South Florida water rules

South Florida’s counties have rules for when you can water your lawn. In Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties, watering is prohibited between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Residences and businesses that use reclaimed water for irrigation can water every day but not between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. BROWARD COUNTY Residences and businesses with an odd-numbered street address may water lawns on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Residences and businesses with an even-numbered street address, no street address or those that irrigate both even and odd addresses may water on Thursdays and Sundays. New landscaping can be watered every day except Fridays for the first 30 days. For the next 60 days, it can be watered Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. PALM BEACH COUNTY Residents and businesses with an odd-numbered address are permitted to water on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Even-numbered addresses are permitted to water on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. New landscaping can be watered every day except Friday for the first 30 days. For the next 60 days, it can be watered Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. MIAMI-DADE COUNTY Residents and businesses with an odd-numbered street address are permitted to water on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Residents and businesses with an even-numbered street, no street address or who water both even and odd addresses within the same zones, including multifamily units and homeowners associations, are permitted to water on Thursdays and Sundays. Hand-watering with one hose fitted with an automatic shut-off nozzle is allowed for 10 minutes per day for landscape stress relief and to prevent plant die-off. New landscaping can be watered every day, except Fridays, for the first 90 days. Save the receipt with the date of purchase. SOURCE: Broward County, Palm Beach County, Miami-Dade County, South Florida Water Management District