Lake Worth Water Restrictions

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Today is the date for the new water restrictions imposed by the South Florida Water Management District.

"Amid growing fears of shortages, previously selfish cities and counties began working together to plan billion-dollar water-treatment plants. Water-saving measures such as low-flow toilets and lawn-sprinkling bans became the norm. Water police took to midnight patrols in some suburbs." Read the complete article here.

Here in Lake Worth, the City Commission made a prudent decision to have its own Reverse Osmosis System. The South Florida Water Management District has imposed restricted irrigation for the past several years on Lake Worth and Hypoluxo to one time per week. In order to keep our grass looking good in my community, thus keeping up the value of our property to the best of our ability, we are spending a lot more money on bug control, fertilizer plans, weed control and re-sodding when necessary. Click here for Water Restriction Info.

Lake Worth formed a new government department, Energy Conservation, that upon request, will audit your usage and advise the homeowner where to conserve. This is a bureaucracy that was formed to retain jobs and a COSTLY expense in order for some to feel they are doing their part to help the environment. It started out with a $1 million dollar budget, half of which were salaries. Now it is up several hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Most all cities in Palm Beach County can water at least 2 times per week. The yards all look greener than do the properties in Lake Worth, a city limited to one time per week. Watering is allowed 3-9 a.m. and 4-9 p.m. on Thursday.

Lake Worth has imposed a new Landscape Ordinance that tells us what we can plant and to ensure that its objective of conservation is complied.