204266 NOTICE OF DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE (DNS) Whitman County Planning issued a Determination of Nonsignificance (DNS) under the State Environmental Policy Act Rules (Chapter 197-11 WAC) for the following project: In Fall of 2026, Palouse Conservation District proposes to install in-stream bioengineering structures along an unnamed tributary to Paradise Creek in the SW 1/4 of Section 25, Township 15N., Range 45E., W.M., Whitman County, WA. 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. The public 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@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. There is a 14-day comment period for the SEPA DNS which begins Thursday, March 26, 2026, and ends by 5:00 PM Thursday, April 9, 2026. Grace Di Biase Assistant County Planner Published March 26, 2026 SEPA 26-007