Thread: South Florida is really hurting

Yes, that is a problem for everything here. In the summer with afternoon thunderstorms the streets flood. In Cape Coral our homes are built 8 feet above ground. Even the piping used for the sprinkler systems corrode. During Wilma the neighbors lost a few trees and while clearing them, they hit a pipe, and the pipe sent a straight up waterfall in his yard!!

Originally Posted by nealberk

Sue, isn't the major problem that with such a high water table (and much of it salty water, the real problem is leakage and corrosion in pipes that are underground? From what I remember of Jacksonville Beach, everything that was critical was a minimum of 5 feet above ground!

All of Florida has a fresh water aquifer. The higher the water table. The fresher this remains. During long periods of drought there is concern about a low water table. If the water table becomes too low, salt-water intrusion along some coastal areas can, and does occur.

Just signed on for a quick peek this morning, and found exactly what I wads hoping to -
MTM is back on line!
Welcome back to the land of the connected, my friend!

Gotta run... LOTS of work awaits here in Huntsville today.

Another one is coming.

So far this one is expected to come in as a tropical storm. Let's hope so!!!

The temporary traffic lights are struggling already. They can't take a gentle breeze, much less a tropical storm.

Damn!!! Lets hope they are wrong!!!

There are still mountains of debris everywhere, so I assume that will be airborne.

We do too. Maybe tomorrow we will get lucky and something will change it!!