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City Of Stuart Reminds W a t e ri ng of ne w

Residents/Businesses landscaping is permitted
up to 90 days following the
Year-Round Conservation installation of new lawns and
landscaping as follows:
Measure Limit Landscape landscaping is installed, new
• On t he da y ne w
Irrigation To No More Than plantings and the soil may be

Two Days Per Week irrigated once without regard
to the normally allowable
watering days and times. Soil
Water Consumption Is Up – Conservation Requested irrigation is also allowed
The months of March and April historically are dry seasons immediately prior to planting.
throughout south Florida, and rainfall numbers for February • New plantings that have
were below average. Water usage monitoring systems are been in place for 30 days
indicating water consumption has increased in the morning or less may be watered on
hours and code enforcement officials have observed irrigation Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
taking place on days irrigation is not allowed. Thursday, Saturday and/or
The City of Stuart reminds residents and businesses in city Sunday, only before 10 a.m.
limits to limit irrigation to no more than two days a week. and/or after 4 p.m.
City Ordinance No. 2202-10, which went into effect • New plantings that have
July 1, 2010, mandates: been in place for 31 to 90 days
• Odd street addresses may irrigate lawns and may be watered on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and/ needed to supplement rainfall. During the winter season,
landscapes on Wednesday and/or Saturday before 10 a.m. or Saturday, only before 10 a.m. and/or after 4 p.m. when a lawn goes dormant, it requires even less.
and/or after 4 p.m. • Irrigation is limited to the areas containing new Per the South Florida Water Management District
• Even street addresses, no street addresses, or landscape only. An entire irrigation zone may be watered resources, the following sprinkler system runtimes will
those that irrigate both even and odd addresses within only if new landscaping is planted on at least 50 percent keep lawns and landscape healthy:
the same zones, which may include multifamily units of that zone. If new landscaping is planted on less than
and homeowner associations, may irrigate lawns and 50 percent of an irrigation zone, only the new plantings Sprinkler System Runtimes
landscapes on Thursday and/or Sunday before 10 a.m. may be watered.
and/or after 4 p.m. The City of Stuart code enforcement and police officers May through October through
• Any plant material may be watered using low-volume in conjunction with water usage monitoring systems, will September April
irrigation such as drip or micro-irrigation systems, rain be identifying and notifying offenders of the year-round
barrels, container or hand watering with a hose and landscape ordinance. Violators will be provided no more Rotors and Rotary 40 to 60 15 to 45
automatic shut-off nozzle and is permitted anytime. than one written warning. The penalty for the first violation
Landscape irrigation systems may be operated during is $25; second violation, $50; third and subsequent Sprays 15 to 25 10 to 15
restricted days and/or times for cleaning, maintenance, violations, $100 for each violation. Each day in violation
and repair purposes with an attendant on site in the area of the ordinance will constitute a separate offense. Conserving water year-round is an integral part of
being tested. Landscape irrigation systems may routinely The two-day-a-week restrictions allow enough water managing and protecting water supplies for today and
be operated for such purposes no more than once per to maintain healthy landscapes year-round. A healthy for our future generations.
week, and the run time should not exceed 10 minutes per landscape only needs 1 inch to 1.5 inches of water per For more information or clarification on the year-
zone. week during the summer growing season and only as round irrigation ordinance, call (772) 600-1206.

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