Pond Drained?
 

Anyone know why the beautiful pond in Monarch Grove by Riverbend Rec Center is empty??? We always enjoyed the wildlife at the pond!!!

Legal description “ Ponds may or may contain water”. All the ponds seem to be low right now.

Someone I know heard (yes, I said "heard") that it was an issue with a pipe. I don't know where he got that information or whether it is correct.

If I can find the article, there was a mention of a "pond" being drained due to a problem with the liner, I do not remember which "pond".

The ponds off marsh bend trail in deluna are about empty. I have seen ponds throughout the villages very low on water.

Do they typically refill the ponds?

Yes. Not to worry.

They installed a temporary dam so only 1/3 the pond is drained. The birds had a field day cleaning out the fish.

The ponds are all interconnected for storm water management (SWM). They pumped the water into an adjacent lake so it will refill from there when there with is done.

FYI: 2018 presentation on how the SWM system works.

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

They will refill during rainy season. The levels have actualy been high since the hurricane and now are closer to the level normal for this time of year.

Only when it rains.

Not to worry! You and the mosquitos will be happy again in late June when our rainy season resumes. The ponds will refill.

My opinion sink hole same thing here in Fenny they tried to fix it last year it worked for the short term

There is more than one pond being drained. Replacing those large rusted pipes.
Many feel that is cause of our sink holes.

Ponds
 

Pretty soon homeless gator's will be swimming in your pool!!

It’s the dry season and The Villages uses the pond water to water lawns. It’ll fill up again during the rainy season.

Been here a long time now, seems over the years the "liner" was usually the problem when a pond was drained; however, depending on where water is needed most, the retention pond system can be programmed to "give or take" water depending on need. Right now, rain is needed for sure !

Unfortunately The Villages don’t create water we all know who does. So if we would stop praying for sunshine and let rain once in a while it would take care of it self.