206209 NOTICE OF DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE (DNS) Whitman County Planning, the lead agency under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), issued a Determination of Nonsignificance (DNS) under WAC 197-11 for the following project: To be completed by summer of 2027, Whitman Conservation District proposes a bank stabilization project along Union Flat Creek located in Section 19, Township 16N., Range 41E., W.M., Whitman County, WA. After review of a completed environmental checklist and other information on file, the lead agency determined that the proposal does not have probable significant adverse impact on the environment. Copies of the SEPA 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. Interested persons may submit environmentally-focused written comments to the Planning Division which can be submitted in person, by email to Grace Di Biase at grace.dibiase@whit mancounty.gov, or mailed to: Whitman County Planning Division, P.O. Box 430, Colfax, WA 99111. This SEPA determination does not constitute approval of the proposal. There is a 14-day comment period for the SEPA DNS which begins Thursday, October 15, 2026, and ends by 5:00 PM Thursday, October 29, 2026. Grace Di Biase, AICP County Planner (SEPA 26-023)