Mobile Area Water and Sewer System (MAWSS) imposes voluntary conservation guidelines during droughts, asking customers to water lawns on alternating days, and the city can enforce mandatory limits when ADEM declares drought emergencies.
Mobile averages 65 inches of rain per year, so blanket watering bans are rare. MAWSS instead operates a tiered drought response: voluntary, advisory, and mandatory phases triggered by reservoir levels at Big Creek Lake. Under voluntary phases, odd-address customers water Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday and even-address customers water Wednesday/Friday/Sunday, before 10 a.m. or after 6 p.m. Mandatory phases ban midday irrigation entirely and may prohibit car washing at home. Drip irrigation and hand watering are typically exempt at all stages.
Voluntary phase non-compliance carries no penalty; mandatory phase violations begin with warnings, then fines up to 100 dollars and possible service interruption for repeats.
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