Hillsborough County Water Resources Monitoring Wastewater Systems
Hurricane Milton Update No.4
This text is from an alert email sent out by Hillsborough County
Hillsborough County, Fl (Oct. 13, 2024) – Currently over 300 Hillsborough County wastewater pump stations are without electricity. This accounts for approximately 33% of total County wastewater pump stations.
County crews are working diligently, driving routes to manually operate pumps and generators. These crews are currently pumping down levels at each station individually, but this is only a temporary measure given the scale of the outages.
While customers may have drinking water available at their homes, we urge residents in affected areas of Hillsborough County to reduce wastewater-producing activities, such as laundry, dishwashing, bathing and showering, and toilet flushing until power is fully restored at these pump stations.
Without power, Hillsborough County wastewater collection systems are at risk of sewer backups and other sanitary issues. Community cooperation is essential to reduce potential problems
For questions or to report an active overflow, call Hillsborough County Water Resources Customer Services line at (813) 307-1000 or email WaterDept@HCFL.gov .
Preparing for Hurricane Milton
We hope all of you are prepared for the storm. If you want to follow their announcements online and are on Facebook, follow their page: Hillsborough County.
Hillsborough County has announced that all trash, recycling and yard waste pickup is SUSPENDED BEGINNING TODAY, October 8, until after the storm and resumption is announced. DO NOT put out any trash of any kind until service is resumed.
Sun City Center is not in an evacuation zone at this time. We are in zone E, the blue zone on the evacuation map below.
TECO also has a FB page with announcements, and you can sign up for text and phone messages online if you wish.
New Watering Restrictions Begin December 1st
Due to the low amount of summer rains in the bay area counties, watering restrictions are again going in to effect. Below are links to two articles concerning the changes as well as a list of which addresses can water on which days of the week (also shown in the articles). Please be sure to set your sprinkler systems to comply.
“Once-per-week lawn watering days and times are as follows for Hillsborough County.:
- If your address (house number) ends in 0 or 1, water only on Monday
- If your address (house number) ends in 2 or 3, water only on Tuesday
- If your address (house number) ends in 4 or 5, water only on Wednesday
- If your address (house number) ends in 6 or 7, water only on Thursday
- If your address (house number) ends in 8 or 9 (and locations without a discernible address) water only on Friday
Properties under two acres in size may only water before 8 a.m. or after 6 p.m.
New Driving Rules for Golf Carts Operated by Minors Went Into Effect October 1, 2023
If you have grandchildren, or guests with children who love to drive your golf cart, you need to be aware of this new legislation.
As of October 1st, any minor driving a golf cart on public roads in Florida must be at least 15 years of age and have at least a learner’s permit to drive. At the age of 16-17, a driver’s license is required. At 18 and over, a government issued photo ID is required but a driver’s license is not.
Violates of the new law will receive a non-criminal traffic infraction with a fine of up to $108. However, it is unclear to me whether the child driving or the owner of the golf cart would owe the fine. Also, be aware that since golf carts are not required to be registered and carry insurance, if an accident happens and there is damage or injury, you could be liable and open to lawsuits with no insurance coverage.
The new law is intended to curb the danger of children operating golf carts without knowing traffic laws, especially without an adult accompanying them. As reported, in Hillsborough County, 16 or 17 children have been injured driving golf carts, and in another county, a three-year-old child driving a golf cart killed a seven-year-old child.
Presumably, lawmakers in Tallahassee thought adults would know and follow traffic laws without a driver’s license and just need to be able to produce a valid ID, but wanted to find a way to restrict children driving them to those who at least have some evidence of the needed knowledge.
Driving on private property is not affected by the law, only public streets.
Please see the link below for a report.
Hillsborough County Watering Days Change [Superceded by New Restrictions coming December 1, 2023]
Hillsborough County has changed the days on which residents can water their lawns and increased the times per week from one to two. The basics are below, and also a link to the web page for more information.
Days
- Addresses ending in 0, 1, 2 or 3
- Mondays and Thursdays
- Addresses ending in 4, 5 or 6
- Tuesdays and Fridays
- Addresses ending in 7, 8 or 9
- Wednesdays and Saturdays
- Common areas with or without addresses, locations with no address, and locations with mixed addresses (such as office complexes and shopping centers)
- Wednesdays and Saturdays
Times
All watering must be done either between midnight and 8 AM OR between 6 PM and midnight, and only once on your designated days.
Sun City Center Security Patrol Services
SCC residents are fortunate to have the Security Patrol that not only drives patrols seven days a week but provides a host of other services from golf cart registration to wellness checks. The Security Patrol recently held a briefing which included important information about those and many other topics, like the laws about pet ownership, registration and vaccination. Click the links below to see the briefing slides or to go to the Security Patrol website.
Please note: the Briefing is a 14 page PDF that can be read online or downloaded.
Wedgewood Homeowners Association
Peter Pullen, Treasurer of Wedgewood Owners’ Association Inc. addresses the question “Why do we have a Homeowners Association (HOA)?”
Please click on Link below. Thanks.
https://www.wedgewood1.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-20-Wedgewood-Owners-Association.pdf
Sandpiper Golf Course Updates
We will continue to post updates here regarding the Sandpiper Golf Course as we receive them. Thanks.
https://www.soco.news/april-2022-news-is-hot-off-the-press/
To see the information the Sun City Center Community Association is posting, including a link to the Clublink presentation to the membership, click the link below. Click the word “Clublink.”
Recycling Change
Wedgewood’s Recycling Day is going to change as of Jan 31, 2022.
Beginning in February, the Recycling Day will be on Saturday. The other pick-ups will remain the same.
Wednesday – Trash
Saturday – Trash / Yard Debris / Recycling
Link to verify pick up days:
2021 Wedgewood Resident Deaths – Losses to our Community
We mourn the Wedgewood community members who passed away in 2021. We remember them with fondness and sympathy for their loved ones.
Bill Broberg died February 22, 2021 (Click here for obituary)
Debra Smith Mitchell died February 25, 2021 (no obituary or photo provided)
Joanne Bauer died on August 19, 2021 (click here for obituary)
Kathryn Berry died October 28, 2021 (no obituary or photo provided)
Bille Jean Ward died November 13, 2021 (click for obituary)
Chuck Reese died in December 2021
(no obituary provided). Please see an interview with Chuck on Youtube by clicking here
