Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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those are not allowed either.
Village Community Development Districts Shortage Order Information.pdf'&ql=standard The Southwest Florida Water Management District’s Governing Board issued a Modified Phase III Water Shortage that took effect on March 10, 2012 for the northern counties. The order restricts residential and commercial irrigation of lawns and landscaping to one-day-per-week. In addition to residents and commercial facilities in Sumter County, the restrictions also apply to residents and commercial facilities in the Marion County portion of The Villages as their water is supplied by facilities regulated by SWFWMD. The following is a summary of the restrictions. Lawn and landscape irrigation may only occur before 8 a.m. or after 6 p.m. on the designated once-per-week watering schedule. Handwatering or microirrigation of non-lawn landscape can be done any day, but only before 8 a.m. or after 6 p.m. Certain exemptions are available, such as allowances for new plant material. Car washing is limited to once per week on the designated watering days as shown below. Fountains and other aesthetic-only water features may only operate 4 hours per day. Pressure washing is only allowed for necessary purposes, such as prior to painting or sealing. Aesthetic concerns do not constitute a “necessary” purpose. Addresses with “house numbers” …. May only irrigate on … Ending in 0 or 1 Monday Ending in 2 or 3 Tuesday Ending in 4 or 5 Wednesday Ending in 6 or 7 Thursday Ending in 8 or 9 Friday All customers must modify their irrigation timer to only irrigate once per week in accordance with the above table. For complete details or to ask questions about these restrictions, visit the Southwest Florida Water Management |
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they know when you over water you get a letter in the mail that you are using too much water and to fix it
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Absolutely! First thing I'm going to do when I get down there. Most of my "lawn" is decorative stone. Why water my stones when I only need to water single plants. Actually I want to look onto drip systems that allow a slow drip of water to each plant. They use that system almost universally in Israel. Very short of water there. Is that what you were referring to by "soaker" hoses?
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As for being invisible water companies have wireless meters being installed and can tell at any given time whether you are taking a shower, washing clothes, etc. it creeps me out but then government is not high on my list. I had a problem with my water system and the utility company set me a warning and then came to my home to inspect. We worked it out as it was accidental. heck i don't want to give them any more oif my hard earned cash than need be...and i am especially mad about the three tier system in sumter county. |
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They do not have to catch u running your sprinklers on the wrong dates or running them twice a week. They monitor ur water usage on the meter and know the size of ur property. Therefore, they can very easily determine if u r using more water than u shud. Big brother is watching.
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Ok but sprinkler heads can output 1-10 gpm, so if your putting out 10gpm how would they know
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Run the system and read the meter
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Interesting how many people are "law and order" advocates and are first in line to criticize young people in the square, or people who save seats at the square or people whose pets poop where they are not supposed to etc. etc. etc., but when it comes to their precious lawn they are willing to break the rules and brag about it. It seems it all depends on whose ox is being gored.
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Amen!
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I fully understand the reasoning for the restriction. What irritates me though is the 10% surcharge that is tacked onto the base per thousand rates of both the potable and irrigation waters to cover the loss of revenue due to the lack of water useage (conservation). If you have a better explanation as to why a surcharge was added, then by all means enlighten me.
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Last edited by KeepingItReal; 02-12-2013 at 12:48 AM. |
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Isn't that new sod??
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