District Water Restrictions: One-Day-Per-Week Watering
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District Declares Modified Phase II Water Shortage
All residents under one-day-per-week watering restrictions
The Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) Governing Board voted today to declare a Modified Phase II “Severe” Water Shortage due to dry conditions throughout the region, which requires all residents, including those on private wells, in the cities and counties listed below to follow one-day-per-week watering restrictions.
Eastern Hillsborough County Homeowners with Wells Should Be Prepared for Near Freezing Temperatures Tonight and Throughout This Week
According to the National Weather Service, parts of the Tampa Bay area are expected to have near to below-freezing temperatures beginning tonight and lasting throughout the week.
The Southwest Florida Water Management District advises residents who live near Plant City and Dover who have well pumps without automatic cutoff switches to turn off the pumps before temperatures dip.
District’s Hálpata Tastanaki Preserve Closed for Hog Hunts Jan. 27-29
The Southwest Florida Water Management District’s (District) Hálpata Tastanaki Preserve in Marion County will be temporarily closed to the public for feral hog hunts Jan. 27-29.
Only permitted hunters will be allowed on the property during these dates. All 25 permits for these hunts have been sold.
Hálpata Tastanaki Preserve is located at 15430 SW Highway 484 in Dunnellon.