Orlando irrigation rules follow St. Johns River Water Management District and Orange County limits, allowing lawn watering only on assigned days based on address, before 10 a.m. or after 4 p.m., with year-round enforcement through OUC and county code.
Under St. Johns River Water Management District rules adopted by Orange County and Orlando, residential lawn irrigation is limited to two days per week during daylight saving time and one day per week during eastern standard time, based on house-number day assignments. Watering is prohibited between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. when evaporation losses peak. New landscape and reclaimed-water exceptions exist. Hand watering and micro-irrigation of vegetable gardens, shrubs, and trees are allowed any day. OUC, the city's water utility for many areas, and Orange County Utilities issue warnings and escalating fines for violations.
First violation typically yields a written warning; repeat violations bring civil fines starting around fifty to one hundred dollars and rising for habitual offenders, plus possible meter shutoff in extreme cases.
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