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Emerging Contaminant FONSI, Affidavit of PublicationNO. 31781 FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT FOR KALISPELL DRINKING WATER EMERGING CONTAMINANT RESPONSE TO PFAS PROJECT TO: ALL INTERESTED PER- SONS Date: January 8, 2026, Action: New Wells and Transmission Mains Project, Location of Proj- ect: Kalispell, Flathead County, Montana, DEQ/DWSRF Fund- ing: $17,950,000, Total Project Cost: $17,950,000. An environmental assessment (EA) has been prepared by the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) regarding construction of new wells and transmission mains for the city of Kalispell water system, in Flathead County. The proposed project involves the construction of four new wells at the Noffsinger Spring area and a transmission main across the golf course to connect to system storage reservoirs and two wells at Dry Bridge Park and a new transmission main along Wood- land Avenue. New buildings and treatment facilities will be built at each location. The purpose of the project is to make improve- ments to the drinking water sys- tem that are needed to protect public health by deactivating and replacing PFAS contaminated water sources. Based on the environmental assessment, the project is not expected to have any significant adverse impacts upon terrestrial and aquatic life or habitat includ- ing endangered species, water quality or quantity, air quality, geological features, cultural or historical features, or social quality. The DEQ utilized the following references in completing its environmental assessment of this project: a Uniform Applica- tion and Uniform Environmental Checklist for Montana Public Facility Projects and a Kalispell Drinking Water Emerging Con- taminant Preliminary Engineer- ing Report (dated January 2025) which were prepared by Robert Peccia & Associates. Review of potential contaminant sources was also completed by the Source Water Protection Section of DEQ. In addition to these references, letters were sent to seven local, state, and federal agencies: the Montana Historical Society's Historic Preservation Office (SHPO); the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS); the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (USCOE); the Montana Depart- ment of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks (DFWP); USDA Natural Re- sources Conservation Services; Montana DEQ; and DNRC. Responses have been received from SHPO and USCOE. These references are available for review upon request by contacting: Susie Turner, P.E., Kalispell Public Works Director, 201 1 st Ave E. (PO Box 1997), Kalispell, MT59901, Phone (406)210-9191, Email: sturner@ kalispell.com OR Sandie Koenig, P.E., DEQ DWSRF Engineering Supervisor, P.O. Box 200901, Helena, MT 59620-0901, Phone (406) 444-6770, Email: sandie. koenianm' -- STATE OF MONTANA, FLATHEAD COUNTY AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION DARLENE TREWEEK BEING DULY SWORN, DEPOSES AND SAYS: THAT SHE IS THE LEGAL CLERK OF THE DAILY INTER LAKE A DAILY NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION, PRINTED AND PUBLISHED IN THE CITY OF KALISPELL, IN THE COUNTY OF FLATHEAD, STATE OF MONTANA, AND THAT NO. 31781 LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT WAS PRINTED AND PUBLISHED IN THE REGULAR AND ENTIRE ISSUE OF SAID PAPER, AND IN EACH AND EVERY COPY THEREOF ON THE DATES OF JAN 18, 2026 AND THE RATE CHARGED FOR THE ABOVE PRINTING DOES NOT EXCEED THE MINIMUM GOING RATE CHARGED TO ANY OTHER ADVERTISER FOR THE SAME PUBLICATION, SET IN THE SAME SIZE TYPE AND PUBLISHED FOR THE SAME NUMBER OF INSERTIONS. Subscribed and sworn to Before me t 's J N Y 1A2O6 Dorothy I. GI lcross Notary Public for the State of Montana Residing in Kalispell My commission expires 9/12/2029 I oLFN DOROTHY I GLENCROSS o�O�0OSAR4g4 O NUTARY PUBLIC for the State of Montana o SEAL Residing at Kalispell, Montana mr aq My Commission Expires 9�F OFMO�P September 12, 2029 Comments on this finding or on the EA may be submitted to DEQ at the above address. Comments must be postmarked no later than 30 days after the date of publication of this FONSI in the newspaper. After eval- uating substantive comments received, DEQ will revise the EA or determine if an EIS is neces- sary. Otherwise, this finding of no significant impact will stand if no substantive comments are received during the comment pe- , riod or if substantive comments I are received and evaluated and the environmental impacts are still determined to be nonsig- nificant. Signed, Sandie Koenig, DWSRF Supervisor, Engineering Bureau January 18, 2026 MNAXLP