If election officials in all affected counties confirm that a petition has enough valid signatures, the main county's election official must submit the petition and the validation certificates to that county's board of supervisors.

This section requires that when a specific petition and its related certificates are presented, the main county's board of supervisors must immediately send a copy to the relevant department.

When a petition is filed with the department, a public hearing must be scheduled within 60 days to review whether additional lands should be added to a proposed water district. The hearing will also examine if some lands currently included should be removed. The focus will be on ensuring that the district benefits everyone who uses or depends on the groundwater resources in that area.

This law requires the department to publish a copy of a petition and the names of five signers along with the details of a hearing, including its time, place, and purpose. This publication must occur in each county affected, following the procedures outlined in Section 6066 of the Government Code.

This law section dictates that during public hearings, which can be postponed if necessary, the department must listen to all evidence concerning the addition or removal of land from a proposed district. They must also consider how a groundwater replenishment program will benefit people and properties within the proposed district.

If the department believes more land should be added to a proposed district, they must schedule a public hearing to discuss this. The hearing's details, including when, where, and why it is happening, must be advertised in newspapers across the counties involved. During the hearing, the department will gather evidence to decide whether the additional land should be included and how it might benefit people or property in that area.

This law requires a department to decide which lands will be part of a proposed district for groundwater use within six months of a petition being filed. The department also needs to decide if people or properties in that area will benefit from using the groundwater or replenishing it. This decision must be reported to the board of supervisors in the main county involved.

This law states that if the department decides that the people or properties within a proposed water district won't benefit from accessing or using groundwater, then the county board won't proceed further with the district's formation. The petition will simply become a public record. However, it's possible to try again with a new petition, but not until at least six months after the department's decision.