Water restrictions in St. Lucie County, FL — also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance — set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
St. Lucie County follows the South Florida Water Management District year-round landscape irrigation rule. Odd-numbered addresses water Wednesday and Saturday; even-numbered addresses water Thursday and Sunday. No landscape irrigation is allowed daily between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
The district-wide rule under SFWMD (Florida Administrative Code Chapter 40E-24) sets mandatory days and hours for landscape watering across St. Lucie County and its cities. Homes and businesses with an odd-numbered street address may irrigate on Wednesdays and Saturdays; even-numbered addresses (and those with no address) on Thursdays and Sundays. On allowed days, watering is only permitted before 10 a.m. or after 4 p.m., and irrigation is prohibited daily between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. to reduce evaporation loss. Hand watering and micro-irrigation of non-lawn plants have limited exceptions. Tighter local or utility restrictions can apply during declared water shortages.
Watering outside your assigned days or during the 10 a.m.-4 p.m. window is a violation; local code enforcement and utilities issue warnings and fines, and stricter limits apply in a declared shortage.
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