. ▁ ▁Count ies ▁ ▁Al am osa ▁County ▁Ch aff ee ▁County ▁C one jos ▁County ▁Cost illa ▁County ▁C uster ▁County ▁El ▁Pas o ▁County ▁F rem ont ▁County ▁H uer f ano ▁County ▁Las ▁Anim as ▁County ▁Park ▁County ▁P ue blo ▁County ▁Rio ▁Grande ▁County ▁S agu ache ▁County ▁T eller ▁County ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Geography ▁of ▁Colorado ▁ ▁Category : Reg ions ▁of ▁Colorado ▁Category : T our ism ▁regions ▁of ▁Colorado <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Su w anne e ▁River ▁Water ▁Management ▁District ▁( SR W MD ) ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁man aging ▁ground water ▁and ▁surface ▁water ▁resources ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 5 - count y ▁region ▁in ▁north - central ▁Florida , ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁smallest ▁of ▁five ▁Florida ▁water ▁management ▁districts . ▁Its ▁district ▁headquarters ▁are ▁in ▁Live ▁Oak , ▁Florida . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁five ▁water ▁management ▁districts ▁were ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁by ▁Chapter ▁ 3 7 3 , ▁Florida ▁Stat utes , ▁and ▁were ▁emp ower ed ▁by ▁the ▁elect or ate ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁to ▁assess ▁ad ▁val orem ▁tax es ▁to ▁fund ▁the ▁management ▁of ▁the ▁state ’ s ▁water ▁resources , ▁and ▁related ▁land ▁resources , ▁to ▁benefit ▁the ▁citizens ▁and ▁the ▁environment . ▁Each ▁water ▁management ▁district ▁is ▁controlled ▁by ▁a ▁G over ning ▁Board ▁composed ▁of ▁citizens ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁Governor ▁and ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁Florida ▁Senate . ▁The ▁Florida ▁Department ▁of ▁Environment al ▁Prote ction