Water Code section 23540

If at any time it is desired to include additional land in a distribution district, a petition for inclusion signed by the owners of the land to be included and by two-thirds in number of the holders of title to the land in the distribution district may be filed with the board.

Source: Section 23540, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WAT§ionNum=23540. (updated Jan. 1, 1949; accessed Oct. 27, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/water_code_section_23540

Original Source: Section 23540, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WAT§ionNum=23540. (last accessed May 12, 2025).