SWFWMD Governing Board Resolution 11-10 Vaporizing the Basin Boards

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT

RESOLUTION NO. 11-10

MERGER OF THE WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER, COASTAL RIVERS, PINELLASANCLOTE

RIVER, ALAFIA RIVER, PEACE RIVER, MANASOTA, HILLSBOROUGH

RIVER, AND THE GREEN SWAMP WATERSHED BASINS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS

INTO THE

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT

WHEREAS, the Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) is subdivided into eight (8) hydrologic basins, the Withlacoochee River, Coastal Rivers, Pinellas-Anclote River, Alafia River, Peace River, Manasota, Hillsborough River and the Green Swamp Watershed Basins (the Basins); and

WHEREAS, the District's Governing Board has the authority to designate any area within the District as a sub-district or basin, change the boundaries of Basins, or create new basins by resolution, see: subsection 373.0693(1)(a), Florida Statutes; and

WHEREAS, recent policy directives of the Office of Governor and the Legislature have been issued requesting the District to simplify and streamline governmental operation and reduce the number of levels of government to ensure the operations and responsibilities of the District are being discharged in an efficient and effective manner; and

WHEREAS, both the Senate committee on Environmental Preservation and Conservation report "Agency Sunset Review of the Water Management Districts" and OPPAGA's Sunset Memorandum on "Governance of Florida's Water Management District: Options for Legislative Consideration" suggested that the District's Governing Board consider merging basins where appropriate; and

WHEREAS, in response to these directives and recommendations, the District has evaluated the various alternatives available for such Basin mergers and concluded that merging all of the Basins and their functions into the District in order to reduce expenditures and eliminate any duplication of work is appropriate.

NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Governing Board of the Southwest Florida Water Management District that all prior Basins designations are hereby revoked and all Basin boundaries are hereby merged into the boundaries of the District, effective May 31, 2011.

PASSED AND ADOPTED on this twenty-fourth day of May, 2011.

                                                  SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT

                                                                              BY: __(SIGNED)__
                                                                              Ronald E Oakley

ATTEST

_(SIGNED)______

H. Paul Senft, Secretary