DELAND -- Summer atering restrictions apply to all Volusia County residents, including those in cities, as of June 1.
Watering is not allowed between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Here is the schedule:
During Daylight Saving Time:
* Residential irrigation is allowed at odd-numbered addresses from 4 p.m. to 10 a.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays and even-number addresses Thursdays and Sundays.
* Businesses may irrigate from 4 p.m. to 10 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays.
Daylight Saving Time begins the second Sunday in March and ends the first Sunday in November.
During Eastern Standard Time:
* Residential irrigation is limited to 4 p.m. to 10 a.m. Saturdays for odd-numbered addresses and Sundays for even-numbered addresses.
* Businesses may irrigate from 4 p.m. to 10 a.m. Tuesdays.
Irrigation is limited to no more than one hour and three-quarters inch of water per zone per irrigation day. A typical yard has four irrigation zones.
Restrictions apply to all water sources, including private wells and pumps, ground or surface water, and water from public and private utilities.
New plantings may be watered any time for 30 days, then every day for another 30 days. Keep the store receipt for proof of purchase.
Hand watering is allowed any time with an automatic shutoff on the hose.
Watering in of chemicals is allowed any time within 24 hours of application and may not exceed a quarter-inch of water.
Automatic landscape irrigation systems, regardless of the date of installation, must be equipped with functional rain-sensing devices or soil-moisture sensors.
Agricultural uses are exempt from the provisions of the Water Conservation Ordinance, as long as they follow the agricultural water conservation requirements of the St. Johns River Water Management District.
For a recording with more information, residents can call:
(386) 423-3359 in New Smyrna Beach
(386) 736-5998 in West Volusia
(386) 239-7890 in Daytona Beach
Enforcement of watering restrictions
Tougher enforcement for watering violations will begin Aug. 1, for unincorporated areas and the county's 15,000 water customers. Fines will be $50 for first violations, $100 for second violations in a year, $250 for third violations, and $500 for fourth and subsequent violations.
To report watering violations, please call:
(386) 424-6815, ext. 5925, in New Smyrna Beach
(386) 736-5925 in West Volusia
(386) 248-8115, ext. 5925, in Daytona Beach
or e-mail bjiles@co.volusia.fl.us