Pasco County, FL Landscaping Rules: Water Restrictions (2026)

Pasco County Code of Ordinances Chapter 62 (Natural Resources), Article II (Water Supply), Division 3 (Water Emergencies), Section 62-98, adopts the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) Rule 40D-22 year-round water conservation measures and provides that any more stringent SWFWMD restrictions automatically supersede and become part of the County ordinance. Under the County's water resources rules, irrigation of established lawns and landscaping is authorized only one day per week on a day assigned by the property address: addresses ending in 0 or 1 water Monday; 2 or 3 Tuesday; 4 or 5 Wednesday; 6 or 7 Thursday; 8 or 9 (and mixed/no-address locations) Friday; Saturday and Sunday are non-watering days. For potable, well, and surface-water sources, watering is limited to one irrigation cycle either between midnight and 4 a.m. or between 8 p.m. and midnight; reclaimed-water irrigation is allowed once between midnight and 8 a.m. New landscape may be watered any day during establishment days 1-30 and three days per week during days 31-60. As of 2026, a SWFWMD Phase III Modified Water Shortage Order tightened these limits and remained in effect through July 1, 2026. Pasco County also follows Florida Statutes Section 373.185, which prohibits the County from enforcing any ordinance that would prevent a property owner from installing Florida-friendly (drought-tolerant, water-conserving) landscaping.