The Lake County Water Authority was created in 1953. The Legislature
     directed that the Authority be created for the following purposes:

Controlling and conserving the freshwater resources of Lake County.

Fostering and improving the tourist business in the county by
         improvements to streams, lakes and canals in  the county.

Providing recreational facilities for the tourists, citizens and taxpayers of
         the county by a more efficient use of the streams, lakes and canals in the
         county.

Improving the fish and aquatic wildlife of the county by improving the
         streams, lakes and canals in the county.

Protecting the freshwater resources of Lake County through assisting
         local governments in the treating of stormwater runoff by conserving
         freshwater to improve the streams, lakes and canals in the county.