Thanks for all the information and suggestions. You have made this thread a seminar on Villages water usage and troubleshooting.
Sloan's came today tested entire irrigation system and replaced 5 faulty heads. They confirmed there were no underground leaks. Their bill was $140.... IMO a good investment. Still waiting for the water company to test potable water meter. Talk Host's point on program setting and the possible inadvertant dual start times seems to be best explanation for irrigation overuse. When I mentioned it to a representative from the water company, she said there have been some occurences of multiple programs and asked me about possible power surges or spikes that could be suspect. I don't know enough about this to confirm that possibility but it sounded like they have had the issue before.
I have done my own meter readings everyday and usage is consistently normal with no evidence of leaks. I will let you know if the problem resolves.
Thank you again. TOTV is the greatest.
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