Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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No they don’t ! They tell homeowners that the sprinklers have rain sensors but they don’t !
There hasn’t been too much rain either they just ran the sprinklers too much |
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Lots of retention-ponds are high so irrigation system used to lower levels. Water has better chance of being absorbed by ground or evaporating by irragating rather than lying idle in ponds.
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Since everything is on a bed of sand, it sinks in rather than running off. Makes for soggy golf, but manages pond capacity.
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Haven't had any problem getting a tee time.
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They have a very sophisticated system to control the ponds and use it for flood control. They are certainly not asleep at the wheel on this one.
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That was the answer I was given many years ago. That they are "automated" but was told the computer settings are not manipulated manually or the whole balance would be off and could cause serious problems; heavy rains, hurricane season, etc. When I first built my home I was horrified, it was one of the worst hurricane seasons for many years, and yet, even with all day all night rains never stopping, the courses were being "watered" constantly ! It was a mystery to me as a new resident. I found the sight bazaar, to put it mildly !
Last edited by Ladygolfer93; 09-13-2020 at 11:42 PM. Reason: spelling error |
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Does it go to the aqueducts?
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They are on timers
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Why Course are Closed Due to Excess Water on Course?
Can anyone tell me where the course irrigation water is stored normally? Surely, they don't pump it out of the adjacent ponds. They wouldn't have enough water during dry season.
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They can bring the level of the ponds up, if needed, with city water. Quite a system they have. I attended a presentation a few years back. The engineering is quite remarkable.
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evaporation
The sprinklers shoot the water into the air. Much of it evaporates in the air. The drops fall onto the grss giving a much larger surface area for evaporation. Of the water that does not evaporate, she flows back into the pond but, some of it soaks into our sandy soil and becomes part of the ground water.
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The grass and dirt hold a large amount preventing overflow . thus water didn't need to go "down the drain" and be wasted
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