PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY

PUBLIC NOTICE

STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF

ECOLOGY

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR CHANGE/TRANSFER OF WATER RIGHT UNDER

TWO (2) GROUND WATER CERTIFICATES

TAKE NOTICE:

That Brian Baumann, Baumann Farm Inc. of Washtucna, WA, has made application for change/transfer of water right in order to add one point of withdrawal as granted under Superseding Ground Water Certificate Nos. G3-01543C and G3-01548C.

That Superseding Ground Water Certificate No. G3-01543C authorizes the withdrawal of 1400 gallons per minute, 1867-acre feet per year, each year, form February 1 to November 30, for the agricultural irrigation of 910 acres.

That authorized point of withdrawal is from three wells located within Well 1) NW¼SW¼ of Section 21; Well 2) SW¼SW¼ of Section 32 and Well 3) NW¼NE¼ of Section 31, ALL within T. 16 N. R. 35 E.W.M., Adams County, WA.

That the authorized place of use is 130 acres in the SE¼ of Section 20; 520 acres in Section 21; 130 acres in the SW¼ of Section 22; 130 acres in the N½ of Section 29, less the easterly 1800 feet; all within T. 16 N., R. 35 E.W.M., Adams County, WA.

That Superseding Ground Water Certificate No. G3-01548C authorizes the withdrawal of 2000 gallons per minute, 2312.8-acre feet per year, each year, form February 1 to November 30, for the agricultural irrigation of 826 acres.

That authorized point of withdrawal is from three wells located within Well 1) NW¼SW¼ of Section 21; Well 2) SW¼SW¼ of Section 32 and Well 3) NW¼NE¼ of Section 31, ALL within T. 16 N. R. 35 E.W.M., Adams County, WA.

That the authorized place of use is 390 acres in the W½ and SE¼ of Section 32, 436 acres in Section 31 except the NW¼NW¼ and SW¼SW¼ thereof, all within T. 16 N., R. 35 E.W.M., Adams County, WA.

That they propose to add one point of withdrawal (well) located within the NW¼NW¼ of Section 32, T. 16 N., R. 35 E.W.M., Adams County, WA.

All within Adams County, Washington.

Protests or objections to approval of this application must include a detailed statement of the basis for objections; protests must be accompanied by a fifty-($50.00) dollar recording fee and filed with the Department of Ecology, at the address shown below, within thirty (30) days from

July 17, 2024

State of Washington

Department of Ecology

WATER RESOURCES PROGRAM - ERO

PO BOX 47611

OLYMPIA, WA 98504-7611

Published July 10 and 17, 2024