Any two or more owners of adjacent lands within any county may file with the county clerk a petition addressed to the board of county commissioners praying for the incorporation of a water-supply district. The petition shall (1) describe by section, or fraction thereof, and by township and range the location of lands owned by the petitioners and desired to be incorporated into the proposed water-supply district and shall state (2) that such lands are without an adequate water supply; (3) that the construction of dams, wells or other works are necessary to develop an adequate water supply, and (4) that such improvement or works will be conducive to and will promote the public health, convenience and welfare.
K.S.A. 82a-602