NOTICE OF INTENT TO GRANT A PERMIT TO WITHDRAW WATER FOR GENERAL FARM CROP IRRIGATION IN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY, IOWA Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Iowa Code Chapter 455B, there is now on …

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NOTICE OF INTENT TO GRANT A PERMIT TO WITHDRAW WATER FOR GENERAL FARM CROP IRRIGATION IN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY, IOWA Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Iowa Code Chapter 455B, there is now on file with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Water Supply Engineering Section, 502 E 9th Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50319 the application as described below. Wilkins Family Farms, LLC (Log No. 33,289) requests a permit authorizing withdrawal of water from a Missouri River alluvial well, Well #1, about 80 feet deep, located in the NW ¼ of the SW ¼ of Section 11, T77N, R45W, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, in the maximum quantity of 383.6 acre-feet per year at a maximum rate of 1,500 gallons per minute during the period April 1 through September 30 of each year for irrigation of up to 271 acres of general farm crops, on land generally described as that part of the E ½ of the SE ¼ of Section 10, the SW ¼ of Section 11, the N ½ of the NW ¼ of truncated Section 14, the NE ¼ of the NE ¼ of truncated Section 15, all in T77N, R45W, Pottawattamie County, Iowa. The Department has determined that this use of water conforms to the relevant criteria (Iowa Code Chapter 455B and Iowa Administrative Code Chapter 567) and recommends the permit be granted. A copy of the summary report for the application is available upon a request to the department at the address listed above. Comments on the report and on this use of water must be received by June 12, 2024, and should be addressed "ATTN.: Jim Neleigh" and should specify the applicant's log number. MVTN 5-22-24