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Originally Posted by PTY Sparky
I was under the impression that the water we use on our lawns goes straight into the ground and then is recycled back for use on lawns again.
Although we don't get as much rain as Orlando, Ocala or other parts of Central Florida, much of the water in our immediate area no doubt works its way into our aquifer. Makes me wonder if w we have a Tropical Storm or worse yet a hurricane come along and dump tons of water on us if they will still maintain the water restrictions?
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I did attend the open government meeting re: the water bottler and it was packed. Before going I did a little bit of research and by accident, I found an old article, that the Villages received a variance for the increased water usage.
Several people spoke and said things like they can't take our water. The government people politely said we need to get our own expert. Far as I know nothing was done but to complain.
Far a rain replenishing the aquifer-it is not at all that simple. The water is between grains of sand. When you remove the water the space between the grains of sand gets smaller so it simply cannot hold as much water as it used to. We have all seen the result of water removal-SINK HOLES.
As to how much water we can extract. Like most things there is no magic line.
Oh, far as the rainy season, we've already received enough rain above normal, to more than make up for the mini dry spell in the early part of the year.
TRUTH-Over the past two months I've run my irrigation system ONCE in the past two months. The reason was that the guy that mows my lawn had an emergency and did not mow for two weeks. Then he cut it back to normal height-A MISTAKE. I confess I watered because I did not want my lawn to go into shock.