Citrus County rolls out one-day watering schedule for all unincorporated areas
The new watering schedule is necessary to bring water use into permit compliance and avoid regulatory penalties. The new landscape irrigation restrictions are in place for all Citrus County locations other than Crystal River and Inverness.
The new restrictions:
•Landscape irrigation is limited to one day per week for unincorporated Citrus County.
•Irrigation is only allowed on a specific day of the week, based on the last number of the address.
•All landscape irrigation is prohibited between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to reduce evaporation.
•Established lawns less than one acre in size, shall choose to irrigate either before 10:00 a.m. or after 4:00 p.m. – not both.
•Hand watering and micro-irrigation of plants (other than lawns) can be done on any day before 10:00 a.m. or after 4:00 p.m.
•All wasteful and unnecessary water use is prohibited. For example, irrigating within 12 hours of receiving ¾-inch of rain, irrigating with a broken sprinkler head or part, or allowing water to flow from a hose without a nozzle.
Below is the one-day per week unincorporated Citrus County watering schedule. A user may irrigate established lawns and landscaping during only one of the specified time periods on the allowable watering day. Irrigation Day by Address Choose AM or PM Irrigation (not both):
Address that ends in 0 or 1:
Monday 12:oo a.m. to 10:00 a.m. or 4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.
Address that ends in 2 or 3:
Tuesday 12:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. or 4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.
Address that ends in 4 or 5:
Wednesday 12:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. or 4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.
Address that ends in 6 or 7:
Thursday 12:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. or 4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.
Address that ends in 8 or 9 and locations with a mix of addresses, or for which an address cannot be determined (such as multi- family units and common areas associated with a subdivision):
Friday 12:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. or 4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.