Bottled water pumped from Villages water table?
 

Today's Daily Sun (11/17) had a story page C6 about Azure Bottling company seeking permission to pump between 500,000 and 900,000 gallons of water a day from a site in Wildwood. I assume this would be the same water table that the Villages lies upon. Will this increase the likelihood of sinkholes around the Villages?

I often wonder why I have to conserve water when companies come in and pump all they want for free. Then put it in a bottle and ship it all over the US.
Could it be the appointees, by the governor, on these water boards don't have any kind of conservation background and are just political hacks?

You found the answer Bogie....I think you wern't supposed to tell..:clap2:

Before I moved to The Villages, people in neighboring communities were saying evil things about "us" Villagers for using so much water.

And then Niagara Bottling came in and "stole" thousands of gallons.

bogie: I thought that was Nestle's ????

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This isn't good news. Florida does not have an infinite water supply.

As far as our lifespan goes, it's pretty close to infinite.

I thought they paid the counties and state for the water they pull out of the aquifer.

Ahhh, ignorance is bliss, LOL.
Just busting your chops my friend, only joking...but seriously, do a little reading about florida's water tables. Especially near Orlando and Tampa.

I have always been told the southern parts of TV did not have as much water. It seems like we would not want someone to take the water for bottling. Maybe this is Wildwood's way of "sticking it" to TV.

I have always been told the southern parts of TV did not have as much water .(You should have asked that person how that would be possible.) It seems like we would not want someone to take the water for bottling. Maybe this is Wildwood's way of "sticking it" to TV. (Why would Wildwood want to "stick" TV?)

Water pumped out is part of the Floridan Aquifer which is a deep source of pure water that needs conserved

Who is willing to give up golf to "save the aquifer"?

How much water is pumped from the aquifer to water the golf courses?

Bingo!

What does this mean?

There is a very informative thread on this site discussing local sinkholes. And there is an informative documentary done by PBS about florida sinkholes and the aquafire.

Source Village Community Development Districts


Home Irrigation:

North of CR 466, homes are irrigated with potable water.
South of CR 466, homes are irrigated with non-potable water which is comprised of storm water runoff that is collected in water retention areas and groundwater from the lower Floridan aquifer when storm water supplies are not available.
Golf Course Irrigation:

North of CR 466, golf courses are irrigated with a combination of reclaimed wastewater, storm water runoff that is collected in water retention areas, and groundwater (some upper Floridan and some Lower Floridan, depending on the specific course).
South of CR 466 all golf courses are irrigated with a combination of reclaimed wastewater and lower Floridan groundwater.
Please note that any reclaimed wastewater that is used for golf course irrigation is treated and meets the public access reuse standards established and required by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

This is all well and good. We were told this long ago North of 466, up Buena Vista. I am not refuting it.

More houses, more people = more water needed and more water used. However, in times of drought or decreased rainfall (like a few years ago) where does the water come from to keep lawns green?

Listen, there is room for all of us here...maybe we need to find more ways to conserve before we end up like CA.

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Sustainable really means...TOILET TO TAP.....coming to a County near you.