Indian Trail Improvement District

ITID was created by the Florida Legislature in 1957 as a Chapter 298, F.S., Special District. ITID is an independent special district that provides water management and infrastructure development services to properties in Palm Beach County. The 1957 enabling legislation was strictly for water (canal) management. ITID now maintains, not only 164.2 miles of canals, but also 9 rural and equestrian parks, and more than 458 miles of roads. The Indian Trail Improvement District was created for the purpose of reclaiming the lands within its boundaries for water control, water supply, and protecting the land within its boundaries from the effects of water by using the construction and maintenance of canals, ditches, levees, dikes, pumping plants, and other works and improvements.

The property underlying canal easements are owned by the adjacent property owner with an easement granted to Indian Trail Improvement District. The District does not allow the property owner to obstruct the easement. The reason for this requirement is to allow District personnel "unobstructed" access to conduct weed control spraying, mowing and other canal maintenance activities. Locked gates, fences, disabled vehicles, etc. impede the District's activities and therefore, raise the cost of providing maintenance.