[Bilyclub]

15 yards for unnecessary roughness, piling on a downed player.

[Michaeljay]

Originally Posted by rsmurano

What the villages should do is to tell the people in each district to run their sprinklers on a specific day and there will be no cost of doing this. The system knows how much water you use to water your lawn every day so it would be easy for them to credit you for 1 day. The major benefits would be: people’s lawns might look better, and that would draw down the water more than having TV water specific areas for 6 hours a day

When ever I hear that they are drawing down the ponds by watering the golf courses, why can’t we use that water on our grass at a discounted rate or free

[Steve]

Originally Posted by ScottGo

I just took my cart from Fenney to Brownwood farmers mkt. Why are the sprinklers going 9 a.m.? There are major rains coming, isn't the ground wet enough already?

You must be new around here. After you've been through a few hurricanes and tropical storms you'll never give it a second thought.

[Steve]

Originally Posted by Michaeljay

When ever I hear that they are drawing down the ponds by watering the golf courses, why can’t we use that water on our grass at a discounted rate or free

That's fine if you're watering with "reclaimed water". But for many of us in the "older" sections our sprinklers use the same water as the house--regular tap water.

[Steve]

Originally Posted by Risuli

Lowering the level of the retention ponds in advance?

An ounce of prevention...

[Steve]

Originally Posted by rsmurano

What the villages should do is to tell the people in each district to run their sprinklers on a specific day and there will be no cost of doing this. The system knows how much water you use to water your lawn every day so it would be easy for them to credit you for 1 day. The major benefits would be: people’s lawns might look better, and that would draw down the water more than having TV water specific areas for 6 hours a day

The problem with that is people don't read the paper, don't go to websites like this, don't listen to the radio, don't pay attention to any of the outlets that distribute that kind of information ad nauseum. Don't even speak with their neighbors. So if someone is watering their lawn on any day other than their assigned days some trolls will complain to the powers that be that their neighbor is in violation of some obscure "covenant". The Villages has the flood mitigation under control. If you get splashed in your golf cart that's a small price to pay for not having your home flooded.

[NoMo50]

Originally Posted by crash

Home irrigation is not tied to the ponds so it wouldn’t make any difference anyway.

The overwhelming majority of homes in the Villages get their irrigation water from retention ponds. There are homes in the older areas north of CR-466 that use potable water for irrigation, but they are the exception, not the rule.

[Markus]

Originally Posted by crash

You have to pay for that water. At $3 for 30 days that is $90 a month. People here scream when their Amenity fee goes up $4 a month.

I also don’t think the home irrigation water is tied to the ponds.

Yes it IS tied to the ponds. There are costs to maintain the system and keep the pumps running. It is a complex system and there are costs to it. Those pumps are not cheap.

[kkingston57]

Originally Posted by ScottGo

I just took my cart from Fenney to Brownwood farmers mkt. Why are the sprinklers going 9 a.m.? There are major rains coming, isn't the ground wet enough already?

Had same ? years ago. System is crazy but seems to work well. Only problem is that all areas are now saturated and more rain coming. Hope grass(especially golf courses) can handle the over saturation.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by rsmurano

What the villages should do is to tell the people in each district to run their sprinklers on a specific day and there will be no cost of doing this. The system knows how much water you use to water your lawn every day so it would be easy for them to credit you for 1 day. The major benefits would be: people’s lawns might look better, and that would draw down the water more than having TV water specific areas for 6 hours a day

How does the system know how much water you use every day? My irrigation system has a meter, and my bill reflects my monthly usage, but I didn't think they have daily usage data, unless they were to read the meter every day. Also, if you use the correct amount of water, the water should be absorbed by your lawn, and not drained off into the retention ponds. I think a lot of people use way too much irrigation water.

[Bogie Shooter]

Irrigation Information

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.

[Barkriver]

Brilliant!

[defrey12]

Originally Posted by Risuli

Lowering the level of the retention ponds in advance?

Yes…don’t act so surprised. They have to have somewhere to put the next storm’s runoff, so they empty the ponds BEFORE the storm.

[Rodneysblue]

Originally Posted by Teed_Off

Homeowners might consider running their irrigation system too. My designer home system uses 900 - 1,000 gallons when I water the lawn, costs less than $3.

Good idea for those with separate irrigation water systems.

[Teed_Off]

Originally Posted by crash

You have to pay for that water. At $3 for 30 days that is $90 a month. People here scream when their Amenity fee goes up $4 a month.

I also don’t think the home irrigation water is tied to the ponds.

Are you saying that you water your grass every day?