Quincy Fruit Packing, LLC applied for a discharge permit for cherry processing.

NOTICE: ANNOUNCEMENT OF APPLICATION FOR COVERAGE UNDER A GENERAL PERMIT TO DISCHARGE TO STATE WATERS PERMITTEE: QUINCY FRUIT PACKING, LLC Quincy Fruit Packing, LLC has filed an application for coverage under the Fresh Fruit Packing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, State Waste Discharge General Permit (the general permit), in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 90.48 Revised Code of Washington, Chapter 173.226 Washington Administrative Code, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act as amended. This coverage is for the discharge of cherry packing line and cherry hydrocooler water from the Big Red facility located at 2708 Second Ave. East, Quincy, Washington. The discharge will be approximately 48,000 gallons per day (gpd) to the Quincy Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW). There will be approximately 1800 gallons per day discharged to dust abatement from the cherry treatment area. All discharges to be in compliance with the Department of Ecologys Water Quality Standards. TENTATIVE DETERMINATIONS Ecology proposes to issue coverage under the general permit to the above listed applicant to discharge to the POTW and to dust abatement, subject to certain effluent limitations and special permit conditions. These determinations are tentative. A final determination will not be made until all comments received pursuant to this notice have been evaluated. PUBLIC COMMENT AND INFORMATION Any person interested in Ecologys action on this application may notify Ecology of their interest within thirty days of the last date of publication of this notice. The application and other related documents are available at Ecologys Eastern Regional Office for inspection and copying between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., weekdays. To obtain a copy or to arrange to view copies at the Eastern Regional Office, please call 509/329-3400 or write to the address below. Any person desiring to present their view to Ecology regarding this permit application may do so in writing within thirty days of the last date of publication of this notice to be considered for final determination. E-mail comments should be sent to marcia.porter@ ecy.wa.gov . Written comments should be sent to: Marcia Porter, Department of Ecology, Central Regional Office, 1250 West Alder Street, Union Gap, WA 98903. 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. Ecology 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. For more information or special accommodation needs contact: Marcia Porter at 509-406- 6624 or TTY (for the speech and hearing impaired) at 1-800-833-6388. #04031/48001 Pub: April 6 & 13, 2026