PUBLIC NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO APPROPRIATE PUBLIC WATERS TAKE NOTICE: That Seattle City Light of Seattle, Washington on March 3, 2026, under Water Right Application No. S1-29668, filed for a permit to appropriate public surface water, subject to existing rights, from the Skagit River – Diablo Reservoir for year-round use in the amount of 1,200 cubic feet per second (cfs) for Non-Consumptive Power Generation. The source of the proposed appropriation is located within the SE quarter of Section 5, Township 37N, Range 13E, W.M., within Whatcom County. The proposed place of use is located within the South half of Section 5, Township 37N, Range 13E, W.M., within Whatcom County. To view this application as well as the source of the proposed appropriation and place of use, visit our Water Right Search application and web map search here: https://appswr.ecology.wa.gov/waterrighttrackingsystem/WaterRights/default.aspx 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: (last date of publication to be entered above by the publisher) Department of Ecology Cashiering Office PO Box 47611 Olympia, WA 98504-7611 IPL0367169 Aug 24,31 2026