Water Code § 70037

At the time stated in the notice of the hearing the board of supervisors shall hear the petition, and shall hear from any of those who signed the petition and who wish to appear, and shall consider any written protest filed with the clerk of the board prior to the hearing, by or on behalf of owners of taxable property situated within the proposed district. The board of supervisors may adjourn the hearing from time to time, not exceeding four weeks in all.