§27–104.

    In response to a petition filed under § 27–201 of this title, the county commissioners or a county council of a county may establish a drainage district to:

        (1)    locate and establish a levee, drain, or canal;

        (2)    construct, straighten, widen, or deepen a ditch, drain, or watercourse; and

        (3)    construct levees, embankments, tidewater gates, and pumping plants to drain and reclaim wet, swamp, or overflowed land.