I think they are looking for bodies...
 

Why do they drain the ponds? Out walking my dog this morning and came across this on Fenney Way.

Could be fixing a pipe leading to it, everything drains in from around it.

Well we have not seen one of our neighbors for a few days

Maybe these guys know why.
 

And the ponds are interconnected so they can move water between pounds.

https://districtgov.org/PdfUpload/Storm%20Water.pdf

Sinkhole or they are planning on building more houses

Hmm, a sink hole would by its nature have drained the pond for them. And I don't know, I can't imagine that with all the interconnected systems here, that a major change like removing a pond to put in a dozen houses would be possible. Maybe.

Since I walk down to the dog park there at least once a week, I guess we will see.

I think repair is more likely, but maybe someone threw their mother-in-law into the pond...

Mention of sink hole, did you know it is legal for a developer to sell land to home builders without checking for sink holes, and one develops, the state of Florida will not intervene.

Okay, I am not sure what you are saying. I read and came here and knew all about sinkholes before buying. Sadly, at this point in this country, I would NEVER trust anyone I buy from to warn me or even to inform me. I rely on myself. If I screwed up buying here, well, it certainly won't be the first mistake I ever made. That is on me.

I do have sinkhole insurance, but not because I was afraid of sinkholes, but because it is so inexpensive it seems to not be worth it to not have it.

As far as the State "protecting me". Really? I am a bleeding heart left-wing radical liberal (ask anyone here) and I would NEVER look to the government to protect me from anything, other than foreign countries invading. When they do, good, when they don't no big deal.

Hole #8 on Longleaf is closed for a pipe repair. The pond needed to be drained so the damaged pipe could be fixed. Was told the hole should be opened soon (couple of days). The pump you see in the picture was used to transfer water from one pond to the other.

No, no, no. There are some ducks missing and the authorities suspect fowl play.

Needed to collect all the lost golf balls

They are putting in a new liner pipe was cracked

They are reparing a broken pipe.

Wife has new recipe for Peking duck she wanted to try.

Thank you. That makes sense

Ohiobuckeye
 

I’m sure if they weee looking for bodies the news media would be out there in a heart beat because TV would have to report it. Did anybody ever think about asking why they drain certain ponds, or are some people just trying to start a panic!

Alligator census?

This time of year in Naples Fl they lower the water level of many retention ponds, lakes, anticipating heavy rains that come in the Summer.
Perhaps the reason in TV is the same.

They were doing a pipe repair. That hole is scheduled to reopen today.

Originally Posted by MartinSE View Post
Why do they drain the ponds? Out walking my dog this morning and came across this on Fenney Way.

Probably working on a pipe repair... Has this been mentioned already??
:pepper2::pepper2:

Not a sink hole. There was a write up a few months ago explaining the problem here, and it’s not a sink hole.

Drain
 

Looking for Wally Gator!!

I'm sure too they would utilize scuba divers. They contract out scuba divers to recover golf balls for refurbishing.:smiley:

Shirley you can't be serious!

Wow, just wow.

It was a joke, which I think just about everyone here understood. I was interested in why they drained it, and got an answer that makes sense.

But, okay, I admit it, I was hoping to cause panic and fear, and was fairly certain there would be a mass exodus of people fleeing The Villages in fear of being thrown into a pond.

Wow. Just Wow...

Did you know free roaming ducks in TV are free to take. I have 459 ducks so far.

I told you do not call me Shirley!

Well make sure you get them into a row

If they can move the water between ponds using existing pipes, why do they need this equipment?

Pipes break.

FYI, there are balls exposed everywhere in the residual mud. Wishing I still had my snowshoes as I could have collected 100's of balls.

Because they are doing maintenance on a pipe there. It’s been planned for months and the villages posted something about it months ago.

Thank you

I think they do the same here, but this is emptied, not lower - maybe a BIG storm is coming they haven't told us about - ?

Intelligence????????
 

Not something I would brag about or be proud of, but that's just my humble opinion

Not trying to sound mean but where did you get the idea you thought they are looking for bodies?

He was being humorous. He did not think there were bodies in the pond.

See that says you and I am different. That is great. Imagine if we were all the same, same cloths same hair cuts, same cars, same politics, same beliefs, same hair color, and on an on.

I guess if everyone was like ME that would be okay - LOL!

Low Ponds
 

Pond behind my home is also low.

Some possibilities I know of:

1) They do this on purpose if they are expecting a lot of rain.
2) The incredible heat is evaporating the ponds.
3) It is rumored that at times they forget and leave the draining pump on too long.