US EditionWater Restrictions to Take Effect Amid Drought Conditions, Violators Could Be Fined
The Southwest Florida Water Management District restricts lawn watering to one day per week due to a 25% drop in water supplies and a 13-inch rainfall deficit, officials said.
- Beginning Feb. 8, the Southwest Florida Water Management District Governing Board ordered one-day-per-week lawn watering across multiple counties through July 1, due to a severe water shortage.
- Persistent dry conditions across the district prompted SWFWMD to cite a 13-inch regional rainfall deficit and water supplies down by 25%, with aquifers, rivers and lakes declining below normal.
- SWFWMD shared the address-based schedule: addresses ending in 0 or 1 water Monday, properties under two acres may water before 8 a.m. or after 6 p.m., and low-volume irrigation is allowed any day.
- Local utilities must step up enforcement and report activity to SWFWMD, while Homeowners associations and similar entities are barred from requiring increased water use; outdoor irrigation accounts for more than 50% of household water use.
- Michelle Hopkins said, 'We need a little bit of rain, that would be great', while Tampa Bay Water's reservoir is at nine billion gallons, below its 15 billion capacity.
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