Water restrictions in Kissimmee, FL — also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance — set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
Kissimmee is in the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) jurisdiction, which enforces year-round landscape irrigation restrictions. Even-address properties can water on Sundays and Thursdays; odd-address on Wednesdays and Saturdays; nonresidential on Tuesdays and Fridays — all between 4 p.m. and 10 a.m. only.
SFWMD year-round restrictions (40E-24, F.A.C.) apply to all of Kissimmee under F.S. §373.246. Watering is prohibited from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. when evaporation losses are highest. Day allocation: odd-numbered addresses Wed/Sat, even-numbered Sun/Thu, nonresidential properties Tue/Fri. Hand-watering and micro-irrigation of new plants for the first 30/60/90 days are exempted. Kissimmee Utility Authority enforces SFWMD restrictions locally and can issue cease-and-desist notices. Reclaimed water is exempt from the restrictions. The 2025 SFWMD board may modify allocations during drought declarations.
SFWMD violations are enforced via city code-enforcement procedures under F.S. Ch. 162. First violation typically warning; repeat $50-$250 per day. KUA can throttle service for chronic violators.
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