{"id":258367,"date":"2026-05-04T22:18:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T22:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/258367\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T22:18:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T22:18:09","slug":"cape-coral-eases-up-on-lawn-watering-restrictions-allowing-residents-to-water-once-a-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/258367\/","title":{"rendered":"Cape Coral eases up on lawn watering restrictions, allowing residents to water once a week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTHE FIGHT, BUT NOW SHE IS CHARGED WITH CHILD ABUSE. &gt;&gt; BREAKING NEWS, PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN NORTHEAST CAPE CORAL ON PRIVATE WELLS CAN NOW USE THEIR SPRINKLERS ONCE AGAIN. THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT FINALLY EASING THE IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS FOR THIS PART OF THE CITY. &gt;&gt; YOU SEE IT ON THE MAP IN THE RED THERE. YOU&#8217;LL NOW BE ABLE TO WATER YOUR LAWN HERE IN CAPE CORAL. &gt;&gt; ONCE A WEEK BECAUSE LEVELS WATER LEVELS AT TH\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Cape Coral eases up on lawn watering restrictions, allowing residents to water once a week<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/gcnn.png\" class=\"lazyload lazyload-in-view branding\" alt=\"Gulf Coast News logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tUpdated: 5:22 PM EDT May 4, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.abc-7.com\/article\/hearst-television-news-policy-statements\/14471973\" class=\"editorial-standards border-left\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Editorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWatering restrictions are being loosened for northeast Cape Coral residents who utilize private wells for domestic and landscape irrigation.The City of Cape Coral said residents who were under an irrigation ban will now be allowed to water their lawns once per week, as water levels in the Mid-Hawthorn Aquifer have increased.According to city officials, the South Florida Water Management District lifted the Phase IV water restrictions, which called for zero irrigation days, and moved the area into Phase II, which allows one irrigation day per week.The city also said its Utilities Extension Project and the transition of existing wells off the Mid-Hawthorn Aquifer have helped the aquifer experience a level of recovery that hasn&#8217;t been seen in years. Officials advised residents to be mindful of water conservation practices. Click here for more information on watering days and guidelines.DOWNLOAD\u202fthe free\u202fGulf Coast News app\u202ffor your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment, and original programming on your TV.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tCAPE CORAL, Fla. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Watering restrictions are being loosened for northeast Cape Coral residents who utilize private wells for domestic and landscape irrigation.<\/p>\n<p>The City of Cape Coral said residents who were under an irrigation ban will now be allowed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gulfcoastnewsnow.com\/article\/cape-coral-residents-reduce-lawn-watering-drought\/70908308\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">water their lawns once per week<\/a>, as water levels in the Mid-Hawthorn Aquifer have increased.<\/p>\n<p>According to city officials, the South Florida Water Management District lifted the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfwmd.gov\/news-events\/news\/stringent-water-shortage-restrictions-are-now-effect-northeastern-cape-coral\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Phase IV water restrictions<\/a>, which called for zero irrigation days, and moved the area into Phase II, which allows one irrigation day per week.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aspect-ratio-original lazyload lazyload-in-view\" alt=\"Mid-Hawthorn Aquifer one day per week watering schedule\" title=\"Mid-Hawthorn Aquifer one day per week watering schedule\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3a8c3e49-1fb4-441c-a8c7-3e604ef0eee4.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The city also said its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.capecoral.gov\/departments\/public_works\/capital_improvements\/utilities_extension_project_uep\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Utilities Extension Project<\/a> and the transition of existing wells off the Mid-Hawthorn Aquifer have helped the aquifer experience a level of recovery that hasn&#8217;t been seen in years. <\/p>\n<p>Officials advised residents to be mindful of water conservation practices. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.capecoral.gov\/departments\/utilities\/water_conservation.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">here<\/a> for more information on watering days and guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aspect-ratio-original lazyload lazyload-in-view\" alt=\"Northeast Cape Coral Watering Restriction area map\" title=\"Northeast Cape Coral Watering Restriction area map\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/updated-phase-iv-water-shortage-map-6815322d6e89f.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tThe South Florida Water Management District\t<\/p>\n<p>DOWNLOAD\u202fthe free\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/qrco.de\/gcnapp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gulf Coast News app<\/a>\u202ffor your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verylocal.com\/wbbh-ft-myers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Very Local Gulf Coast app<\/a> to stream news, entertainment, and original programming on your TV.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"THE FIGHT, BUT NOW SHE IS CHARGED WITH CHILD ABUSE. &gt;&gt; BREAKING NEWS, PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN NORTHEAST&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":258368,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,211,210,6024,28,848,36529,356,34076,111995,111996],"class_list":["post-258367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral-headlines","tag-cape-coral-news","tag-city-of-cape-coral","tag-florida","tag-irrigation","tag-landscape","tag-lee-county","tag-mid-hawthorn-aquifer","tag-watering-resctrictions","tag-well"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258367","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=258367"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258367\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/258368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=258367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=258367"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=258367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}