Within thirty (30) days after receipt of a letter from the state engineer informing the applicant that their application has been accepted for filing, the applicant shall submit a notice for publication to the state engineer for review.

1. A. The notice shall set forth the contents of the application in a form containing the following information:

   (1) The name and address of the applicant;

   (2) The legal and common descriptions (per NMSA 1978, Section 14-11-10.1) of the location of the proposed project facilities and the area of hydrologic effect;

   (3) A brief description of the pilot/demonstration project.

   (4) A brief description of the proposed full-scale project, as appropriate, including the capacities;

   (5) The requirements for a protest, as set forth in Section 20 hereafter;

   (6) Disclosure that protests to the application shall be filed within ten (10) days after the date of the last publication of the notice; and

   (7) The day of the last publication (to be on the notice when published);

   (8) All other relevant information required by the state engineer.

2. B. The state engineer will review the notice and return it to the applicant within thirty (30) days of receipt with all corrections and additions noted. After making all changes to the notice required by the state engineer, the applicant shall publish the notice once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or counties in which persons reside who could reasonably be expected to be affected by the project. The cost of the publication shall be borne by the applicant.

[19.25.8.18 NMAC - N, 01-31-2001]