PANOLA COUNTY GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON DISTRICT RULE AMENDMENTS Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of the Panola County Groundwater Conservation District (“District”) will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, July 28, 2026 at 5:30 PM in the District office located at 419 West Sabine Street, Carthage, Texas, 75633, to discuss, consider, receive public comment, and potentially act on the adoption of proposed amendments to the District Rules. The proposed amendments to the District Rules include changes that include the following: clarifying the necessity of permits in water production supporting certain oil and gas activities, updates the permit renewal procedures for expired or relinquished permits, updates hydrogeologic study requirements for certain permits, and updates district fee schedule to approve rate for water transported outside the district and the cost to review a hydrogeologic study. All interested members of the public are invited to attend. Any person who wishes to present comments or other information at the hearing may do so in person, by counsel, or both. Comments may be presented verbally or in written form. Limits may be placed on the amount of time that each person can present verbal comments at the hearing. The hearing posted in this notice may be recessed from day to day or continued where appropriate. A copy of the proposed District Rules may be requested by email at district@pcgcd.org, may be reviewed or copied at the District office, 419 West Sabine Street, Carthage, Texas, 75633, or are available on the District’s website at www.pcgcd.org. Written comments may be submitted to the District email address or to the District mailing address provided above.