Rule 33-502-1.2 - Complete Applications(a) Upon determining that a permit application for a new permit for the diversion of surface water or withdrawal of groundwater includes the required information and signatures, staff members within the Yazoo Mississippi Delta Joint Water Management District permitting program will mail the applicant a prepared notice of intent to use waters of the state along with instructions for publishing the notice. The applicant shall publish the notice of intent one time in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the proposed well/diversion point will be located. The applicant must pay the expense of the publication and must direct the newspaper to forward a proof of publication to the Yazoo Mississippi Delta Joint Water Management District permitting program. Upon receipt of the proof of publication by the Yazoo Mississippi Delta Joint Water Management District permitting program, the application will be considered complete. (b) An application for renewal or modification of a permit for diversion or withdrawal for beneficial use of public waters of the State of Mississippi, a replacement well, or a standby well shall be deemed complete when such staff members determine that it contains all information requested and required by the terms of the application, and signed by the appropriate signatories. 33 Miss. Code. R. 502-1.2
Miss. Code Ann. § 51-8-27