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The Venetian POA emailed the following important notice to all residents on May 5, 2026. Both the CDD and POA encourage residents to understand and abide by these restrictions until further notice.
Our community has had 572 watering violations at 82 properties on 84% of our streets in the last 45 days
NEIGHBORS, THIS IS SERIOUS.
Watering through your irrigation sprinkler heads, reclaimed water, is limited to one day a week. See attached Irrigation Schedule. Block II is turned off.
Please check or have your landscaper check your timers immediately.
Connecting a hose to city water is also limited to one day a week per the City of Venice website. Click HERE for Venice water schedule. Even house numbers may water on Tuesday and odd numbers on Thursday between the hours of 12:01 – 4 a.m. OR 8 p,m. – 11 p.m. Community Resource Officers with the Venice Police Department will begin issuing violation citations instead of warnings starting Monday, May 11. Tickets are $75 for the first offense and $175 for each subsequent offense. See the Venice city website for detailed information.
Per the Venetian CWS (Community Wide Standards), irrigation compliance is the homeowner’s responsibility. These violations are subject to a $100 per violation fine.
PLEASE CONSERVE WATER
**Additional general information is available from the Sarasota County website and the Southwest Florida Water Management District website. HOWEVER, the Venetian follows the City of Venice watering schedule for potable water. There is more detailed information about potable water on this website at Potable Water Restrictions in Force from April 3rd
Venetian Golf & River Club POA
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION COMMENT
Please be aware that there are TWO issues being discussed above. Irrigation water is supplied by our community using reclaimed water from our ponds. This is subject to the “Irrigation Schedule” available through the link above. At the same time, the City of Venice is restricting the use of potable (City) water that you might use to wash your car or water your plants in addition to the normal irrigation. Please be aware of this distinction and the fact that there is a different schedule for each.
This restriction impacts residents who use potable water for car washing, irrigate with a sprinkler connected to their potable water supply, or water plants in their garden or landscape using a water hose connected to the outside water faucet. This is NOT the same as the irrigation water supplied to Venetian residents from our own ponds.
The drought is curtailing use to specific hours or days depending on your address, as detailed below. This is distinct from Venetian irrigation water.
The source for the potable water is the Venice Water Treatment Plant which is near the intercostal/Venice bridge at 200 North Warfield Ave.
Venice Utilities asks that we also limit use of irrigation water which is supplied to the VGRC via the Water Reclamation facility at 3510 East Laurel Road.
The Southwest Florida Water Management District, known as Swiftmud, says the region currently has a 13.7 inch rainfall deficit compared with the average 12 month total. Aquifers, rivers and lakes continue to decline and “public water supplies are extremely low for this time of year.
The most recent 12-month period (ending March 2026) has been significantly drier than normal. This follows a particularly dry calendar year in 2025, which saw only 37.75 inches total.
To track your household water usage, like everything else it seems, there is an app! See EyeOnWater and register. This app uses your water meter to gauge how much water you use by day, by week or by month. More significantly, it will alert you when you have a leak.
The changes for City residents are as follows:
One of the coolest things about living in the Venice area is how close we are to all these amazing parks, preserves, and reserves. It’s like we’re surrounded by nature’s own playground! One of the highlights is definitely getting to see eagles and other wildlife in their natural habitat. There are several eagle nests right in our backyard, and it’s all thanks to folks like Venetian resident Rick Cordner, an Audubon Eagle Watch Volunteer, who keeps a close watch on these nests and shares his observations.
If you’re curious, check out the Audubon Florida EagleWatch Public Nest Map. You’ll spot some nests really close to us. If you go to these nests, suggest you bring binoculars.
SA058 & SA080 at Oscar Scherer Park, on the left. On Sunday mornings, Park volunteers have scopes set up for viewing SA058. See map on the left. (There is some concern about this nest — after incubation, both adults were recently seen away from the nest.). SA080 is a bit of a trek out to marker 12A.
SA011 is in Scherer Thaxton Preserve (see trail map) off Honore Avenue. This nest is close to Marker 10 on the map.
The image on the left is a photo of eagles at SA096. This nest is just north of us off Gene Green Road — the road does not extend the entire way to the nest. It is recommended to visit this nest only on Sundays to avoid cement trucks and other commercial traffic along the road.
The image on the right is at SA088 which is in a cell tower off Laurel Road on Vistera Blvd. The eagles have been building a nest in the east tower, however, the nest needs to be checked for recent occupancy.
The Audubon EagleWatch Program is pretty awesome too. They’ve got over 600 volunteers keeping an eye on more than 1000 eagle nests across Florida, spreading awareness and working hard on conservation efforts for these magnificent birds.
If you’re thinking about volunteering or just observing these nests, remember to do so respectfully. Please don’t disturb the nests, and keep your distance – at least 330 feet away on the ground. Let’s help keep these eagles safe and sound in their homes! Pictures of the eagles were supplied by Rick Cordner.