Documents filed under Washington’s environmental review process reveal a list of projects in the works for the Mid-Columbia. 

The State Environmental Policy Act, or SEPA, often provides the first look at the mixed-use projects, mini-storage facilities, apartments, industrial expansions, subdivisions and more that are working their way through the various planning departments of Benton, Franklin and Walla Walla counties. 

Here’s a look at projects that appeared in the SEPA register in the past month.  

Pringle Heights II plat

Kennewick

Harpster Land Development has submitted plans to plat two parcels at 5400 S. Garfield St. into 260 single-family lots, each averaging 6,615 square feet in size. 

Clodfelter Ridge subdivision

Kennewick

Ranchland Homes LLC has submitted plans to subdivide 7.11 acres at 1725 S. Clodfelter Road into 43 lots and one tract. 

Battelle Boulevard extension

Richland

The city of Richland has submitted plans to extend existing Battelle Boulevard about 2,388 feet, heading west and then turning south. The extension will take place to the west of the intersection of Battelle and Kingsgate Way. A future extension will take the road 1,050 feet farther south and will include a crossing of a future Horn Rapids Rail extension. 

Badger Mountain Vineyard Estates

Richland

PBS Engineering and Environmental has submitted plans to subdivide about 77 acres at 1106 N. Jurupa St. into 155 residential lots and five tracts and make associated road infrastructure improvements. 

Horn Rapids Landfill wood grinder

Richland

The city of Richland has submitted plans to operate an Inventhor Type 6 wood grinder at the Horn Rapids Landfill at 3102 Twin Bridges Road to support operations. 

Conway Street rezone

Kennewick

J-U-B Engineers Inc. has submitted plans to rezone the 3.22-acre property at 1028 S. Conway St. from residential medium density to residential high density. The zoning will make way for a three-building, 86-unit multifamily apartment community.

Denniston grading

Benton County

J&M Landscaping has submitted plans to remove and rebuild the access road/driveway at 93256 W. McCreadie Road in Prosser, requiring grading an area about 12,000 square feet in size and involving 5,000 cubic yards of fill. 

GA Tree and Yard Service

Benton City

Shelly Landon has requested a conditional use permit to use the residential property at 1009 Babs Ave. for a home-based landscaping business, which won’t be open to the public and customers will not be allowed to visit the site. The proposed business will store equipment related to landscaping, such as trucks and mowers, and employees may visit the site. 

Hanford backup generator

WA Department of Ecology

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and U.S. Department of Energy Hanford Field Office propose to install and operate a new emergency backup generator at the 325 Building in the 300 Area of the Hanford site. The generator is rated at 500 kW electrical output, powered by a 755 hp diesel engine, and is anticipated to run no more than 500 hours per year. It will provide backup power to the 325 Building’s Radiochemical Processing Laboratory. 

Richland meter station

Kennewick

Clay Gustaves with Williams Pipeline has submitted plans for a 26-by-30-foot steel framed carport/canopy for equipment shelter at the existing natural gas meter station utility site south of Paul Parish Drive and west of Edison Street. 

Richlane Wye gate

Kennewick

John Bailey with Cascade Natural Gas Corporation has submitted plans to expand an existing natural gas gate station that is jointly operated by Williams Pipeline and CNGC. Proposed improvements at 5111 Paul Parish Drive include natural gas piping and appurtenances and minimal site improvements such as fencing and gravel surfacing. A 280-square-foot canopy and 36-square-foot shed are also proposed to shelter equipment. 

Belmont reservoir

West Richland

The city of West Richland Public Works Department has submitted plans to build a 66,000-square-foot reservoir facility at 970 Andes Ave. in southeast West Richland. The facility will include installation of a 16,000-square-foot, 2 million-gallon pre-stressed concrete reservoir, a 3,500-square-foot infiltration pond, a 200-square-foot chlorination treatment building, security fencing and other associated improvements. The project will support the expansion of adjacent residential developments by bolstering potable water transmission infrastructure in the area. 

Keene widening work

West Richland

The city of West Richland Public Works Department has submitted plans for the Keene Road Subgrade and Pump Intake project at 5602 Glenbrook Loop. The proposed project includes clearing, excavation and fill to establish subgrades for the future Keene Road widening project. The project has been designed to constrain the subgrade improvements to the right of way, avoiding impacts to the wetland and minimizing wetland buffer impact. 

Wapiti grading

West Richland

HLD Engineering has submitted plans to grade a 2.5-acre parcel south of the intersection of Mt. Adams View Drive and Losino Avenue. The project includes moving about 2,500 cubic yards of material and clearing the site to prepare for development of an 8-lot short plat. 

Bermuda site plan

Richland

Knutzen Engineering has submitted an application for a binding site plan on the northwest side of Bermuda Road between Legacy Lane and Cortona Way. The plan would create 28 buildings with four units in each building, totaling 112 units. One tract would be created through the platting action, and about 30,000 cubic yards of soil would be moved to grade for private roads, parking lots and the establishment of pads for future homes. 

Roleder rezone

Franklin County

Vlad Roleder has submitted plans to rezone a 5-acre parcel at 181 Fraser Drive, Pasco, from rural community 5 to rural community 1. 

Willow Plaza

Pasco

Brandon Votaw with CRF Metal Works has submitted plans to build a 16,104-square-foot premanufactured warehouse with an office and parking lot along with associated site improvements off of East Adams Street and North Rainier Avenue, just northwest of the intersection of Highway 395 and Interstate 182. Grading and excavation of over 1,000 cubic yards is anticipated. 

Commercial Avenue grading

Pasco

Jordan Tiegs on behalf of landowner Frank Tiegs LLC has submitted plans to grade 127 acres across three parcels north of North Commercial Avenue and east of Garland Street. The site is zoned light industrial. 

Selph Landing rezone

Franklin County

Dave Retter has submitted a proposal to rezone about 5 acres of land at 9270 Selph Landing Road from rural community 5 to rural community 1.