JEA urges customers to follow mandatory watering restrictions

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — JEA has been urging reclaimed water customers to follow mandatory watering restrictions to help relieve the burden on the system caused by “increasingly high temperatures and little significant rainfall.”

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This comes after JEA customers in northern St. Johns and southern Duval Counties received a notice that their water pressure may be lower due to demand.

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The current restrictions set forth by the St. Johns River Water Management District are as follows:

• Residential properties with odd-numbered or no addresses may water Wednesdays and Saturdays.
• Residential properties with even-numbered addresses may water Thursdays and Sundays.
• Nonresidential properties may water Tuesdays and Fridays.
• The restrictions also stipulate that customers water only when needed and not between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.

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JEA recommends watering from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. Water for no more than one hour per zone.

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