I wonder what it'll take for the general population to realize that shortage of water is a growing FACT and that we all have to take responsibility for some of this shortage. You can only abuse the environment so long--we allow over-development, over-use of fertilizers and pesticides, landscaping with water-hungry plants and grasses, mindless use of water (during periods of rainfall how many times do we see an automatic sprinkler system spewing? how many times do we see the watering of a sidewalk or road?) Yes, Lake Helen is drying up. I would like to call to your attention the fact that Blue Spring is not blue; it's green! We're growing algae in it with the fertilizers that are going into the Blue Spring Basin from lawns of neighbors devoted to certain kinds of grass which just can't "live" without the fertilizers. And don't get me started on the pesticides--I live in Country Club Estates.