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.