Legals for September, 7 2021

No. 28033 FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT FOR THE BIGFORK COUNTY WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT, MONTANA WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS TO: ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Date:August 23, 2021 Action:Funding Drinking Water System Improvements Location of Project: Bigfork County Water and Sewer District, Flathead County, Bigfork, Montana DEQ DWSRF Loan: To be Determined Total Project Cost: Approximately $5,719,000 An environmental assessment (EA) has been prepared by the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for proposed funding for improvements to the Bigfork County Water and Sewer District. The proposed improvements include the construction of a new 1,000,000-gallon partially buried pre-stressed concrete storage tank; the installation of approximately 3,088 linear feet (LF) of 16-inch PVC transmission pipe; 364 LF of 12-inch PVC water pipe; 30 LF of 16-inch ductile iron pipe (DIP); 155 LF of 12-inch DIP; 2,705 LF of 15-inch PVC drain piping for the water storage tank; and the installation of approximately 260 LF of 16-inch internal restrained joint drain-pipe. The project will also include necessary valves, hydrants, and appurtenances. The purpose of this project is to make improvements to the District's water supply system needed to protect public health. The affected environment will be an area located on District property approximately 1,250 feet west of Montana Highway 35 and approximately 400 feet northwest of the north end of Windsor Court in Bigfork, MT. The human environment affected will include residents and visitors the Bigfork area. Based on the EA, the project is not expected to have any significant adverse impacts upon terrestrial and aquatic life or habitat, including endangered species, water quality or quantity, air quality, geological features, cultural or historical features, or social quality. As indicated above, this project will be funded in part with a low interest loan through the Montana Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Program, administered by the Montana Department of Environmental Quality and the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. The loan will be repaid by a General Obligation Bond. The DEQ utilized the following references in completing its EA for this project: a Uniform Application Form and Uniform Environmental Checklist for Montana Public Facility Projects; the Bigfork County Water & Sewer District Water System Preliminary Engineering Report (April 2016); Amendment #1 Bigfork County Water and Sewer District Water System Preliminary Engineering Report (August 10, 2021); and the Bigfork County Water and Sewer Improvements Project Basis of Design Report (February, 18, 2021). The Uniform Application Form for Montana Public Facility Projects was submitted by Lloyd Ross, District President. The remainder of the documents were prepared by Morrison Maierle. In addition to these references, letters were sent to; Montana Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ); Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks (FWP); Montana Department of Natural Resources & Conservation (DNRC), United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS); Montana State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), and the US Montana Army Corps of Engineers. Response letters that were received are noted in the EA. These references are available for review upon request by contacting: Denver Fraser, P.E. Montana DEQ State Revolving Fund Program P.O. Box 200901 Helena, MT 59620-0901 Phone (406) 444-5318 Email: dfraser@mt.gov Julie Spencer, District Manager Bigfork County W&S District P.O. Box 1108 Bigfork, MT 59911 (406) 837-4566 Email: bfws@montanasky.com Comments on this finding or on the EA may be submitted to DEQ at the above address. After evaluating substantive comments, DEQ may revise the EA or determine if an EIS is necessary. This finding will stand if no substantive comments are received during the 30 day comment period or if substantive comments are received and evaluated and the environmental impacts are still determined to be non-significant. /S/Mark Smith Mark Smith, P.E., Supervisor Engineering Bureau September 7, 2021 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 28007 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE THE PINES HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATION, INC. Plaintiff, vs. DANIEL BAERVEIDT, Defendant. Cause No. DV-21-102 To Be Sold at Sheriff's Sale: On the 14th day of September, 2021 at 11:00 A.M. at 920 South Main Street, FLATHEAD COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER LOBBY, KALISPELL, in the County of Flathead, State of Montana, that certain real property situated in said Flathead County, and particularly described as follows: Lot 5 of The Pines (Townhouse Subdivision) Addition No. 113, Resubdivision of Lots 9-12, Porta Villa Subdivision No. 2, being located on a tract of land: Lots 9, 10, 11 and 12 of Porta Villa Subdivision Number Two, according to the map or plat thereof in file and of record in the office of the County Clerk and Recorder of Flathead County, Montana. TOGETHER WITH a 1/16 interest in the appurtenant common elements of said Townhouse Subdivision as the said unit and common areas are established, defined and identified in the Declaration of Unit Ownership of The Pines and exhibits attached thereto, recorded May 2, 1978 in Book 642, Page 46 as Instrument No. 6083 and amended October 1, 1980 in Book 702, Page 325, as Instrument No. 13973, records of Flathead County, Montana. Commonly known as 137 Hawthorn Avenue, Unit A, Kalispell, Montana. Dated this 20th day of August, 2021. Brian Heino Sheriff of Flathead County, Montana By:/s/ Jeff Weyh Jeff Weyh, Civil Clerk August 24, 31, September 7, 2021 MNAXLP ________________________

No. 28034 Service Date: September 3, 2021 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE REGULATION BEFORE THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF MONTANA IN THE MATTER OF NorthWestern Energy's Bonneville Power Administration Residential Exchange Credit Filing REGULATORY DIVISION DOCKET NO. 2021.08.108 NOTICE OF FILING AND OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT On August 30, 2021, NorthWestern Energy ("NorthWestern") filed with the Montana Public Service Commission ("Commission") its Revised Bonneville Power administration ("BPA") Residential Exchange Credit Filing ("Application"). NorthWestern requests approval from the Commission to allow them to decrease their BPA Residential Exchange Program ("REP") Credit ("BPA Credit") to reflect the current levels for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2021. NorthWestern proposed that the rate change coincides with this date and begin on October 1, 2021. On August 11, 2021 NorthWestern filed with the Commission their prior calculations, for the BPA for July 2021. However, on August 26, 2021, BPA provided a revised schedule for the BPA Credit, as they located and corrected an error in the loads used to determine the credit. NorthWestern adjusted their calculation and will now receive $4,598,952 for the next two years instead of what was reflected in the Commissions Amended Notice of Filing and Opportunity to Comment filed on August 18, 2021. The total balance of $4,264,544 credited to customers is a decrease from the total credit balance of $6,133,658 in the previous period ending September 1, 2020 (as filed in Docket No. 2020.08.090). If approved, the bill for a typical customer using 750 kilowatt-hours per month will increase $0.55 per month, or $6.60 per year. A copy of the filing is publicly available online at the Commission's website (http://psc.mt.gov) under Docket No. 2021.08.108. A copy of the filing may also be available at the office of Montana Consumer Counsel ("MCC"), which represents consumer interests before the Commission, 111 North Last Chance Gulch, Suite 1B, Helena, MT 59601, (406) 444-2771. Interested parties can register on the Commission's website to be added to the Watch List for notice of filings in this docket (select "EDDI", create ePass account, and, under "Watch List" tab, enter Docket No. 2021.08.108). The Commission invites any interested party affected by NorthWestern's filing to submit comments and/or requests for further process in this docket no later than September 14, 2021. By the Comment Deadline, a person commenting must submit comments/requests electronically (e-file) on the Commission's website at http://psc.mt.gov (Use "Electronic Filing" under "Regulated Utilities" tab). In the Commission's Notice of Operational Changes in Response to Coronavirus discussed above, under the "Electronic Filings" section of the Notice, the Commission also outlined a temporary change in its policy for filings. All filings must be made in EDDI and hard copies are not required. Documents will become publicly available on the Commission's website after electronic receipt of the document. Mont. Admin. R. 38.2.303(1). A person filing comments in this docket must also serve a hard copy of the comments on the MCC, at the address above. Members of the public may submit written public comments on the matter to the Commission at the above address, or by email to pschelp@mt.gov. The Commission's jurisdiction over this matter is provided in Title 69 and Title 2, Chapter 4 of the Montana Code Annotated; Title 38, Chapters 2 and 5 of the Montana Administrative Rules, and any prior orders of the Commission relevant to the issues presented. DONE AND DATED this 3rd day of September, 2021. BY THE MONTANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION JAMES BROWN, Chairman BRAD JOHNSON, Vice Chairman TONY O'DONNELL, Commissioner RANDALL PINOCCI, Commissioner JENNIFER FIELDER, Commissioner September 7, 2021 MNAXLP __________________________