The formation petition shall contain:
(a)
The name and boundaries of the proposed district to be benefited by the improvement.
(b)
A general description of the improvement desired for the purpose of supplying the inhabitants of the district with water, and which may embrace any or all of the following: the acquisition, construction, installation, completion, extension, repair, or maintenance of water works, structures, and appliances, and the acquisition, by purchase, condemnation, contract, lease, or otherwise, of lands, rights-of-way, water, water rights, and water service, necessary or convenient for such purpose.
(c)
An estimate of the cost of the proposed improvement and of the incidental expenses in connection therewith.
(d)
A request that an election be called in the district for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters thereof the proposition of forming the district and the incurring of any indebtedness by the issuance of bonds of the district to pay the cost and expenses of the proposed improvement or any part thereof except if the petition be signed by all of the owners of property within the proposed district as such owners are shown upon the last equalized assessment roll, an election need not be requested.