(Published in The Norman Transcript October 9, 16, 2016, 2t) NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO USE GROUNDWATER Cleveland County RWSG & SWMD No. 1 ATTN: Richard Murnan of PO Box 238, Lexington, OK 73051 has filed an application, #2016-554, with the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (Board) for a permit to use 1,920 acre-feet of groundwater per year. The groundwater is proposed to be used for rural water district purposes and taken from 960 acres located as follows: 640 acs. in Section 27 and 320 acs. in the N2 of Section 34, T7N, R1EIM, Cleveland County. The water is to be withdrawn from three proposed wells located as follows: two in same Section 27 and one in same Section 34; and used in the area served by the District in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, as more specifically described in the application. 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. Protest 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 than November 7, 2016, 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 requirement listed in paragraph above is filed with both the applicant and the 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 my Section 309 of Title 75 and Section 1020.8 of Title 82 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and the rules of the 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.
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