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
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DOROTHY I GLENCROSS
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NUTARY PUBLIC for the
State of Montana
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Residing at Kalispell, Montana
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My Commission Expires
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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
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