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Originally Posted by Putt4Dough
Just to get facts straight, the SWFWMD declared a phase III water shortage and asked us to limit irrigation of lawns to 1 day per week.
The 10% surcharge on water use, started on June 5 and was mandated the local utilities,
In The Villages, that would be Village Center Service Area, Little Sumter Service Area, the North Sumter County Utility Dependent District, Sumter Water Conservation Authority, and Fenney Water Conservation Authority. I wonder who owns these utilities?
Obviously, these people have historical rainfall data, and also have our monthly water bill and usage data.
Everybody knows the rain starts coming usually in June, and continues through the summer months.
So the Villages water utilities know rain averages, they know that usage goes way down in the summer because that's when it rains, and they put a 10% surcharge on our bills "to incentivize conservation"
I turned off my sprinklers 2 weeks ago and they will stay off as long as it rains every few days. We don't need a 10% surcharge at this time of year and they know this, it's just a grab for more money.
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I have expressed my concerns regarding the water districts since moving here. Those residents that have for whatever reason have sworn a fealty to all things The Villages will adamantly disagree and call you a complainer. etc.
you are right they have a monopoly on water which is a natural resource belonging to us all. they should be reimbursed fairly or keeping water pure and getting to our faucets .
How they can reconcile allowing two water bottling companies open access to our water supply continue to rapidly expand and yet have the audacity to demand residents conserve is beyond me.
and who foots the bill we do with a three tier rating system along with continuing base charges
what a racket