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Forget To Change Sprinkler Timers? Fines May Sprout Up

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By YVETTE C. HAMMETT | The Tampa Tribune

Published: November 7, 2008

TAMPA - Homeowners who switched their clocks last weekend but neglected to switch their sprinkler timers are risking fines.

Because of one-day-per-week watering restrictions, based on a home's address, residents in Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties can only irrigate on specific days at specific times.

The Southwest Florida Water Management District issued a warning that those who don't reset their sprinkler systems face a fine of $100 for a first offense, up to $500. Failure to pay the fines gets you a summons to appear before a code enforcement special magistrate.

For information on the water restrictions, go to watermatters.org.

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