Apr 12 2007
Phase II Water restrictions for South Florida
Starting Friday, yard watering is limited to twice a week for Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties until the drought is over.
Beginning Sunday on April 15, enforcement officers will be issuing tickets instead of warnings if caught breaking watering rules.
The Phase II rules for landscape Irrigation & maintenance for homes and businesses with less than 5 acres of land:
• Watering is permitted on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 4 a.m.-8 a.m. for homes with odd addresses (1,3,5,7,9).
• Watering is permitted on Thursdays and Sundays from 4 a.m.-8 a.m. for homes with even addresses (0,2,4,6,8) or with no address.
• Hand watering with one hose and an automatic shut-off nozzle is also allowed from 5 p.m.-7 p.m. on the same days.
• New landscaping, planted for less than thirty days, may be watered Monday through Friday from 2 a.m.-8 a.m.
• Hand watering with one hose and an automatic shut-off nozzle of new landscaping shall be voluntarily reduced.
• Watering in of pesticide/fertilizer by homeowners or nonlicensed individuals is allowed during hours and days of the watering schedule and for 10 minutes after application. Owner or agent must be on site.
• Watering in of pesticide/fertilizer by a licensed technician shall be voluntarily reduced. The technician must be present during application.
• When cleaning, adjusting or repairing existing irrigation systems, ten minutes of operating the irrigation system per zone/per week is permitted. And, 10 minutes per zone of system operation is permitted on a one-time basis for new irrigation systems.
Car, Boat & Equipment Washing (Residential/Unlicensed Individual Company)
• Washing of cars, boats and other equipment is permitted 4 a.m.-8 a.m. and 5 p.m.-7 p.m. on the landscape watering days. Washing must be done on, or must drain to, a non-paved surface that permits water to soak into the ground. And, it must be done using a hose with an automatic shut-off nozzle and/or low-volume pressure cleaner.
• Washing and detailing of cars if done by a licensed individual or company using an automatic shut-off nozzle and low water-use techniques shall be voluntarily reduced.
• Rinsing and flushing of boats after saltwater use is allowed once a day for up to 15 minutes per boat.
Other Outdoor Water
• Washing or rinsing of sidewalks, driveways, streets or other paved surfaces is NOT ALLOWED at any time unless done with low-volume pressure cleaning equipment. That is, the equipment must be designed to reduce the volume of water used.
• Low-volume pressure cleaning of any surface and structure is permitted.
• Live-aboard boats that serve as a primary residence may be washed or rinsed during the landscape watering day/time schedule based on the number of the boat slip or the address of the location of the dock.
• Filling or refilling of swimming pools is allowed. If a pool is emptied, it must drain onto a non-paved surface such as a lawn.
• Re-circulating fountains and ornamental water features may be operated if the water use is efficient, meaning that there is no wind drift, leaking or overflowing of water.
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