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Old 06-13-2025, 06:09 AM
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Originally Posted by idlewild View Post
Can someone help me out: as a new homeowner in The Villages, why does just 9 gallons of dirty irrigation water cost $50+ a month, almost half of which is a “base” which actually isn’t irrigation?

We just got our “not an HOA” bill and this month it cost us an average of $5.68 / gallon for dirty water we have to use according to the “not an HOA” rules.

Make it make sense.
Water is excessively expensive. If drought is an issue, builders should be required to install "water harvesters" for each home and replace grass with gravel.