Notice is hereby given that Blount Bros. Construction, LLC has applied for a 401 Water Quality Certification to expand an existing commercial dredging operation in the Red River. An additional 5,000,000 cubic yards of sand will be dredged each year from the Red River between Red River Mile Marks 222 and 227 near Shreveport and Bossier City in both Caddo and Bossier Parishes. The dredged material will be stored in existing sand storage cells off East 70th Street near Shreveport and south of the dredging area. Blount Bros. Construction, LLC is applying to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Environmental Services for a Water Quality Certification in accordance with statutory authority contained in the LAC 33:IX.1507.A-E and provisions of Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. Comments concerning this application can be filed with the Water Permits Division within ten days of this notice by referencing WQC 260417-01, AI 246115 to the following address: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Water Permits Division P.O. Box4313 Baton Rouge, LA 70821 -43 1 3 Attn: Water Quality Certifications Comments may be submitted by email to DEO-WaterQualityCertifications@la.gov. A copy of the application is available for inspection and review at the LDEQ Public Records Center at 602 North Fifth Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70802, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The available information can also be accessed electronically on the Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) on the LDEQ public website at www.deq.louisiana.gov. July 15 2026 LLOU0556151