Why doesnt the City issue warnings any more for first water use restriction violations?
The issuance of warnings for first water use restriction violations began in May 2006, when the once-per-week irrigation restrictions first went into effect. The discontinuance of warnings and the establishment of one-day irrigation restrictions are a continuing response to less than normal levels of rainfall, increased irrigation demands, decreased flow in the Hillsborough River and lower than usual reservoir levels during dry periods. Issuance of warnings is also prohibited under the current Southwest Florida Water Management District orders. All of those conditions and forecasts for the immediate future indicate that continuing demand reductions during wet periods to bank water for dry periods remains a prudent course of action for Tampa residents.
