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NOTICE OF
MITIGATED
DETERMINATION OF
NONSIGNIFICANCE
(M-DNS) AND NOTICE
OF A CONDITIONAL
USE PERMIT HEARING
On Thursday, April 2, 2026, Whitman County Planning Division issued a Mitigated-Determination of Nonsignificance (M-DNS) pursuant to the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Rules (Chapter 197-11 WAC) for the following proposal:
The Pullman-Moscow Airport proposes utilizing a 64-acre parcel of farmland that's located between SR 270 and the airport for an inert landfill site. The original conditional use permit (CU 13-04) expired. The site is in the SW 1/4 of Section 35, Township 15N., Range 45E., W.M., Whitman County, WA.
Copies of the SEPA M-DNS are available at no charge from the Planning Division located on the second floor of the Public Service Building, 310 N. Main Street, Colfax, WA 99111.
The Whitman County Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing on the conditional use permit on Thursday, April 23, 2026, at 7:00 PM in the auditorium, first floor of the Public Service Building, 310 N. Main Street, Colfax, WA 99111. Virtual attendance will be available via ZOOM at the following link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83873674072.
The public may submit written comments to the Planning Division which can be submitted in person, by email to Grace Di Biase at
grace.dibiase@whitman
county.gov, or Alan Thomson at alan.thomson@whitman
county.gov, or mailed to: Whitman County Planning Division, P.O. Box 430, Colfax, WA 99111.
Comments regarding the SEPA M-DNS must be environmentally-focused. There is a 14-day comment period for the SEPA M-DNS which begins Thursday, April 2, 2026, and ends by 5:00PM on Thursday, April 16, 2026. Comments regarding the conditional use permit application must be received by 5:00PM on Thursday, April 23, 2026, or at the public hearing.
Grace Di Biase
Assistant County Planner
File:
SEPA 26-008 and CU 26-004