Each year by the second Tuesday in March, and assuming a required report is done, the board must decide how to raise funds for water replenishment in the next fiscal year. They can choose from a water charge, general assessment, replenishment assessment, or a combination of these methods. The board must also decide if the funds will benefit everyone in the district and whether funds are needed to deal with groundwater contaminants or for other powers, specifying how the funds will be raised.

This law says that if the board decides to raise money for replenishment water, cleaning groundwater, or other actions through a special charge called a "replenishment assessment," they must announce a public meeting to discuss it. This meeting is held on the second Tuesday of April to decide if and how much of the needed money will come from this charge for the next year.

The announcement should include the board's decision, meeting details, and an invitation for people to attend, speak, and review related documents. This notice must be published in the affected counties at least 10 days before the meeting.

This section explains that a hearing must be conducted before the board, and enough members must be present to make official decisions. The hearing can be postponed as needed by the person in charge, but it must be finished by the first Tuesday in May of the following year.

This law allows the board to appoint an engineer who understands water issues to act as a hearing officer for specific hearings.

This law says that any evidence related to the engineering survey, report, and the decision to impose a replenishment assessment can be used in proceedings.