SWFL Water Management District rolls out new water restrictions for Lee County.

SWFL Water Management District has rolled out new irrigation regulations for Lee County amid drought conditions.

TURN OFF THE SPRINKLERS!

THAT’STHE WORD TONIGHT FROM THE SOUTHFLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENTDISTRICT.

WE MIGHT’VE GOT SOMERAIN TODAY ..

BUT WATER MANAGERSSAY IT’S NOT NEARLY ENOUGH TOPUT A DENT IN THE DROUGHT ..THAT HAS THEM IMPOSING A NEWRESTRICTION ON YOUR WATER USE IFYOU LIVE IN LEE COUNTY.

4 INYOUR CORENR’S LESLIE DELASBOUREXPLAINS.THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATMANAGEMENT DISTRICT HAS SOME NEWRULES FOR ALL OF LEE COUNSTARTING TOMORROW YOU ARE ONLYALLOWED TO WATER YOUR LAWN ONCEA WEEK.OFFICALS TOLD FOX 4 THAT THESENEW RULES GOING INTO EFFECTTOMORROW APRIL 25 ARE IN PLACETO PROTECT CRUCIAL WATERRESOURCES AMID DROUGHCONDITIONS.IN A PRESS RELEASE FROM THEWATER MANAGEMENT DISTRILANDSCAPE IRRIGATION ISRESTRICTED TO ONE DAY PER WEEKFOR ALL OF LEE COUNTYON SUNDAY FOR EVEN NUMBERADDRESSES AND WEDNESDAY FOR ODDNUMBERED ADDRESSES..

BASED ONTHE LAST NUMBER IN YOUR ADDRESSEXCEPT THE CITY OF CAPE CORALWHOS IRRIGATION IS ONLY ALLOWON A SPECIFIC DAY OF THE WEEKBASED ON THE LAST NUMBER OF YOUADDRESSIN TWO 4 HOUR TIME SLOTS BETWEEN12 AM TO 4 AM.

OR 4 AM TO 8 AEVERGREEN LAWN CARE SERVICEPROVIDED SOME HELPFUL TIPS AMIDTHESE NEW CHANGES(standup)ONE TIP BEING THAT YOU HANDWATER AREAS THAT ARE DRY ANDBRITTLE IN ORDER TO KEEP THEMHEALTHY UNTIL RAINY SEASONBEGINSALONG WITH ..CONSULTING WITH A LICENSEDIRRIGATION CONTRACTOR TOEVALUATE YOUR SYSTEMCONSIDER INSTALLING DRIIRRIGATION FOR LANDSCAPE BEDSAROUND YOUR HOME.

TO WATERPLANTS DIRECTLY AT THE ROOTAND BE SURE TO KEEO YOURIRRIGATION SYSTEM PROFESS