[HORNET]

In July of 2011, we got 9” on rain in 7 hours that started just before dusk.No storm, just a down pour. Course’s like Turtle Mound turned into one big pond. Bacall ran irrigation almost two weeks continuously. Golf Courses down for two weeks with some big restrictions afterwards! We just had a Hurricane, let them do THEIR Business!

[TSO/ISPF]

Originally Posted by Marathon Man

Do you plan to take your idea to the policy makers? Sending it here will do nothing.

They probably can't do it because they have no way to give credit to people on their bills. Say they give everyone a 5 thousand gallon credit on their bill for the time they ask you to run your irrigation extra days. Changing the billing programs is not in the budget.

[bsloan1960]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Just be thankful how well the system prevented flooding

The Question wasn't about gratitude or lack thereof. The question was specifically about seeking information about something important to the OP. Invalidating the person's concerns by suggesting they should practice gratitude in place of their curiosity shows an unbelievably judgemental attitude toward your fellow man. Do YOU have ANY day to day concerns? If so, forget them All and be grateful you didn't get flooded.

[kcrazorbackfan]

Originally Posted by coleprice

I've checked out several of the courses and they are ready to be played. Fairways are clear and dry (as a bone). Tees and Greens look great. Most courses do not have overflowing ponds, so they are ready for play. To maintain its commitment to residents of The Villages', courses that don't have overflowing ponds should be reopened immediately, while those courses with overflowing ponds should be ready for play within a week or two and reopened at that time.

Your best bet, sport, is to stay off the courses. Did you get permission to drive out there and check them out? Didn’t think so.

[kcrazorbackfan]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

So many experts…………….

With so little sense…..

[BrianL99]

Originally Posted by TSO/ISPF

They probably can't do it because they have no way to give credit to people on their bills. Say they give everyone a 5 thousand gallon credit on their bill for the time they ask you to run your irrigation extra days. Changing the billing programs is not in the budget.

How long has The Villages been around? 40+ years? Do you think District management is so dumb, they haven't considered ways to improve the storm management system?

They can't do it, because the system isn't designed that way.

[TSO/ISPF]

Originally Posted by BrianL99

How long has The Villages been around? 40+ years? Do you think District management is so dumb, they haven't considered ways to improve the storm management system?

They can't do it, because the system isn't designed that way.

Don't we irrigate our lawns from the same source that the golf courses and all the sprinkler heads along the
common areas use? If the idea is to pull water from
the retention ponds then it would seem having thousands of homes putting extra water on their lawns would speed up the process.

[BrianL99]

Originally Posted by TSO/ISPF

Don't we irrigate our lawns from the same source that the golf courses and all the sprinkler heads along the
common areas use? If the idea is to pull water from
the retention ponds then it would seem having thousands of homes putting extra water on their lawns would speed up the process.

No!

[mmbella]

What about putt putt? Those courses don’t appear to be flooded.

[Maker]

Originally Posted by BrianL99

How long has The Villages been around? 40+ years? Do you think District management is so dumb, they haven't considered ways to improve the storm management system?

They can't do it, because the system isn't designed that way.

"WE HAVE ALWAYS DONE IT THIS WAY"
often leads businesses failing because they fail to adapt to changing times or embrace new ideas.

"THEY CANNOT DO THAT IN THE SOFTWARE"
They just managed to change trash billing cost from WM to Jacobs. Surely they can change things.

[BrianL99]

Originally Posted by Maker

"WE HAVE ALWAYS DONE IT THIS WAY"
often leads businesses failing because they fail to adapt to changing times or embrace new ideas.

"THEY CANNOT DO THAT IN THE SOFTWARE"
They just managed to change trash billing cost from WM to Jacobs. Surely they can change things.

It's got nothing to do with software, it has to do with how the sewerage treatment plants discharge, how the water supply system works, how the residential irrigation system work, and how the golf course irrigation/drainage/storage system functions.

You should really consider learning a little about the system and how it works, before you suggest the District doesn't know how to run the drainage and irrigation system.

Perhaps spending some time on the District.org website, will enlighten you and the others who think they know better than the folks who designed and have operated the system for 40+ years.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by mmbella

What about putt putt? Those courses don’t appear to be flooded.

see post #86

[TSO/ISPF]

Originally Posted by BrianL99

It's got nothing to do with software, it has to do with how the sewerage treatment plants discharge, how the water supply system works, how the residential irrigation system work, and how the golf course irrigation/drainage/storage system functions.

You should really consider learning a little about the system and how it works, before you suggest the District doesn't know how to run the drainage and irrigation system.

Perhaps spending some time on the District.org website, will enlighten you and the others who think they know better than the folks who designed and have operated the system for 40+ years.

More than half the villages weren't here 15 years ago.

I reviewed that document and read your drainage 101 post.

I simply wonder if running the irrigation on homesites as well as running golf course and other public irrigation would accomplish the objective more quickly.

[BrianL99]

Originally Posted by TSO/ISPF

I simply wonder if running the irrigation on homesites as well as running golf course and other public irrigation would accomplish the objective more quickly.

The Developer of The Villages has proven at least 2 things, beyond a shadow of a doubt.

1. He does what's best for his bottom line.

2. He's not dumb.

Considering the Developer still owns the majority of Exec golf courses in the south and all the championship golf courses, if there was a better way to protect his property from flood damage and loss of revenue, he'd be doing it.

[Hape2Bhr]

Originally Posted by BrianL99

The Developer of The Villages has proven at least 2 things, beyond a shadow of a doubt.

1. He does what's best for his bottom line.

2. He's not dumb.

Considering the Developer still owns the majority of Exec golf courses in the south and all the championship golf courses, if there was a better way to protect his property from flood damage and loss of revenue, he'd be doing it.

And likely the courses will be in tournament play condition, with no ball marks on the greens and no divots in the fairways. Hopefully they'll be dried out enough to allow carts on the fairways.