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____________________________________ LEGAL NOTICE ____________________________________ NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO USE GROUNDWATER James C. & Karen S. Dowley of 14850 County Road 1680, Roff, OK 74865 have filed an application, #2015-581, with the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (Board) for a permit to use 36.4 acre-feet of groundwater per year. The groundwater is proposed to be used for irrigation and taken from 182 acres located in the E2 of Section 5, T1N, R6EIM, Pontotoc County. The water is to be withdrawn from one (1) well located in the SW SW SE of Section 5, T1N, R6EIM, Pontotoc County, and used in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, as more specifically described in the application. Board rules require that the well be located a distance of at least 1,320 feet of the well requested to be authorized. Use of groundwater is governed by Sections 1020.1 and following of Title 82 of the Oklahoma Statutes and rules of the board, Oklahoma Administrative Code (OAC), Title 785, Chapter 30. Protests to the application must be in writing and received by the Board at the address listed below and by the applicant at the address listed above no later that September 21, 2015, and contain the following: (1) name, address, and telephone number of the interested person; (2) the particular application number to which the protest relates; (3) specific information to show how approval of the application proposed may directly and adversely affect legally protected interests of the person filing the protest; and (4) a statement of the relief sought by the interested person. A person who sends a letter containing only a general objection or comment will not be deemed to be a party, but the letter will be made part of the permanent record. If a protest that meets the requirements listed in the paragraph above is filed with both the applicant and Board, a hearing on this application will be scheduled and the applicant and Protestant(s) will be advised of the hearing date. Protestants or their representatives must appear at the hearing and present the protest to be considered. Hearings are governed by Section 309 of Title 75 and Section 1020.8 of Title 82 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and the rules of Board, OAC Title 785, chapters 4 and 30. IF you have any questions, please contact Mary Nell Brueggen at (405) 530-8800. Board Mailing address: Oklahoma Water Resources Board, Planning & Management Division, 3800 N. Classen Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73118-2881. Board fax number: (405) 530-8900.