It shall be the duty of the department to satisfy itself as to the financial ability of the applicant to do the things which will be required to be done in the event the application is approved.
In case of approval, the department shall file in the local land office a request for the withdrawal of the land described in said proposal.
No request on which the department of water resources has reported adversely, either as to the water supply, the feasibility of the construction, the cost or capacity of the works or as to the character of the lands sought to be irrigated, shall be approved by the department.