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.