Dry Conditions Continue; SFWMD Urges Conservation

February 8, 2017

West Palm Beach, FL - Following three months of dry conditions, including a record-dry November, the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) is urging South Florida families to boost water conservation efforts. A total of 1.49 inches of rain fell District-wide in January, representing 76 percent of average, or 0.47 inches below average for the month.

All South Florida residents and businesses are urged to follow year-round landscape irrigation rules, which can be found at www.sfwmd.gov/mywateringdays. Those within the driest areas are encouraged to voluntarily cut back on irrigation, which can account for about half of residential potable water use. The main areas of concern for dry conditions include Palm Beach, Martin and St. Lucie counties, along with the entire Southwest Coast.

"Extremely dry conditions set in early in the dry season and have not let up," said SFWMD Governing Board Chairman Dan O'Keefe. "Water conservation is important all year but especially now to help sustain the regional water supply."

No additional water conservation rules are in place at this time.

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