Media Release

ALACHUA COUNTY, FL - The Alachua County Environmental Protection Department (EPD) wants to remind residents that beginning on Sunday, November 3, 2013, landscape irrigation is limited to one day a week.

“Lawn and landscape irrigation accounts for almost 60% of residential water use in Florida,” said EPD Water Conservation Coordinator, Stacie Greco. She continued, “Minimizing watering promotes healthier lawns and landscapes while conserving Florida's water resources. We depend on groundwater for our water supply, as do our springs and rivers.”

County EPD wants residents to know that lawns need significantly less water in Florida's winter months, and that many landscapes need very little or no irrigation during this time of year.

Below is the Eastern Standard Time watering schedule:

• Saturday at addresses that end in an odd number or have no address
• Sunday at addresses that end in an even number
• Tuesday for nonresidential landscape irrigation
• No irrigation allowed between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. (as this is when evaporation is the greatest)

The restrictions apply to the use of private wells, city water, and surface water.

Visit the EPD Water Resources website for information on conserving water and water restrictions.

For more information, contact Stacie Greco at 352-264-6829 or Sgreco@alachuacounty.us.