COUNTY LINE DRAINAGE DIS'I'RICT WATER CONTROL PLAN
2000

Table of Contents

1.0	Introduction

2.0	Statutory :Respomibilities and Powers

3.0	District Boundaries

4.0	Existing Land Uses, Services, and Facilities

5.0	Surface Water Management and Potable Water Supply Facilities

6.0	Environmental and Water Quality Program

7.0	Services Provided to Outside Users

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,;	8.0	Planned Jl'uture Facilities and Services

9.0	Administrative Structure

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Location map

Figures

Irrigation and Drainage Analysis Map
Typical Canal Sections Map
Right of Way Map
Topographic Map
District Boundary Map

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Exhibits
Judgment Creating and Incorporating a Drainage District
Legal Description Bouse Bill No. 1882

1.0)	INTRODUCTION

The Couoty Line Drailaage District (District). is located in the Northeastem comer of Lee County, Florida, as illustrated iD Figure 1.

The District is	an agricultural one, used priularily to g,ow citrus crops.

Under the provisions set forth hi Chapter 298, Florida Statutes (FS), the District provides water control BDd roadway maioteDBDce services ta the laods af the District, which eDcampass aver 3,700 acres af  citrus g,oves. These services are provided in accordBDce with the original PIBD af ReclamatioD. The Plan of Reclamation describes a sjstem of main, lateral, and sublateral CBDals which allow bath irrigatioD ancl drainage of the District IBDds.
This Water CoDtrol PIBD has	beeD  prepared  to   comply  with  the  revised
standards far all water caotrol district plans, as set forth in Chapter 298, FS.

2.0) STATUTORY RESPONSmILITIES AND POWERS
\.	Narrative descriptions of the statutory responsibilities and powers of the district.

CLDD was established by judgment or the court of the Twelfth. Judicial Circuit of Florida 011. April 3, 1967 (Exhibit A) and was given additional powers by legislative act (chapter 67-723, Laws of Florida) 011. August 4, 1967 (Exhibit C) as provided by.Section 298.76, Florida Statutes.

It has been determined, declared and enacted that the lands in the district in their natural condition·are wet and subject to overflow, and that the drainage, reclamation and protection of said lands from the effect or water and thereby the making or said lands available for agricultural, settlement, urban and subdivision purposes by drainage, reclamation and improvement, and the creation of said district with the powers vested ill it by its act, are ill the interest of and conducive to public welfare, health and convenience. It is further declared that ill said district, surface waters, which shall include rainfall from the overflow of rivers and streams are a common enemy, and said district and any individual or agency holding a permit to do so from said district, shall have the right to dike, dam and construct levees to protect the said district or any part thereof, or the property or said individual or agency against the same, and thereby divert the course and flow. or euch surface waters or pump the water from within such dikes and levees.

In accordance with the original Plan of Reclamation, the District bas historically provided water control to its landowners. The Water Control Plan included ill the Plan or Reclamation provides for drainage and irrigation by means or main canals, lateral canals, sublateral  canals,  and  control structures.

In addition, and not in limitation of the powers and authorities or the district under. chapter 298, Florida Statutes, aDd amendments thereto, the  district shall have the following powers to adopt a water control plan, and to own, acquire, construct, reconstruct,. equip, operate, maintain, extend and improve canals, ditches, drains, dikes, levies, pumps, plants and plumbing syatems and other works for drainage purposes, and irrigation· works, macbillery and plants, to own, acquire, construct, reconstruct, equip, maintain, operate, extend and improve water and Dood control facilities, road, to regulate the supply and level of water within the district; and to take all measures determined by the board or supervisors to be necessary or desirable to prevent or alleviate land erosion and to provide for the irrigation or crops growing upon land.

County Line Drainage District, a public corporation of this state, created herein and under chapter 298, Florida Statutes, shall be govemed by provisions or the general drainage lawe or Florida applicable to such drainage districts or sub-drainage tricts which are embodied ill chapter 298, Florida

Statutes, and all of the la- amea.datory thereof, a.ow existillg or hereafter ea.acted, so far as 11.ot ia.cousistea.t with this act or any subsequea.t special acts relatia.g to Coua.ty Lille Draillage District. All actioa.s approved by the court, shall be deemed to be the action. of the legislature.

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DISTRICT RQJDffiARPffl
A map delineating the legal boundary of the district and identifying any subdistricts or units within the district.

District Boundaries
The territorial boUDdaries of the District are illustrated ill Figure 6.

EXISTING LAND USES, SERVICES, AND FACILITIES
Narrative descriptions of land use within the district and existing district facilities and their purpose and function, and a map depicting their locations.

Land Uses
The District lands are mainly used for citrus production, and encompass approximately 3,732 acres of citrus groves. Approximately 5 acres in the aoutheutem-most section or the District (Section 13) are used tor a gated eritraoce, and a vehicle canker wuh system. Florida Agro Management's office and citrus ope,ations are also located iD this section, near the entraoce to the District from SR 78.
Services
The District provides water  control  and  roadway  maintenance services to the lands of the District, which encompass over 3,732 acres of citrus groves. These services are provided in accordance with the original Plall or Reclamation, as amended.

Historically, the irrigation water for the CLDD system is supplied from several storage pits located in the southem portion or the District. Several pumps, located .throughout the s:,atem pump the -ter from the pits or intermediate transfer areas to other areas or the District. Figure 2 shows the existing water storage areas and pump locations.

ID addition to irrigation services, the District provides and maintains a system or shell rock roads which provide access to all lands of the District.

A new service provided by the District is a citrus canker drive-through wash system for all vehicles entering  the  District.  The  purpose  of this system Is to serve as a preventative method for avoiding the spread of citrus canker.

Facilities
The District employs a system of main, lateral, and sublateral canals, wells, and water control structures, which allow both irrigation and drainage of the District lauds. These facWties are described below and their locatiom within the District are illustrated in Figure 3.

Main Capels: Main canals run north and south along the section lines in the Dhltrict. The primary purposes or these canals are storm water drainage, including draining the laterals during the wet season, and water control for water supply purposes.

Lateral canals: Laterals are typically 24-feet wide and 8-feet deep 1111.d have a typical water depth of 4.S feet. The primary function of the laterals is to dhect irrigation water and provide storm water dtaioage during wet weather.
Sublateral Canals: Sublaterals are canals or swalee that run north and south along each side of the 10-acre parcels into which the District lands typically are divided. Tbe primary function or the sublaterals is to provide storm water drainage d'llriog the wet season. Generally, there are lS rows of sublaterals ill eacb section.
Control Structures: Weirs, culverts, and plugs are located throughout tbe District for the purpose or controlling both drainage aod irrigation. In general, weirs have been coostructed with the capability to regulate water elevations aod Dow rates; culverts are used to connect one lateral/sublateral system to another; and plugs are used to contain water within a given section of the system.

SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT AND POTABLE WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES
Narrative sufficient to describe each facility's capacity for the management
and storage of surface waters and potable water supply, if applicable.

Manqement and Sto[Ne of Surface Waters

Location and th:aip!\le Areas

County Line Drainage District (CLDD) has seven water storage areas which are located in the southern portion of the District. Within the CLDD, these storage areas are referred to as "pits" and are identified in Figure 2. White's Pit is the western most water storage area and is connected to Kelly Pit via a culvert. The Kelly Pit co1115ists of a iseries of four interconnected pits which will be referred to as "Kelly Pit 1, 2, 3, and 4." Freeman Pit is located east of Kelly Pit 4 and is connected to Kelly Pit 4 via a transport canal which at the preseu.t time is plugged. The Airport Pit is u.ot connected to any other pits and.islocated in the southeutem most section of the District.

The water storage pits within the District receive ExR from on­ site'and off-site areas. Off-site drainage areas along the CLDD's northem border account for the off-site ExR collected within the District. Thill off-site drainage area is in excess of 5,600 acres in size. On-site drainage is collected from approximately 3,390 acres of vegetative and open lands.

2. Volume Available

White's Pit, Freeman Pit and Kelly Pits 1, 2, 3 and 4 were surveyed to determine the •tirnated storage volume. Stage-storage cunres were generated for each pit from the survey data. The stage­ storage curves present water surface areas at various stages (water elevatiou.s) and their resulting storage volumes. The cumulative available storage volume-of the six surveyed pits based upon an average I. foot stage•is approximately 956 acre-feet.

The estimated total storage of the seven existing pits is 1,057 acre-feet as shown in Exhibit D. This total available storage estimate was based upon the total volume elevations O and 14 root.

Potable Water Su,pply None.

6,0)	ENVIRQNllrlENTAL AND WATER QUALITY PROGRAMS
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'"-,'·	A description of any environmental or water quality program that the
district has implemented or plans to implement

None.

7.0)	SERVICES PROVIDED TO oUTSmE USERS
A map and narrative description of any area outside the district's legal boundary for which the district provides seroices.

No areas outside of County Line Drainage District's boundaries are served.

8.0)	PLANNED FUTURE FACILITIES AND SERVICES
Detailed descriptions of faci1ities and seroices that the district plans
to provide within 5 years.

No11e, other than routine maintenance.

9.0)	ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
A description of the administrative structure of the district.

The District is governed by a Board or Supervisors, collSiating or three landowner representatives who reside within the state orFlorida, and who are elected 011 a one-acre, one-vote basis by the landowners ill the District. The Board elects its owu President 111111ually. Each supervisor's term is staggered so that onesupervisor is elected each year.

The District employs a District Manager/Secretary/Treasurer through an Inter-Local Agreement, who conducts the dally a.dmillistrative duties of the district.

The district retains an outside coasultant whois oa site and supervises one field operations employ".

To support the Board of Supervisors, the District also retains the comultillg services or an attorney and a professic>nal engineer, which are appointed by the Board of Supervisors 011 an annual basis.

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