Shawano Water Control District
General Information
Full Legal Name: Shawano Water Control District
Public Purpose: Drainage, irrigation, water control, and reclaiming the land and protecting the same from the effects of water, for agricultural and sanitary purposes, and for public convenience and welfare for public utility and benefit.
Boundaries: All of Sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 16, 17 and 18 of Township 45 South, Range 39 East; and all of Sections 1, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 28, 29 and 30 of Township 45 South, Range 38 East; and all of those portions of Sections 2, 3, and 11 of Township 45 South, Range 38 lying Northeast of the centerline of the Hillsboro Canal; and all of those portions of Sections 19, 24 and 30 of Township 45 South, Range 38 East lying Southwest of the centerline of the Hillsboro Canal.
All of that part of Section 24, Township 45 South, Range 38 East, Palm Beach County, Florida, lying North and East of Hillsboro Canal and L-15 Right-of-Way;
Less and except that certain parcel known as Parcel TR-2 and described as all those lands in Section 24, Township 45 South, Range 38 East, Palm Beach County, Florida, lying in the following described lands: For a Point of Reference commence at Palm Beach County Geodetic Control Point Exact having a coordinate value of N (Northing) = 815566.34 and E (Easting) = 810812.50, State Plane Coordinate System, Florida East Zone, North American Datum (NAD) of 1983/1990, as published by Palm Beach County, Adjustment of 1998; thence South 35 Degrees 37 Minutes 50 Seconds East (all bearings and distances are State Plane Coordinate grid bearings and distances), a distance of 16166.07 feet to the Point of Beginning, having a State Plane Coordinate Value of N = 802424.6 and E =820227.2; thence North 34 Degrees 16 Minutes 13 Seconds West a distance of 292.66 feet; thence South 88 Degrees 25 Minutes 45 Seconds East, a distance of 488.11 feet; thence South 00 Degrees 16 Minutes 20 Seconds East, a distance of 231.39 feet; thence North 89 Degrees 29 Minutes 03 Seconds West, a distance of 324.24 feet to the Point of Beginning. All that part of Section 19, Township 45 South, Range 39 East, Palm Beach County, Florida, lying North and East of Hillsboro Canal and L-15 Right-of-Way; Less and except that certain parcel known as Parcel TR-3 and described as all those lands in Section 19, Township 45 South, Range 39 East, Palm Beach County, Florida, lying in the following described lands: For a Point of Reference commence at Palm Beach County Geodetic Control Point Exact having a coordinate value of N (Northing) = 815566.34 and E (Easting) = 810812.50, State Plane Coordinate System, Florida East Zone, North American Datum (NAD) of 1983/1990, as published by Palm Beach County, Adjustment of 1998; thence South 39 Degrees 31 Minutes 03 Seconds East (all bearings and distances are State Plane Coordinate grid bearings and distances), a distance of 17020.2 feet to the Point of Beginning, having a State Plane Coordinate Value of N = 802436.4 and E = 821642.7; thence North 00 Degrees 15 Minutes 30 Seconds West a distance of 255.89 feet; thence South 89 Degrees 32 Minutes 26 Seconds East, a distance of 221.83 feet; thence South 01 Degrees 29 Minutes 48 Seconds East, a distance of 249.81 feet; thence South 88 Degrees 53 Minutes 38 Seconds West, a distance of 227.23 feet to the Point of Beginning,
And less and except that certain parcel known as Parcel TR-4 and described as all those lands in Section 19, Township 45 South, Range 39 East, Palm Beach County, Florida, lying in the following described lands: For a Point of Reference commence at Palm Beach County Geodetic Control Point Exact having a coordinate value of N (Northing) = 815566.34 and E (Easting) = 810812.50, State Plane Coordinate System, Florida East Zone, North American Datum (NAD) of 1983/1990, as published by Palm Beach County, Adjustment of 1998; thence South 42 Degrees 53 Minutes 19 Seconds East (all bearings and distances are State Plane Coordinate grid bearings and distances), a distance of 17904.6 feet to the Point of Beginning, having a State Plane Coordinate Value of N = 802448.0 and E = 822997.9; thence North 00 Degrees 04 Minutes 37 Seconds West a distance of 229.39 feet; thence South 87 Degrees 13 Minutes 15 Seconds East, a distance of 204.42 feet; thence South 00 Degrees 52 Minutes 52 Seconds East, a distance of 209.09 feet; thence South 89 Degrees 03 Minutes 22 Seconds West, a distance of 207.13 feet to the Point of Beginning.
All of Section 20 Township 45 South, Range 39 East, Palm Beach County, Florida;
All those lands in Section 21, Township 45 South, Range 39 East, Palm Beach County, Florida, lying Westerly of the following described line: For a Point of Reference commence at Palm Beach County Geodetic Control Point Exact having a coordinate value of N (Northing) = 815566.33 and E (Easting) = 810812.54, State Plane Coordinate System, Florida East Zone, North American Datum (NAD) of 1983/1990, as published by Palm Beach County, Adjustment of 1998; thence South 55 Degrees 00 Minutes 50 Seconds East (all bearings and distances are State Plane Coordinate grid bearings and distances), a distance of 27,158.45 feet to the Point of Beginning, having a State Plane Coordinate Value of N = 799994.29 and E = 833063.23, of the following described line; thence North 00 Degrees 15 Minutes 15 Seconds West along the centerline of a ditch and its extension Northerly, a distance of 4983.25 feet, to a point having a State Plane Coordinate value of N = 804977.49 and E = 833041.12 and the Terminus Point of said line. The aforesaid line is to be lengthened or shortened accordingly to intersect the Northerly and Southerly lines of said Section 21.
All those lands in Section 21, Township 45 South, Range 39 East, Palm Beach County, Florida, lying Easterly of the following described line: For a Point of Reference commence at Palm Beach County Geodetic Control Point Exact having a coordinate value of N (Northing) = 815566.33 and E (Easting) = 810812.54, State Plane Coordinate System, Florida East Zone, North American Datum (NAD) of 1983/1990, as published in Palm Beach County, Adjustment of 1998; thence South 55 Degrees 00 Minutes 50 Seconds East (all bearings and distances are State Plane Coordinate Grid bearings and distances) a distance of 27,158.45 feet to the Point of Beginning having a State Plane Coordinate Value of N = 799994.29 and E = 833063.23 of the following described line; thence North 00 Degrees 15 Minutes 15 Seconds West along the centerline of a ditch and its extension Northerly, a distance of 4983.25 feet, to a point having a State Plane Coordinate Value of N = 804977.49 and E = 833041.12 and the Terminus Point of said line. The aforesaid line is to be lengthened or shortened accordingly to intersect the Northerly and Southerly lines of Sections 21.
All of Sections 28 and 29 and that part of Section 30 lying North and East of the Hillsboro Canal Right-of-Way, all in Township 45 South, Range 39 East, Palm Beach County, Florida.
Services Provided: Construct, operate, and maintain canals, ditches, drains, levees, and other works for drainage and water control purposes; Acquire, purchase, operate, and maintain pumps, plants, and pumping systems for drainage and water control purposes; Construct, operate, and maintain irrigation works, machinery, and plants; Construct, improve, pave, and maintain roadways and roads necessary and convenient for the exercise of the powers or duties or any of the powers or duties of said District or the Supervisors.
Creation Documents: Chapter 2002-382 (Codified) and 2008-289, Laws of Florida
Statutory Authority: Chapter 298, Florida Statutes
Date Established: June 16, 1947
Establishing Entity: Legislature
Public Purpose: Drainage, irrigation, water control, and reclaiming the land and protecting the same from the effects of water, for agricultural and sanitary purposes, and for public convenience and welfare for public utility and benefit.
Boundaries: All of Sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 16, 17 and 18 of Township 45 South, Range 39 East; and all of Sections 1, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 28, 29 and 30 of Township 45 South, Range 38 East; and all of those portions of Sections 2, 3, and 11 of Township 45 South, Range 38 lying Northeast of the centerline of the Hillsboro Canal; and all of those portions of Sections 19, 24 and 30 of Township 45 South, Range 38 East lying Southwest of the centerline of the Hillsboro Canal.
All of that part of Section 24, Township 45 South, Range 38 East, Palm Beach County, Florida, lying North and East of Hillsboro Canal and L-15 Right-of-Way;
Less and except that certain parcel known as Parcel TR-2 and described as all those lands in Section 24, Township 45 South, Range 38 East, Palm Beach County, Florida, lying in the following described lands: For a Point of Reference commence at Palm Beach County Geodetic Control Point Exact having a coordinate value of N (Northing) = 815566.34 and E (Easting) = 810812.50, State Plane Coordinate System, Florida East Zone, North American Datum (NAD) of 1983/1990, as published by Palm Beach County, Adjustment of 1998; thence South 35 Degrees 37 Minutes 50 Seconds East (all bearings and distances are State Plane Coordinate grid bearings and distances), a distance of 16166.07 feet to the Point of Beginning, having a State Plane Coordinate Value of N = 802424.6 and E =820227.2; thence North 34 Degrees 16 Minutes 13 Seconds West a distance of 292.66 feet; thence South 88 Degrees 25 Minutes 45 Seconds East, a distance of 488.11 feet; thence South 00 Degrees 16 Minutes 20 Seconds East, a distance of 231.39 feet; thence North 89 Degrees 29 Minutes 03 Seconds West, a distance of 324.24 feet to the Point of Beginning. All that part of Section 19, Township 45 South, Range 39 East, Palm Beach County, Florida, lying North and East of Hillsboro Canal and L-15 Right-of-Way; Less and except that certain parcel known as Parcel TR-3 and described as all those lands in Section 19, Township 45 South, Range 39 East, Palm Beach County, Florida, lying in the following described lands: For a Point of Reference commence at Palm Beach County Geodetic Control Point Exact having a coordinate value of N (Northing) = 815566.34 and E (Easting) = 810812.50, State Plane Coordinate System, Florida East Zone, North American Datum (NAD) of 1983/1990, as published by Palm Beach County, Adjustment of 1998; thence South 39 Degrees 31 Minutes 03 Seconds East (all bearings and distances are State Plane Coordinate grid bearings and distances), a distance of 17020.2 feet to the Point of Beginning, having a State Plane Coordinate Value of N = 802436.4 and E = 821642.7; thence North 00 Degrees 15 Minutes 30 Seconds West a distance of 255.89 feet; thence South 89 Degrees 32 Minutes 26 Seconds East, a distance of 221.83 feet; thence South 01 Degrees 29 Minutes 48 Seconds East, a distance of 249.81 feet; thence South 88 Degrees 53 Minutes 38 Seconds West, a distance of 227.23 feet to the Point of Beginning,
And less and except that certain parcel known as Parcel TR-4 and described as all those lands in Section 19, Township 45 South, Range 39 East, Palm Beach County, Florida, lying in the following described lands: For a Point of Reference commence at Palm Beach County Geodetic Control Point Exact having a coordinate value of N (Northing) = 815566.34 and E (Easting) = 810812.50, State Plane Coordinate System, Florida East Zone, North American Datum (NAD) of 1983/1990, as published by Palm Beach County, Adjustment of 1998; thence South 42 Degrees 53 Minutes 19 Seconds East (all bearings and distances are State Plane Coordinate grid bearings and distances), a distance of 17904.6 feet to the Point of Beginning, having a State Plane Coordinate Value of N = 802448.0 and E = 822997.9; thence North 00 Degrees 04 Minutes 37 Seconds West a distance of 229.39 feet; thence South 87 Degrees 13 Minutes 15 Seconds East, a distance of 204.42 feet; thence South 00 Degrees 52 Minutes 52 Seconds East, a distance of 209.09 feet; thence South 89 Degrees 03 Minutes 22 Seconds West, a distance of 207.13 feet to the Point of Beginning.
All of Section 20 Township 45 South, Range 39 East, Palm Beach County, Florida;
All those lands in Section 21, Township 45 South, Range 39 East, Palm Beach County, Florida, lying Westerly of the following described line: For a Point of Reference commence at Palm Beach County Geodetic Control Point Exact having a coordinate value of N (Northing) = 815566.33 and E (Easting) = 810812.54, State Plane Coordinate System, Florida East Zone, North American Datum (NAD) of 1983/1990, as published by Palm Beach County, Adjustment of 1998; thence South 55 Degrees 00 Minutes 50 Seconds East (all bearings and distances are State Plane Coordinate grid bearings and distances), a distance of 27,158.45 feet to the Point of Beginning, having a State Plane Coordinate Value of N = 799994.29 and E = 833063.23, of the following described line; thence North 00 Degrees 15 Minutes 15 Seconds West along the centerline of a ditch and its extension Northerly, a distance of 4983.25 feet, to a point having a State Plane Coordinate value of N = 804977.49 and E = 833041.12 and the Terminus Point of said line. The aforesaid line is to be lengthened or shortened accordingly to intersect the Northerly and Southerly lines of said Section 21.
All those lands in Section 21, Township 45 South, Range 39 East, Palm Beach County, Florida, lying Easterly of the following described line: For a Point of Reference commence at Palm Beach County Geodetic Control Point Exact having a coordinate value of N (Northing) = 815566.33 and E (Easting) = 810812.54, State Plane Coordinate System, Florida East Zone, North American Datum (NAD) of 1983/1990, as published in Palm Beach County, Adjustment of 1998; thence South 55 Degrees 00 Minutes 50 Seconds East (all bearings and distances are State Plane Coordinate Grid bearings and distances) a distance of 27,158.45 feet to the Point of Beginning having a State Plane Coordinate Value of N = 799994.29 and E = 833063.23 of the following described line; thence North 00 Degrees 15 Minutes 15 Seconds West along the centerline of a ditch and its extension Northerly, a distance of 4983.25 feet, to a point having a State Plane Coordinate Value of N = 804977.49 and E = 833041.12 and the Terminus Point of said line. The aforesaid line is to be lengthened or shortened accordingly to intersect the Northerly and Southerly lines of Sections 21.
All of Sections 28 and 29 and that part of Section 30 lying North and East of the Hillsboro Canal Right-of-Way, all in Township 45 South, Range 39 East, Palm Beach County, Florida.
Services Provided: Construct, operate, and maintain canals, ditches, drains, levees, and other works for drainage and water control purposes; Acquire, purchase, operate, and maintain pumps, plants, and pumping systems for drainage and water control purposes; Construct, operate, and maintain irrigation works, machinery, and plants; Construct, improve, pave, and maintain roadways and roads necessary and convenient for the exercise of the powers or duties or any of the powers or duties of said District or the Supervisors.
Creation Documents: Chapter 2002-382 (Codified) and 2008-289, Laws of Florida
Statutory Authority: Chapter 298, Florida Statutes
Date Established: June 16, 1947
Establishing Entity: Legislature
Contact Information
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 969, Belle Glade, FL 33430
Email: districtmanager@sflcd.com
Telephone: (561)821-1007
Registered Agent: Charles F. Schoech, Esq., P.O. Box 68, Loxahatchee, FL 33470
Email: districtmanager@sflcd.com
Telephone: (561)821-1007
Registered Agent: Charles F. Schoech, Esq., P.O. Box 68, Loxahatchee, FL 33470
Governing Body Members
John Scott Hundley, President
P.O. Box 969
Belle Glade, FL 33430
Term: 3 years
Baxter Clark, Supervisor
P.O. Box 969
Belle Glade, FL 33430
Term: 3 years
Sommer Foster, Supervisor
P.O. Box 969
Belle Glade, FL 33430
Term: 3 years
Administrator: Antonio De Corral
Secretary, Treasurer and General Counsel: Charles F. Schoech, Esq.
Engineer: Thomas C. Perry, P.E.
P.O. Box 969
Belle Glade, FL 33430
Term: 3 years
Baxter Clark, Supervisor
P.O. Box 969
Belle Glade, FL 33430
Term: 3 years
Sommer Foster, Supervisor
P.O. Box 969
Belle Glade, FL 33430
Term: 3 years
Administrator: Antonio De Corral
Secretary, Treasurer and General Counsel: Charles F. Schoech, Esq.
Engineer: Thomas C. Perry, P.E.
Public Notices
Board Meetings
2026
- 2026 Meeting Schedule
- Friday, January 16, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. BOARD OF SUPERVISOR MEETING
- Friday, February 20, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. BOARD OF SUPERVISOR MEETING
- Friday, March 20, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. BOARD OF SUPERVISOR MEETING - CANCELED
- Friday, April 17, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. BOARD OF SUPERVISOR MEETING - CANCELED
- Friday, May 15, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. BOARD OF SUPERVISOR MEETING - CANCELED
- Friday, June 19, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. ANNUAL LANDOWNERS’ MEETING
- Friday, June 19, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. BOARD OF SUPERVISOR MEETING
- Friday, July 17, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. BOARD OF SUPERVISOR MEETING - CANCELED
- Friday, August 21, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. BOARD OF SUPERVISOR MEETING - CANCELED
- Friday, September 18, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. BOARD OF SUPERVISOR MEETING
- Friday, October 16, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. BOARD OF SUPERVISOR MEETING
- Friday, November 20, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. BOARD OF SUPERVISOR MEETING
- Friday, December 18, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. BOAD OF SUPERVISOR MEETING
2025
- 2025 Meeting Schedule
- Shawano WCD November 21, 2025 Agenda
- January 17, 2025 Board of Supervisors Meeting - CANCELED
- February 21, 2025 Board of Supervisors Meeting Agenda
- March 21, 2025 Board of Supervisors Meeting - CANCELED
- April 11, 2025 Board of Supervisors Meeting Agenda
- May 16, 2025 Board of Supervisors Meeting - CANCELED
- June 20, 2025 Annual Landowners' Meeting - AGENDA
- June 20, 2025 Board of Supervisors Meeting - AGENDA
- July 18, 2025 Board of Supervisors Meeting - CANCELED
- August 15, 2025 Board of Supervisors Meeting - AGENDA
- September 19, 2025 Board of Supervisors Meeting - CANCELED
- October 17, 2025 Board of Supervisors Meeting - CANCELED
- November 21, 2025 Board of Supervisors Meeting
- December 19, 2025 Board of Supervisors Meeting - CANCELED
Revenue Information
Assessments
Statutory Authority: Chapters 170, 189, 197 and 298, Florida Statutes
Financial Information
Budget Hearing: Friday, June 19, 2026 at 9:00 a.m., Sugar Farms Co-Op, Atlantic Sugar Mill Rd, Belle Glade, FL 33430
Fiscal Year Period: October 1 to September 30
Annual Financial Report
Fiscal Year Period: October 1 to September 30
Annual Financial Report
Budgets:
- 2026-2027 Proposed Budget
- 2025-2026 Amended Budget
- 2026-2027 Adopted Budget
- 2025-2026 Adopted Budget
- 2024-2025 Adopted Amended Budget
- 2024-2025 Adopted Budget
Florida Department of Financial Services-Local Government Section