203747 IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY LEGAL NOTICE OF CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION FOR THE CITY OF OROFINO DRINKING WATER PROJECT The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has determined that the proposed drinking water improvement project for the City of Orofino, Clearwater County, Idaho, conforms to the State Environmental Review Process (SERP), "Rules for Administration of Wastewater and Drinking Water Loan Funds" (IDAPA 58.01.12) and "Rules for Administration of Planning Grants for Drinking Water and Wastewater Facilities" (IDAPA 58.01.22) by which the project is eligible for a categorical exclusion. Accordingly, the project is exempted from further substantive environmental review requirements. Project Description: Replacement and/or rehabilitation of four storage reservoirs and associated transmission lines. Replacement and upsizing old steel and asbestos cement distribution pipes. Copies of the notice of Cat Ex and the environmental information document upon which it is based are available for public review by submitting a public records request, pursuant to Idaho Code 74-101, et seq. A request may be submitted at https://www.deq.idaho.gov/public-records-request/. The records may also be available for public review at the following locations: City of Orofino 217 First Street Orofino, ID 83544 Contact: Brian Childers, City Administrator (208) 476-4725 and orofinocity1905@outlook.com