NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO USE GROUNDWATER

NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO USE GROUNDWATER Carriage Services of Oklahoma, LLC c/o Michael Kelly of 500 Southwest 104th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73139 has filed an application, #2025-596, with the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (Board) for a permit to use 35 acre-feet of groundwater per year. The groundwater is proposed to be used for irrigation (grass and landscaping) and taken from 104.9 acres in the NW of Section 9, T10N, R3WIM, Cleveland County. The water is to be withdrawn from one (1) well in the NW SE NW of Section 9, T10N, R3WIM, Cleveland County, and use the groundwater in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, as more specifically described in the application, viewable at ok1ahoma.gov/owrb. Wells and dedicated lands are located over the Garber-Wellington groundwater basin. Board rules require that the well be located a distance of at least 1,320 feet from existing wells or proposed well locations on lands of another unless a well location exception is granted. The applicant will be asking for a well location exception. If no objection is received from any landowners having a well located within 1,320 feet of the wells requested to be authorized, the exception may be granted. Use of groundwater is governed by Sections 1020.1 and following of Title 82 of the Oklahoma Statutes and rules of the Board, Oklahoma Administrative Code, Title 785, Chapters 4 and 30. Protests to the application must be in writing and received by the Board at the address listed below and by the applicant at the address listed above no later than December 22, 2025, and contain the following: (1) name, address, and telephone number of the interested person; (2) the particular application number to which the protest relates; (3) specific information to show how approval of the application proposed may directly and adversely affect legally protected interests of the person filing the protest; and (4) a statement of the relief sought by the interested person. A person who sends a letter containing only a general objection or comment will not be deemed to be a party, but the letter will be made part of the permanent record. If a protest that meets the requirements listed in the paragraph above is filed with both the applicant and Board, a hearing on this application will be scheduled and the applicant and protestant(s) will be advised of the hearing date. Protestants or their representatives must appear at the hearing and present the protest to be considered. Hearings are governed by Section 309 of Title 75 and Section 1020.8 of Title 82 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and the rules of Board, OAC Title 785, chapters 4 and 30. If you have any questions, please contact Sharon Robinson at (405) 530-8800. Board mailing address: Oklahoma Water Resources Board, Water Rights Administration Di vision, 3800 N. Classen Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73118- 2881. Board fax number. (405) 530-8900. LPXLP November 16, 23 2025 LOKL0404412