Cape Coral issues emergency order due to water shortage

NOTICE OF EMERGENCY – WATER SHORTAGE ADVISORY
Date: March 29, 2022

Use of Water for Irrigation Purposes: Per Chapter 19-91 of the City of Cape Coral Code of Ordinances

Cape Coral City Manager Rob Hernandez has issued a Notice of Emergency – Water Shortage Advisory for use of water for irrigation purposes.

• The current two-day watering schedule remains in effect. All residents are asked to reduce watering of lawns and landscaping on those days.
• Residents also are encouraged to consider voluntarily adjusting timers to water only one day each week.
• Hand watering is allowed at any time.
• Water levels in the freshwater canal system are declining quickly. These canals supply more than 50 percent of water used for irrigation.
• Without conservation and rain, the City may need to move mandatory one-day watering.
• The City also will be increasing enforcement activity to address illegal watering.

The watering days and hours depend on the last number of the home address:

Monday and Friday	Midnight to 4 a.m. for addresses ending in 0
Monday and Friday	4 a.m. to 8 a.m. for addresses ending in 1
Wednesday and Saturday	Midnight to 4 a.m. for addresses ending in 3 and 5
Wednesday and Saturday	4 a.m. to 8 a.m. for addresses ending in 7 and 9
Thursday and Sunday	Midnight to 4 a.m. for addresses ending in 2 and 4
Thursday and Sunday	4 a.m. to 8 a.m. for addresses ending in 6 and 8

Non-residential, duplexes, and other multi-family units can water on Monday and Friday from 4 a.m. to 8 a.m.

Businesses, properties, or developments up to and including five acres in size with irrigation systems that must irrigate multiple properties with different watering times can water on Monday and Friday from 4 a.m. to 8 a.m.

Businesses, properties, or developments more than five acres in size with irrigation systems that simultaneously irrigate multiple properties with different watering times can water on Monday and Friday from 12 a.m. to 8 a.m.