[Jims5543]

So it seems we are on a water restriction in my neighborhood, the entrance sign warns you will be fined if you do not comply to the lawn watering schedule.

I am allowed to water on Wed and Sat.

We live on a sand ridge and even after tropical systems move through my lawn is bone dry in 24 hours. You can empty my pool without a well point because there is no ground water. I am about 35' above sea level and like I said on a sand ridge.

I know its only grass and it should not be a big deal, but I take good care of my place including the lawn and I want it to look nice, I have expensive Floritam or St. Augustine grass ( came with the house when I bought it) that will die if it does not get enough water, bahia a cheaper grass, will lie dormant when not watered and come back to life with water.

So here is my rant, I will comply and change my sprinklers from every other day to 2 times a week.

What gets me is on the day when you can water, I see people out watering their lawn in the middle of the day (waste of water) all day long, sprinklers running for 2-3 hours and sometimes as long as 5 hours during the day you CAN water.

I water my entire property in 4 zones at 15 minutes a zone 1 hour of the well running and this happens at 2 in the morning when the dew point is high and the water will not evaporate and can soak into the ground.

So who is wasting more water the guy that runs his sprinklers 1 hour every other day (violation!!) or the guy watering his lawn for 6 hours 2 days a week? (in compliance)

I bet less water was being used before the restriction.