Florida Administrative Code › 40 - WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS › 40D - Southwest Florida Water Management District › Chapter 40D-1 - PROCEDURAL › Section 40D-1.107 - Basins

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Pursuant to Section 5 of Chapter 61-691, Laws of Florida, the
				  area of the District is divided into watershed basins to include each major
				  stream and its tributary streams and all lands draining therein except the area
				  known as the Green Swamp Watershed Basin.
(1) The area of the Green Swamp Basin is
				located in parts of Lake, Sumter, Pasco, and Polk Counties.
(a) That portion of the Green Swamp Basin
				lying within Lake County is described as follows:
Begin at intersection of Lake-Sumter County line with
				  Lake-Polk County line;
Thence north along Lake-Sumter County line to northwest
				  corner of Section 6, Township 23 South, Range 24 East;
Thence east along township line between Townships 22 and 23
				  South, to the northeast corner of Section 1, Township 23 South, Range 24
				  East;
Thence south along the range line between Ranges 24 and 25
				  East; to the southwest corner of Section 6, Township 24 South, Range 25
				  East;
Thence east along the section lines to the northeast corner
				  of Section 8, Township 24 South, Range 25 East;
Thence south to the Southeast corner of Section 8, Township
				  24 South, Range 25 East;
Thence east along the section lines to the northeast corner
				  of Section 16, Township 24 South, Range 25 East;
Thence south along the section lines to the southeast corner
				  of Section 21, Township 24 South, Range 25 East;
Thence east along the section lines to the northeast corner
				  of Section 30, Township 24 South, Range 26 East;
Thence south along the section lines to the southeast corner
				  of Section 31, Township 24 South, Range 26 East and the Lake-Polk County
				  line;
Thence west along the Lake-Polk County line, also being the
				  township line between Townships 24 and 25 South, to the southwest corner of
				  Section 35, Township 24 South, Range 25 East;
Thence north to the northwest corner of Section 35, Township
				  24 South, Range 25 East;
Thence west along the section lines, to the southwest corner
				  of Section 30, Township 24 South, Range 25 East;
Thence south to the southeast corner of Section 36, Township
				  24 South, Range 24 East and the Lake-Polk County line;
Thence west along the Lake-Polk County line, also being the
				  township line between Townships 24 and 25 South, to the southwest corner of
				  Section 31, Township 24 South, Range 24 East and the Point of
				  Beginning.
(b) That portion
				of the Green Swamp Basin lying within Sumter County is described as follows:
Begin at intersection of Sumter-Polk County line with
				  Sumter-Pasco County line;
Thence north along Sumter-Pasco County line to northwest
				  corner of Section 6, Township 23 South, Range 23 East;
Thence east along township line to intersection with
				  Sumter-Lake County line;
Thence south along Sumter-Lake County line to intersection
				  with Polk-Lake County line;
Thence continue southerly and westerly along Sumter-Polk
				  County line to Point of Beginning.
(c) That portion of the Green Swamp Basin
				lying within Pasco County is described as follows:
Begin at southwest corner of Section 31, Township 25 South,
				  Range 22 East;
Thence north along range line to northwest corner of Section
				  6, Township 25 South, Range 22 East;
Thence east along township line to intersection with
				  Pasco-Sumter County line;
Thence south along Pasco-Sumter County line to intersection
				  with Polk-Sumter County line;
Thence continue South the West along Pasco-Polk County line
				  to northwest corner of Section 3, Township 26 South, Range 22 East;
Thence continue West along township line to Point of
				  Beginning.
(d) That portion
				of the Green Swamp Basin lying within Polk County is described as follows:
Begin at northwest corner of Section 31, Township 25 South,
				  Range 23 East;
Thence north along the range line between Ranges 22 and 23
				  East and the Polk-Pasco line to the Sumter County line and the Withlacoochee
				  River;
Thence easterly along the Polk-Sumter County line, also being
				  the Withlacoochee River, to the intersection with the range line between Ranges
				  23 and 24 East;
Thence north along the range line, also being the Polk-Sumter
				  County line to the northwest corner of Section 6, Township 25 South, Range 24
				  East, and the Lake County line;
Thence east along the Polk-Lake County line, to the northeast
				  corner of Section 1, Township 25 South, Range 24 East;
Thence north along the range line between Ranges 24 and 25
				  East, to the northwest corner of Section 31, Township 24 South, Range 25
				  East;
Thence east along the section lines, also being the Polk-Lake
				  County line, to the northeast corner of Section 34, Township 24 South, Range 25
				  East;
Thence south to the southeast corner of Section 34, Township
				  24 South, Range 25 East;
Thence east along the Polk-Lake County line, also being the
				  township line, to the northeast corner of Section 1, Township 25 South, Range
				  26 East;
Thence south along the Polk-Osceola County line to the
				  southwest corner of Section 18, Township 26 South, Range 27 East;
Thence east to the northeast corner of Section 19, Township
				  26 South, Range 27 East;
Thence south along the section lines to southwest corner of
				  Section 32, Township 26 South, Range 27 East;
Thence east to the northeast corner of Section 5, Township 27
				  South, Range 27 East;
Thence south along the section lines to the southeast corner
				  of Section 20, Township 27 South, Range 27 East;
Thence west along the section lines, to the southwest corner
				  of Section 23, Township 27 South, Range 26 East;
Thence south to the southwest corner of Section 26, Township
				  27 South, Range 26 East;
Thence west to the southeast corner of Section 28, Township
				  27 South, Range 26 East;
Thence north to the northeast corner of Section 21, Township
				  27 South, Range 26 East;
Thence west to the northeast corner of Section 20, Township
				  27 South, Range 26 East;
Thence north to the northeast corner of Section 17, Township
				  27 South, Range 26 East;
Thence west to the southeast corner of Section 7, Township 27
				  South, Range 26 East;
Thence south to the southeast corner of Section 19, Township
				  27 South, Range 26 East;
Thence west to the southeast corner of Section 24, Township
				  27 South, Range 25 East;
Thence south along the range line between Ranges 25 and 26
				  East to the southeast corner of Section 36, Township 27 South, Range 25
				  East;
Thence west along the township line between Townships 27 and
				  28 South to the southwest corner of Section 35, Township 27 South, Range 25
				  East;
Thence north along the sections to the northeast corner of
				  Section 27, Township 27 South, Range 25 East;
Thence west along the sections to the southwest corner of
				  Section 21, Township 27 South, Range 25 East;
Thence north to the northeast corner of Section 20, Township
				  27 South, Range 25 East;
Thence west to the southeast corner of Section 18, Township
				  27 South, Range 25 East;
Thence south to the southeast corner of Section 19, Township
				  27 South, Range 25 East;
Thence west along the sections to the southwest corner of
				  Section 20, Township 27 South, Range 24 East;
Thence north to the northeast corner of Section 19, Township
				  27 South, Range 24 East;
Thence west to the southwest corner of Section 18, Township
				  27 South, Range 24 East;
Thence north along the range line between Ranges 23 and 24
				  East, to the southeast corner of Section 12, Township 27 South, Range 23
				  East;
Thence west to the southwest corner of Section 12, Township
				  27 South, Range 23 East;
Thence north to the northwest corner of Section 1, Township
				  27 South, Range 23 East;
Thence west along the township line between Townships 26 and
				  27 South to the southwest corner of Section 35, Township 26 South, Range 23
				  East;
Thence north to the southwest corner of Section 26, Township
				  26 South, Range 23 East;
Thence west to the southwest corner of Section 27, Township
				  26 South, Range 23 East;
Thence north along the sections to the northeast corner of
				  Section 16, Township 26 South, Range 23 East;
Thence west to the southwest corner of Section 9, Township 26
				  South, Range 23 East;
Thence along the sections to the northeast corner of Section
				  5, Township 26 South, Range 23 East;
Thence west along the township line between Townships 25 and
				  26 South to the southwest corner of Section 32, Township 25 South, Range 23
				  East;
Thence north to the northeast corner of Section 31, Township
				  25 South, Range 23 East;
Thence west to the northwest corner of Section 31, Township
				  25 South, Range 23 East and the Point of Beginning.