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 5th day of February, 2026, Mississippi Department of Transportation, PO Box 1850, Jackson, MS 39215, filed application No. MS-GW-17885 for a permit to divert or withdraw the public waters of the State of Mississippi for beneficial use from the Miocene Aquifer System, in the county of Jackson, for Institutional and Public Supply purposes, subject to existing rights, the following amount of water at the indicated location: PERMIT # MS-GW-17885 VOLUME 0.04 MG/D RATE 100 GPM LOCATION NW, SE, S01, T07S, R05W Any person, firm, association, or corporation, deeming that the granting of the above application 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: Austin Brister, PO Box 2309, Jackson, Mississippi 39225, setting forth all reasons why said application should not be approved. Letters of protest must be received within ten (10) days of this publication. If not protested, a permit will be issued on or after ten (10) days following publication date. If protested, the application 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 14th day of April, 2026, at which time all interested persons may appear and be heard by the Permit Board. OFFICE OF LAND AND WATER RESOURCES Austin Brister, RPG Chief, Water Use Permitting Branch IPL0324651 Mar 25 2026