HERITAGE SPRINGS

ALL THINGS HERITAGE SPRINGS
CDD
S T E V E N W E R T O V I T C H C H A I R M A N H . S . C D D	1

WHAT IS A CDD ?
A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT IS A LOCAL UNIT OF SPECIAL PURPOSE GOVERNMENT – AS DEFINED BY THE STATE OF FLORIDA

IT’S A TAX DISTRICT FORMED BY A DEVELOPER TO FUND BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE ITEMS IN A COMMUNITY BY CREATING AND SELLING BONDS TO THE PUBLIC

IT REDUCES INITIAL HOME PRICES BECAUSE THE DEVELOPER DOESN’T HAVE TO TAKE OUT
CONSTRUCTION LOANS TO BUILD INFRASTRUCTURE AND THEN PAY INTEREST ON THE LOANS
THE HOMEOWNERS ARE THEN LEFT TO PAYOFF THE BONDS

IN H.S. CDD BOND MONEY WAS USED TO CREATE OUR SANITARY SEWER SYSTEMS
BUT WAS LATER TURNED OVER TO PASCO COUNTY, SO THERE’S NO
ONGOING MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITY THE STORM WATER DRAINAGE SYSTEM AND STORMWATER POND MAINTENANCE ARE THE PRIMARY CDD RESPONSIBILITIES

THERE IS ONE ADDITIONAL ITEM FOR THE CDD

THE ELECTRIC BILL FOR ALL THE COMMON GROUND LAMP POSTS
IS PAID FOR BY THE CDD

THIS IS BECAUSE THE WIRING AND TRANSFORMERS FOR ALL THE LAMPOSTS WAS PAID FOR BY CDD BOND MONEY
THE LAMP POSTS/LAMPS THEMSELVES
ARE LEASED
FROM DUKE ENERGY, WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR MAINTENANCE

WHY DOESN’T THE CDD SELL MORE BONDS
AND USE THE MONEY TO

FIX THINGS UP IN HS ?

IF BOND MONEY IS USED FOR ‘THINGS’ THOSE ‘THINGS’ BECOME ‘PUBLIC’

EXAMPLE: IF NEW CDD BOND MONEY WAS USED TO REPAVE HS ROADS

OWNERSHIP OF THE ROADS WOULD HAVE TO BE XFERRED TO THE CDD

HS LOSES THE ABILITY TO HAVE A CONTROLLED ACCESS COMMUNITY BECAUSE OF THE REQUIREMENT TO
MAKE THE ROADS ‘PUBLIC’

A ‘SEAT’ ON THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IS A STATE ELECTED POSITION
TERM OF OFFICE IS 4 YEARS. THERE ARE 5 SUPERVISOR SEATS ON THE BOARD

CURRENT SUPERVISORS STEVE WERTOVITCH, JOE DEPOMPA,
BOB JOHNSTONE, GARY RIDER
RICHARD WAUGH
HS CDD SUPERVISORS MUST BE A RESIDENT OF HERITAGE SPRINGS

THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CDD IS TO
MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE STORM WATER DRAINAGE SYSTEM ITEMS
THAT WERE BUILT BY CDD BOND MONEY

THE CDD CANNOT LEGALLY OPERATE ON ANY GROUND, LAND
OR STORM WATER DRAINAGE FUNCTION

NOT BUILT OR ACQUIRED BY CDD BOND MONEY

IE: DRAINAGE ISSUES BETWEEN HOMES

THE CDD BUDGET IS SET IN AUGUST FOR REVENUE AND EXPENSE
OUR FISCAL YEAR IS OCTOBER 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30
FLORIDA STATUTE #190 GOVERNS CDD MEETINGS AND COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEEN SUPERVISORS AND OTHERS

CDD RULES ARE DIFFERENT THAN HOA RULES, THEY’RE MORE RESTRICTIVE
SUPERVISORS CANNOT DISCUSS BETWEEN THEMSELVES OR WITH OTHERS
ITEMS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED AT A
MEETING

THE CDD EMPLOYS A MANAGEMENT
COMPANY TO INSURE WE COMPLY WITH FL. STATUTE #190 AND OTHER STATE
MANDATED REQUIRMENTS

THEY RUN OUR MEETINGS, KEEP MINUTES AND MANAGE THE CDD’S WEBSITE
‘HERITAGESPRINGSCDD.COM’ THIS IS WHERE YOU CAN FIND ITEMS
LIKE BUDGETS, GENERAL INFO, AUDITS,
BOARD INFO

INFRAMARK INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT SERVICES
813-991-1116
WESLEY ELIAS - HS DISTRICT MGR.

THE CDD EMPLOYS A POND MAINTENANCE COMPANY TO SPRAY AND
MAINTAIN PONDS
THEY MONITOR POND CONDITIONS AND ACT TO TRY TO ELIMINATE PROBLEMS
BEFORE THEY OCCUR

ALL PONDS IN HERITAGE SPRINGS ARE INSPECTED MONTHLY AND SPRAYED ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS FOR ALGAE, SURFACE OR SUB SURFACE VEGITATION
AND CLARITY

CLEARVUE AQUATIC SERVICES

CDD REVENUES ARE DERIVED FROM ASSESSMENTS ON EACH HOMEOWNER LOT

THE CDD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COLLECTING ASSESSMENTS AND PAYING
THE INTEREST ON THE BONDS

THIS IS DONE VIA THE YEARLY PASCO COUNTY REAL ESTATE TAX BILLS

THE YEARLY ASSESSMENT COVERS 2 EXPENSE ITEMS
INTEREST ON BONDS - DEBT
+
OPERATION + MAINTENANCE EXPENSES

CDD BONDS

SERIES 1999
BOND ISSUANCE DATE : OCTOBER 1999 AMOUNT OF BOND $1,190,000 REFINANCED INTO A NEW BOND SERIES IN JUNE 2008	MATURED MAY 2021

SERIES 2006
BOND ISSUANCE DATE: AUGUST 2006 AMOUNT OF BOND $1,660,000
TERM 20 YEARS

MATURITY MAY 2026

O/M $ ASSESSMENT CONTINUES

THE CURRENT BREAK OUT OF THE CDD ASSESSMENT

SERIES 2006 BONDS MATURES 2026

O/M	$383.75	DEBT	$198.63	
TOTAL	$582.38	YEARLY	
		MTH	$48.53	

SERIES		2008 BONDS MATURED 5/2021 NOW	$383.75	O/M YEARLY NO DEBT
MTH $23.64

HOW DOES THE CDD OPERATE ?

THE CDD DIVIDES THE COMMUNITY UP INTO QUADRANTS
EACH SUPERVISOR HAS A QUADRANT TO INSPECT AND MONITOR FOR ISSUES THAT MAY NEED SOME FORM OF ATTENTION

PROBLEMS CAN/SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO THE CDD’S ATTENTION VIA THE ‘GREEN SHEET’ PROCESS

THE HERITAGE SPRINGS STORM WATER DRAINAGE SYSTEM IS MADE UP OF

STORM WATER PONDS AND STORMWATER POND BANKS

STREET STORM WATER DRAINAGE INLETS
STREET STORM WATER GUTTERS

UNDERGROUND STORM WATER DRAINAGE PIPES
STORM WATER WETLANDS AND STORM WATER WEIRS

THE CDD REPRESENTS HERITAGE SPRINGS IN EXTERNAL STORM WATER DRAINAGE MEETINGS AND TASK FORCES

ANCLOTE WEST/DUCK SLOUGH DRAINAGE FLOODING TASK FORCE RUN BY
PASCO COUNTY

SOUTH WEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (SWFWMD) TASK FORCES

PASCO COUNTY STORM WATER MASTER PLAN UPDATE GEOSYNTEC CONSULTANTS
PASCO COUNTY 2/2024 – 8/2025

FEDERAL DREDGING FUNDING FOR PASCO CTY. DISCUSSIONS –COM. J. MARINO	2025

WE INVITE ALL OF YOU TO ATTEND THE
CDD MEETINGS
THEY ARE HELD AT THE CLUBHOUSE

THE CDD’S WEB SITE HERITAGESPRINGSCDD.COM

MEETING MINUTES AND SCHEDULES ARE POSTED THERE

STEVEN WERTOVITCH – CHAIRMAN HSCDD4@GMAIL.COM

GENERAL STORM WATER
DRAINAGE FLOW IN H.S.
+
DUCK SLOUGH DRAINAGE BASIN

FLOW OF STORM AND GROUND
WATER

ENTERS NORTHEAST, EAST, SOUTHEAST
NEWER COMMUNITIES THE PARK LAKE
FROM THE FRONT OF STARKEY RANCH
THE PUBLIX EXITS
TO THE NORTHWEST UNDER THE BRIDGE AT GARDENLAKES BLVD
UNDER TRINITY BLVD
GOES WEST AND UNDER LITTLE ROAD AT SOUTHSTATE BANK

TWO PUMPS ON LITTLE RD.
EAST AND WEST SIDE NEAR SOUTHSTATE BANK PROVIDED BY PASCO COUNTY
PUMP ON WEST SIDE OF LITTLE RD MOVES AND THEN COMES BACK

PASCO CTY STARTS THEM UP WHEN A RAIN EVENT IS FORECASTED NOT WHILE IT’S RAINING
THEY PUMP WATER FROM THE WEST SIDE AND EAST SIDE OF LITTLE ROAD THIS PUMPED WATER NOW BYPASSSES
THOUSAND OAKS AND OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS

THIS PROVIDES ROOM FOR WATER TO FLOW OUT OF HERITAGE SPRINGS

H.S AND THE TRINITY STORM WATER DRAINAGE SYSTEM
WAS NOT
DESIGNED WITH THE CURRENT GROUND CONDITIONS CLIMATE CONDITIONS
OR
DRAINAGE CONDITIONS AS INPUT FOR
CONSTRUCTION OF HOMES OR FOR DESIGNS OF THE
STORM WATER DRAINAGE SYSTEMS

TRINITY WAS ORGINALLY PLANNED EARLY 1990’S

WATER CONDITIONS WERE RADICALLY DIFFERENT
WELL FIELDS WERE BEING PUMPED OUT GROUND WATER LEVELS MUCH LOWER
RAINFALL AMOUNTS WERE DIFFERENT IN OCCURRENCE/DURATION
SEASONS WERE DIFFERENT OUR DRAINAGE SYSTEMS WERE
ORIGINALLY DESIGNED AND PERMITTED USING
COMPUTER ‘MODELS’ FOR CONDITIONS THAT DO NOT EXIST TODAY

SWFWMD’S VIEW OF THE WORLD IS ‘HYDRATION’
KEEP THE WATER ON THE GROUND LONG
PERIODS OF TIME TO REPLENISH THE AQUIFER AND ABSORB POLLUTANTS
THEREFORE DESIGNS BACK THEN CREATED MANY INTERCONNECTED PONDS AND
WETLANDS WITH ‘WEIRS’ TO SLOW THE MOVEMENT OF WATER THROUGH THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM

IN CERTAIN CONDITIONS THIS DOESN’T WORK REAL WELL ANYMORE
OVER DEVELOPMENT CONTINUES TO REMOVE PERMEABLE GROUND
PASCO STOPPED PUMPING IN WELL FIELDS GROUND WATER LEVELS HAVE RISEN SEASONS/CLIMATE HAVE CHANGED

YOU CAN’T REDESIGN DRAINAGE SYSTEMS ON THE FLY

AT TIMES THE HS CDD IS FORCED INTO TRYING TO MODIFY
THE SYSTEMS, WHEN REQUIRED AND WHERE POSSIBLE FROM

‘HYDRATION’ TO ‘CONVEYANCE’

BEFORE WATER LEVELS ARE REACHED THAT MAY CAUSE FLOODING
MOVE WATER OUT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE TO AVOID FLOODING
WITHIN LIMITS

OUR STREETS ARE DESIGNED TO FLOOD

STREET DRAINAGE IS DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF RAINFALL OVER A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME
ABOVE THAT THE WATER WILL BACKUP ON THE STREETS UNTIL THE SYSTEM CAN DRAIN THE WATER AWAY
THESE DESIGN POINTS ARE KNOWN AS 5 YEAR, 10 YEAR, 25 YEAR, 50 YEAR
AND 100 YEAR STORM EVENTS

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EXAMPLES OF ONGOING CDD PROGRAMS

RESTORE FLOW OF STORM WATER IN WETLANDS BY REMOVING FALLEN LIMBS TREES AND GROWTH IN WETLANDS
EX: WARRINGTON WAY WETLAND POND SPRAYING
REPAIR OF STREET INLETS AND PIPES

POND BANK RECLAMATION AND RESTORATION

REPAIR OF DEPRESSIONS CAUSED BY LEAKING/BROKEN UNDERGROUND
STORM WATER DRAINAGE PIPES

REVIEW OF DOCUMENTATION OF POND BANKS, BOUNDARIES AND
DIMENSIONS

ONE OF A KIND PROJECTS
INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC SUMP
PUMP – WALSTONE CT

THE WETLAND WATER BACKS UP INTO THE CUL D’SAC DURING INTENSE RAINFALL
BECAUSE THE STREET ELEVATION IS TOO CLOSE
TO THE ELEVATION OF THE WETLAND
THIS RESULTS IN FLOODING OF THE CUL D’SAC SOLUTION + REQUIREMENTS
TRENCHING + ELECTRIC LINE INSTALL 3 SEPARATE PROPERTY EASEMENTS DUKE ENERGY + SWFWMD PERMISSION
CONSTRUCTION OF BERM AROUND SUMP A POST WITH ELECTRIC METER
CDD RESPONIBLE FOR ELECTRIC BILL AND MAINTENANCE COSTS

CDD GOALS

MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE HERITAGE SPRINGS STORM WATER DRAINAGE SYSTEM
AS BEST POSSIBLE BY UTILIZING INDUSTRY RECOGNIZED STORM WATER MANAGEMENT BEST PRACTICES

MAINTAIN A REASONABLE RESERVE FUND AND BUDGET TO FINANCE THE BEST PRACTICES

EDUCATE AND KEEP HSCA AND RESIDENTS AWARE OF CDD DIRECTIONS AND PROJECTS

CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN AN EXCELLENT WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH HSCA BOARD AND
HSCA STAFF

2026 CDD PROJECTS

POND BANK RECLAMATION ON PONDS 191 E, 161 A, 161 F
EGRET LANDING VILLAGE, GENTLE BREEZE VILLAGE AND LAKESTONE VILLAGE

WETLAND CLEANUPS STARTING AT BRIDGE BETWEEN
HOLE 13/14 NORTH TO RTJ RTJ NORTH TO HOLE 17

STARTING AT BRIDGE BEHIND CLUBHOUSE WEST TO BEHIND DRIVING RANGE

STARTING NORTHEAST OF RAIN HOLLOW CT. TO CULVERTS AT GARDEN LAKES BRIDGE

Q + A

3/31/2026