Excepting in the event of a wildfire or a breakage or failure of a dam, pump, pipeline, or conduit causing an immediate emergency, the declaration shall be made only after a public hearing at which consumers of the water supply shall have an opportunity to be heard to protest against the declaration and to present their respective needs to said governing board.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 19, Sec. 1. (AB 1432) Effective January 1, 2020.)