About Us

The Big Bend Water Authority was created by Interlocal Agreement pursuant to Section 163.01, Florida Statutes. The counties of Dixie and Taylor are the Parties to that agreement.

The Board of Directors is the head of the Big Bend Water Authority. The Board consists of three (3) representatives of each of the Parties, and each representative is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the governing body of the Parties. A seventh board member is elected by the six (6) appointed representatives. The Board's officers consist of a Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer, each of whom shall serve for a term of one (1) year, or until their respective successor is elected and qualified. The Board is vested with all the powers of the authority.

The General Manager is the Chief Executive Staff Officer of the Big Bend Water Authority, who serves at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. The General Manager administers the Big Bend Water Authority, organizes staff efforts and employs necessary staff with Board approval.

The General Counsel is the Chief Legal Officer of the Big Bend Water Authority, and also serves at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. The General Counsel provides legal advice and support to the Board of Directors and the General Manager.

  1.       Approval of November Financials:  Board Member Norwood made a motion to approve the November financials.  Board Member McKinnon seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous.
  2. Approval of November 4, 2021 Minutes:  Board Member Norwood made a motion to approval the November minutes.  Board Member McKinnon seconded the motion.  The vote was unanimous.
  • Citizens Input:  Mr. Music, of Music Construction, the company with the winning bid of the WWTP expansion project, stood up to introduce himself to the Board.
  1.  Mark Reblin:
    1. Approval of contract signing for 15 acres of land in Sugar Hill Estates: GM Reblin stated that he closing paperwork for purchasing the land and he needs Chairman Hart’s signature. Board Member McKinnon made a motion to move forward. Board Member Ridgeway seconded the motion with discussion.  Board Member Ridgway wanted to know if there was any pre-payment penalty. GM Reblin replied no to the question. The vote was unanimous.
    2. Giving Dodge to Big Bend Technical College: GM Reblin stated that we had no bids for the dodge truck and Board Member Newman inquired if we could donate the truck to the diesel mechanic program at BBTC. Terms of the donation would be that BBWA has first bid after repairs of the engine.  The board all agreed, vote unanimous.
    3. Grant status on drinking water & sewer projects:  BBWA Engineer passed out a timeline of grant status of the 2 projects.  
    4. Awarding of Bid for Sewer Plant: Board Member Ridgeway made a motion to award Music Construction the bid for the sewer project. They had the lowest bid. Board Member Norwood seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous.
    5. Water System Design Work Order for Review Only: BBWA Engineer Mike Murphy stated the work order was originally for review only but it really needs to be signed off on due it being the end of the year. Board member Norwood made a motion to approve.  Board Member Ridgeway seconded the motion the vote was unanimous.
    6. Miscellaneous:None                    
  2. Mark Logan:

 Board Member (floater)- consideration of extension of term: There was a lengthy discussion of the floater position term limits increasing