Osceola County proposes water conservation ordinance to protect groundwater supply

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – Osceola County is moving toward adopting a new ordinance designed to establish uniform, countywide water conservation principles, addressing everything from landscape irrigation restrictions to enforcement authority.

The Board of County Commissioners introduced a Statement of Legislative Intent on June 22, 2026, outlining a proposal to reduce water use through conservation, education, economic incentives and regulatory processes.

“If they educate the community. Yes. Because there’s a lot of things that the community and, people and on the whole, they’re uneducated,” Rico, an Osceola County resident, said about the potential said…

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