§ 90-29. Powers and duties of board of county commissioners.  


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  • The powers and duties of the board of county commissioners shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

    (1)

    To protect the inhabitants, the land and other property within the county from a surplus or deficiency of water as it deems beneficial to the public health, safety, welfare and utility.

    (2)

    To establish, maintain and control water levels in all canals, lakes, rivers, channels, reservoirs, streams and other bodies of water within the county.

    (3)

    To regulate and control discharge into or withdrawal from all waters in the county.

    (4)

    To buy, sell, exchange, and distribute water.

    (5)

    To require each user of water to install and maintain a substantially accurate and serviceable measuring device acceptable to, and at any point designated by, the board to measure the water discharged or diverted; to require any user of water to report on such forms and for such periods as required, the amount of water measured and to provide such other information as the board may require.

    (6)

    To establish the minimum flow of all surface watercourses, and the minimum level of all ground and surface water to be maintained in the county.

    (7)

    To formulate plans for periods of water shortage, and to impose restrictions in accordance with such plan when necessary to protect the water resources of any area.

    (8)

    To determine the existence of an emergency in the county and to require such action as the board deems necessary in accordance with law.

    (9)

    To cause entry upon any private property at such times as necessary or desirable to conduct inspections and surveys for the purposes of this article.

(Ord. No. 74-50, § 1(1.03))