[circletrack]

They keep claiming that they are sucking up water from the aquifer to water the golf courses and landscape.
All of that water is reclaimed from retention ponds.

[ricthemic]

AE449/AE449: Using Reclaimed Water for Landscape Irrigation.

Florida. Non potable water from local sewerage treatment facilities used for golf course irragation, retention ponds ( in and out) and all home lawns south of 466

[TNGary]

Originally Posted by KEVIN & JOSIE

Very Informative.

The Science Behind Florida’s Sinkhole Epidemic
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Science | Smithsonian

Thanks for taking the time to post the link, much appreciated.

[Bucco]

Originally Posted by KEVIN & JOSIE

Very Informative.

The Science Behind Florida’s Sinkhole Epidemic
|
Science | Smithsonian

Thanks for a great and informative article.

Learned a lot about sinkholes and also the local paper, which I suspected but never knew.

But thanks....pertinent and interesting

[manaboutown]

Originally Posted by ricthemic

AE449/AE449: Using Reclaimed Water for Landscape Irrigation.

Florida. Non potable water from local sewerage treatment facilities used for golf course irragation, retention ponds ( in and out) and all home lawns south of 466

Unless the water in the retention ponds is collected from rainwater or an above ground river, it is water initially taken from the aquifer; it is used in potable forms in households, restaurants and commercially, then reclaimed for irrigation. While that is an efficient use of a resource and reduces the rate of water consumption from the aquifer it still requires a lot of water in a development having the size, landscaping, yards and numerous golf courses of The Villages. Furthermore, the irrigation of lawns and golf courses, whether from potable or reclaimed water, impacts the Karst.

[ColdNoMore]

All this talk about sinkholes, could make a person fall...into a depression.

[Fredster]

Maybe all the talk and publicity about sinkholes,
will slow down TV’s growth?

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by Fredster

Maybe all the talk and publicity about sinkholes, will slow down TV’s growth?

Perhaps a handful of people will be deterred from purchasing,
but I think most will realize it's a Florida problem, not a Villages problem.
I doubt that anything will slow TV's phenomenal growth. It's a stellar retirement community.

[manaboutown]

Nah! It won't touch growth. Build it; they will come.

[GoodLife]

I agree with Gracie, the article is click bait. Phrases like "hotbed of sinkholes" "sinkholes are spiking" "everybody is worried" kind of give it away. In the last 20 years or so I think about 50 homes here have been damaged by sinkholes. Currently we have maybe 65,000 homes here so that's a .0769 percent chance it will happen to you. More likely to get run over by a drunk driver.

I once considered investing in Timber Lakes, Hernando County. Until I saw the sinkhole map for that area. Sinkholes on every other block. That is a "hotbed"

But do carry on, it's great for your property values!

[New Englander]

Originally Posted by manaboutown

Nah! It won't touch growth. Build it; they will come.

How about you, are you gonna come?

[Hifred]

I read this article. I do not live in the Villages but would like to live there someday. What concerns me is that politically the villages is a large voting group. There is a lot of political power with all of the residents. So how does a water bottling plant in Sumter County get a permit to pump 500,000 gals. of water a day. The permit is issued and pumping will begin this summer. Why don't people in the Villages ban together to help stop this knowing that water disturbance has an effect on sinkholes? Between the mine blasting for the quarry and the water being drained by the water bottling plant it is easy to see that in the future there will be more sinkholes. Water disturbance and the land tremors from blasting can't help the sink hole phenomenon. Has an effort been made to ban residents together on this issue and go after the politicians who are supporting the permit for water pumping?

[Carl in Tampa]

Originally Posted by Hifred

I read this article. I do not live in the Villages but would like to live there someday. What concerns me is that politically the villages is a large voting group. There is a lot of political power with all of the residents. So how does a water bottling plant in Sumter County get a permit to pump 500,000 gals. of water a day. The permit is issued and pumping will begin this summer. Why don't people in the Villages ban together to help stop this knowing that water disturbance has an effect on sinkholes? Between the mine blasting for the quarry and the water being drained by the water bottling plant it is easy to see that in the future there will be more sinkholes. Water disturbance and the land tremors from blasting can't help the sink hole phenomenon. Has an effort been made to ban residents together on this issue and go after the politicians who are supporting the permit for water pumping?

The Villages is actually in parts of Sumter, Marion, and Lake Counties. Only that fraction that lives in Sumter could vote on this issue. Sumter is a large county, extending south to the Green Swamp, and around the Bushnell area it extends east to west from Nobleton to Center Hill. This dilutes the perceived large voting block of The Villages.

But, I agree with you that The Villages people in Sumter County could make a difference IF they ever banded together.

[manaboutown]

Originally Posted by Carl in Tampa

But, I agree with you that The Villages people in Sumter County could make a difference IF they ever banded together.

They could identify their band as "The Villages People". village people ymca - Google Search

Sorry Carl, I could not help myself.

[Packer Fan]

Originally Posted by jane032657

Gracie, Aside from a sentence or two that you may disagree with, and I respect your feelings, the article is in a scientific magazine that has no agenda. I think its content has value.

There is no such thing as a person without an agenda. If you don’t believe scientists can have an agenda, you have not been paying attention with the global warming argument, or was that the next ice age coming? 😂

This sinkhole thing is overblown