND ENTIRE ISSUE OF
between 2nd and 3rd Streets E.;
2nd, 3rd, 5th, and 6th Avenues SAID PAPER, AND IN EACH AND EVERY COPY
E. between 5th and 6th Streets
E.; 1st and 2nd Avenues E. be- THEREOF ON THE DATES OF, JULY 13 2025
tween 11th and 12th Streets E.;
5th and 6th Avenues E. between
10th and 11th streets E.; and at AND THE RATE CHARGED FOR THE ABOVE
5th Avenue E. and Birchwood Court PRINTING DOES NOT EXCEED THE MINIMUM
`Schedule 3: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd GOING RATE CHARGED TO ANY OTHER
Avenues E. between 7th and
10th streets E. ADVERTISER FOR THE SAME PUBLICATION,
Pursuant to ARM 17.40.318, the
Department has concluded that SET IN THE SAME SIZE TYPE AND PUBLISHED
the proposed project meets the FOR THE SAME NUMBER OF INSERTIONS.
Categorical Exclusion criteria
of the National Environmen-
tal Policy Act (NEPA) and the
Montana Environmental Policy
Act (MEPA). The Categorical _____
Exclusion may be revoked if
the project is not initiated within
the time period specified in the
planning documents, a new or Subscribed and sworn to
modified application is submit- Before me this JULY 13, 2025
ted, new evidence demonstrates
serious local or environmental is-
sues exist, or state, local, tribal,
or federal laws are violated.
The documentation for the Cat- --------- _
egorical Exclusion is available
for public review at https://deq. Dorothy I. G CYOSS
mt.gov/public/publicnotice and at
the following locations:
Department of Environmental Notary Public for the State of Montana
Quality State Revolving Fund
Loan Program, 2401 Colonial Residing in Kalispell
Drive, Helena, MT 59601
and the City of Kalispell, 201 My commission expires 9/12/2025
1st Avenue East, Kalispell, MT
59901
sincerely, Sandie Koenig, PE, I Gt DOROTIV I GLENCROSS
DWSRF Program Manager, o�� M4� NOTARY PUBLIC for the
Engineering Bureau O� 0TpRI,44 Oy
Montana Department of Environ
o State of Montana
mental Quality * SEAL * Residing at Kalispell, Montana
NT a` My Commission Expires
July 13, 2025 9TFOF MOP September 12, 2025
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