Drainage district leaders across South Florida say they’re bracing for the coming rain this week, and some residents say they’re welcoming the rain, especially since it’s usually been dry.” My plants are drying up and they’re dying. and I had to ask (my homeowner’s association) to increase the amount of water my plants get because I notice they’re drying out and the grass is turning yellow,” said Leslye Deolazabal of Palm Beach Gardens. While several bodies of water including lakes and ponds Lake Worth drainage district leaders say there will be a dramatic change in weather this week. For this reason, district leaders say they are no longer pouring water into the canal system, which they have done because of the unusual dryness. conditions. Lake Worth Drainage District Executive Director Tommy Strowd says no further action is needed by the district at this time other than stopping more water from entering the sewer system. community lakes and stormwater ponds needed to absorb runoff for a heavy rain event, so there’s plenty of storage capacity there, so there’s no need to take any kind of aggressive action at this point to move water out of the system ,” Strowd said. He says the upcoming rainfall will also help replenish water bodies that have been withdrawn by augmenting the groundwater supply. Additionally, Strowd says there is a chance for some localized flooding on some roads and parking lots. Meanwhile, some people in our area say they are welcoming the much-needed rain.” We need it. Especially every single pond is empty,” said Palm Beach Gardens resident Satish Mysore. “I think we need rain for the plants and for the trees and my sons go fishing, so we notice that when there is more rain, there are more fish, so we are happy,” said Deolazabal. Strowd also reminds everyone to make sure their sewers and storm drains in their neighborhoods are clear of any debris or obstructions before the rain arrives to reduce the chance of localized flooding.
Drainage district managers across South Florida say they’re bracing for the coming rain this week, and some residents say they’re welcoming the rain, especially since it’s usually been dry.
“My plants are withering and dying and I had to ask (my homeowner’s association) to increase the amount of water my plants get because I notice they’re drying out and the grass is turning yellow,” Leslye Deolazabal said. of Palm Beach Gardens.
While some bodies of water including lakes and ponds have receded, Lake Worth Drainage District leaders say there will be a dramatic change in weather this week. For this reason, district leaders say they are no longer pouring water into the canal system, which they have done because of extremely dry conditions.
Lake Worth Drainage District Executive Director Tommy Strowd says no further action is needed by the district at this time other than stopping more water from entering the sewer system.
“There’s plenty of storage capacity in residential community lake systems and stormwater ponds needed to absorb the runoff for a heavy rain event, so there’s plenty of storage capacity there, so no aggressive action needs to be taken at this point to get the water out of the system,” Strowd said.
He says the upcoming rainfall will also help recharge water bodies that have been withdrawn by augmenting the groundwater supply.
In addition, Strowd says there is a chance for some localized flooding on some roads and parking lots.
Meanwhile, some people in our area say they are welcoming some much-needed rain.
“We need it. Especially every pond is empty,” Palm Beach Gardens resident Satish Mysore said.
“I think we need rain for the plants and for the trees and my sons go fishing, so we notice that when there is more rain there are more fish, so we are happy,” said Deolazabal.
Strowd also reminds everyone to make sure storm drains and sewers in their neighborhoods are clear of any debris or obstructions before the rain arrives to reduce the chance of localized flooding.
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