The governing board for the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) met and extended the watering restrictions due to the continuing severe drought. The links below will take you to the county site explaining the restrictions and what I allowed, and an online article about it.

Watering Restrictions Extended

Find Your Watering Days & Times

We are already into the 2026 hurricane season. Hillsborough County has a good resource page for both preparation, living through the storm, and recovering afterward. You can access it online. Click here

Here’s another printable resource guide as a PDF:

Hurricane Preparation Guide

Fertilizer May Be the Cause. Here’s a solution. Open the PDF and print it if you wish. Click here.

Today, April 3, 2026, the watering restrictions for unincorporated Hillsborough County, which includes Wedgewood, have been tightened due to the continuing drought. These new measures are in place from today until July 1, 2026. They include not only restrictions on the days and times watering lawns and landscaping are allowed (by the last number of your address), but further restrictions on hand watering, car washing, pressure washing, and the replacement of plants and more.

Please visit the web page where all this is detailed, and help reduce unnecessary water usage and waste. Read the entire page, as there are quite a few new restrictions to follow.

https://hcfl.gov/residents/property-owners-and-renters/water-and-sewer/find-my-watering-days-and-times

Thank you for helping with water conservation.

The Board has confirmed Laurie Stevenson as the new Wedgewood secretary. Jason Bourne has stepped down from that position and will remain on the board as a director.

Each Property Owner or Manager shall voluntarily reduce water use and prepare for possible worsening conditions and more aggressive water shortage actions if conditions worsen. All water users have a duty to keep informed about the water use restrictions and other required actions applicable to them.

The Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) Governing Board voted to declare a Modified Phase II “Severe” Water Shortage due to dry conditions across the region, which requires all residents in Hillsborough County, including those on private wells, to follow one-day-per-week watering restrictions.

The restrictions are in effect from Feb. 8, 2026, through July 1, 2026. This schedule may be reduced or extended depending on conditions.

Please check their website for the days and times based on the last digit of your street address.

Find My Watering Days & Times | Hillsborough County, FL

https://hcfl.gov/residents/property-owners-and-renters/water-and-sewer/find-my-watering-days-and-times

Karen Rice was confirmed as the Vice President at the annual membership meeting election in December 2025. Laurie Stevenson has rejoined the Wedgewood HOA Board as a Director. Congratulations to both!

Due to the dry, drought conditions, Hillsborough County issued an emergency burn ban today (November 24, 2025) on all outdoor open burning in all areas of the county. For more information, click this link.

Hillsborough County Water Resources Monitoring Wastewater Systems

Hurricane Milton Update No.4

This text is from an alert email sent out by Hillsborough County

Hillsborough County, Fl (Oct. 13, 2024) – Currently over 300 Hillsborough County wastewater pump stations are without electricity. This accounts for approximately 33% of total County wastewater pump stations. 

 County crews are working diligently, driving routes to manually operate pumps and generators. These crews are currently pumping down levels at each station individually, but this is only a temporary measure given the scale of the outages. 

While customers may have drinking water available at their homes, we urge residents in affected areas of Hillsborough County to reduce wastewater-producing activities, such as laundry, dishwashing, bathing and showering, and toilet flushing until power is fully restored at these pump stations.  

Without power, Hillsborough County wastewater collection systems are at risk of sewer backups and other sanitary issues. Community cooperation is essential to reduce potential problems 

For questions or to report an active overflow, call Hillsborough County Water Resources Customer Services line at (813) 307-1000 or email WaterDept@HCFL.gov .    

We hope all of you are prepared for the storm. If you want to follow their announcements online and are on Facebook, follow their page: Hillsborough County.

Hillsborough County has announced that all trash, recycling and yard waste pickup is SUSPENDED BEGINNING TODAY, October 8, until after the storm and resumption is announced. DO NOT put out any trash of any kind until service is resumed.

Sun City Center is not in an evacuation zone at this time. We are in zone E, the blue zone on the evacuation map below.

TECO also has a FB page with announcements, and you can sign up for text and phone messages online if you wish.