“severe” water shortage declaration<\/a>.<\/p>\nThe Southwest Florida Water Management District Governing Board (SWFWMD) made the announcement as part of a modified phase II water shortage, due to dry conditions across the region.<\/p>\n
Beginning Feb. 8 through July 1, residents \u2014 including those on private wells \u2014 must follow one-day-per-week lawn watering restrictions.<\/p>\n
\nHillsborough County watering restrictions <\/p>\n
\u00a0Hillsborough County is asking all residential and commercial property owners to follow one-day-per-week watering restrictions.<\/p>\n
If your address (house number) ends in:<\/p>\n
0 or 1, water only on Monday\u00a02 or 3, water only on Tuesday\u00a04 or 5, water only on Wednesday\u00a06 or 7, water only on Thursday\u00a08 or 9*, water only on Friday (* and locations without a discernible address) <\/p>\n
\nPinellas County watering restrictions <\/p>\n
Pinellas County officials are asking residents to follow one-day-per-week watering restrictions based on these guidelines:<\/p>\n
Addresses ending in even numbers (0, 2, 4, 6, 8): SaturdaysAddresses ending in odd numbers (1, 3, 5, 7, 9): WednesdaysMixed or No Address (such as common areas, entry areas\/office complexes, shopping centers and other \u201cno address\u201d locations): WednesdaysWatering using reclaimed water is not permitted between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.Watering using potable water is not permitted between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. <\/p>\n
Addresses ending in even numbers (0, 2, 4, 6, 8): TuesdaysAddresses ending in odd numbers (1, 3, 5, 7, 9): ThursdaysMixed or No Address (such as common areas, entry areas\/office complexes, shopping centers and other \u201cno address\u201d locations): ThursdaysWatering using either potable or reclaimed water is not permitted between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. <\/p>\n
\nPasco County watering restrictions <\/p>\n
Pasco County officials announced on Facebook they are urging “everyone to conserve water whenever possible.”<\/p>\n
If your address (house number) ends in:<\/p>\n
…0 or 1, water only on Monday…2 or 3, water only on Tuesday…4 or 5, water only on Wednesday…6 or 7, water only on Thursday…8 or 9*, water only on Friday (* and locations without a discernible address) <\/p>\n
\nPolk County watering restrictions <\/p>\n
Polk County Utilities customers are required to follow a once-per-week watering schedule.<\/p>\n
Details of the once-per-week\u00a0watering schedule are as follows:<\/p>\n
Addresses ending in 0 or 1 may only\u00a0water\u00a0on Mondays.Addresses ending in 2 or 3 may only\u00a0water\u00a0on Tuesdays.Addresses ending in 4 or 5 may only\u00a0water\u00a0on Wednesdays.Addresses ending in 6 or 7 may only\u00a0water\u00a0on Thursdays.Addresses ending in 8 or 9, along with locations for which an address cannot be determined (such as common areas associated with a subdivision), may only water on Fridays. <\/p>\n
\nSarasota County watering restrictions <\/p>\n
While Sarasota County officials have not made a formal announcement, the area is listed by the SWFWMD to follow one-day-per-week watering restrictions:<\/p>\n
If your address (house number) ends in:<\/p>\n
…0 or 1, water only on Monday…2 or 3, water only on Tuesday…4 or 5, water only on Wednesday…6 or 7, water only on Thursday…8 or 9*, water only on Friday (* and locations without a discernible address) <\/p>\n
\nManatee County watering restrictions <\/p>\n
Manatee County confirmed residents are being asked to follow these one-day-per-week outdoor watering restrictions:<\/p>\n
Addresses ending in 2 or 3: Tuesday\u00a0<\/p>\n
Addresses ending in 4 or 5: Wednesday\u00a0<\/p>\n
Addresses ending in 6 or 7: Thursday\u00a0<\/p>\n
Addresses ending in 8 or 9, and locations without a discernible address: Friday<\/p>\n
\nHernando County watering restrictions <\/p>\n
Hernando County has not confirmed it is following the new water restriction guidelines, it is listed to do so.<\/p>\n
If your address (house number) ends in:<\/p>\n
…0 or 1, water only on Monday…2 or 3, water only on Tuesday…4 or 5, water only on Wednesday…6 or 7, water only on Thursday…8 or 9*, water only on Friday (* and locations without a discernible address) <\/p>\n
\nCitrus County watering restrictions <\/p>\n
The Citrus County government confirmed it is urging residents to follow the one-day-per-week watering restriction guidelines.<\/p>\n
If your address (house number) ends in:<\/p>\n
…0 or 1, water only on Monday…2 or 3, water only on Tuesday…4 or 5, water only on Wednesday…6 or 7, water only on Thursday…8 or 9*, water only on Friday (* and locations without a discernible address) <\/p>\n
\nOther lawn watering restrictions <\/p>\n
According to SWFWMD, outdoor water use accounts for more than 50% of water used by households. Residents should check with their city or county for the days and times they’re allowed to water their lawns.<\/p>\n
Unless your city or county already has stricter hours in effect, properties under two acres in size may only water before 8 a.m. or after 6 p.m.<\/p>\n
Unless your city or county already has stricter hours in effect, properties two acres or larger may only water before 10 a.m. or after 4 p.m.<\/p>\n
Low-volume watering of plants and shrubs (micro-irrigation, soaker hoses, hand watering) is allowed any day or time.<\/p>\n
Other restrictions listed in the modified phase II water shortage order include:<\/p>\n
Annual pressure washing or in preparation for painting and sealing is allowed.No HOA or other entity shall enforce deed restrictions or other community standards requiring an increase in water use, including replacement of plant material to meet aesthetic standards or pressure washing.Car washing at home (non-commercial) is only allowed on your lawn watering day.Aesthetic fountains are limited to eight hours a day. <\/p>\n
Jennifer Stanton contributed to this story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Beginning Feb. 8 through July 1, residents \u2014 including those on private wells \u2014 must follow one-day-per-week lawn…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":145174,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[135,137,136],"class_list":["post-145173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=145173"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145173\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/145174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=145173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=145173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=145173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}