California · Water Code

WAT §20848: The order on final hearing shall also contain all of the following: (a) Division of the district into the following number of divisions, which shall be as nearly equal in size as may be practicable: (

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The order on final hearing shall also contain all of the following: (a) Division of the district into the following number of divisions, which shall be as nearly equal in size as may be practicable: (1) Five divisions unless otherwise requested, numbered from one to five respectively. (2) Three divisions when requested in the petition, numbered from one to three respectively. (b) Statement, when requested in the petition, that the directors of the proposed district are to be elected at large. (c) Statement, when and as requested in the petition, of the consolidated district offices.

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