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Originally Posted by Smalley
Have any of you lived here long enough to have seen a drought this severe? The ponds are so low it's sad to see. But I haven't heard anything about water restrictions. What's the next step? Do we have enough water at this point that it's not a threat?
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Many (most? all?) the ponds can be fed from one of the aquifers if needed. Some ponds just provide additional storage capacity and can go dry without causing a problem.
At least between 466 and 44, the fire hydrants are fed by irrigation water which comes from the ponds. The District will be paying very close attention to that.
When restrictions were announced last year by the two water authorities (SWFWMD and SJRWMD), it looked like the Villages' recommended irrigation schedule was in compliance.
It would be useful to see a statement about the drought in the District Weekly Bulletin.