- December 16, 2025
The following is an adapted press release from the city of Palm Coast:
The Palm Coast City Council has adopted landscape irrigation policy for Eastern Standard Time, aligning with the restrictions issued by the St. Johns River Water Management District.
From Nov. 6, 2011, through March 11, 2012, the residential and nonresidential (business) consumers may water lawns and shrubs according to the following provisions:
1. Irrigation is limited to one day per week.
2. Odd-numbered residential addresses irrigate Saturday.
3. Even-numbered residential addresses irrigate Sunday.
4. Nonresidential (businesses) irrigate Tuesday.
5. Irrigation is allowed between 4 p.m. and 10 a.m. for users of private irrigation wells.
6. Users of the city’s water system for irrigation may water only between midnight and 10 a.m.
7. Irrigation is limited to .75 inches of water per irrigation zone and to no more than one hour per irrigation zone.
8. Handheld hoses equipped with automatic shutoff nozzles are allowed at any times, as are drip systems/bubblers.
9. When reclaimed water is available for irrigation use, the use of private irrigation wells is not authorized.
These restrictions apply to water withdrawn from the ground or surface water from a public or private well or pump, or from a public or private water utility.
They do not apply to irrigation using reclaimed water or stormwater.
Restrictions and exceptions can be found on the city of Palm Coast website at www.palmcoastgov.com.
