Orlando Water Consumption Issues

[csmommy]

I thought those there now & going in the next few weeks would want to know this:

 

[Mr. Drauer]

treated water is used primarily for irrigation - not consumption, and OUC does not supply water for anything near WDW. Not sure why this belongs on a thread here.

 

[reddog21]

treated water is used primarily for irrigation - not consumption, and OUC does not supply water for anything near WDW. Not sure why this belongs on a thread here.

Your confusing treated water with reclaimed water. All the drinking water in Florida is treated with chlorine and liquid oxygen is used to remove hydrogen sulfide from the water so it doesn't smell worse then it already does. I only know of commercial properties that use reclaimed water for irrigation, residential homes uses the same water they drink to water there lawns. The city of Orlando is shutting down all splash pads and I'm sure other towns will follow. I would imagine this could effect water rides and possibly water parks.

 

[amylevan]

treated water is used primarily for irrigation - not consumption, and OUC does not supply water for anything near WDW. Not sure why this belongs on a thread here.

Treated water is city water - Orlando is asking residents to stop watering lawns and cut down consumption or they could be going to a boil water advisory as early as next week.

 

[Marrila]

treated water is used primarily for irrigation - not consumption, and OUC does not supply water for anything near WDW. Not sure why this belongs on a thread here.

The concern is about availability of potable water.

 

[csmommy]

Here is what the Mayor said: https://www.wesh.com/article/orland...sPujRKgjWnok_l38O8XVyDiWu4cbbKdm_2Ldu-1oewcc#

 

[csmommy]

And Orlando's Utilities Commissions" "Orlando Utilities Commission may issue a system-wide alert for boiling water needed for drinking and cooking. Without reductions in water usage, a boil-water alert would come within a week, utility officials said. "
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/cor...Rx87UImz_9DDXCYRaD7ze3ZbYz-CjWjPxuczhn3lRYjQ8

 

[Mr. Drauer]

1- I live in Orlando 2- I have ouc water 3 - a significant portion of Orange County, where Orlando is located, uses reclaimed water for irrigation.4- I received the email asking people to stop watering lawns and washing cars, though as I said, most residential areas in the ouc range use.county reclaim. 5- none of this would have any impact on WDW or any other resort area near the parks, which does not get any water from OUC. RCID has there own water treatment, and they also have a consumptive use permit from the south Florida water management district for the majority of their water needs.

 

[neary]

1- I live in Orlando 2- I have ouc water 3 - a significant portion of Orange County, where Orlando is located, uses reclaimed water for irrigation.4- I received the email asking people to stop watering lawns and washing cars, though as I said, most residential areas in the ouc range use.county reclaim. 5- none of this would have any impact on WDW or any other resort area near the parks, which does not get any water from OUC. RCID has there own water treatment, and they also have a consumptive use permit from the south Florida water management district for the majority of their water needs.

The impact is that it feels irresponsible to some of us (me!) to travel to Disney and exacerbate the shortage of liquid oxygen in Florida at this moment and in the near future. Just because they have a permit for it doesn't mean it's the right thing to do when people's lives are at stake (not to mention, I don't want to risk my life or my kids' lives in the event that we get sick in Orlando and need oxygen). It's also just not a great look for Disney to be using a lot of water at this particular moment. I'm guessing they will try to reduce unnecessary water use as well.

 

[Heather07438]

Does WDW treat it's own water? It smells like sulfur.

I think it's important to understand how things are going in the area. We are visiting in a month and as luck would have it we visited during the national peak back in january. For both trips we made contingency plans should something go sideways.

 

[robinb]

Does WDW treat it's own water? It smells like sulfur.

I think it's important to understand how things are going in the area. We are visiting in a month and as luck would have it we visited during the national peak back in january. For both trips we made contingency plans should something go sideways.

From what I read the liquid oxygen which is in demand by hospitals is used to mitigate the sulfur smell. It’s also used to reduce the amount of chlorine needed to sanitize the water for drinking. I would say that if the city of Orlando has reduced shipments of liquid oxygen, then Disney may not be far behind if they treat their own water.

 

[Heather07438]

From what I read the liquid oxygen which is in demand by hospitals is used to mitigate the sulfur smell. It’s also used to reduce the amount of chlorine needed to sanitize the water for drinking. I would say that if the city of Orlando has reduced shipments of liquid oxygen, then Disney may not be far behind if they treat their own water.

Oof, not good

 

[Together at Disney]

Question - was this an issue in 2020? If I remember correctly, Florida has pretty much always been a “hot spot” so did this happen before?

 

[robinb]

Question - was this an issue in 2020? If I remember correctly, Florida has pretty much always been a “hot spot” so did this happen before?

i believe this is the first time that liquid oxygen had been limited.

 

[soniam]

Question - was this an issue in 2020? If I remember correctly, Florida has pretty much always been a “hot spot” so did this happen before?

Florida didn't get hit bad in 2020 with really high hospitalizations like they are now. That was one of the strange ironies. They had a high positivity rate and large numbers in the hospitals, but not as bad as now. Also, the treatment has changed some since then. The US didn't really have any oxygen shortages that I recall last year. Maybe it's a cumulative thing, where a lot was used last year/early this year, and there just isn't more now. Also, with other countries, like India and Brazil using large supplies, it's probably creating a worldwide deficit.

 

[DLgal]

1- I live in Orlando 2- I have ouc water 3 - a significant portion of Orange County, where Orlando is located, uses reclaimed water for irrigation.4- I received the email asking people to stop watering lawns and washing cars, though as I said, most residential areas in the ouc range use.county reclaim. 5- none of this would have any impact on WDW or any other resort area near the parks, which does not get any water from OUC. RCID has there own water treatment, and they also have a consumptive use permit from the south Florida water management district for the majority of their water needs.

Not everyone who visits WDW stays on property.

A boil water advisory would be problematic for guests at nearby hotels or rental properties serviced by the city of Orlando water treatment plant.

 

[Mr. Drauer]

Not everyone who visits WDW stays on property.

A boil water advisory would be problematic for guests at nearby hotels or rental properties serviced by the city of Orlando water treatment plant.

OUC is the Orlando Utilities Commission. It’s city of Orlando only. Orange County has its own, as does City of Kissimmee, Osceola County, Lake County and Polk County. WDW is its own municipality, and Reedy Creek Improvement District handles all the water treatment, Disney has its own reclaim plant to provide irrigation and other non potable needs.
The reality is this is a non-story here. They said “might” be a problem for OUC customers in the future. They are getting 5 - 7 trucks of LOx instead of 10. No other water authority has said anything about this being a problem, and our area hospitals are not even full. Enjoy your Disney vacation, or don’t travel if you don’t want to.

 

[Marrila]

Not everyone who visits WDW stays on property.

A boil water advisory would be problematic for guests at nearby hotels or rental properties serviced by the city of Orlando water treatment plant.

Exactly.

 

[Mr. Drauer]

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Exactly.

The closest areas to WDW on OUC water are by the airport or up I4 at John Young Parkway. Not exactly vacation rentals or resort areas. I am very familiar with the water situation in central Florida. I have permitted dozens of projects for water use, water quality, and water supply issues. But continue to think this is something related to Disney vacations.

 

[Heather07438]

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The closest areas to WDW on OUC water are by the airport or up I4 at John Young Parkway. Not exactly vacation rentals or resort areas. I am very familiar with the water situation in central Florida. I have permitted dozens of projects for water use, water quality, and water supply issues. But continue to think this is something related to Disney vacations.

As far as water, no probably not. It does speak to what is going on in the area and state and the strain on healthcare. Florida is lovely state and much of that is due to hundreds of miles of gorgeous coastline. But it's surrounded by water. Not easy to run to a neighbor state for healthcare.

The choice is an individual one about how much this matters to us personally. We (just 2 of us) decided to still go in Sept but there were many trips where the considerations of entire party would've cancelled/postponed under these circumstances.