I think "The Villages" is so big that there may not be one correct answer based on your specific location and also which specific independent water system you're referring to.
In general, municipal potable water systems are designed to prevent outages. In many parts of The Villages (though not so much in the very southern sections from what I've seen), there are high "water towers". These support the system by pumping water up in to the tower and then using the potential energy of that higher water to pressurize the system -- so as long as we still have gravity and water left in the tower there will be pressure. Of course eventually that water will run out if used by residents and not refilled, so things like backup generators or engine-driven pumps can be used in case of power outages to keep the refill pumps running.
Non-potable irrigation water, where provided, may use a different system and be more reliant on pumps -- so if there is a widespread power outage that effects a pump station, there could be a short outage for the 30-60 seconds usually needed to start the backup generators, but there are also ways they may use to mitigate even that (and lessen normal pump wear) by using pressure tanks, fast-acting battery-based UPS systems, and such to smooth things out -- but in a power outage lawn irrigation isn't usually a very high priority so preventing a short outage may not be worth the investment.
The Villages also has a separate, quite complex, water management system for golf course watering and storm water management. Because that system is specifically designed to deal with severe weather events there would also be additional redundancy built into that system to deal with power or other possible outages like pump failures and blockages and such.
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Originally Posted by WiscoDogsDad
Happy Tuesday, all!
Hopefully this is a straightforward question with a straightforward answer.
When we lose power, in The Villages, do we simultaneously lose water pressure for the duration of the outage?
Many thanks, in advance.
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