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Legals for April, 29 2026

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| April 29, 2026 12:00 AM

GRANT COUNTY PORT DISTRICT NO.9 NOTICE TO CONSULTANTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STUDY The Grant County Port District No. 9 (“The Port”) hereby solicits Statements of Qualifications from qualified consulting firms to provide economic planning services culminating with the preparation of an Ephrata Industrial Revitalization Economic Plan. Consultant selection will be based on qualifications only. Cost information will not be requested or considered as part of this solicitation. The Port solicits interest from consulting firms with expertise in economic planning for airport, light industrial and heavy industrial zoned areas in and around port districts. The consultant agreement is anticipated to be 12-months in duration, with the option for the Port to extend the agreement for additional time and compensation if necessary. The Industrial Revitalization Economic Planning work is anticipated to begin in June 2026, and a final report to be presented jointly to the Port District and City of Ephrata legislative bodies on or before June 31st 2027. The Port reserves the right to amend terms of this “Request for Qualifications” (RFQ), to circulate various addenda, or to withdraw the RFQ at any time, regardless of how much time and effort consultants have spent on their responses. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The work to be performed by the Consultant consists of economic planning elements including: buildable land study, economic uses study, infrastructure inventory, compile potential projects, rank potential projects, infrastructure projects schedule, potential finding sources, draft economic plan, presentation revisions process, and final deliverable of an Ephrata Industrial Revitalization Economic Plan document. QUALIFICATIONS Please submit three (3) printed copies of qualifications no later than May 22, 2026. Late submissions will not be accepted, and it is the responsibility of the sender to confirm delivery. The Port strongly encourages that proposals be either hand delivered or overnighted via FedEx or UPS. If overnighted, the physical address is to be used. If mailed; the P.O. Box is to be used. Submittals should be clearly marked “On-Call Services” and be addressed to: Grant County Port District No. 9 David Lanman, Executive Director 1990 Division Avenue E - Physical Address P.O. Box 1089 - Mailing Address Ephrata, WA 98823 Submittals will be evaluated by the below-listed criteria. Responses should be organized and identified in the same order, in 8-1/2” x 11” paper, limited to 20 age, single-sided maximum, including cover page 1. Company’s history, capability, and past performance with economic planning. 2. Demonstrated understanding and familiarity with Port related economic planning 3. Key personnel’s professional background and qualifications including the project team for stated projects. Include only those people which will be assigned to the projects at the Port. SELECTION A scoring committee compromised of Port District and City of Ephrata staff will review the submitted qualifications, score them, rank them, and make a formal recommendation to the Port Commissioners. The final selection of the consulting firm will be makde by the Commissioners. The contract negotiations will be conducted after the Commissioners have made the final selection. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION No cost or fee schedules shall be submitted with the RFQ. Fees for services will be presented during negotiations after the selection of the most qualified consultant. In the event that a contract cannot be awarded to the most qualified consultant, the Port Commission reserves the sole right to terminate this process, to not award a contract, and to cancel or modify this solicitation process at any time. In no event, will the Port or any of its respective agents or employees be liable for or otherwise obligated to reimburse the costs incurred in preparation of the RFQ, or any related costs. QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS RFQ All questions must be provided no later than May 22, 2026. Please direct all inquires regarding the Request for Qualifications only to: David Lanman, Executive Director Grant County Port District No. 9 (509) 750-8623 [email protected] #04058/48544 Pub: April 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, 2026 & May 4, 5, 6, 2026

Turner Construction, Josh Chudnofsky, 83 S King St Ste 550 Seattle, WA 98104-2848, is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit. The proposed project, Grant Node Data Center, is located at 7906 Randolph Rd NE in Moses Lake in Grant County. This project involves 6 acres of soil disturbance for Industrial, Utilities, construction activities. All discharges and runoff go to ground water. Any persons desiring to present their views to the Washington State Department of Ecology regarding this Application, or interested in Ecology’s action on this Application, may notify Ecology in writing no later than 30 days of the last date of publication of this notice. Ecology reviews public comments and considers whether discharges from this project would cause a measurable change in receiving water quality, and, if so, whether the project is necessary and in the overriding public interest according to Tier II anti-degradation requirements under WAC 173-201A-320. Comments can be submitted to: [email protected], or ATTN: Water Quality Program, Construction Stormwater Washington State Department of Ecology P.O. Box 47696 Olympia, WA 98504-7696 #04062/48598 Pub: April 22 & 29, 2026

PUBLIC NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO CHANGE GROUNDWATER CERTIFICATE TAKE NOTICE: That the Marlin Hutterian Brethren Trust (MHB) of Marlin, WA and Pants Mountain Properties, LLC (Pants Mountain) of Odessa WA, on June 18, 2024, filed Water Right Change Application No. CG3-GWC6015-A(A), to transfer the place of use and point of withdrawal as granted under Groundwater Certificate No. 6015-A(A). On March 24, 2026, MHB and Pants Mountain amended the application to include additional places of use. That Groundwater Certificate No. 6015-A(A) currently authorizes the withdrawal of 750 gallons per minute, 807.75 acre-feet per year, for the non-additive seasonal irrigation of 360 acres. The currently authorized point of withdrawal is from a well located within the S½SW¼ of Section 15, T. 20 N., R. 32 E.W.M. The current authorized place of use is 120 acres within the SW¼ of Section 15 and 240 acres within the N½ of Section 22, T. 20 N., R. 32 E.W.M. That Pants Mountain proposes to change the place of use to 120 acres within the NW¼ of Section 14, T. 19 N., R. 31 E.W.M., Adams County, and MHB proposes to change the place of use to 120 acres within the SE¼ of Section 32, all in T. 21 N., R. 30 E.W.M., Grant County. That the MHB and Pants Mountain proposes to change the point of withdrawal to two wells located within SW¼SW¼ of Section 14, T. 19 N., R. 31 E.W.M., Adams County (Pants Mountain’s), and within the NE¼NE¼ of Section 1, T. 20 N., R. 29 E.W.M., Grant County (MHB’s). To view this application as well as the source of the proposed appropriation and place of use, visit our Water Right Search application and web map search here: https://appswr.ecology.wa.gov/waterrighttrackingsystem/WaterRights/default.aspx Protests to this application must include a detailed statement of the basis for the objections. Protests must be accompanied with a fifty dollar ($50.00) non-refundable recording fee. We accept check or money order only. Do not send cash. Send your protest with the $50.00 fee to the Department of Ecology at the address below within 30 days from April 29, 2026. Department of Ecology Cashiering Office PO Box 47611 Olympia, WA 98504-7611 #04065/48663 Pub: April 22 & 29, 2026

PUBLIC NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO CHANGE GROUNDWATER CERTIFICATE TAKE NOTICE: That the Marlin Hutterian Brethren Trust (MHB) of Marlin, WA and Pants Mountain Properties, LLC, (Pants Mountain) on October 9, 2024, filed Water Right Change Application No. CG3-GWC5949-A(A)@3, to transfer the place of use and point of withdrawal as granted under Groundwater Certificate No. 5949-A(A). On March 24, 2026, MHB and Pants Mountain amended the application to include additional places of use. That Superseding Groundwater Certificate No. 5949-A(A) authorizes the withdrawal of 300 gallons per minute, 360 acre-feet per year, each year, for the seasonal irrigation of 240 acres. The currently authorized point of withdrawal is from a well located within the SW¼SE¼ of Section 15, T. 20 N., R. 32 E.W.M. The current authorized place of use is 120 acres within the SW¼ of Section 15, and 120 acres within the NW¼ of Section 22, T. 20 N., R. 32 E.W.M., Adams County. That Pants Mountain proposes to change the place of use to 120 acres within the NW¼ of Section 14, T. 19 N., R. 31 E.W.M., Adams County, and MHB proposes to change the place of use to 120 acres within the SE¼ of Section 32, T. 21 N., R. 30 E.W.M., Grant County. That the MHB and Pants Mountain proposed to change the point of withdrawal to two wells located as follows: Well 1) SW¼SW¼ of Section 14, T. 19 N., R. 31 E.W.M., Adams County (Pants Mountain’s), Well 2) NE¼NE¼ of Section 1, T. 20 N., R. 29 E.W.M., Grant County (MHB’s). To view this application as well as the source of the proposed appropriation and place of use, visit our Water Right Search application and web map search here: https://appswr.ecology.wa.gov/waterrighttrackingsystem/WaterRights/default.aspx Protests to this application must include a detailed statement of the basis for the objections. Protests must be accompanied with a fifty dollar ($50.00) non-refundable recording fee. We accept check or money order only. Do not send cash. Send your protest with the $50.00 fee to the Department of Ecology at the address below within 30 days from April 29, 2026. Department of Ecology Cashiering Office PO Box 47611 Olympia, WA 98504-7611 #04066/48664 Pub: April 22 & 29, 2026

CITY OF WARDEN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING A Public Hearing will be held to hear comment regarding the City of Warden, Transportation Improvement Plan for the ensuing six Calendar years of, 2026-2031 and 2027-2032 The Hearing will be held, May 12, 2026 at 7 PM in the Council Chambers located at 201 So. Ash Avenue, Warden, WA #04077/48953 Pub: April 29, 2026