At least 10 days before proceeding with its duties, the board of viewers shall:
(1) post a notice of its intention to proceed at four public places in the area described in the petition;
(2) publish a notice in a newspaper of general circulation published in each county in which the lands to be viewed are located; and
(3) send a copy of the notice to the county commissioners or county council, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the State Soil Conservation Committee in the Department of Agriculture.