(a) Applicability. This section applies to applications for consolidated permits, which combine authorizations under two or more program areas.(b) Combined public notices shall be given for applications consolidated under Texas Water Code, Chapter 5, Subchapter J, and Chapter 33 of this title (relating to Consolidated Permit Processing) only when:(1) combined notice is requested by the applicant; and(2) combined notice satisfies all statutory and regulatory requirements that would apply if each application had been processed separately, including, without limitation, all requirements for notice content, publication, mailing, broadcasting, and the posting of signs.