(a)

1. (1) All applications for approval of a project pursuant to Arkansas Code § 15-22-503(e) shall be:

   1. (A) In writing; and
   2. (B) Signed by a representative of the applicant.
2. (2) The original application shall be filed with the Director of the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission.

(b) The application shall contain the following:

1. (1) Full name, address, telephone, and fax number of the applicant;
2. (2) Names of the applicant's representative making application and the licensed water or wastewater operator operating the system;
3. (3) Common name of the project printed in boldface capital letters;
4. (4) The name, address, telephone, and fax number of applicant's consulting engineer;
5. (5) The name, address, telephone, and fax number of applicant's attorney;
6. (6) Anticipated date of commencement of operation of the project;
7. (7) List of all applications made to federal, state, or local agencies for approval of the project or any portion thereof and the action taken by said agencies; and

8. (8)

   1. (A) Political subdivision, agency, board, or commission that will have responsibility for constructing, operating, managing, or maintaining the project improvements.
   2. (B) If more than one (1), then identify the responsibility of each.

(c) If an applicant meets any one (1) of these conditions: the utility has fewer than five hundred (500) meters or connections, the utility’s average water demand is less than sixty thousand gallons per day (60,000 gpd), or the utility’s actual or National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitted flow is less than one hundred fifty thousand gallons per day (150,000 gpd), then the applicant must provide a:

1. (1) List of all water or wastewater facilities within five (5) miles of the project boundaries;
2. (2) Written statement confirming that applicant has consulted with all named utilities about the possibility of combining services; and
3. (3) List of all industries and businesses that will use the facilities to be built by the project.