Water Shortage...

[ladila2]

Just heard that The Villages home construction was told to stop building new homes because of the water shortage in Sumter, Marion and Lake counties....FACT or Rumor???

[angiefox10]

I don't know if it's true or not... They just started a home next to us a couple of days ago, but we do keep hearing about the shortage. Clearly it's a concern.

[zcaveman]

Back in 2003 some guy named Farnsworth (sic) tried to fight the expansion of TV south of 466 because he said that there was not going to be enough water in the aquifer to support such growth. He got shut down. Maybe he was right.

[graciegirl]

Just heard that The Villages home construction was told to stop building new homes because of the water shortage in Sumter, Marion and Lake counties....FACT or Rumor???


Howdy Doody new person.

Where did you hear that?

They are building three new homes in our village, no four. They just poured the footers for it yesterday.

What you might have heard is that there are lawn watering restrictions, but that is for all of Florida.

[skip0358]

Just take a ride to the new side they're building non stop. FYI they've started a cottage community w/o Bonifay and Fernandina Village must have 20 homes up already. Alo they dug several new well s/o 466a and are watering in the new golf courses non stop.

[happy employee]

As long as Florida has a number of 1st magnitude springs gushing out millions of gallons of water straight to the rivers and oceans, I find it hard to believe the aquifer is running dry. When the pressure in the aquifer decreases enough to diminish the flows in the springs, THEN I'll be worried about water in Florida. Compared to most other states, Florida has an abundance of water...and there's always the oceans (desalination)

[bxmt54]

One of our neighbors in St. James said they got a letter about not power washing the houses now. We didn't get the letter or see anything in the paper about it...any one know if that is true or not?

[CarGuys]

As long as Florida has a number of 1st magnitude springs gushing out millions of gallons of water straight to the rivers and oceans, I find it hard to believe the aquifer is running dry. When the pressure in the aquifer decreases enough to diminish the flows in the springs, THEN I'll be worried about water in Florida. Compared to most other states, Florida has an abundance of water...and there's always the oceans (desalination)

Then why the Water restrictions? I'm confused-

It seems like we should have natural plants that could survive without water and lawns removed and decorative rocks and landscape.

Yes- No?

[applesoffh]

The building never ends on Yarborough Way...hard to believe building has ceased anywhere in TV...Just come across 466A.

[Penguin]

At the bottom of my water bill it has restrictions on landscape watering. Before 8 am and after 6 pm. Also odd and even number addresses on different days.

[graciegirl]

Soon we will be in the rainy season. It will rain hard every day and then the sun will come out. The ponds and lakes will fill back up and our water bills will go down.

It is all good.

[daca55]

Soon we will be in the rainy season. It will rain hard every day and then the sun will come out. The ponds and lakes will fill back up and our water bills will go down.

It is all good.

:confused: Water bills actually go down??? Can you explain why that happens not that I am complaining but I just have never seen utilities go down for any reason but I hope you are right. :pray:

[graciegirl]

:confused: Water bills actually go down??? Can you explain why that happens not that I am complaining but I just have never seen utilities go down for any reason but I hope you are right. :pray:

When it rains, there is no need to use the irrigation systems for the yards. We usually don't run ours during the rainy season.

[Autoshow]

This column is real rumor mill

[Autoshow]

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[billethkid]

I personally look forward to getting rid of the lawn and bushes and shrubs that need water or are cold intolerant. Then I will have low maintenance and no need to worry about what needs to be watered or covered, no fertilizing, no cutting....how can it be better than that?!!!!

Keeping a good looking lawn in FL is like trying to grow grass on a sand dune!!!

[CarGuys]

I personally look forward to getting rid of the lawn and bushes and shrubs that need water or are cold intolerant. Then I will have low maintenance and no need to worry about what needs to be watered or covered, no fertilizing, no cutting....how can it be better than that?!!!!

Keeping a good looking lawn in FL is like trying to grow grass on a sand dune!!!

:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl: Ohh man I Love it!

[Penguin]

I lived in Vegas for 10 years and in 2003 the city was giving home owners 1 dollar a square foot to remove their lawn in replace it with rock or as they called it, desert landscaping, due to the water shortage there at that time.

[CarGuys]

Water shortage memories.

Riding our 03 Dresser across. Riding in to Vegas! Ruth complaining of Dehydration and then a :evil6: Speed Sensor gave it up in the 110+ heat.

Was a great trip! Little dry but a great trip!

I did notice the rock landscape. Was not that bad looking.

Wondering if we can do that in a designer neighborhood? Anyone know?

[Barefoot]

One of our neighbors in St. James said they got a letter about not power washing the houses now. We didn't get the letter or see anything in the paper about it...any one know if that is true or not?

Any water restrictions will be noted on the bottom of your monthly Water/Amenities bill.