Water restrictions in Indian River County, FL — also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance — set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
Indian River County sits in the St. Johns River Water Management District, which limits lawn irrigation to two days a week and bans watering from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. A summer fertilizer blackout runs June 1 through September 30 to protect the Indian River Lagoon.
The St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) sets year-round irrigation limits countywide. During daylight saving time, odd-numbered addresses water Wednesday and Saturday and even addresses Thursday and Sunday; the winter schedule drops to roughly one day each. Watering is never allowed between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., and no more than one hour per zone. Separately, the county's Fertilizer and Landscape Management Ordinance bans nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer from June 1 through September 30, the rainy season, to keep nutrients out of the Indian River Lagoon. Florida Statute 373.62 requires a working shutoff sensor on every automatic sprinkler.
Watering outside your assigned day or hours draws a warning then escalating fines under SJRWMD and county rule. Applying fertilizer during the summer blackout, or running a sprinkler without a working rain sensor, violates county code and Statute 373.62.
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