DOUGLAS COUNTY WATER CONSERVANCY BOARD PUBLIC NOTICE OF: APPLICATIONS TO CHANGE WATER RIGHTS; CREATION OF TRUST WATER RIGHTS TAKE NOTICE: That AFC Ranch 1, LLC of Orondo, Washington, a Washington state limited liability company, filed the applications described below which together comprise a single water conservation and banking project, all within Douglas County, Washington: Applications for Change: The following applications were accepted for processing by the Douglas County Water Conservancy Board on December 8, 2025 to change the purpose of use to either, or a combination of, groundwater preservation for mitigation and/or instream flow for mitigation, and change the place of use to either, or a combination of, a groundwater aquifer in direct hydraulic continuity with the Columbia River and the reach of the Columbia River between the current authorized point of withdrawal/diversion and the Bonneville Dam. CS4-23308@1 (DOUG-25-03): Surface water certificate S4-23308C with a priority date of July 1, 1974 authorizes the withdrawal of 1,974.8 gallons per minute (gpm) and 13 acre-feet per year (afy) from a well within the NW¼ SW¼ Sec. 34, T. 26 N, R. 21 E.W.M. (at approximately river mile [RM] 488.2) for the frost protection of 57 acres within Sec. 33 and 34, T. 26 N. and a portion of Sec. 3, T. 25 N., R. 21 E.W.M. from March 1 to June 1. CG4-23189@1 (DOUG-25-04): Groundwater certificate G4-23189C with a priority date of June 22, 1974 authorizes the withdrawal of 1,000 gpm and 512 afy from two wells within the SE¼ NE¼ Sec. 33, T. 26 N., R. 21 E.W.M. (RM 488.5) for irrigation of 100 acres within Sec. 34 T. 26 N., R. 21 E.W.M. from April 1 to October 31. CG4-29281@1 (DOUG-25-05): Groundwater certificate G4-29281C with a priority date of May 14, 1987 authorizes the withdrawal of 2,850 gpm and 50.4 afy from two wells within the SE¼ NE¼ Sec. 33, T. 26 N., R. 21 E.W.M. (RM 488.5), for frost protection of 90 acres within Sec. 27, 28, 33, and 34, T. 26 N., R. 21 E.W.M. from March 1 to April 30. CG4-30100@1 (DOUG-25-06): Groundwater certificate G4-30100C with a priority date of October 20, 1989 authorizes the withdrawal of 1,000 gpm and 17.7 afy from two wells within the SE¼ NE¼ Sec. 33, T. 26 N., R. 21 E.W.M. (RM 488.5) for frost protection within Sec. 34 , T. 26 N., R. 21 E.W.M . from March 1 to April 30. CG4-CV2P650@1 (DOUG-25-07): Groundwater certificate of change G4-CCVOL2P650 with a priority date of May 7, 1924, authorizes the withdrawal of 350 gpm and 100 afy from two wells within the SE¼ NE¼ Sec. 33, T. 26 N., R. 21 E.W.M. (RM 488.5), for irrigation of 25 acres within Sec. 28 and 33, T. 26 N., R. 21 E.W.M. from April 1 to October 31. CG4-CV2P651@1 (DOUG-25-08) : Groundwater certificate of change G4-CCVOL2P651 with a priority date of May 1, 1931, authorizes the withdrawal of 540 gpm and 260 afy from two wells within the SE¼ NE¼ Sec. 33, T. 26 N., R. 21 E.W.M. (RM 488.5) for irrigation of 65 acres within Sec. 27 and 28, T. 26 N., R. 21 E.W.M. from April 1 to October 31. CG4-CV2P652@1 (DOUG-25-09): Groundwater certificate of change G4-CCVOL2P652 with a priority date of May 1, 1929 authorizes the withdrawal of 950 gpm and 200 afy from a well within the NW¼ SW¼ Sec. 34, T. 26 N, R. 21 E.W.M. (RM 488.2) for irrigation of 50 acres within Sec. 33 and 34, T. 26 N., R. 21 E.W.M. and Sec. 3, T. 25 N. R. 21, E.W.M. from April 1 to October 31. The changed water rights described above will be managed in the Washington State Trust Water Right Program. Any protests or objections to the approval of these applications may be filed with the Department of Ecology and must include a detailed statement of the basis for objections; protests must be accompanied by a fifty dollar ($50) recording fee and filed with the Department of Ecology Cashiering Unit, P.O. Box 47611, Olympia, WA 98504-7611 within thirty (30) days from February 4, 2026. Any interested party may also submit comments, objections, and other information to the board regarding the above change applications. The board may receive written comments or information through March 6, 2026 at P.O. Box 608 Waterville, WA 98858 or by emailing: carol.cowling@gmail.com. Notice of Hearing: the Douglas County Water Conservancy Board will hold a public hearing for the purpose of affording an opportunity for interested persons to comment upon the applications. The public hearing will be held on February 12 at 4:00 p.m. (or if continued or rescheduled then at such time as may be designated by the Board) at Waterville City Hall, 104 East Locust, Waterville, WA. Comments may also be submitted during the Board's regular meetings to be held on the second Monday of each month at 4:00 PM at Waterville City Hall until the Board renders a decision on the application. IPL0307915 Jan 28,Feb 4 2026