Running out of water aint gonna help come practice and game time. Sucks to be you. Phil is a Wanker. 10. Orlando, Fla. Major Water Supply: Floridan Aquifer Population (U.S. rank): 235,860 (80th) Population Growth Rate: 26.8% since 2000 Average annual rainfall: 48.35 in. North-central Florida, especially Orange County where Orlando is located, has experienced frequent droughts in the last decade. As a consequence, the area has implemented extreme conservation measures, including aggressive water-rationing policies and lawn-watering bans. After the drought and resulting wildfires subsided, however, Orlando faced another problem. As of 2013, Orlando will no longer be able to increase the rate at which it uses water from the Floridan aquifer, the city's main source of fresh water supply. This presents a major problem for city officials: how does the limited water supply continue to meet demand for one of the fastest-growing regions in the state? It is estimated that water usage in the Orlando area will increase from 526 million gallons per day in 1995 to 866 million in 2020. On the city website, the mayor is quoted, saying: "Orlando Utilities Commission water usage trends show Orlando water demand exceeding the supply by approximately 2014 if no action is taken." There are plans in the works to tap the St. John's River for irrigation, and eventually drinking water. Many, however, are skeptical that even this will be enough to meet Orlando's growing demand.
So, they'll just get there before us. All the issues that California has already run into with ownership of water is being played out here in Texas. Individual land ownership rights trumping public good will put us in the same place as Orlando eventually.
I feel so sorry for our boys. Florida swamps breed malaria...and now they will have to watch out for aligator attacks. Eddie was lucky to escape when he did. At least he only has to worry about falling Timbers