Check Your Sprinklers — Phase III Water Rules in Effect
Spring Hill, FL · September 16, 2026
If your house number ends in a four or five, today is your designated window to run irrigation before sunrise or after dark. Beyond the garden hose, thick cloud cover overhead offers a welcome break from blazing midday sun.
The Lead
With regional rainfall deficits remaining near critical lows heading into late September, Hernando County code enforcement and the Southwest Florida Water Management District are stepping up active monitoring of Modified Phase III water restrictions. The emergency order limits lawn and landscape irrigation to just one designated day per week, requiring sprinklers to run strictly between 12:01 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. or from 8:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. Addresses ending in four or five are scheduled for Wednesday, while non-potable micro-irrigation and hand watering must conclude by 8:00 a.m. Aesthetic home pressure washing remains barred, and decorative outdoor fountains face a mandatory four-hour daily cap. Because aquifer levels across the Nature Coast remain abnormally depleted, officials caution that initial citations will be issued without preliminary warnings. District hydrologists will formally review regional aquifer data at their next governing board meeting before reconsidering the restriction timeline.
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Today's Outlook
- High 88°F · Low 75°F — Overcast
- Thick cloud cover shields the midday heat, keeping outdoor errands manageable ahead of evening humidity.
What's On Around Town
Today
Wandering Wednesdays Hike Chinsegut Conservation Center (23212 Lake Lindsey Rd), Brooksville, 9:00–11:00 AM · Free Guided morning trail walk exploring pristine habitats across the conservation loop.
Toddler Storytime Spring Hill Branch Library (9220 Spring Hill Dr), 10:30–11:00 AM · Free Interactive rhymes, lively songs, and storybooks for toddlers and caregivers.
Tomorrow
- Affordable Housing Advisory Committee Hernando County Government Center (20 N Main St), Brooksville, 10:00 AM · Free
- FrogWatch Volunteer Training Chinsegut Conservation Center (23212 Lake Lindsey Rd), Brooksville, 7:00 PM · Free
Friday
- Chinsegut Night Hike Chinsegut Conservation Center (23212 Lake Lindsey Rd), Brooksville, 7:30–9:30 PM · Free
- Rock Tribute Night Sparacia Witherell Family Winery (21509 Snow Hill Rd), Brooksville, 6:00 PM · Paid
Spotlight & Story
- Grace Presbyterian Church
- Before February 22, 1970, Spring Hill lacked a single house of worship, forcing early arrivals to make the long drive into Brooksville for Sunday services. Deltona deeded the parcel along Spring Hill Drive where the steeple still watches traffic flow.
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