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Water, One Story !
Jun 13, 2008 | 10:28 PM
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Water, one story ! I heard this one last week and I thought it worth sharing. " The water issues in Central Florida are because of St. Augistine lawns !"  I'm not going to name the source of that statement, but I do believe it bears some scrutiny .  St. Augistine does use more water than some other turfgrass choices, no doubt. However there are different varities of St. Augistine and their light and water requirements differ. The lawn didn't naturally occur or sod itself, somebody made a conscious decision, wheter educated or not is another story. The lawn wouldn't be there without residential developement, I believe I can safely state that for fact. 

So is the real issue the turfgrass or the amount of unrestricted developement allowed creating the water issues ?  I lean towards the developement, but then I've lived here 48 yrs. in October. Do you know anyone or heard of anyone who has had a drinking water well run dry or had levels drop so low as to allow a submerged pump and casing to suck air ?  When that happens all you have to do is count the mineral deposit rings on the pipe casing. You can accurately determine the amount the water level has dropped over a given period of time. In the Conway area that was from  1974 on about a foot a year up until 2000. I know that for a fact because I know when the well went in and when the burned up submerged pump was pulled out. When the new pum went down it had an additional 40' added to the well point. I wonder where the water stands now ?

Maybe that's a question for the politicians ?
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SushiLover read my blog view my photos
Jun 14, 2008 | 9:51 AM

The original Florida grass wehave always had was Centipede.. It takes very little watering, as long as its fertilized its drought tolerent and you set the mower height at 3"..

But if you try and buy it its twice the cost of St/Augustine.
SushiLover read my blog view my photos
Jun 14, 2008 | 9:53 AM

I have 11 oak trees on my property & Im in the process of planting / plugging Ivy in the areas where the grass has givin up..
DeborahLakeHelen read my blog view my photos
Jun 14, 2008 | 3:16 PM

Mater, I worry about our well all the time! The water is almost too good to be true, it's crystal clear, and tastes as sweet as can be. Our well is 305 ft deep, and the water comes up ice cold, too! There has been all kinds of BS talk about putting meters on wells, piping well owner's water to the East-side of the county, and piping back treated, Halifax River
water to us, (over my dead body) forcing well
owners to "mix" their water with city water- yeah right. A lot of the water shortages are because of all the new developments in our area, with their high-buck golf courses that need water. I have nothing against golf, but I
do object giving up my pristine drinking water,
so some golf course can be watered!
Sushi, Be careful with your Oaks! We have lost over 60 of ours. We lost around 40-50 in the hurricanes, and the 100-150 we have left show sings of stress from the hurricanes, and drought, everyday. We have several that are showing signs of rot, and the red-headed woodpeckers are having a field day! Ivy is a good idea, because it's so hardy! If you are able to, let a hose run under your Oaks, they'll appreciate it!
DeborahLakeHelen read my blog view my photos
Jun 14, 2008 | 3:19 PM

Meb, I meant Meb, not Mater! I'm so sorry!
DeborahLakeHelen read my blog view my photos
Jun 14, 2008 | 6:23 PM

LOL I just saw your response on your "Titles"
blog!
Meb452m read my blog
Jun 14, 2008 | 8:48 PM

No offense taken Deborah, Maters a pretty good guy as well. LOL
DeborahLakeHelen read my blog view my photos
Jun 14, 2008 | 9:04 PM

Thank goodness you realize that! But I am sorry!
Meb452m read my blog
Jun 14, 2008 | 9:08 PM

No problem girl. I made a similar mistake with identity once, appologized to Frank. He said it wasn't needed and thought it quite funny as well.
northton read my blog view my photos
Jun 16, 2008 | 7:20 PM

Metering wells is not only a great idea, but a neccessity. To preserve our land, to prevent salt water intrusion into our ground water, to prevent the destruction of our agriculture, we must limit use. Period. End of story. Fini. Dixi. Good day.
Meb452m read my blog
Jun 16, 2008 | 11:08 PM

Yet the county allows permitting of commercial wells without metering and threatens the small guy- the homeowner, Norty. There's a big, spanking brand new greenhouse 1-2/10's of mile from Kelly Park ( Rock Springs ), think the county will meter their water consumption ? Do they use as much water as 10, 100, 1,000, or 10,000 households on a yearly basis ?
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