YES, more rain! I'm really starting to think that I have a direct link to mother nature! In the meantime, here's what we're up against right now!
From:
South Florida's Water Management District(sfwmd.gov)Regional Water Shortage Declared
Residential Irrigation, Agriculture and Other Uses Must be Reduced
With regional ground and surface water levels low thanks to a record-breaking dry season, and long-term forecasts calling for continued drier-than-normal conditions, a number of water shortage orders are now in effect. The orders limit landscape irrigation to two days per week and require mandatory reductions in agricultural and other large water uses. Landscape irrigation using reclaimed water is not restricted.
Regional Supplies Under Stress
Lake Okeechobee, which is the backup water supply for South Florida, hit 11.76 feet NGVD, its water shortage management zone, on Friday, March 18.
The October-to-February period was the driest for those five months in 80 years. Although the regional rainfall total for March reached the historical average for the month, the dry season deficit still stood at 6.57 inches through March 31.
Many agriculture and diversion and impoundment systems as well as nurseries and golf courses throughout the region are required to reduce withdrawals or overall water use by 15 percent.
Lake Okeechobee Water Level History & Projected Stages:
http://www.sfwmd.gov/portal/page/portal/xrepository/sfwmd_repository_pdf/lokstg.pdf
