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St. Pete lifts watering restrictions and returns to twice-a-week following water shortage order

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The Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) has rescinded the Modified Phase 1 Water Shortage Order for St. Pete. This action has eliminated the one-day-per-week watering restrictions, and City of St. Petersburg water customers located within the city limits only are now back to the two-days-per-week watering restrictions.

  • Restriction applies to properties watering with potable (City) water, private wells, or private connections to surface water sources (lakes, ponds, etc.).
  • Residents should adjust their irrigation timer to ensure the settings are correct.

Residents who live outside of St. Pete city limits or receive their bill from another entity should check with their municipality, Pinellas County, or the SWFWMD for their current watering restrictions. Please note that St. Pete's watering schedule may differ from Pinellas County's.

Irrigation is suggested from 5 - 9 a.m. and 7 - 11 p.m. The schedule of watering will be in relation to the property address as follows:

 

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Potable Water   Even Odd     Even Odd
Private Well or Surface Water   Even Odd     Even Odd
Reclaimed WAter   Even Odd Even Odd Even Odd

Reclaimed water continues to be on voluntary three-days-per-week restrictions. Even-numbered addresses should irrigate on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday; odd-numbered addresses should irrigate on Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday. Reclaimed water users are asked to be “water wise” and water no more than 3 days per week and avoid watering during the heat of the day when water loss is higher due to evaporation and wind drift.

For more information about watering restrictions and water conservation tips, visit stpete.org/WaterConservation.