SFWMD Issues Water Shortage Order for Northeastern Portion of Cape Coral

November 28, 2023 - In order to protect groundwater in the Mid-Hawthorn Aquifer, the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) declared a water shortage and issued mandatory irrigation restrictions for a portion of Cape Coral and unincorporated Lee County. Landscape irrigation is limited to one day a week in the designated area for irrigation water supplied by private wells. 

Water Shortage Order SFWMD 2023-063
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