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Nothing, not a word. If The utility choses to restrict watering, tell me. It is simple business, if you expect results inform people. |
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Copied from another post on ToTV this morning. You can only irrigate one day per week.
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I don't look at TOTV or the Daily Sun as official and final notification. If they want me to to change usage they will send me something in the mail. Lots of people that live here don't get the Sun and a small minoriy are on TOTV. (not sure how you would have a large minority.....hmmmm)
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The newspaper ran a correction of the 8PM to 8AM the next day. It was a typo.
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The general notice states: "Reclaimed Water Reclaimed water remains subject to voluntary watering hours, unless blended with another water source or restricted by the local government or utility." Since we irrigate with reclaimed water we don't fall under the once a week restriction and should continue under The Villages twice a week program. |
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When Sumter County stops selling our water, then I will stop watering my lawn. If everyone would do this maybe it would be reversed this rule or stop them from selling the water.
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It smells bad some times because it is incubating smelly little microorganisms when it lies quietly in the pipes where it is dark and warm. Our reclaimed water in The Villages comes from our retaining ponds. |
The statement regarding voluntary restrictions on reclaimed water only states that the hours are voluntary. It is not clear to me that the number of days a week are voluntary. My interpretation is that I can only water one day a week, but I am not restricted to the hours between 6 pm and 8 am. Bummer!
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Here is some info about where the reclaimed water comes from in TV and why it can smell bad.
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Dug this up from the district website. It may have already been posted. In case it hasn't ....
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. Quote:
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Another question. What about the people that are snow birds that leave their irrigation systems on the present settings, 3 days a week? My neighbor is one of them & he's got a broken sprinkler head & it shoots out in a BIG stream. Right now I'm out of town & I know I'll be gone past the June 5th start date.
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Ever had a fungus problem?
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The only thing clear from the above discussions is that this whole water restriction thing is a BIG mess. If you don't get definitive instructions from your water utility do what you think is best and don't agonize over. Just understand that, what ever you do, someone will tell you you are doing it wrong!
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It seems pretty clear to me - you can run your irrigation system and wash your car 1 day a week for the next 2 months. There are also provisions if you have a new lawn and landscaping as well as some language regarding hand watering. The communication of the message could probably be better but the message itself is pretty clear.
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Obviously, we are in a drought. For your lawn you want to cut back on the fertilizer. If, you force it to grow it will need more water. You want to use an organic fertilizer as it just sits there unless there is water so the microbes can break it down. You want to fix any leaks. If, you have a kohler toilet with the pink color gaskets in it, if will probably be leaking-you will hear water being allowed into the tank for no apparent reason. It is easy to change. No tools needed and you will find several utube videos showing how to do it. When, we had a water shortage in NY and had feisty mayor kotch he suggested if it's yellow let it mellow-your toilet uses about 3 gallons per flush. Then, there was shower with a buddy, Rain Barrel? Anyone have advice? Seems it would be a duel between saving water and mosquitoes. |
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Reclaimed water remains subject to voluntary watering hours, unless blended with another water source or restricted by the local government or utility. Isn't irrigation water reclaimed water? If so, no restriction? |
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"These restrictions apply to the use of wells and surface sources such as ponds, rivers and canals, in addition to utility-supplied water." That being said, the rules are not clearly written. It also makes little sense that you are permitted to stand outside and water your plants for 12 hours, but cannot turn on that sprinkler zone for 2 minutes. |
See post #91.
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Irrigation systems put out a lot of water with no effort by the homeowner - just push a button. Most people are not going to stand outside and water for extended periods of time so the amount of water consumed will not be very high, in general. You go after the big fish when you are trying to reduce consumption.
I am not certain but I believe the term "reclaimed water" (in the context of the SWFWMD) refers to treated water from the sewage treatment facilities as opposed to rain water collected in the retention ponds. If that definition is in fact correct, then reclaimed water is not used for residential irrigation in The Villages. Reclaimed water - Wikipedia Reclaimed or recycled water (also called wastewater reuse or water reclamation) is the process of converting wastewater into water that can be reused for other purposes. Reuse may include irrigation of gardens and agricultural fields or replenishing surface water and groundwater (i.e., groundwater recharge). Quote:
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If, you are not aware, as you use more water your price per??? gallon actually it is more likely per cubic foot, goes up dramatically. FAIR? We can and we will argue. You must deal with what is not what you think it should be. You can use less water by using LESS fertilizer so your lawn will grow slower and need less water. You can also raise the cutting height. You can also switch to organic fertilizer. Your grass-grass has the ability do go dormant when water is lacking. It will/IT SHOULD, recover. You other plants and trees can be damaged and may die long after the drought has ended. |
Needless to say................very confusing.
Surprised at the lack of direct communication to the owners......relying on the press is not logical these days. Still thinking about the snowbird situation. |
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I would expect, reclaimed water is going to cause more issues with the valves and heads used in your irrigation system. I have wondered how safe it is to eat fruit and vegetables we might be growing. For that matter how consistent the quality is As to meter reading. Again not sure what system you have and I am no expert. In our system they do have a meter reader person. The meter is undeer one of those green plastic covers, we have all over the place. He does not even need to remove the cover to read it. He has a handheld device that reads right through the cover |
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First if you read the bill posted at the start of this thread you will find they have exceptions for new lawns. RE: Overbuilding I was shocked to discover since I was born the population of the US has doubled. In other parts of the world it is even higher. RE: Greedy builder This place does so well because they offer what people want. WHAT YOU WANTED WHEN YOU BOUGHT. Fortunately, if you feel you made the wrong choice you can easily sell your place and move. My view is you can be happy or miserable anywhere. No place is perfect. ASIDE: I just heard on the radio that due to ocean temperatures they expect eight hurricanes this year that is far more than we have gotten used to in recent years. We may shortly find posts complaining about too much water.. |
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It becomes interesting, and we mostly do not object or are even aware but, they are actually better off spending MORE as if they spend an extra million they are guaranteed a return on that expense-needed or not. |
We still have yet to receive official notification (no mail or e-mail).
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The above previously supplied by a fellow villager is correct. So our house which ends in a 4 and our previous water days was tues thurs it is now weds. We can water 6pm to 8 am. I was told, for enforcement they expect neighbors to report neighbors. Personally, I find that offensive but, that is what I was told. We are on the south end of the villages and use a separate water source to water the lawn. I asked if that effects our watering rules. TYPICAL of government. There is reclaimed and recycled water. I don't know the difference but whichever we have it does not change the watering dictate. So we on the southside get to pay more for dirty water than they do in the north for drinking quality water. I had heard that what we are using to water our lawns is minamally processed water from the lakes, ponds-esentially drainage ditches around here. I also called the UCF group that does the gardening lectures. June 27th they have scheduled a lecture on water use at the Savannah center. |
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When I attended the residents academy, I was told that there are three kinds of water in the Villages. Potable, non-potable and reclaimed. Potable comes from wells, is treated, and is used in houses, rec centers, and businesses. Non-potable comes from deep wells, not lakes, and is used to irrigate residential lawns and flower beds. This water is not treated and should not be consumed. Reclaimed is processed sewer water and is stored in golf course lakes and is only used to irrigate golf courses. Therefore, the watering of residential lawns and flower beds is restricted starting June 5th.
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Normally, I would expect 0 residents getting "reported", but I'm sure there are a few clowns out there that will do just what I stated above, in the tradition of the 8 inch gnome policewoman |
[QUOTE=villages07;1402874]That didn't sound right, as far as allowable times, so, I went to wattermatters.org and it said after 6pm and before 8am.
Year-round water conservation measures limit lawn watering to twice per week. Modified Phase III Water Shortage Restrictions Always refer to your city or county regulations first. Effective Date and Areas The District’s Modified Phase III water shortage restrictions are in effect June 5, 2017 through August 1, 2017, except where stricter measures have been imposed by local governments. The lawn and landscape of agricultural operations, commercial establishments, golf courses, athletic fields, and industrial facilities are subject to the lawn and landscape restrictions listed in the Water Shortage Order. Golf courses here in TV can only water once a week? Once a week in TV? What a joke! And who is going to police that??!? |
The irrigation water south of 466 is actually rain water collected in the retention ponds and augmented with other sources. See post #91.
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The restriction is in terms of the number of days per week that you can water, not the amount of water that you use. Water is sold in units of gallons not cubic feet. This is easily seen on your monthly bill.
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Mulching Helps to Retain Moisture
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Add peat moss, Black Kow and/or compost; put down layers of newspaper with mulch on top. Over time, the mulch and newspaper disintegrates and actually helps to become soil. These things are what will help retain moisture in planted areas. Anyone who has stones as opposed to some type of mulch, isn't doing anything to benefit the sand or anything planted in it. Stones actually do more harm than anything good and fertilizer over the stones doesn't do much good in this case either. |
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In what season do they drop their seed pods? [emoji41] Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro |
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