The dry season on the Gulf islands is not a surprise — it arrives every year, roughly December through April — and yet every February the same thing happens: municipal pressure drops, wells run slower, and suddenly everyone wants a water truck on the same Tuesday.
Why trucks get scarce exactly when you need them
Delivery capacity on the islands is roughly fixed: the same trucks serve the same roads year-round. In the wet season they run below capacity. In late dry season demand can triple — and the queue sorts itself the only way it can: standing orders first, regulars second, first-time emergency calls last.
The three-part fix
- Storage: size your tank to bridge realistic delivery gaps, not best-case ones
- Scheduling: a standing order placed before the season beats any emergency call during it
- Source: if you drill, do it in the wet season — the water table the survey sees is honest, and rigs are easier to book
What we'd do in November
Check the tank size against your real occupancy, book a standing delivery slot if you rely on trucked water, and have the well and pump checked once so the dry season doesn't find the weak point for you. All three start with the same free survey.