Water supply in future

[j1300]

what does the water supply look like in the future. many communities in the south are in severe water restricstions. will the villages be able to supply adequate water supply in the future? what is the source of their water?

[mulligan]

The source is deep artesian wells. There seems to be plenty of water, but water management is a major political football in Florida. (Did I just say "political"). Established groups such as Southwest Florida Water Management (they have jurisdiction over a large portion of TV ) seem to be autonomous, and accountable to ????.

[j1300]

The source is deep artesian wells. There seems to be plenty of water, but water management is a major political football in Florida. (Did I just say "political"). Established groups such as Southwest Florida Water Management (they have jurisdiction over a large portion of TV ) seem to be autonomous, and accountable to ????.

are there water restrictions in the villages, that is time of day and how many
days you an water?

[njbchbum]

perhaps you might want to visit the water auth's website re restrictions:
District Water Restrictions (http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/conservation/restrictions/swfwmd.php)

and another good site:
http://www.thevillageswaterwisdom.com/

[rubicon]

The source is deep artesian wells. There seems to be plenty of water, but water management is a major political football in Florida. (Did I just say "political"). Established groups such as Southwest Florida Water Management (they have jurisdiction over a large portion of TV ) seem to be autonomous, and accountable to ????.

mulligan: you are spot on. consider we have a three tier system yet Nestle is free to remove millions of gallons of water and sell it outside the State. Their plant didn't increase employment by more than 300

And the building continues. does that sound like serious water conservation???

[janmcn]

what does the water supply look like in the future. many communities in the south are in severe water restricstions. will the villages be able to supply adequate water supply in the future? what is the source of their water?


Anybody living in The Villages back in the early 2000's will remember when TV got totally shut down and not allowed to build one structure south of 466 due to Daniel Farnsworth's claim that there is not enough water in this part of central Florida to sustain development. This matter was obviously somehow resolved, but of course nothing was ever made public.

[JP]

If you look at aerial photos of this area you will notice lots of lakes.

There is a tremendous amount of surface water that is recharging the ground water.

The main thing you have to worry about is if the ground water gets pumped too low ocean water can displace it and then we are really screwed.

[ilovetv]

This indicates Gary Morse is CEO and Chairman of The Villages Water Conservation Authority LLC, and 21 other companies. If you expand those 21 other companies to the right of Gary Morse's name mid-page, it shows them.

The Villages Water Conservation Authority, L.L.C Company Profile - Located in The Villages, FL - H. Gary Morse, The Villages Operating Company, Mark G. Morse (http://www.corporationwiki.com/Florida/The-Villages/the-villages-water-conservation-authority-llc-5725117.aspx)