The rainy season has begun, but watering restrictions will likely continue through September. ...more

June 24, 2008

After a rainy weekend that made searching the Internet for blueprints to build an ark seem like a sound idea, you might think conditions are sodden enough to lift some of the tightest lawn watering restrictions in the state. ...more

June 24, 2008

TAMPA - Rainfall the past two weeks has eased the wildfire threat and turned lawns from crispy to lush but hasn't been enough for water managers to recommend lifting the once-weekly watering restrictions in West Central Florida. ...more

June 23, 2008

You'll learn this month whether you can turn on your sprinklers an extra day each week. In the meantime, while you're watching the grass grow browner and waiting for water managers to make their decision June 24, consider this: You've got it tougher than anyone else in Florida. ...more

June 6, 2008

TARPON SPRINGS – There will be no reclaimed waste water available for watering lawns in Tarpon Springs until late tonight or even Thursday morning. ...more

June 4, 2008

In February, facing a severe drought and serious water shortages, Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue eased outdoor watering restrictions. Why? He wanted to help the landscaping industry. ...more

May 13, 2008

Georgia's decision in February to ease outdoor-watering restrictions in metropolitan Atlanta undercuts its claims the federal government should continue limiting downstream flows out of that state, a Florida official says. ...more

May 9, 2008

The end may be in sight for a two-year drought that forced home watering restrictions and left much of the state vulnerable to wildfires. ...more

May 8, 2008

The cold fronts, which the weather reporters keep showing, never seem to get much farther south than Orlando. We may not see any freezing temperatures this year. And the chance of getting any appreciable rain also will not happen. I am supposing that we must have gotten at least one good freeze because I see that most of the citrus groves fruits are ready for harvesting. But if this climate warming continues will the growers, who depend upon the freezing climate and rain, be able to continue? Watering restrictions will include not only homeowners but the growers also? ...more

February 14, 2008

County might send out "water cops" to catch violators of once-a-week lawn watering ...more

December 5, 2007