PUBLIC NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO CHANGE A WATER RIGHT

PUBLIC NOTICE OF

APPLICATION TO CHANGE A WATER RIGHT

TAKE NOTICE:

That Gavin Johnson, G&O Johnson, LLC, of Othello, WA on June 25, 2024, filed Water Right Change Application No. CG3-24450C(B)@2 to transfer the place of use as granted under Groundwater Certificate No. G3-24450C(B).

That Groundwater Certificate No. G3-24450C(B) authorizes the withdrawal of 3253.7 gallons per minute, 1000 acre-feet per year, each year, from February 1 to November 30, for the seasonal irrigation of 400 acres.

That the currently authorized points of withdrawal are from seven wells located as follows: Well 1) SW¼NW¼SW¼ of Section 24, T. 15 N., R. 31 E.W.M., Well 2) NE¼NE¼NE¼ of Section 19,

T. 15 N., R. 31 E.W.M., Well 3) SE¼SE¼SE¼ of Section 21, T. 15 N., R. 31 E.W.M., Well 4)

SW¼NW¼SW¼ of Section 30, T. 15 N., R. 32 E.W.M., Well 5) NE¼SE¼NE¼ of Section 6, T. 15 N.,

R. 32 E.W.M., Well 6) NE¼SE¼SE¼ of Section 7, T. 15 N., R. 32 E.W.M., and Well 7) SE¼SW¼NW¼ of Section 8, T. 15 N., R. 32 E.W.M.

That the currently authorized place of use is 217 acres within the S½ of Section 7, 120 acres within the NW¼ of Section 8, and 63 acres within the NW¼ of Section 18, all in T. 15 N., R. 32 E.W.M.

That Mr. Johnson proposes to change the place of use of Groundwater Certificate No. G3- 24450C(B) as follows: 120 acres to the SE¼ and 110 acres to the SW¼ of Section 20, T. 15 N.,

R. 31 E.W.M., and 170 acres to Section 19, T. 15 N., R. 32 E.W.M., Adams County, Washington.

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:ljappswr.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: Dec. 25, 2024

Department of Ecology

Cashiering Office

PO Box 47611

Olympia, WA 98504-7611

Published Dec. 18 and 25, 2024