1. (a) All applications must include:

   1. (1) Evidence the applicant has conducted, with appropriate notice, a public hearing concerning the project;
   2. (2) Information, sufficient for the board's consideration of the application, regarding the intended end users of the water supply, the needs of the area to be served by the project, the expected benefit of the project to the area, the relationship of the project to the water supply needs of this state overall, and the relationship of the project to the state water plan; and
   3. (3) The total cost of the project, the total volume of annual water supply, the unit cost of the water supply, the reliability of the water supply, the timeline for development, and the potential impacts of the project, all of which must be developed and provided by the applicant as part of the application in accordance with all requirements of §357.34(e) of this Title (related to Identification and Evaluation of Potentially Feasible Water Management Strategies and Water Management Strategy Projects) and associated guidance.
2. (b) Applications may include letters of support from regional water planning groups, wholesale or retail water suppliers, customers, or any other member of the public that would be affected by the project.

Source Note:The provisions of this §363.1405 adopted to be effective May 4, 2025, 50 TexReg 2604.