I don’t know if people aren’t aware of the rule or that they just don’t care about it, but the one day a week watering limit is still in effect. When you drive around South Tampa you can see someone watering on any day. Maybe they think that it’s worth the $100 to $450 fine for the sake of their green lawn. I guess it is cheaper than replacing the dead grass and plants.

Tampagov.net says that the City of Tampa Water Enforcement Office has written more than 355 water use citations in May. I bet they only get about 10% of the cheaters consider the area includes about 645,000 people. June is even hotter and the grass gets fried in the midday sun.

For those who don’t know what is allowed, here are the rules:

• Addresses ending in an even number, or the letters A-M, may water on Tuesdays only.
• Addresses ending in an odd number, or the letters N-Z, may water on Sundays only.
• Watering on the designated day is allowed between midnight and 8 a.m. or 6 p.m. and midnight. Any one zone of a property may only be watered once during the allowable day, not both in the morning and again in the evening.
• The restrictions apply to all users of all water sources inside Tampa city limits including, but not limited to, private wells, surface water, and public or private utility-provided water.
• Violating Tampa’s restrictions may result in fines ranging from $100 to $450 and a mandatory court appearance.

More information can be found here.

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