Water restrictions in Pinellas County, FL — also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance — set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
Pinellas County enforces twice-weekly to once-weekly irrigation rules tied to Southwest Florida Water Management District phases, with $193 first-violation citations doubling per repeat offense.
Under the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) and Pinellas County Utilities watering schedule, even-numbered addresses water Saturdays and odd-numbered addresses water Wednesdays during declared shortage phases. Permitted hours are 12:01 a.m. to 4 a.m. or 8 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. Properties under one acre may use only one window; one acre or larger may use both. New plant material requires at least 50 percent zone coverage to use the irrigation zone, and dispersed plantings must be hand-watered. Pinellas County Utilities issues a $193 citation for a first violation, doubling for each subsequent offense. Warnings ended April 17, 2026 due to extreme drought.
First citation $193, doubling on each repeat violation. Repeated violations may also trigger water service suspension for irrigation accounts.
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