2009 California Water Code - Section 12878.23-12878.24 :: Article 3. Modification Of Maintenance Areas

12878.23.  (a) The board or the department may modify the boundaries
of any established maintenance area or zones within the maintenance
area, the description of works to be maintained within the
maintenance area, and the determination of relative benefits within
any zone, upon its own initiative or upon petition by the governing
body of the local agency formerly responsible for the operation and
maintenance of the unit or by the board of supervisors of the county
in which all or a portion of the unit is located.
   (b) The board or the department may consolidate maintenance areas
that share a common boundary.

12878.24.  Upon receipt of any such petition for modification or
upon initiation of any such proceeding by its own action the board or
department shall conduct such modification proceedings as near as
may be in the manner provided in this chapter for the formation of
maintenance areas, and may make such modification if in its
discretion and judgment the best interests of the State and the area
affected will be served thereby.