Once-A-Week Watering Restrictions Lifted In South Hillsborough County

RIVERVIEW, FL — Nearly two years after implementing a one-day-a-week watering restriction for South County residential and commercial properties, Hillsborough County will lift the restriction beginning Jan. 1.

All properties in unincorporated Hillsborough County using potable (drinking) water for outdoor irrigation, including properties south of the Alafia River, are now on standard year-round, twice-a-week watering days and standard times.

Click here to view year-round watering days and times, watering rules and conservation tips.
Hillsborough County residents and business owners should take a few minutes to check and reset their automatic sprinkler systems to prevent watering on the wrong day or time.

In January 2021, Hillsborough County adopted the one-day-a-week temporary ordinance for users in South County to help improve potable water pressure. The ordinance was not due to drought conditions or water supply concerns.

During the temporary ordinance, Hillsborough County Water Resources completed two projects to help alleviate potable water pressure in South County:

• The South County Potable Water Repump Expansion provides an additional 3-million-gallon storage tank and the installation of two additional pumps to increase water volume availability during peak periods.
• The South County Potable Water In-Line Booster Pump Station provides inline water pressure to the system near the intersection of Big Bend and Balm Riverview roads.

In addition, Hillsborough County Water Resources is constructing the South County Potable Water Transmission Main from the Triple Creek area to the Balm and Sun City Center areas to increase water pressure and reliability. This project will add 11.5 miles of new pipeline to expand system capacity, and it is scheduled to be completed in early 2024.

Hillsborough County reminds users in unincorporated areas that watering is limited to twice per week for most sources, uses and methods. Watering restrictions continue to be enforced.
For property owners in unincorporated Hillsborough County, violating the restrictions could mean a $100 fine for the first offense, $200 for the second and up to $500 for a fifth and succeeding violations. Nonpayment will result in a summons to appear before a code enforcement special magistrate and the possibility of additional fines and a lien being placed against the property.

Watering infractions and wasteful practices can be reported 24 hours at 813-224-8993.