Water conservation

Watering restrictions

Know Your Days

Mandatory lawn watering restrictions specify the days when you may water. These days depend on whether you have an odd or even numbered address, and the time of year.

Summary of restrictions and exceptions

• Districtwide watering restrictions
• Map showing where restrictions apply
• Watering restrictions FAQs
• Alachua County watering restrictions — All of unincorporated Alachua County, Hawthorne, Micanopy, Gainesville and those portions of Waldo that are within the St. Johns River Water Management District are to follow the St. Johns restrictions. Alachua, Archer, High Springs, LaCrosse, Newberry and those portions of Waldo lying within the Suwannee River Water Management District are to follow the Suwannee River Water Management District restrictions.
• Orange County watering restrictions — All of Orange County is to follow the St. Johns restrictions. The only exception is Reedy Creek, which will follow the South Florida Water Management District’s restrictions.
• Marion County watering restrictions — All of Marion County, including the city of Ocala, is to follow the St. Johns restrictions. The only exceptions are The Villages and the city of Dunnellon, which should follow restrictions of the Southwest Florida Water Management District.
• Local governments with ordinances implementing the watering restrictions
• Model ordinance for local governments
  • Word file  |  PDF file
• Rule
• Standard general consumptive use permit application form for landscape irrigation
  • This form can be completed online.