NOTICE OF INTENTION TO DIVERT OR WITHDRAW FOR BENEFICIAL USE THE PUBLIC WATERS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI Notice is hereby given that on the 24th day of September 2024, West Jackson County Utility District, PO Box 1230, Ocean Springs MS 39566-1230, filed applications for permits to continue to divert or withdraw the public waters of the State of Mississippi for beneficial use in the county of Jackson, for public water supply purposes, subject to existing rights, the following amounts of water at the indicated locations: PERMIT # VOLUME RATE AQUIFER LOCATION MS-GW-15935 0.29 MG/D 600 GPM LOWER GRAHAM FERRY SW SE S16 T07S R08W MS-GW-16149 0.24 MG/D 500 GPM LOWER GRAHAM FERRY NW NW S14 07S R09W MS-GW-16173 0.24 MG/D 500 GPM UPPER PASCAGOULA NW SE S34 T06S R09W Any person, firm, association, or corporation, deeming that the granting of the above applications will be truly detrimental to their rights to utilize the waters of said source, may protest in writing to the Permit Board of the State of Mississippi, ATTN: Chris Hawkins, PO Box 2309, Jackson, Mississippi 39225, setting forth all reasons why said applications should not be approved. Letters of protest must be received within ten (10) days of this publication. If not protested, permits will be issued on or after ten (10) days following publication date. If protested, the applications will be taken for consideration by the Permit Board of the State of Mississippi in its offices at 515 East Amite Street, Jackson, Mississippi, on or after, Tuesday, the 12TH day of August 2025, at which time all interested persons may appear and be heard by the Permit Board. OFFICE OF LAND AND WATER RESOURCES Chris Hawkins, P.E. Chief, Permitting, Certification, and Compliance Division IPL0249164 Jul 1,9 2025