PUBLIC NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO CHANGE GROUNDWATER CERTIFICATE TAKE NOTICE: That the Marlin Hutterian Brethren Trust (MHB) of Marlin, WA and Pants Mountain Properties, LLC, (Pants Mountain) on October 9, 2024, filed Water Right Change Application No. CG3-GWC5949-A(A)@3, to transfer the place of use and point of withdrawal as granted under Groundwater Certificate No. 5949-A(A). On March 24, 2026, MHB and Pants Mountain amended the application to include additional places of use. That Superseding Groundwater Certificate No. 5949-A(A) authorizes the withdrawal of 300 gallons per minute, 360 acre-feet per year, each year, for the seasonal irrigation of 240 acres. The currently authorized point of withdrawal is from a well located within the SWSE of Section 15, T. 20 N., R. 32 E.W.M. The current authorized place of use is 120 acres within the SW of Section 15, and 120 acres within the NW of Section 22, T. 20 N., R. 32 E.W.M., Adams County. That Pants Mountain proposes to change the place of use to 120 acres within the NW of Section 14, T. 19 N., R. 31 E.W.M., Adams County, and MHB proposes to change the place of use to 120 acres within the SE of Section 32, T. 21 N., R. 30 E.W.M., Grant County. That the MHB and Pants Mountain proposed to change the point of withdrawal to two wells located as follows: Well 1) SWSW of Section 14, T. 19 N., R. 31 E.W.M., Adams County (Pants Mountains), Well 2) NENE of Section 1, T. 20 N., R. 29 E.W.M., Grant County (MHBs). 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 April 29, 2026. Department of Ecology Cashiering Office PO Box 47611 Olympia, WA 98504-7611 #04066/48664 Pub: April 22 & 29, 2026