Okla. Stat. tit. 82, § 82-1324.5: Notice of filing and pendency of petition - Public

hearing - Notice of hearing.

Whenever a petition as provided in the preceding section is

filed with the county clerk, he shall thereupon give notice to the

county commissioners of the filing and pendency of said petition,

whereupon, if the petition proposes the creation of a water

district, the county commissioners shall immediately determine from

the Oklahoma Water Resources Board whether or not there is water

available to adequately serve the proposed district, and the county

commissioners shall forthwith enter their order setting a public

hearing upon said petition for a day certain and directing the

county clerk to give notice of said hearing by legal publication for

two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper published in each county

containing lands embraced within the boundaries of the proposed

district. Said newspapers must have a general circulation in the

county of publication. Provided, however, if there is a county in

which there is no newspaper of general circulation published, notice

of such hearing shall be given by posting in five public places

within said county, one of which shall be the county courthouse.

Such notice shall contain: a brief and concise statement describing

the purpose of such hearing; a description of the territory to be

embraced within said district; a notice to all persons residing or

owning property and incorporated municipalities within the proposed

district that they may appear upon the date and at the time and

place of said hearing to show cause, if any there be, why said

petition should not be granted; and a notice to all rural residents

of the proposed district that, if said district shall be ordered

created, an organizational meeting to elect a board of directors and

officers and to adopt bylaws will be held immediately following the

entry of the order creating said district. In addition, the county

clerk shall, at least ten (10) days before the date fixed for said

hearing, give or send by registered or certified mail notice thereof

to each of the petitioners.