Citrus County, FL Landscaping Rules: Water Restrictions (2026)
Water restrictions in Citrus County, FL, also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance, set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
Key Facts
- Watering frequency
- Once per week, by address digit
- Allowed hours
- 12am-10am or 4pm-11:59pm
- First violation fine
- $100.00
- Third+ violation fine
- $500.00
- Rain shut-off rule
- Required within 12 hrs of 3/4-inch rain
- Coverage area
- Unincorporated Citrus County
Summary
Unincorporated Citrus County limits established lawn and landscape irrigation to one day a week, assigned by the last digit of the property address, and only during two allowed windows: midnight to 10 a.m. or 4 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. Violators face escalating civil fines starting at $100.00.
a.Times. Established lawns and landscapes may be watered from 12:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. or 4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. A user may irrigate established lawns and landscaping during only one of the specified time periods on the allowable watering day.b.Days. Established lawns and landscapes shall be limited to once per week watering as follows: Addresses ending in the number zero or one—Mondays; Addresses ending in the number two or three—Tuesdays; Addresses ending in the number four or five—Wednesdays; Addresses ending in the number six or seven—Thursdays; Addresses ending in the number eight or nine and locations with a mix of addresses, or for which an address cannot be determined—Fridays.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 76).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 66-37 sets year-round water conservation measures that apply, per subsection (a)(1), to all persons using a water resource in the unincorporated areas of the county, whether drawn from a public utility, private well or surface water connection. Established lawns and landscapes may be watered only on one assigned day each week: Monday for addresses ending in 0 or 1, Tuesday for 2 or 3, Wednesday for 4 or 5, Thursday for 6 or 7, and Friday for addresses ending in 8 or 9 or with no discernible address.
windows, and only one of those windows may be used per day. 62. New plant material gets a 60-day establishment exception, reclaimed-water irrigation may run any day, and the more restrictive of either the county's rule or a Southwest Florida Water Management District water-shortage order controls when both apply. The county recognizes that its rules apply on top of, not instead of, SWFWMD's Chapter 40D-21 and 40D-22 restrictions.
Violations & Fines
Sec. 66-38 makes each violation a civil infraction: a $100.00 fine for a first violation, $250.00 for a second, and $500.00 for a third or later violation, plus a $10.00 surcharge on every collected penalty. Willfully refusing to sign a citation is a second-degree misdemeanor, and three or more citations during a declared water shortage can require a mandatory court appearance.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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