NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO USE STREAM WATER

NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO USE STREAM WATER

Notice is hereby given that Neal and Monica Stephenson whose address is 37905 US Hwy 270, Mutual, OK 73853 has filed an application, #2025-001, with the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (Board) for a seasonal permit during April 1st to October 31st each year to use no more than300 acre-feet of stream water per year at a diversion rate not to exceed 1,000 gallons per minute from Bent Creek in the SW SW NE of Section 15, T20N, R17WIM, Woodward County. The water is proposed to be used for irrigation(wheat, grass, and milo) of 104 acres in the SW of Section 15, T20N, R17WIM, Woodward County, as more specifically described in the application, viewable at oklahoma.gov/owrb. Use of stream water is governed by Sections 105.1 and following of Title 82 of the Oklahoma Statutes and rules of the Board, Oklahoma Administrative Code (OAC), Title 785, Chapter 20.

Protests to the application must be in writing and received by the Board at the address listed below and by the applicant at the address listed above no later than January 19, 2026, and contain the following: (1) name, address, and telephone number of the interested person; (2) the particular application number to which the protest relates; (3) specific information to show how approval of the application proposed may directly and adversely affect legally protected interests of the person filing the protest; and (4) a statement of the relief sought by the interested person. A person who sends a letter containing only a general objection or comment will not be deemed to be a party, but the letter will be made part of the permanent record.

If a protest that meets the requirements listed in the paragraph above is filed with both the applicant and Board, a hearing on this application will be scheduled and the applicant and protestant(s) will be advised of the hearing date. Protestants or their representatives must appear at the hearing and present the protest to be considered. Hearings are governed by Section 309 of Title 75 and Section 105.11 of Title 82 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and the rules of Board, OAC Title 785, chapters 4 and 20. If you have any questions, please contact Sharon Robinson at (405) 530-8800. Board mailing address: Oklahoma Water Resources Board, Water Rights Administration Division, 3800 N. Classen Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73118-2881. Board fax number: (405) 530-8900.

All stream water use permits issued by the Board contain the condition and limitation that the use of stream water shall not interfere with domestic uses or existing appropriative rights.