(a) An Edwards Aquifer protection plan as defined in Chapter 213 of this title (relating to Edwards Aquifer) shall be approved by the appropriate regional office before an authorization to construct may be issued for an OSSF by a permitting authority.(b) For projects where an Edwards Aquifer protection plan has been approved by a regional office, the written notice required in §285.40(f) of this title (relating to OSSFs on the Recharge Zone of the Edwards Aquifer) shall include the separation distance requirements to any existing or possible recharge features found on the proposed lot or lots. The location of recharge features can be obtained from the designated representative or authorized agent of the county where the development will take place, from an affected groundwater conservation district, or as identified in the water pollution abatement plan for the proposed lot or lots as provided in §213.5(b)(4)(F)(ii) of this title (relating to Required Edwards Aquifer Protection Plans, Notification, and Exemptions).