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jalopy54 09-16-2017 07:29 AM

Irrigating Our Lawns
 
Is there still a water band? If so why? Looks to me like if villagers would all water there lawns. The flooded areas would recede?

Ooper 09-16-2017 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by jalopy54 (Post 1448813)
Is there still a water band? If so why? Looks to me like if villagers would all water there lawns. The flooded areas would recede?

??? Turning on my irrigation would just up my water bill.

CWGUY 09-16-2017 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by jalopy54 (Post 1448813)
Is there still a water band? If so why? Looks to me like if villagers would all water there lawns. The flooded areas would recede?

:ohdear:

MrGolf 09-16-2017 09:19 AM

The OP asked a simple question. The answer is yes, there still is a ban. That might change but as of today, yes.

dnobles 09-16-2017 09:22 AM

It's nice to see someone be kind and just answer the question.

Polar Bear 09-16-2017 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by dnobles (Post 1448869)
It's nice to see someone be kind and just answer the question.

Yes. It does happen on occasion. :)

l2ridehd 09-16-2017 10:05 AM

By keeping this surcharge in place the water district has caused the flooding problem to be worse than necessary. They have created an environment that has increased the damages in TV by 100's of thousands of $$$$$. From about a month before Irma and to the current day there is NO irrigation water issue. If they were to argue there still is than a ban on new construction should be put in place immediately.

The ban and continued building should not go hand in hand. Either the water district is using the surcharge as a revenue rape of all of us, or the shortage is real and TV should stop building.

You can't have it both ways.

CWGUY 09-16-2017 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by jalopy54 (Post 1448813)
Is there still a water band? If so why? Looks to me like if villagers would all water there lawns. The flooded areas would recede?

:wave:Is there still a water band? YES If so why? WE DON'T GET A SAY Looks to me like if villagers would all water there lawns. The flooded areas would recede? NO.... THAT'S NOT WHERE THE WATER COMES FROM

tuccillo 09-16-2017 10:31 AM

OK, I'll bite. Please explain your reasoning for such a statement.


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Originally Posted by l2ridehd (Post 1448895)
By keeping this surcharge in place the water district has caused the flooding problem to be worse than necessary. They have created an environment that has increased the damages in TV by 100's of thousands of $$$$$. From about a month before Irma and to the current day there is NO irrigation water issue. If they were to argue there still is than a ban on new construction should be put in place immediately.

The ban and continued building should not go hand in hand. Either the water district is using the surcharge as a revenue rape of all of us, or the shortage is real and TV should stop building.

You can't have it both ways.


CWGUY 09-16-2017 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by tuccillo (Post 1448912)
OK, I'll bite. Please explain your reasoning for such a statement.

:ohdear: Don't you find it amazing?

perrjojo 09-16-2017 10:36 AM

I have used my irrigation system twice since the water ban. Why? Because it rains nearly every day and I don't need too.

tuccillo 09-16-2017 10:41 AM

Bingo! I turned my off on June 1 and haven't turned in back on since.

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Originally Posted by perrjojo (Post 1448916)
I have used my irrigation system twice since the water ban. Why? Because it rains nearly every day and I don't need too.


l2ridehd 09-16-2017 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by tuccillo (Post 1448912)
OK, I'll bite. Please explain your reasoning for such a statement.

Because folks were not watering as much as usual because of the surcharge and ban, therefor the retention ponds were much higher than usual before Irma, which is where the irrigation water comes from, than with Irma the ponds overflowed and caused a lot of flooding and damage.

And for those that turned off the irrigation when the ban was put in place, I guess you don't care should you lose your lawn. Only costs about $20 grand to replace it. Yes we had a lot of rain and that may have prevented lawn damage, but suppose you were on vacation and it didn't rain?

Ooper 09-16-2017 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Ooper (Post 1448818)
??? Turning on my irrigation would just up my water bill.

Not trying to be smart... I didn't know if there is still a ban, but regardless, the statement the OP says doesn't make any sense. Running my irrigation would have absolutely no affect on the pond levels.

jalopy54 09-16-2017 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by CWGUY (Post 1448899)
:wave:Is there still a water band? YES If so why? WE DON'T GET A SAY Looks to me like if villagers would all water there lawns. The flooded areas would recede? NO.... THAT'S NOT WHERE THE WATER COMES FROM

Where does the water come from?


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