(a) For an application for a permit pursuant to Texas
Water Code (TWC), §11.121, or for an amendment to a TWC, §11.121,
permit, a certified filing, or a certificate of adjudication pursuant
to TWC, §11.122, and §295.158(b) of this title (relating
to Notice of Amendments to Water Rights), the applicant shall cause
the notice issued by the chief clerk to be published in a newspaper
of general circulation within the section of the state where the source
of water is located.
(b) For an application for a permit pursuant to TWC, §11.143,
or for an amendment pursuant to TWC, §11.122, to a TWC, §11.143,
permit, or a certificate of adjudication which authorizes diversions
from a reservoir which is exempted under TWC, §11.142, in which
the applicant proposes to use groundwater from a well located within
a groundwater conservation district as an alternative source of water,
the applicant shall cause the notice issued by the chief clerk to
be published in a newspaper of general circulation within each county
in which the groundwater conservation district is located.
(c) The date of publication shall be on or before the
date of publication directed by the chief clerk of the commission.
In any event, the date of publication shall be not less than 30 days
before the date set for commission consideration of the application.
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