Although aquifer levels have slightly improved, we have entered the dry season and expect them to decline over the winter months. The water level in the Mid-Hawthorn Aquifer remains 3.02 feet below the maximum developable limit (MDL), which is a permitting criterion that defines the maximum allowed drawdown for an aquifer to prevent harm to the water resource.\u00a0Its purpose is to ensure that water levels remain sufficiently high during a drought.<\/p>\n
What You Need to Know:<\/p>\n
Who\u2019s Affected: Only residents and businesses using private wells in the designated area (pictured to the right). Customers on City water are not impacted.
\nRestrictions: All automatic or potable sprinkler systems must remain off. Only hand watering (with a self-canceling nozzle, allowed on Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday) and drip irrigation are permitted.
\nWhy: The Mid-Hawthorn Aquifer is at record low levels and faces further declines. These measures are critical to avoid long-term harm.
\nEnforcement: Code Compliance officers continue to monitor for violations and help inform residents of requirements.\u200b<\/p>\n
The City continues to accelerate the Utilities Extension Project<\/a> (UEP), bringing city water and irrigation to more homes in the coming years, which will help relieve pressure on the aquifer. The North 1 UEP<\/a> is expected to be completed by 2027, covering approximately 75% of the impacted area. This includes both North 1 West (completion in 2025) and North 1 East (completion in 2027). Residents are encouraged to actively conserve water, both indoors and outdoors, to help ensure a sustainable future for our community.<\/p>\n For more information on current water restrictions, the Utilities Extension Project, and water conservation tips, visit\u00a0CapeCoral.gov\/WaterConservation<\/a>\u00a0or SFWMD.gov\/WaterShortage<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"November 20, 2025 The City of Cape Coral reminds residents and businesses that the Water Shortage Order\u2014issued by…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":193245,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,211,210],"class_list":["post-193244","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral-headlines","tag-cape-coral-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193244","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=193244"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193244\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/193245"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=193244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=193244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=193244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}