BLAIR LEE III, Acting Governor                          675

to be corrected and returned to the county commissioners at
a subsequent meeting. If the petition and report are found
to be in due form and in accordance with the law, the county
commissioners shall appoint a day for a public hearing upon
the report and petition and shall give not less than ten
days' notice of the time and place of the hearing. Such
notice shall be published in a newspaper or newspapers
having a general circulation in the county or counties in
which the lands in the watershed association are located.
During this time a copy of the report shall be on file in
the office of the clerk of county commissioners, and shall
be open to the inspection of any landowners or other person
interested, and the notices shall so state. A notice of
this and all subsequent hearings shall be sent to the State
Department of [Drainage] AGRICULTURE, State Soil
Conservation Committee, and [Department of] Water Resources
ADMINISTRATION at least ten days prior to the date of such
hearing.

186.

Upon its determination that the watershed work plan
should be submitted to the board of county commissioners,
the board of directors shall file the watershed work plan in
triplicate with the board of county commissioners. A COPY
SHALL BE FORWARDED TO THE STATE SOIL CONSERVATION COMMITTEE.
The plan shall show:

1.    The location of the proposed works of
improvement on a map, drawing, or aerial photograph.

2.     A general delineation of the boundaries of
the public watershed association with the general location
in the county or counties affected.

3.     Engineering plans in sufficient detail to
describe the proposed project or projects.

4.     A general delineation of the boundaries of
each affected individual ownership within the watershed
association with an estimate of the acreage which each
contains.

5.    The total estimated construction cost of
each of the proposed works of improvement.

With the above plan, the board of directors will
include a statement that they have determined that the works
of improvement

1.     Are practicable.

2.     Will promote the public benefit and be
conducive to the public health, safety and welfare, and

3.    Will produce benefits sufficiently to
warrant the expenditures.