The Southwest Florida Water Management District is reminding residents to check the timers on their irrigation system controllers this weekend, which is the beginning of Daylight Savings Time.
Saturday night is when we will turn our clocks ahead one hour. The time change is also a good time to make sure your irrigation system timer is set correctly to ensure that your system operates consistently with current water restrictions. New irrigation dates begin officially on March 14, 2010.
Beginning March 14, locations in Tampa will have the following once-per-week irrigation schedule:
• addresses ending in 0 or 1 - Monday
• addresses ending in 2 or 3 - Tuesday
• addresses ending in 4 or 5 - Wednesday
• addresses ending in 6 or 7 - Thursday
• addresses ending in 8 or 9, locations with no address (common areas, entry areas), and locations with mixed addresses (office complexes, shopping centers) - Friday
• allowed irrigation times remain at once between 12:01 a.m. and 8 a.m. or between 6 p.m. and 11:59 p.m. on the designated day.
In addition to following restrictions, residents are also urged to continue conserving water in other ways indoors and outdoors at their homes and businesses. Residents should consider turning off their irrigation systems if it rains before their next watering day. With outdoor irrigation accounting for as much as 50 percent of residential water usage, turning off your irrigation system can result in a significant water savings.
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