NOTICE OF INTENTION

NOTICE OF INTENTION 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, 2025, Mississippi Power and Light Company, 2829 13th Street, Gulfport, MS 39502, filed application No. MS-GW-17867 for a permit to divert or withdraw the public waters of the State of Mississippi for beneficial use from the Mississippi River Valley Alluvial Aquifer, in the county of Bolivar, for Industrial purposes, subject to existing rights, the following amount of water at the indicated location: PERMIT#: MS-GW-17867 VOLUME: 0.04 MG/D RATE: 200 GPM LOCATION: SW, SW, S34, T23N, R05W 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 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 September 2 2025 LMSS0361345