The State Engineer shall prescribe and furnish guidelines for an application for a permit for a project. The application must include:

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1.  A fee for application of $2,500;

2.  The name and mailing address of the applicant;

3.  The name of the area of active management, groundwater basin or groundwater sub-basin, as applicable, in which the applicant proposes to operate the project;

4.  The name and mailing address of the owner of the land on which the applicant proposes to operate the project;

5.  The legal description of the location of the proposed project;

6.  Such evidence of financial and technical capability as the State Engineer requires;

7.  The source, quality and annual quantity of water proposed to be recharged, and the quality of the receiving water;

8.  The legal basis for acquiring and using the water proposed to be recharged;

9.  A description of the proposed project including its capacity and plan of operation;

10.  A copy of a study that demonstrates:

(a) The area of hydrologic effect of the project;

(b) That the project is hydrologically feasible;

(c) That the project will not cause harm to users of land and water within the area of hydrologic effect; and

(d) The percentage of recoverable water;

11.  The proposed duration of the permit; and

12.  Any other information which the State Engineer requires.