Water Conservation
 Effective January 6, 2010, all homeowners and others within the Suwannee River Water Management District (District) are asked to limit landscape irrigation to one or two days per week, depending upon the time of the year.
For the first time ever, the District is implementing a year-round water conservation rule that applies to residential landscaping, public or commercial recreation areas, and public and commercial businesses that aren’t regulated by a District-issued permit.
Unlike other areas of the state where irrigation schedules are set according to addresses, water users in the SRWMD will be allowed to set their own schedules as follows:
- Choose one day per week to water landscapes during Eastern Standard Time, which begins the first Sunday in November; choose two days per week during Daylight Saving Time, beginning the second Sunday in March. In both cases, irrigation should not occur between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
- In addition to water conservation for landscape irrigation, the new rules require anyone applying for a water use permit to implement a water conservation plan. Only new permit applicants are required to adopt a conservation plan; existing permit holders must adhere to their current permits.
Water use - We can reduce!
We as Floridians are stewards of our water. Let us conserve and therefore preserve our water for future generations!
There are many different ways to reduce your water use, depending on your specific use. Follow the links below to see further water conservation measures.
- Homeowner
- Agriculture: including Livestock; Aquaculture; Nursery; Crops, Fruits, and Vegetables; Forage, Pasture, and Sod
- Commercial: including Industrial, Mining, Power Plant, Hydrostatic Testing, Golf Course, Recreation, Other Landscape, Bottled Water, Other Commercial
- Potable Water Supply: including Public Supply, Private Utility, Non-Community Water Supply
- Augmentation, Other
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