Any twenty-five owners of land lying within the limits of a proposed watershed improvement district, or a majority of such owners if their number be less than fifty, or any municipality or county any part of which lies within the proposed watershed improvement district, may file a petition with the supervisors of the soil conservation district or districts in which the proposed watershed improvement district will be situated asking that a watershed improvement district be organized for the territory described in the petition. The petition shall set forth:
(1) The proposed name of the watershed improvement district;
(2) That there is need, in the interest of the public health, safety, or welfare, for a watershed improvement district for the territory described in the petition;
(3) A description of the territory proposed to be organized as a watershed improvement district, which description shall be deemed sufficient if generally accurate;
(4) That the territory described in the petition is contiguous and is in the same watershed;
(5) A request that the territory described in the petition be organized as a watershed improvement district.
Land lying within the limits of one watershed improvement district shall not be included in another watershed improvement district.
Structure West Virginia Code
Article 21B. Watershed Improvement Districts
§19-21B-2. Establishment of Watershed Improvement Districts
§19-21B-3. Petition for Establishment
§19-21B-4. Public Hearing on Petition; Determination of Need for District; Defining Boundaries
§19-21B-5. Determination of Whether Operation of Proposed District Is Feasible
§19-21B-6. Declaration of Organization of District; Certification
§19-21B-8. Inclusion of Additional Territory Within Existing District
§19-21B-9. Governing Body of District; Trustees
§19-21B-10. Officers, Agents and Employees; Surety Bonds; Annual Audit
§19-21B-11. Status and Powers of District; Powers of Trustees
§19-21B-12. Powers Granted to Be Additional to Powers of Soil Conservation District
§19-21B-13. Discontinuance of Watershed Improvement Districts