It's strange, every summer it seems like I wind up HOPING for a hurricane, just to give us some damn water. I'm parched, I think I'll go have a drink...
From the WJHG website:
The Northwest Florida Water Management District issued the warning a couple of days ago. The dry conditions have taken a toll particularly in the Sand Hills area of northern Bay County.
Several area water utilities are asking people to voluntarily conserve their water. Rainfall levels have been below normal for the last 15 months, and forecasters are predicting that trend to continue.
In the Sand Hills area, you can see the dry conditions have affected many of the dozens of lakes there. Water levels have dropped to an extreme low level. Some lakes and ponds have even dried up completely.
People here get their water from private wells, instead of from the city or the county systems. But a lot of those residents are concerned the drought will cause their wells to run dry because water levels have dropped below pump intakes.
People with lake front property, like Georiene Eckert, say the conditions are some of the worst they've seen in years. "We got a grand kick watching the alligators come up and down through here. We didn't bother them, and they didn't bother us. But within the past 5 years, everyone's leaving."
Bay County is extremely lucky. While communities such as Dothan have to impose water use restrictions, our local cities can rely on the crown jewel of drinking water in the panhandle, Deerpoint Lake. Water management officials say the lake's water levels have remained pretty steady.
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