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 20TH day of August 2024, Poorhouse Water Association, PO Box 700, Grenada, MS 38902, filed application(s) for permit(s) to divert or withdraw the public waters of the State of Mississippi for beneficial use from the Middle Wilcox Aquifer, in the county of Carroll, for Public Water System purposes, subject to existing rights, the following amount(s) of water at the indicated location(s):
PERMIT # MS-GW-17812
VOLUME 0.11 MG/D
RATE 200 GPM
LOCATION SW NE S14 T20 R04E
Poorhouse Water Association also filed application(s) for permit(s) to continue to divert or withdraw the public waters of the State of Mississippi for Public Water System purposes, subject to existing rights, the following amount(s) of water at the indicated location(s):
PERMIT # GW-13512
VOLUME 0.11 MG/D
RATE 200 GPM
AQUIFER Middle Wilcox
COUNTY Carroll
LOCATION NW NE S29 T21N R05E
PERMIT #GW-16123
VOLUME 0.12 MG/D
RATE 210 GPM
AQUIFER Meridian -Upper Wilcox COUNTY Grenada
LOCATION SW SW S23 T22N R04E
PERMIT # GW-16796
VOLUME 0.17 MG/D
RATE 300 GPM
AQUIFER Meridian - Upper Wilcox
COUNTY Carroll
LOCATION SW NW S35 T21N R04E
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: Chris Hawkins, 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 10TH day of December 2024, at which time all interested persons may appear and be heard by the Permit Board.
OFFICE OF LAND AND WATER RESOURCES
Chris Hawkins, P.E.
Chief, Permitting, Certification, and Compliance Division
Publish: 10/23
