I have attached the Pinellas County Extension Water Restrictions as of December 1, 2023. This is important information. Thank you.
Travis
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November 14 at 9:09 PM ·
*As of Dec. 1, Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties will be limited to once-per-week lawn watering.* Southwest Florida Water Management District, Lead Communications coordinator Michele Sager • 5 hr ago The District’s Governing Board voted today (Nov. 14) to declare a Modified Phase I Water Shortage due to ongoing dry conditions throughout the region and increasing water supply concerns.
The restrictions apply to all of Citrus, DeSoto, Hardee, Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota and Sumter counties; portions of Charlotte, Highlands and Lake counties; the City of Dunnellon and The Villages in Marion County; and the portion of Gasparilla Island in Lee County from Nov. 21, 2023, through July 1, 2024.
The District received lower than normal rainfall during its summer rainy season. In addition, water levels in the District’s water resources, such as aquifers, rivers and lakes, are beginning to decline. The Modified Phase I Water Shortage Order does not change allowable watering schedules for most counties; however, it does prohibit “wasteful and unnecessary” water use and twice-per-week lawn watering schedules remain in effect except where stricter measures have been imposed by local governments.
However, as of Dec. 1, Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties will be limited to once-per-week lawn watering. These additional restrictions are needed because Tampa Bay Water, which supplies water to most of the three county area, was unable to completely refill the 15-billion-gallon C.W. Bill Young Regional Reservoir this summer due to the lower-than-normal rainfall.
To learn your watering schedule and get complete details on water restrictions visit WaterMatters.org/Restrictions.