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Old 10-01-2020, 02:19 PM
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The comments on lowering the ponds are 100% correct. Water is also moved from one part of TV to another part through a pipe system to balance water levels. Irrigation allows some of the water to be removed by evaporation. It may seem odd when a course is closed due to wet conditions and the irrigation is on but course management know what they are doing. Been through some hurricanes here and I have never heard of a house getting flooded. The strategy works.