Tampa enforces year-round lawn watering schedules under Tampa Bay Water and Southwest Florida Water Management District rules, limiting irrigation to specific days and hours based on house address to conserve regional supply.
Under Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) and Tampa Bay Water rules, Tampa residents may irrigate lawns no more than once or twice per week, depending on the season, with watering prohibited between 10 AM and 4 PM. Address-based schedules assign even and odd numbered properties to specific days. Tampa Water Department enforces locally, and stricter year-round rules can apply during drought. Hand watering and micro-irrigation of plant beds are generally exempt.
Tampa Code Enforcement issues warnings followed by fines starting near one hundred dollars and escalating up to five hundred dollars for repeat violations of irrigation schedules.
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