- (a) The Director of the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission shall establish a date for a public hearing on the matter.
- (b) If matters to be considered at the hearing are of general application throughout the state, the hearing shall be held in the City of Little Rock, and notice with respect thereto shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation throughout the state.
- (c) If the purpose of the hearing relates only to surface water within one (1) county, that hearing shall be held in the county involved, and notice of the hearing shall be published in the newspaper having the greatest circulation in that county.
- (d) If the purpose of the hearing is with respect to surface water in more than one (1) county, the hearing shall be held in one (1) of those counties, and notice shall be published in one (1) or more newspapers which together have the greatest circulation in all of the counties involved.