PUBLIC NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO APPROPRIATE PUBLIC WATERS TAKE NOTICE: That Dennis and Connie Alexander of Surrey, BC on August 12, 2025, under Water Right Application No. S1-29651, filed for a permit to appropriate public surface water, subject to existing rights, from Lake Whatcom for year-round use in the amount of 0.02 cubic feet per second and 0.5 acre-feet per year for domestic use. The source and place of use of the proposed appropriation is located within Government Lot 6 of Section 22, Township 37N, Range 04E, W.M., within Whatcom County. Protests to this application must include a detailed statement of the basis for the objections. Protests must be accompanied with a fifty dollar ($50.00) non-refundable recording fee. We accept check or money order only. Do not send cash. Send your protest with the $50.00 fee to the Department of Ecology at the address below within 30 days from: September 19, 2025 Department of Ecology Cashiering Office PO Box 47611 Olympia, WA 98504-7611 IPL0271449 Sep 12,19 2025