PUBLIC NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO CHANGE TWO (2) GROUNDWATER CERTIFICATES

PUBLIC NOTICE OF

APPLICATION TO CHANGE TWO (2) GROUNDWATER CERTIFICATES

TAKE NOTICE:

That Gavin Johnson, Johnson-Reaugh, LLC of Othello, WA on June 25, 2024, filed Water Right Change Application No. CG3-GWC5593@1 to transfer the place of use as granted under Groundwater Certificate No. 5593-A.

That Groundwater Certificate No. 5593-A authorizes the withdrawal of 1250 gallons per minute, 1680 acre-feet per year, for the seasonal irrigation of 1280 acres.

The authorized points of withdrawal are from seven wells located as follows: Well 1) NW¼SW¼ of Sec. 24, T. 15 N., R. 31 E.W.M., Well 2) NE¼NE¼ of Section 19, T. 15 N., R. 31 E.W.M., Well 3)

SE¼SE¼ of Section 21, T. 15 N., R. 31 E.W.M., Well 4) NW¼SW¼ of Section 30, T. 15 N., R. 32

E.W.M., Well 5) SE¼NE¼ of Section 6, T. 15 N., R. 32 E.W.M., Well 6) SE¼SE¼ of Section 7, T. 15

N., R. 32 E.W.M., Well 7) SW¼NW¼ of Section 8, T. 15 N., R. 32 E.W.M.

The currently authorized place of use is described as 1,280 acres described as pivots within Section 23 (472 acres), S½ of Section 24 (238 acres), SW¼ of Section 25 (119) acres, and Section

27 (451 acres), T. 15 N., R. 31 E.W.M.

That Mr. Johnson proposes to change the place of use of Groundwater Certificate No. 5593-A as follows:

• 451 acres to remain within, and 27 acres to be moved (478 acres total) within Section 27,

• 118 acres to remain within, and 25 acres to be moved (143 acres total) to the NE¼ of Section 23,

• 354 acres to remain within, and 60 acres to be moved (414 acres total) to the NW¼ and S½ of Section 23,

• 238 acres to remain within, and 7 acres to be moved (245 acres total) to be moved to the S½ of Section 24

All within T. 15 N., R. 31 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://appswr.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 ($SO.OD) non-refundable recording fee. We accept check or money order only. Do not send cash. Send your protest with the $SO.OD fee to the Department of Ecology at the address below within 30 days from: Dec. 25, 2024

Published Dec. 18 and 25, 2024