A “concerted effort” has been successful in bringing retention ponds in The Villages down to pre-Hurricane Irma levels of 2017.
“Water dumping” has been taking place over the past several weeks in which water is pumped out of the retention ponds at executive and championship golf courses and irrigated onto the courses and public spaces. The high-water levels had been labeled a “public safety issue” as the retention ponds are a critical piece of the overall stormwater management system in The Villages.
The system earned high praise in the wake of Hurricane Irma. The golf courses flooded as intended and prevented flooding of residential areas.
Hurricane Dorian this week took a critical turn northward, sparing Florida a direct hit.
But the District, working in concert with the Developer, managed to bring down the levels in the ponds had Florida not been so fortunate.
“It was quite the effort and the task,” said District Manager Richard Baier.
