Watering Days
Know your Watering Days
The St. Johns River Water Management District’s watering restrictions are designed to ensure the efficient use of water for landscape irrigation. The restrictions allow enough water to maintain healthy landscapes year-round. The mandatory restrictions specify the time when watering may occur, the amount of water that may be applied, and the days when watering may occur for residential and non-residential locations. These days depend on whether the address ends in an odd or even number, and on the time of year.
| Time of Year | Homes with odd numbers/no addresses | Homes with even-numbered addresses | Non-residential properties |
| Daylight Saving Time | Wednesday/Saturday | Thursday/Sunday | Tuesday/Friday |
| Eastern Standard Time | Saturday | Sunday | Tuesday |
- Daylight saving time: Second Sunday in March until the first Sunday in November
- Eastern Standard Time: First Sunday in November until the second Sunday in March
- An odd-numbered address is one that ends in 1, 3, 5, 7, or 9.
- An even-numbered address is one that ends in 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8.
- Water only when needed and not between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
- Water for no more than one hour per zone.
- Restrictions apply to private wells and pumps, ground or surface water, and water from public and private utilities.
- Some exceptions apply.
Section 32-34 of the City Code:
Irrigation of the new landscape is allowed at any time of day on any day for the initial 30 days and every other day for the next 30 days for a total of one 60-day period, provided that the irrigation is limited to the minimum amount necessary for such landscape establishment. City Code Watering Sec 32-34
For more information, visit the St. Johns River Water Management District Page at http://www.sjrwmd.com/wateringrestrictions/.
