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NOTICE OF PERMIT EXTENSION FOR WATER RIGHT LAS 13742

What is this notice about?

The Seemann Estate Preservation Trust has asked the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to extend its permit to take water from an unnamed stream near Palmer known locally as Annie Creek. The water would be used each year from May 1 through September 30 to irrigate fields and water livestock. People who think this water use would harm their rights or the public interest can send written objections by 5:00 p.m. on October 20, 2026.

Why was this notice issued?

State law (Alaska Statute AS 46.15.133 and Alaska Administrative Code 11 AAC 93.080) requires public notice when someone applies for an extension of a Permit to Appropriate Water. Seemann Estate Preservation Trust applied for an extension of the permit for Water Right LAS 13742.

What action is being taken?

DNR's Water Resources Section is reviewing a request to extend the water permit. The extension would allow withdrawal of up to 29,320 gallons per day for field irrigation and 675 gallons per day for livestock watering, from May 1 through September 30 each year, from an unnamed stream (known locally as Annie Creek) in the SW1/4SE1/4 of Section 13, Township 18 North, Range 2 East, Seward Meridian. The water would be used on described lands in Sections 13 and 14 of that township. Unused water would be stored only in natural land depressions; no man-made dams, barriers, embankments, or retaining walls would be allowed.

Who is involved: Seemann Estate Preservation Trust, 2101 E. 66th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska 99507-2103 (applicant)

How can the public respond?

Respond by Tue, Oct 20, 2026 This deadline has passed.

“By 5:00 p.m. on October 20, 2026 (the notice also says objections may be filed within 15 days of publication or service of notice; the notice was published October 5, 2026)”

Ways to respond

What to include

Comments or objections must be in writing. An objection must include the objector's name and address, and any facts tending to show that the rights of the objector or the public interest would be adversely affected by the proposed appropriation. Reference Water Right LAS 13742. People with hearing impairments who wish to respond by telephone may call DNR's Public Information Center in Anchorage at 1-800-770-8973, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Contact

Jonathan Tucker
Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Water Resources Section
jonathan.tucker@alaska.gov
(907) 269-8663
550 W 7th Ave, Suite 1020, Anchorage, Alaska 99501-3562

Will there be public meetings?

The notice does not announce any public meeting or hearing.

Key dates

  • Oct 5, 2026: Notice published
  • Oct 20, 2026: Deadline for written comments or objections (5:00 p.m.)

Original notice text

Alaska Department of Natural Resources Water Resources Section 550 W 7th Ave, Suite 1020 Anchorage, Alaska 99501-3562 NOTICE OF PERMIT EXTENSION FOR WATER RIGHT LAS 13742 Pursuant to AS 46.15.133 and 11 AAC 93.080, notice is hereby given that Seemann Estate Preservation Trust, 2101 E. 66th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska 99507-2103, applied for an extension of Permit to Appropriate Water for Water Right LAS 13742. The extension request proposes the following: The withdrawal of up to 29,320 gallons/day from May 1st through September 30th each year for field irrigation and 675 gallons/day from May 1st through September 30th each year for livestock watering, from an unnamed stream (known locally as Annie Creek) flowing through the SW1/4SE1/4 of Section 13, Township 18 North, Range 2 East, Seward Meridian, and to be used within the following areas of appurtenance: • Within Section 13, Township 18 North, Range 2 East, Seward Meridian: An area of land commencing at the section corner monument of Sections 14, 13, 23, and 24, Township 18 North, Range 2 East, Seward Meridian; Thence S89° 56’ E +/-2638.68’ along the section line common to Sections 13 and 24 to the quarter corner monument common to Sections 13 and 24, according to the B.L.M. Rectangular Township Plat for T.18N, R.2E., dated May 1, 1916; this line being the BASIS OF BEARING for this description, this quarter corner being the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING for this description; thence +/-N00°01’W 1056.00 feet along the center quarter line of Section 13, to a point; thence +/-N70°39’W +/-2797.60 feet along the line between Parcels #1 and #2 to the N-S 1/64 corner of Sections 14 and 13; thence +-/N00°02’W +/-660.00 feet along the section line common to Sections 14 and 13 to the quarter corner monument of said sections; thence +/-S89°56’E +/-5278.90 feet along the center quarter line of Section 13 to the quarter corner monument common to Section 13, T.18N, R.2E, and Section 18, T.18N, R.3N, S.M., Ak; thence +/-South +/-2640.00 feet along the section line common to Sections 13 and 18 of Ranges 2 and 3 East, respectively, to the section corner monument of Sections 13 and 24, R.2E, and Sections 18 and 19, R.3E., T.18N.; thence +/-89°56’W +/-2638.68 feet along the section line common to Sections 13 and 24 to the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; and the SW1/4SW1/4NW1/4, the S1/2SE1/4SW1/4NW1/4, the S1/2S1/2SE1/4NW1/4, SW1/4SW1/4SW1/4NE1/4, of Section 13, Township 18 North, Range 2 East, Seward Meridian, Palmer Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska. • Within Section 14, Township 18 North, Range 2 East, Seward Meridian: Parcel One: a) NE1/4NW1/4NE1/4 of Section 14, Township 18 North, Range 2 East, Seward Meridian, State of Alaska, consisting of approximately 10 acres, subject to any existing roadway or driveway easements, and; b)NE1/4NW1/4NW1/4NE1/4 of Section 14, Township 18 North, Range 2 East, Seward Meridian, State of Alaska, consisting of approximately 2.5 acres, subject to any existing roadway or driveway easements; Parcel Two: The S1/2NE1/4, the NW1/4NE1/4, and the S1/2NE1/4NE1/4 of Section 14, Township 18 North, Range 2 East, Seward Meridian, Palmer Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska, EXCEPTING therefrom all of the real property described as Parcel One above, and further EXCEPTING that portion previously conveyed to the State of Alaska, Department of Transportation and Public Facilities by Deed recorded April 1, 1993, in Book 710 at Page 549, consisting of approximately 125.838 acres. Storage of unused water will occur within naturally confined land depressions within Section 13 and 14 of said areas of appurtenance. No man-made dams, artificial barriers, embankments, or retaining walls will be allowed to assist in storage of unused water. Per AS 46.15.133 (a), within 15 days of publication or service of notice, persons may file with the director written objections. Comments or objections must be made in writing to the above listed address or to jonathan.tucker@alaska.gov and henry.brooks@alaska.gov by 5:00 p.m. on October 20, 2026. Objection must include the objector’s name and address, and any facts tending to show that the rights of the objector or the public interest would be adversely affected by the proposed appropriation. For more information, please contact Jonathan Tucker at jonathan.tucker@alaska.gov or (907) 269-8663, or Henry Brooks at henry.brooks@alaska.gov or (907) 269-8641. The Alaska Department of Natural Resources complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The state is prepared to accommodate individuals with disabilities by providing auxiliary aids when requested. Individuals with audio impairments who wish to respond to this notice by telephone may call the Department’s Public Information Center in Anchorage between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., M-F at 1-800-770-8973. The Department of Natural Resources reserves the right to waive technical defects in this publication.

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