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EAST HENDRY COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT
General Information:
East Hendry County Drainage District (EHCDD) maintains the principal canals, ditches and storm water treatment areas in the area shown on the map located in the Document Center on the left side of this screen.
By Petition of the Hendry County Board of County Commissioners, pursuant to the provisions of Laws of Florida Chapter 67-1443, the creation of the East Hendry County Drainage District was approved by court order on October 9, 1984. (Case Number 84-299/Official Records Book #345/Page #241). The court order is available in the Document Center.
Contact Information:
Hendry County Board of County Commissioners
Tommy Vaughan, Special Districts Department
Post Office Box 2340
LaBelle, Florida 33975-2340
Office: 863-675-5252
Facsimile: 863-674-4018
Email: tvaughan@hendryfla.net
Website: www.hendryfla.net
Registered Agent: Mark F. Lapp, Hendry County Attorney
110 Broward Avenue
LaBelle, Florida
Regularly Scheduled Public Meeting:
Meetings are held yearly in the month of January
Clewiston City Hall
Commission Chambers
115 W. Ventura Ave.
Clewiston, Florida
Governing Body:
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
P.O. Box 2340
LaBelle, FL 33975
District #1 - Emma J. Byrd
bocc1@hendryfla.net
Term 2020-2024
District #2 - Darrell R. Harris
bocc2@hendryfla.net
Term 2018-2022
District #3 – Mitchell Wills
bocc3@hendryfla.net
Term 2020-2024
District #4 – Ramon Iglesias
bocc4@hendryfla.net
Term 2020-2024
District #5 – Karson Turner
bocc5@hendryfla.net
Term 2020-2024
Revenue, General Financial & Ethics Information:
Current Assessment Rates for Fiscal Year October 1, 2018 – September 30, 2019, are $32.00 per acre. The authority for the levy is Laws of Florida Chapter 67-1443.
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Adopted Budget Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2020 |
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Adopted |
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Account Number |
Description |
FY 2020 |
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EAST HENDRY COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT |
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703-0000-300.00-00 |
LESS 5 PERCENT |
(2,468) |
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703-0000-301.00-00 |
CASH BALANCE FORWARD |
52,462 |
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RESERVE |
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49,994 |
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703-0010-319.10-00 |
CURRENT TAXES |
49,364 |
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TAXES |
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49,364 |
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TOTAL EAST HENDRY COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT FUND |
99,358 |
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703-0000-501.99-01 |
CONTINGENCIES |
38,410 |
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703-0000-501.99-06 |
CAPITAL OUTLAY |
0 |
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703-0000-501.99-80 |
CASH BALANCE FORWARD |
10,000 |
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Reserve Total |
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48,410 |
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703-2600-538.31-00 |
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES |
10,500 |
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703-2600-538.34-00 |
OTHER CONTRACT SERVICES |
10,500 |
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703-2600-538.43-00 |
UTILITY SERVICE |
1,500 |
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703-2600-538.46-00 |
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE |
25,500 |
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703-2600-538.49-00 |
OTHER CHARGES |
1000 |
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703-2600-538.49-03 |
TAX COLL & PROP APPR COMM |
1,738 |
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703-2600-538.49-09 |
OTHER |
10 |
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703-2600-538.54-00 |
PUBL, MEMBER, & SUBSCR |
200 |
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Operating Total |
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50,948 |
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703-2600-538.63-00 |
IMPROVEMENTS |
0 |
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703-2600-538.64-00 |
MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT |
0 |
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Capital Total |
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0 |
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TOTAL EAST HENDRY COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT FUND |
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99,358 |
The East Hendry County Drainage District's Annual Financial Report filed with the Department of Financial Services may be viewed via the link on the left side of this screen.
The final, complete audit report for the most recent completed fiscal year is in the Document Center on the left side of this screen.
The ethics laws applicable to the East Hendry County Drainage District are available via the link on the left side of this screen (select "Ethics Laws").
Keeping our Waters Clean
As part of the Federal Clean Water Act, Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) determined that EHCDD needed a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4) permit. The NPDES permit is a reporting tool that FDEP and EPA use to ensure that municipalities and special districts are properly implementing storm water pollution prevention programs. These programs utilize Best Management Practices or BMPs, which are storm water pollution prevention activities or storm water pollution controls. These can take the form of structural components, like the pump station in the area operating at the proper stages or silt fences around construction sites. They can also take the form of community clean ups and education.
This is a reminder that everyone plays a part in keeping our water resources clean. The storm water from the EHCDD flows north to Lake Okeechobee via the Clewiston Canal. The lake replenishes water storage areas, helps to irrigate agricultural lands, provides backup water for urban areas and plays a major role in supplying water for the Everglades.
Illicit discharge or illicit storm water discharge means any discharge into the MS4 and/or waters of the United States that is not composed entirely of storm water, except discharges made in accordance with a county issued development order consistent with the MS4 permit, an independent NPDES permit or as a result of fire fighting activities.
Many seemingly harmless household activities, such as dumping yard waste, draining swimming pools or household waste water from washing machines, dish washers or water softening devices into ditches, storm drains and canals are also classified as illicit discharges. These activities can and do cause severe problems in our waterways. Ditches and storm drains are not connected to the sanitary sewer system. They flow directly into streams, lakes, rivers, estuaries, bays and eventually the Gulf of Mexico.
All residents of Hendry County can do their part by properly disposing of wastes and reporting any illicit discharges or illegal dumping to the Hendry County Special Districts Office/Waste Management Division at 863-675-5252.