Pasco County
Watering Restrictions
Effective January
23, 2007
WATERING / WASHING ALLOWED
|
USAGE |
YES |
NO |
|
Wash racks and car wash businesses (using reclaimed or recycled) water |
X |
t |
|
Any mobile car washing business |
X |
t |
|
Car lots |
X |
t |
|
Fleet vehicles and delivery trucks |
X |
t |
|
Gas Station car washes |
X |
t |
|
Vericut watering |
X |
|
|
Filling swimming pools |
X |
t |
|
Pressure cleaning by a commercial pressure-washing operation for houses, mobile homes, roofs, sidewalks, driveways and decks |
X |
t |
|
Hosing down or pressure washing of porches, sidewalks, driveways, and other hard surfaces* |
X |
|
|
Washing non-business automobiles, trucks, trailers, mobile homes, recreational vehicles, campers, boats or any other type of motor vehicle or equipment using "low volume washing" (washing of mobile equipment with a "bucket" and "sponge" or a hose with a self-canceling or automatic shut-off nozzle, or both) but only once per week |
X |
t |
|
Nurseries |
X |
t |
|
Agricultural use (grow vegetables, plants, orange groves, etc.) |
X |
t |
|
New lawns, seed, sod, plugs, and new landscaping for first 60 days, but only during allowed hours** |
X |
t |
|
New and existing non-turf landscaping, shrubs, trees, flowers, and bushes–water during hours allowed by hand with hose with a self-canceling or automatic shut-off nozzle, or by low-volume, micro-, or drip irrigation |
X |
t |
|
Watering in of chemical lawn treatment/professional application–(if watering in is required by manufacturer or by law) property must be posted with advisory marker with date (day, month and year) during hours allowed |
X |
t |
|
Washing boat/trailer down after use |
X |
t |
Lawn
watering Times:
Effective January 23, 2007
You may water on your
watering day between the hours of
LAWN WATERING DAYS
|
If Your Address Ends In: |
Your Watering Day Is: |
|
0 or 1 |
Monday |
|
2 or 3 |
Tuesday |
|
4 or 5 |
Wednesday |
|
6 or 7 |
Thursday |
|
8 or 9 (or no address) |
Friday |
**EXEMPTION
FOR WATERING NEW
TURF GRASS (SOD, SEED, PLUGS AND SPRIGS)
New turf, grass, and landscaping is exempt from the day of the week restrictions for the first 60 days after installation; however, such watering shall be limited to the minimum necessary, shall only be accomplished during the hours of 12:01 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. or the hours of 6:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. Only the newly planted lawn areas can be watered pursuant to this exemption. Accordingly, if 50% or more of any particular irrigation zone contains new grass or landscaping, that entire zone can be irrigated with lawn sprinklers any day for 60 days during allowable hours. If any particular irrigation zone contains less than 50% new grass or landscaping, then only the new grass or landscaping can be hand watered any day for 60 days during the hours allowed and lawn sprinklers cannot be used.
Reference:
VIOLATIONS
FIRST VIOLATION– There shall be no warning; a $30.00 fine, plus $8.00 court costs, will be imposed by issuing a citation. The fine can be paid on or before the Date of Arraignment.
SECOND
VIOLATION– $250.00 fine, plus $8.00
court costs.
THIRD VIOLATION– $500.00 fine, plus $8.00
court costs.
Read: Emergency Water Restriction Ordinance.
Pasco
County's Reclaimed Watering Schedule