The board of supervisors of the county soil conservation district, upon receipt of a petition for the formation of a tax lagoon, shall determine whether the petition is in the form set forth in § 4312 of this title and has been properly executed. If the petition is in the prescribed form and has been properly executed, the board shall immediately notify the Division of Watershed Stewardship and by virtue of such action shall have made available to it the services of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control to assist it with the investigation concerning the possible formation of the tax lagoon.