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Cape Coral City asks residents to cut irrigation as drought continues

Cape Coral City · April 7, 2026
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Summary

Cape Coral City urged residents to reduce outdoor irrigation — from the typical two-day schedule to once a week or not at all after rain — to conserve water amid an ongoing drought and a severe-water-shortage declaration affecting part of the city.

Cape Coral City officials asked residents to voluntarily reduce lawn and landscape irrigation to conserve water as drought conditions persist across Southwest Florida.

An agency official for Cape Coral City said the city is asking residents to cut back irrigation to once a week, or not at all if there has been recent rain, to help stretch the community’s supply until the rainy season arrives. "Voluntary cooperation now…

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