GRANT COUNTY WATER CONSERVANCY BOARD

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF GROUNDWATER

CERTIFICATE G3-00635C

TAKE NOTICE:

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Noah of Soap Lake has made an APPLICATION FOR CHANGE/TRANSFER of Water Right to change the points of withdrawal and transfer the place of use for a portion of Groundwater Certificate G3-00635C to the Board. The board has designated such application for active Board review assigning it a number of GRAN- 06-004. The Department of Ecology has assigned tracking number CG3-00635C to this application.

That Ground Water Certificate with a priority date of May 27, 1971 has current authorization for 1500 gallons per minute, 662 acre-feet, from April 1 to October 31, each year, for the irrigation of 150 acres, and as needed for fire protection. The place of use being the SE1/4 of Section 4, T. 21N., R. 27E., W.M. Grant County tax parcel numbers 161757000. The points of withdrawal being two wells both located within the NW1/4SE1/4 Section 4, T. 21 N., R. 27 E., W.M.

The proposed change is to transfer the place of use and points of diversion of 1150 gallons per minute, 507.50 acre feet, from April 1 to October 31, each year, for the irrigation of 115.0 acres in the SW1/4, T19 N., R. 25E., W.M. Grant County tax parcel number 151857000. The new points of withdrawal being two wells located within the SW1/4S1/4 and the NE1/4SW1/4 of Section 18, T. 19 N, R. 25 E, W.M.

Any interested party may submit comments, objections, and other information to the board regarding this application. The comments and information may be submitted in writing or verbally at any public meeting of the board held to discuss or decide on the application. Additionally, the Water Conservancy Board will consider written comments or information provided within thirty (30) days from the last date of publication of this notice, said written comments or information to be provided to its office located at 3953 Airway Drive N.E., Moses Lake, WA 98837.

Any protests or objections to the approval of this application may be filed with the Department of Ecology and must include a detailed statement of the basis for objections. Protests must be accompanied by a fifty dollar ($50.00) recording fee and filed with the Department of Ecology, Eastern Regional Office, 4601 North Monroe Street, Spokane, WA 99205 within thirty (30) days from October 3, 2006.

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Pub.: September 26, October 3, 2006