SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – Sarasota County has issued 18 citations for violations of the Southwest Florida Water Management District’s Modified Phase III water shortage order, according to county officials.
Sarasota County it issued five citations on April 27. That number had risen to 18 as of the morning of Wednesday, April 29.
The update comes after Manatee County reported issuing 11 citations on Monday, April 27. The water management district had directed Sarasota County and other affected counties to begin issuing citations without warning starting April 17…