Residential Water Restrictions

We are currently in Stage 1 Water Restrictions

STAGE 1 – Three times a week watering

Even Numbered - if your house number ends in a 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8 – a person may use their sprinkler to water lawns, trees, and shrubs on Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday only.

Odd Numbered – if your house number ends in a 1, 3, 5, 7, or 9 - a person may use their sprinkler to water lawns, trees, and shrubs on Saturday, Monday and Thursday only.

You may use micro-irrigation, drip irrigation or a hose with a shut-off nozzle to water trees, shrubs or vegetables on any day, at any time.


STAGE 2 – Two times a week watering

Even Numbered – if your house number ends in a 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8 - a person may use their sprinkler to water lawns, trees, and shrubs before 9:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m. on Sunday and Thursday only.

Odd Numbered –  if your house number ends in a 1, 3, 5, 7, or 9 - a person may use their sprinkler to water lawns, trees, and shrubs before 9:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m. on Saturday and Tuesday only.

You may use micro-irrigation, drip irrigation or a hose with a shut-off nozzle to water trees, shrubs or vegetables on any day, at any time.


STAGE 3 – Once a week watering

Even Numbered – if your house number ends in a 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8 - a person may use their sprinkler to water lawns, trees, and shrubs before 9:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m. on Sunday only.

Odd Numbered –  if your house number ends in a 1, 3, 5, 7, or 9 - a person may use their sprinkler to water lawns, trees, and shrubs before 9:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m. on Saturday only.

You may use micro-irrigation (mist spray), drip irrigation or a hose with a shut-off nozzle to water trees, shrubs or vegetables on any day, at any time. You may not use a hose to wash sidewalks or driveways and may not wash a vehicle except with a hand-held container or hose equipped with a shut-off device.


STAGE 4 – Complete Lawn Watering Ban

No person shall:
a. water lawns or boulevards, at any time, including newly seeded or sodded lawns,
b. use a hose to wash exterior building surfaces including windows, parking lots, driveways, or sidewalks,
c. operate or cause the operation of decorative fountains which do not use recirculated water,
d. wash a vehicle or boat except in a commercial car wash,
e. fill residential swimming pools, wading pools, hot tubs, garden ponds, or decorative fountains,
f. water trees, shrubs, flowers or vegetables except by hand using a hose with a shut-off device, by hand-held container, or with a Micro-Irrigation or Drip-Irrigation System, or
g. use water for irrigation purposes in excess of the amounts set out in this bylaw. Water used for irrigation may further be restricted by resolution of Council

 

For agricultural water use, please visit the Agricultural Water webpage.

For drought level information, please visit the Drought Response webpage.

To view the current Water Utilities Bylaw: Water Utilities and Water Rates Bylaw

To contact the Utilities Department:

Phone: 250-494-0431 
Fax:     250-494-3399
Email:  water@summerland.ca
After hours emergency:  250-493-0005