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Eastern Washington University Public Notice of Draft Permit and Comment Period 6/18/2026 - 7/18/2026

30-day public comment period for the review of draft permit and fact sheet for Eastern Washington University permit ST0008098.


EWU presently owns and operates a college campus in Cheney, Washington that treats process wastewater and discharges to the City of Cheney wastewater treatment and reclamation plant (WTRP) with a maximum daily flow limit of <100,000 gallons per day (gpd), which is the total discharge of all buildings. EWU’s main campus has approximately 11,000 students and staff combined. The campus includes approximately 70 buildings that serve different purposes, which include resident halls for students, classrooms, utilities, food service, physical education, etc. All the buildings discharge wastewater to EWU’s sewer collection and transport system which discharges to the sewer system at different points and ultimately discharge to the WTRP. 


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Comments are due by July 18, 2026, at midnight.
 
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