Water restrictions in Milton, FL — also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance — set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
Santa Rosa County lies in the Northwest Florida Water Management District, which imposes NO day-of-week landscape-irrigation limits. Everyday lawn watering is allowed, subject to any local utility rules. State law also requires a working rain/moisture sensor on automatic irrigation systems.
Unlike the rest of Florida, the Northwest Florida Water Management District (NWFWMD) does not set fixed twice-a-week or odd/even watering-day rules for the panhandle, so residents may generally water on any day. Your water utility or a subdivision HOA may still add its own conservation schedule, and a district-declared drought/water shortage order can add temporary limits. Statewide, FS 373.62 requires anyone who installs an automatic in-ground irrigation system to install, maintain, and operate a rain shut-off or soil-moisture sensor that interrupts watering during sufficient moisture. Watering during the heat of the day is discouraged to reduce evaporation.
No standing county watering-day penalty; violations of a utility schedule or a district water-shortage order are enforced by that utility or the NWFWMD. Missing rain sensors violate FS 373.62.
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