Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
A Phase II Severe Water Shortage is a Water Shortage where
all Drought Indicators are moderate, or one Drought Indicator has a severe
value. In addition to the measures in Water Shortage Phase I, the following
restrictions shall apply when a Phase II Water Shortage is declared by the
District, unless otherwise provided in the implementing order.
(1) Essential Uses.
(a) The use of water for maintenance of fire
fighting facilities and emergency equipment is allowed as needed. This
maintenance specifically includes the washing of fire engines, law enforcement
vehicles, and other emergency Mobile Equipment.
(b) Each fire fighting agency and each local
government shall direct its fire department to review and revise, as necessary,
its inventory for primary and back-up water sources.
(2) Public Supply Uses. All Public Supply
water consumptive use permittees should institute or accelerate system-level
water conservation measures which can help manage demand during a Water
Shortage declaration.
(3)
Commercial/Industrial/Institutional Uses. The following restrictions and other
measures shall apply to all commercial, industrial, and institutional
activities, as appropriate. Whether or not a commercial, industrial, or
institutional water use activity with associated Landscape Irrigation is
authorized by a Consumptive Use Permit, the Landscape Irrigation is separately
regulated for the purpose of this chapter and is subject to the Landscape
Irrigation restrictions and other measures of the applicable Water Shortage
declaration. Paragraph
40C-21.631(5)(a),
F.A.C., contains the Landscape Irrigation restrictions and other measures for a
Phase II declaration.
(a) All
Commercial/Industrial/Institutional water use should be voluntarily
reduced.
(b) For all
Commercial/Industrial/Institutional water use, the following demand management
measures should be implemented as applicable:
1. Reduce off-site discharge to the extent
economically, environmentally, and technically feasible.
2. Recycle water to the extent economically,
environmentally, and technically feasible.
3. Reduce clean-up requiring water use to the
minimum required to protect efficiency of the operation and prevent damage to
equipment.
4. Reduce the washing of
vehicles and other Mobile Equipment except for health and safety needs or as
otherwise required by published industry standards.
5. Maximize the use of the least restricted
Source Class to which there is access.
6. Power generation utilities should
encourage their customers to voluntarily reduce power consumption as a means to
reduce water consumption.
(4) Agriculture Uses. The following water
restrictions and other measures shall apply to all agricultural activities, as
appropriate. Whether or not an agricultural use activity with associated
Landscape Use is authorized by a Consumptive Use Permit, the Landscape Use is
separately regulated for the purpose of this chapter and is subject to the
Landscape Use restrictions and other measures of the applicable Water Shortage
declaration. Paragraph
40C-21.631(5)(d),
F.A.C., contains the Landscape Use restrictions and other measures for a Phase
II declaration. The following demand management measures should be implemented,
as applicable:
(a) Reduce off-site discharge
to the extent economically, environmentally, and technically feasible. For
example, agricultural irrigation involving the use of seepage systems shall be
operated in a manner that will eliminate surface runoff and loss of water
through lateral seepage to open ditches.
(b) Recycle water to the extent economically,
environmentally, and technically feasible.
(c) Reduce clean-up requiring water use to
the minimum required to protect efficiency of the operation and prevent damage
to equipment.
(d) Reduce the
washing of vehicles and other Mobile Equipment, except for health or safety
needs, such as to prevent the spread of plant or animal diseases.
(e) Maximize the use of the lesser or least
restricted Source Class to which there is access.
(5) Landscape/Recreation/Aesthetic Uses.
(a) All Landscape Irrigation should be
voluntarily reduced and each property owner or manager should prepare for
possible worsening conditions.
(b)
Golf Courses. The following water use measures shall apply to all Golf Courses:
1. All Golf Course Water use should be
voluntarily reduced.
2. The
following demand management measures should be implemented, as applicable:
a. Reduce off-site discharge to the extent
economically, environmentally, and technically feasible.
b. Recycle water to the extent economically,
environmentally, and technically feasible.
c. Reduce clean-up requiring water use to the
minimum required to protect efficiency of the operation and prevent damage to
equipment.
d. Reduce the washing of
vehicles and other Mobile Equipment, except for health or safety needs, such as
cleaning the blades on commercial lawn mowers to prevent the spread of
turfgrass diseases between properties.
e. Maximize the use of the least restricted
Source Class to which there is access.
f. Supplemental irrigation is prohibited
between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. for properties less than two acres
in size and between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. for properties two
acres or larger.
(c) Recreational Areas. The following water
use measures shall apply to all recreational areas, other than golf courses,
such as playgrounds, football, baseball and soccer fields.
1. All Recreational Area water use should be
voluntarily reduced.
2. The
following demand management measures shall be implemented as applicable:
a. Reduce off-site discharge to the extent
economically, environmentally, and technically feasible.
b. Recycle water on-site to the extent
economically, environmentally, and technically feasible.
c. Reduce clean-up requiring water use to the
minimum required to protect efficiency of the operation or prevent damage to
equipment.
d. Reduce the washing of
vehicles and other Mobile Equipment, except for health or safety needs, such as
to prevent the spread of turfgrass disease.
e. Maximize the use of the least restricted
Source Class to which there is access.
f. Supplemental irrigation is prohibited
between the hours 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. for properties less than two acres in
size and between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. for properties two acres
or larger.
3.
Applications of fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides should be coordinated
with irrigation schedules.
(d) Landscape Uses. The following
restrictions and other measures shall apply to all Landscape Uses, as
applicable:
1. All Landscape Use should be
voluntarily reduced.
2. All of the
following demand management measures shall be implemented, as applicable:
a. Reduce off-site discharge to the extent
economically, environmentally, and technically feasible.
b. Recycle water to the extent economically,
environmentally, and technically feasible.
c. Maximize the use of the least restricted
Source Class to which there is access.
(e) Water-Based Recreation.
1. All pools shall be maintained in a manner
that minimizes the need for make-up water. Examples of such actions include,
but are not limited to the prompt repair of leaks, optimum scheduling of
backwash filtration, and the use of shade or covers to reduce
evaporation.
2. Commercial and
institutional uses of water for recreational purposes shall comply with
subsection 40C-21.631(3),
F.A.C.
(f) Aesthetic
Uses.
1. Outside Aesthetic Use of water is
prohibited.
2. Inside Aesthetic Use
of water should be voluntarily reduced.
(7) Other Uses.
(a) Except as provided below, all Other Uses
of water should be voluntarily reduced and the following demand management
measures shall be implemented, as applicable:
1. Reduce off-site discharge to the extent
economically, environmentally, and technically feasible.
2. Recycle water to the extent economically,
environmentally, and technically feasible.
3. Maximize the use of the least restricted
Source Class to which there is access.
(b) Washing or cleaning of buildings,
structures and outdoor impervious surfaces:
1.
Pressure Washing of buildings or other structures in preparation for painting,
sealing, or as a construction practice is allowed.
2. Pressure Washing driveways, sidewalks and
other impervious surfaces is allowed for necessary maintenance, such as to
either maintain a warranty or remove mold, mildew and other potentially
hazardous materials that cannot be removed by mechanical means (such as a broom
or leaf blower), and as a construction practice (such as cleaning a concrete
surface prior to painting or sealing). Compliance with homeowner association or
other aesthetic standards does not constitute necessary
maintenance.
(c) Mobile
Equipment Washing.
1. Commercial car washes,
hand-detailing operations, and similar establishments shall comply with
subsection 40C-21.631(3),
F.A.C.
2. Washing of fire trucks
and other emergency vehicles, including ambulances and law enforcement
vehicles, is only allowed in accordance with paragraph
40C-21.631(1)(a),
F.A.C.
3. Rinsing boats and
flushing boat engines is only allowed after each use to remove salt water or to
prevent the transportation of exotic plant or animal material.
4. Cleaning agricultural vehicles is only
allowed in accordance with BMPs for canker and other disease abatement
procedures, animal husbandry practices and other associated activities to
protect animal or human health or safety, such as to prevent the spread of
plant or animal diseases. Examples of such BMPs are published by the University
of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences and the United States
Department of Agriculture.
(d) No person or entity, for example, a
homeowners association or property manager, shall enforce any deed restrictions
or other community standards that would cause a violation of a Water Shortage
order or Water Shortage Emergency Order.
Rulemaking Authority
373.044,
373.113 FS. Law Implemented
373.175,
373.246
FS.
New 1-1-84, Amended
8-23-18.
