Answer
All landscape irrigation should be limited to the amount that is necessary to meet landscape needs. There is a specific set of rules that must be followed depending on whether it's Daylight Savings Time or Eastern Standard Time within the calendar year.
- When Daylight Savings Time (March-November) is in effect, landscape irrigation follows this Residential landscape irrigation at odd-numbered addresses or no address may occur only on Wednesday and Saturday and should not occur between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
- Residential landscape irrigation at even-numbered addresses may occur on Thursday and Sunday and should not occur between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
- Nonresidential landscape irrigation may occur only on Tuesday and Friday and should not occur between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
- No more than 3/4-inch of water may be applied per irrigation zone on each day that irrigation occurs and in no event shall irrigation occur for more than one hour per irrigation zone on each day that irrigation occurs.
- When Eastern Standard Time (November-March) is in effect, landscape irrigation follows this Residential landscape irrigation at odd-numbered addresses or no address may occur only on Saturday and should not occur between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
- Residential landscape irrigation at even-numbered addresses may occur only on Sunday and should not occur between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
- Nonresidential landscape irrigation may occur only on Tuesday and should not occur between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
- No more than 3/4-inch of water may be applied per irrigation zone on each day that irrigation occurs, and in no event should irrigation occur for more than one hour per irrigation zone on each day that irrigation occurs.
