Tampa Bay's Water Restrictions Extended for 6 More Months

Water board votes to keep irrigation restrictions in place due to lack of rain - Villages-News.com

The governing board of the Southwest Florida Water Management District has voted to extend its “extreme” water shortage order through March 31, 2027. Read more: Water board votes to keep irrigation restrictions in place due to lack of rain

Tampa Bay's water restrictions extended for 6 more months

SWFWMD's "Phase III" restrictions for an "extreme" water shortage are now in effect through March 31, 2027.

Once-A-Week Lawn Watering Stays In Place Across Southwest Florida Through March 2027

Southwest Florida water officials voted today to keep strict, once-a-week lawn watering rules in place through March 31, 2027, as a dry weather pattern continues to leave rivers, lakes, and reservoirs across the region well below normal levels. The vote by the Southwest Florida Water Management District Governing Board marks the second time officials have […] Once-A-Week Lawn Watering Stays In Place Across Southwest Florida Through March 2027

Modified Watering Hours to Remain in Effect Through March 2027

Polk County will be enforcing its current irrigation restrictions through March 2027 in order to comply with the extension to the Modified Phase III Water Shortage Order issued by the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD). The one-day-per-week schedule with modified hours was originally set to end after Oct. 1.…

‘Extreme’ Water Shortage restrictions extended through March 31, 2027, by vote of SWFWMD Governing Board

Water Management District cites below-average rainfall for summer rainy seasons in 2025 and this year On Sept. 22, the Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) Governing Board voted to extend the Modified Phase III “Extreme” Water Shortage through March 31, 2027, because of the ongoing drought conditions throughout the region, the District announced. That action “requires all ...

Tampa Bay Water Restrictions Extended Through March 2027: Why Citations Are Spiking in Hillsborough County - News Talk Florida

The Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) has extended Phase III modified water shortage restrictions across the Tampa Bay area through March 31, 2027. Originally enacted in April 2024 and extended multiple times, this measure keeps mandatory one-day-a-week lawn watering rules in place across Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, and surrounding counties for nearly a full year. […]