ANNOUNCEMENT OF AVAILABILITY OF DRAFT PERMIT

PERMIT NO.: WA0052094
APPLICANT: CHELAN COUNTY
PUD #1
FACILITY: LAKE WENATCHEE
POTW
Chelan County Public Utility
District (PUD) #1 has applied for a
renewal of combined National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) and State Waste
Discharge Permit No.
WA0052094 for Lake Wenatchee
Publicly Owned Treatment Works
(POTW) in accordance with the
provisions of Chapter 90.48
Revised Code of Washington
(RCW) and Chapter 173-220
Washington Administrative Code
(WAC), and the Federal Clean
Water Act. Chelan County PUD
No. 1 presently operates a
wastewater treatment plant which
is designed to handle a monthly
maximum flow of .0467 (winter
operations) and .052 (summer
operations) million gallons per day.
The wastewater, following
treatment, must meet the
requirements of the Washington
State Water Pollution Control Act
and applicable regulations for a
permit to be issued. Following
evaluation of the application and
other available information, a draft
permit has been developed which
would allow the discharge of
treated municipal wastewater to a
maximum of 46,700 gallons per
day from November 1 to May 31 to
the Wenatchee River at River Mile
53.6 and to a seasonal maximum
of 9.335 million gallons from June
1 to October 31 to a sprayfield
from its facility located at 21251
State Route 209, Leavenworth,
WA. All discharges must comply
with the Department of Ecology’s
Water Quality Standards for a
permit to be issued. A tentative
determination has been made on
the effluent limitations and special
permit conditions that will prevent
and control pollution. A final
determination will not be made
until all timely comments received
in response to this notice have
been evaluated. PUBLIC
COMMENT AND INFORMATION
The draft permit and fact sheet
may be viewed at the Department
of Ecology (Department) website:
https://apps.ecology.wa.gov/paris/
FacilitySummary.aspx?
FacilityId=5444310. The
application, fact sheet, proposed
permit, and other related
documents are also available at
the Department’s Central Regional
Office for inspection and copying
between the hours of 8:00 a.m.
and 5:00 p.m., weekdays.
To obtain a copy or to arrange to
view copies at the Central
Regional Office, please e-mail
publicrecordsofficer@ecy.wa.gov
or write to Public Records Officer,
Department of Ecology, PO Box
47600, Olympia, WA 98504.
Interested persons are invited to
submit written comments
regarding the proposed permit. All
comments must be submitted by
November 20, 2026, to be
considered for the final
determination. Submit comments
online at:
https://ecology.commentinput.com
?id=aHmMk4B5c. Written
comments should be sent to:
Water Quality Permit Coordinator,
Department of Ecology, Central
Regional Office, 1250 West Alder
Street, Union Gap, WA 98903-
0009. Any interested party may
request a public hearing on the
proposed permit within 30 days of
the publication date of this notice.
The request for a hearing shall
state the interest of the party and
the reasons why a hearing is
necessary. The request should be
sent to the above address. The
Department will hold a hearing if it
determines that there is significant
public interest. If a hearing is to
be held, public notice will be
published at least 30 days in
advance of the hearing date. Any
party responding to this notice
with comments will be mailed a
copy of a hearing public notice.
Please bring this public notice to
the attention of persons who you
know would be interested in this
matter. The Department is an
equal opportunity agency. If you
need this publication in an
alternate format, please contact
us at (509) 575-2490 or TTY (for
the speech and hearing impaired)
at 711 or 1-800-833-6388.
Published in The Leavenworth Echo on
October 21, 2026.