Cape Coral secures future irrigation water supply with new reservoir purchase

Cape Coral secures future irrigation water supply with new reservoir purchase

In northeastern Cape Coral, critically low water levels in the Mid-Hawthorn Aquifer due to decades of development, led the South Florida Water Management District on May 2 to ban landscape irrigation until conditions improve for homes and businesses whose wells tap into the MHA. The ongoing problem prompted officials to take steps to shore up Cape Coral’s citywide irrigation water supply and protect the MHA from irreversible damage. In a joint p…