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Plenty Of Residents Still Violating Watering Rules

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Published: January 21, 2009

TAMPA - Although regional water supply levels are low, city residents continue to violate outdoor water use restrictions, Tampa Water Department officials say.

Water enforcement officers have written an average of six water-use violation citations a day since the beginning of January. Violating Tampa's water-use restrictions could result in fines ranging from $100 to $450 and a mandatory court appearance.

The restrictions, which include limits on irrigation to one day per week, have been in effect since May 4, 2006. Additional restrictions placed the Southwest Florida Water Management District, including limiting the hours of micro-irrigation and hand-watering, went into effect in October.

Regional water supply levels remain well below normal levels. Tampa's primary water source, the Hillsborough River, is near historically low levels, the water department said.

City officials are urging residents to use only minimal amounts of water necessary to sustain plants and to check for leaks both inside and outside their homes.

For more information, visit the Web site www.tampagov.net/waterrestrictions. To hear a recorded summary of water restrictions, call (813) 274-8032.

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