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 16th of September 2024, Sebastopol Water Association, P.O. Box 168, Sebastopol, MS 39359, filed applications for permits to continue to divert or withdraw the public waters of the State of Mississippi for beneficial use in the county of Scott and Newton, for public water supply purposes, subject to existing rights, the following amounts of water at the indicated locations:
PERMIT # VOLUME RATE AQUIFER LOCATION
MS-GW-16177. 0.19 MG/D 400 GPM MIDDLE SE SE S23 T08N R10E
WILCOX
MS-GW-16214. 0.28 MG/D 600 GPM MERIDIAN NE NW S01 T08N R09E
UPPER-WILCOX
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 attest 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 applications should not be approved. Letters of protest must be received within ten (10) days following publication date.
If protested, the applications 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 October 2025, 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
Publication Dates: August 27 & September 3, 2025
