Irrigation restrictions change on Sunday, November 5, 2023. When residents set their clocks back, they should also remember to reduce their watering. Landscape irrigation will be limited to one day a week as follows:
Odd house numbers - Saturday
Even house numbers - Sunday
Non-residential/commercial (including common areas in subdivisions) - Tuesday
“Landscape irrigation accounts for almost 60% of residential water use,” said Alachua County Environmental Protection Department Water Resources Program Manager Stacie Greco. “Eliminating or reducing your irrigation helps to conserve the precious groundwater supply we depend upon that also provides water to our springs, lakes, and rivers.”
Watering is reduced in winter since most plants go dormant and require minimal to no supplemental watering. Most yards can go all winter without irrigation, so the County recommends turning off irrigation systems and only using them as needed. Irrigation restrictions apply to private wells, city water, and surface water; however, they do not apply to watering vegetable gardens and fruit trees.
County staff actively enforce irrigation restrictions and respond to citizen complaints or concerns regarding wasteful watering.
