Water restrictions in Plant City, FL — also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance — set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
Plant City is within the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD). Year-round lawn watering restricted to 2 days per week based on address, before 10 AM or after 4 PM. Hand watering and micro-irrigation exempt.
SWFWMD Year-Round Water Conservation Measures apply: even addresses water Thursday/Sunday, odd addresses Wednesday/Saturday, non-residential Tuesday/Friday. Watering prohibited between 10 AM and 4 PM. Hillsborough County and SWFWMD may impose Phase 1-4 drought restrictions reducing days further. New landscape establishment exempt for 60 days with permit.
First violation: written warning. Second: $50-$100 fine. Repeat/flagrant: up to $500 fine per day.
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