PUBLIC NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO APPROPRIATE PUBLIC WATERS TAKE NOTICE: That Jeff Vander Yacht of Bellingham, WA on April 15, 2025, under Water Right Application No. S1-29636, 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 1 acre-feet per year for single domestic use. The source and place of use of the proposed appropriation are located within NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 26, Township 38N, Range 03E, 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: November 26, 2025 (last date of publication to be entered above by the publisher) Department of Ecology Cashiering Office PO Box 47611 Olympia, WA 98504-7611 IPL0290535 Nov 19,26 2025