Mandatory Year-Round Landscape Irrigation Conservation Measures
Rules of the South Florida Water Management District
Effective: March 15, 2010
On March 15, 2010, the South Florida Water Management District Governing Board rescinded most emergency water restrictions and instituted mandatory year -round landscape irrigation water conservation measures to protect South Florida’s water resources.
The Mandatory Year-Round Landscape Irrigation Rule (Chapter 40E-24, F.A.C.) limits lawn and landscape irrigation to two (2) days per week. Residents and Businesses in Broward County must comply with the following irrigation schedule unless local ordinances are enacted. Please check your local government ordinances for details or visit www.sfwmd.gov/2days for other exceptions.
Residences and businesses with an odd-numbered street address may water lawns and landscapes on Wednesdays and/or Saturdays, only before 10 a.m. or after 4p.m.
Residents and businesses with an even-numbered street address, no street address or those that irrigate both even and odd addresses within the same zones, which may include multi-family units and homeowners associations, may water lawns and landscapes on Thursdays and/or Sundays, only before 10 a.m. or after 4 p.m.
Hallandale Beach remains under emergency water shortage orders that restrict landscape watering to one day per week.
