The Southwest Florida Water Management District declared a phase three extreme water shortage for Citrus County through July 1, triggering one-day-per-week irrigation limits, time-of-day restrictions and an enforcement policy that moves directly to citation rather than warnings.

Citrus County officials announced a phase 3 water shortage that limits outdoor irrigation to one day weekly during restricted overnight or late-evening hours, moves enforcement to immediate citations, and notes lake and aquifer levels are at rare historic lows.