CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Rob Hernandez, the Cape Coral City manager has issued a stage 1 Water Shortage Condition that will be effective Monday, May 2, 2022, at midnight.
The reason for this is said to be because of an abnormally dry season and the irrigation of water usage is exceeding the supply.
The stage 1 water declaration restricts the watering of the lawn to no more than once a week — it is a mandatory one-day watering schedule.
Watering days and hours all depend on the last number of the address.
See the new watering schedule below:
Addresses ending in 0: Monday from 12 a.m. to 4 a.m.
Addresses ending in 1: Friday from 4 a.m. to 8 a.m.
Addresses ending in 2: Thursday from 12 a.m. to 4 a.m.
Addresses ending in 3: Wednesday from 12 a.m. to 4 a.m.
Addresses ending in 4: Sunday from 12 a.m. to 4 a.m.
Addresses ending in 5: Saturday from 12 a.m. to 4 a.m.
Addresses ending in 6: Thursday from 4 a.m. to 8 a.m.
Addresses ending in 7: Wednesday from 4 a.m. to 8 a.m.
Addresses ending in 8: Sunday 4 a.m. to 8 a.m.
Addresses ending in 9: Saturday 4 a.m. to 8 a.m.
The following irrigation water use restrictions also take effect at midnight on May 2, 2022:
- For properties or developments up to and including five acres in size that have an irrigation system that simultaneously irrigates multiple properties with different watering times including, but not limited to, duplexes, multi-family units, compound use, and mixed-use units, watering is allowed on Mondays from 4 a.m. to 8 a.m.
- For properties or developments more than five acres in size that have an irrigation system that simultaneously irrigates multiple properties with different watering times including, but not limited to, multi-family, compound use, and mixed-use units, watering is allowed on Mondays from 12 a.m. to 8 a.m.
- Watering of new lawns and landscaping during a 45-day establishment period is permitted on any day of the week from 2 a.m. to 8 a.m.
Hand watering is allowed at any time.
The City of Cape Coral will be increasing enforcement activity to address illegal watering.
The City began pumping from the Charlotte County Reservoir and is currently working on multiple irrigation supply improvements:
- FGUA Interconnect Project Complete Jan. 2020 730-2,190 Million Gallons/year (Supply)
- Pine Island Road Storage Tanks & Booster Station Summer 2022 10 MG/day (Storage)
- Canal Weir 29 & Yellow Fever Creek Project Summer 2022 900 MG/year (Storage and Supply)
- Caloosahatchee Connect Project Spring 2023 2,190-4,380 MG/year (Supply)
- Southwest Aggregates Reservoir Project Winter 2023 1,440 MG/year (Storage and Supply)
