[§174C-52]  Notice.  (a)  Upon receiptof the application, the commission shall cause a notice thereof to be publishedin a newspaper having general circulation within the affected area.  The noticeshall be published at least once a week for two consecutive weeks.  Inaddition, the commission shall cause a copy of such notice to be sent to anyperson who has filed a written request for notification of any pendingapplications affecting a particular designated area and to the mayor and thewater board of the affected county.  This notification shall be sent by regularmail before the date of last publication.  The commission shall also makeavailable to the public, upon request, a monthly bulletin of all pendingapplications.

(b)  The notice and the monthly bulletin shallcontain the name and address of the applicant; the date of filing; the date setfor a hearing, if any; the source of the water supply; the quantity of waterapplied for; the use to be made of the water and any limitations thereon; theplace of the use; and the location of the well point or diversion.

(c)  The notice shall state that writtenobjections to the proposed permit may be filed with the commission by aspecified date.  The commission shall establish by rules the time limits withinwhich objections must be filed.  The commission, at its discretion, may requestfurther information from either applicant or objectors, and a reasonable timeshall be allowed for such responses.  Each applicant shall be notified by thecommission of the objections filed to an application. [L 1987, c 45, pt of §2]