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Old 04-12-2020, 06:20 AM
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Originally Posted by graciegirl View Post
STOP....stop, please stop. This is misleading and incorrect.

The Villages use RETENTION PONDS to water, and to protect against flooding by raising and lowering. It doesn't come from toilets, but may contain alligator ****. The Villages waste treatment plants are not used for irrigation for ANYTHING.

The use of retention ponds for irrigation water for lawns happens south of 466.
From the VCDD website
Golf Course Irrigation:

North of CR 466, golf courses are irrigated with a combination of reclaimed wastewater, storm water runoff that is collected in water retention areas, and groundwater (some upper Floridan and some Lower Floridan, depending on the specific course).
South of CR 466 all golf courses are irrigated with a combination of reclaimed wastewater and lower Floridan groundwater.