Lots of new Florida developments lined up, but what will they drink?

Cape Coral has more canals than anywhere else in the world, but it’s also under severe watering restrictions because there’s not enough for drinking and watering lawns. (Photo via Ralph Arwood of Calusa Waterkeeper)

Have you heard of Dry January? It’s a pledge not to drink alcohol for at least a month, a sign of your resolve to change your ways. But what if we made it about water — and changed it into Dry 2026?

I ask this because of several relentlessly upbeat stories I’ve seen lately about all the new developments planned for this year…

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