--- title: Barriere watering restrictions question: "Are there lawn sprinkling or watering restrictions in Barriere?" place: Barriere, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/barriere category: Water, sewer, roads and snow owner: municipal owner_body: District of Barriere sources_read: 2026-11-08 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/water-restrictions/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/water-restrictions.json" --- # Barriere watering restrictions **Question:** Are there lawn sprinkling or watering restrictions in Barriere? **Short answer:** In the District of Barriere, lawn watering follows the Normal Stage (3 days a week) year-round unless staff declare Stage 1 to 4. Even-numbered addresses water Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday; odd-numbered, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. **Who handles it:** Municipal (District of Barriere, https://www.barriere.ca) **Cost:** No charge to water within the rules. Fine: see Good to know. **How long:** Check the current stage under Local Notices on the District website. **Where:** - Phone: District Office, 250-672-9751 - In person: District Office (Municipal Hall), 4936 Barriere Town Road, Barriere, BC V0E 1E0 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (per the Bylaw Enforcement page)) ## Key facts - **When restrictions apply:** The Normal Stage (3 days a week) applies year-round unless staff declare Stage 1 to 4, weighing weather, drought, river and reservoir levels and, at a minimum, following Provincial drought guidelines. Changes get up to 7 days' notice where possible. Restrictions revert to Normal after October 15 unless conservation must continue. Current stage: Local Notices. - Source: [Water Regulations Bylaw No. 265, ss. 12.1, 12.3, 12.4, 12.6](https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=01fa3bbd-cf97-450c-9d24-48040465b2ca) - Official wording: "is active year-round except when a higher Conservation" … "notice of up to 7 days will be provided" … "after October 15th of any year unless conservations are required to remain in" … "follow Provincial drought guidelines when reducing water consumption." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Sprinkling schedule:** Normal Stage: even-numbered addresses Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday; odd-numbered Monday, Wednesday, Friday; 6:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. (automatic underground systems: dedicated day, 3:30 a.m. to 6 a.m.). Stage 1: even Tuesday and Saturday, odd Monday and Friday. Stage 2: even Saturday, odd Friday. Stage 3: no lawn watering. - Source: [Water Regulations Bylaw No. 265, Schedule A, Normal Stage](https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=01fa3bbd-cf97-450c-9d24-48040465b2ca) - Official wording: "an even numbered address, except on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays between the hours of" … "an odd numbered address, except on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, between the" … "may water on their dedicated day of the week based on their address" … "listed above between the hours of 3:30am" - Source: [Water Regulations Bylaw No. 265, Schedule A, Stage 1](https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=01fa3bbd-cf97-450c-9d24-48040465b2ca) - Official wording: "an even numbered address, except on Tuesdays and Saturdays between the hours of" … "an odd numbered address, except on Mondays and Fridays, between the hours of 6:30am" - Source: [Water Regulations Bylaw No. 265, Schedule A, Stage 2](https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=01fa3bbd-cf97-450c-9d24-48040465b2ca) - Official wording: "an even numbered address, except on Saturdays between the hours of 6:30am to 9:00am" … "an odd numbered address, except on Fridays, between the hours of 6:30am to 9:00am" - Source: [Water Regulations Bylaw No. 265, Schedule A, Stage 3](https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=01fa3bbd-cf97-450c-9d24-48040465b2ca) - Official wording: "During Stage 3, no person shall: • water a lawn. • water gardens, trees or shrubs, including newly seeded or sodded lawns, newly seeded or" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Allowed at any time:** Normal Stage: drip irrigation, or a hand-held container or hose with a shut-off nozzle, for gardens, trees, shrubs, flowers and vegetables (no days or hours stated). Stage 1: same for trees, shrubs, flowers and vegetables. Stage 2: only on the Normal watering days and hours. Stage 3: only on Stage 1 days and hours. Soaker hoses are prohibited. - Source: [Water Regulations Bylaw No. 265, Schedule A, Normal Stage](https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=01fa3bbd-cf97-450c-9d24-48040465b2ca) - Official wording: "water gardens, trees, shrubs, flowers and vegetables if watering is done by a drip-irrigation" … "water gardens, trees, shrubs, flowers and vegetables if watering is done by hand-held" - Source: [Water Regulations Bylaw No. 265, Schedule A, Stage 2](https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=01fa3bbd-cf97-450c-9d24-48040465b2ca) - Official wording: "but only during the prescribed Normal Stage watering hours and" - Source: [Water Regulations Bylaw No. 265, s. 13.10](https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=01fa3bbd-cf97-450c-9d24-48040465b2ca) - Official wording: "No person shall use a Soaker Hose for the purpose of irrigation." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **New lawns:** Normal Stage only: new sod or newly seeded lawn may be watered on any day during the first 7 days after installation, within the Normal watering hours, with the District's prior approval. Newly planted lawns and gardens may be hand-watered during installation and for 24 hours with prior approval. Stage 3 bans all of it. - Source: [Water Regulations Bylaw No. 265, Schedule A, Normal Stage](https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=01fa3bbd-cf97-450c-9d24-48040465b2ca) - Official wording: "water new sod or newly seeded lawn during the first 7 days after installation on any day but" … "only during the prescribed Normal Stage watering hours if prior approval of the District of" … "during installation" - Source: [Water Regulations Bylaw No. 265, Schedule A, Stage 3](https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=01fa3bbd-cf97-450c-9d24-48040465b2ca) - Official wording: "including newly seeded or sodded lawns" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Fine:** Bylaw 265 s. 13.1: a fine under the Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw if a notice is used (its Schedule A has no Bylaw 265 item), or on summary conviction $1,000 to $10,000 plus prosecution costs. An older ticket schedule lists $25 first offence, $50 second, then water shut-off. (Sources differ: The $25/$50 amounts are in the 2018 ticket schedule for 'Water Restriction Bylaw No. 39', which Bylaw 265 (Dec. 2025) does not name as repealed; it repealed Water Systems Bylaw No. 189. Treated as a possible conflict.) - Source: [Water Regulations Bylaw No. 265, s. 13.1](https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=01fa3bbd-cf97-450c-9d24-48040465b2ca) - Official wording: "A fine in accordance with the most recent Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw," … "a minimum fine of not less than One Thousand" … "Dollars ($1,000.00) and a maximum fine of Ten thousand Dollars" - Source: [Municipal Ticketing Information Bylaw No. 71, Amendment No. 151, Schedule A, Water Restriction Bylaw No. 39](https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=249399a5-4a3d-488d-bd31-16d639d294fc) - Official wording: "Violation of Water Restrictions $25 1st offence" … "$50 2nd offense" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Bylaw:** Water Regulations Bylaw No. 265, Schedule A (Water Conservation Stages) - Source: [Water Regulations Bylaw No. 265, s. 1.1](https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=01fa3bbd-cf97-450c-9d24-48040465b2ca) - Official wording: "Water Regulations Bylaw No. 265" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 ## How it works The [Water Regulations Bylaw No. 265]() (Schedule A, Water Conservation Stages) sets the Normal Stage year-round. Staff may declare Stage 1 to 4, weighing weather, drought, river and reservoir levels and, at a minimum, following Provincial drought guidelines. Changes get up to 7 days' notice where possible. Restrictions revert to Normal after October 15 unless conservation must continue. Current stage: Local Notices on the District website. ## Steps 1. Normal Stage: even-numbered addresses Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday; odd-numbered Monday, Wednesday and Friday; 6:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Automatic underground systems get a dedicated day, 3:30 a.m. to 6 a.m. 2. Stage 1: even Tuesday and Saturday, odd Monday and Friday. Stage 2: even Saturday, odd Friday. Stage 1 and 2 keep the same hours. Stage 3: no lawn watering. Stage 4: in-home water use only. 3. Check Local Notices or call 250-672-9751 for the current stage. ## Good to know - Normal Stage: drip irrigation, or a hand-held container or hose with a shut-off nozzle, for gardens, trees, shrubs, flowers and vegetables (no days or hours stated). Stage 1: same for trees, shrubs, flowers and vegetables. Stage 2: only on the Normal days and hours. Stage 3: only on Stage 1 days and hours. Soaker hoses are prohibited. Washing a vehicle with a shut-off nozzle and topping up pools are allowed in the Normal Stage. - New sod or newly seeded lawn may be watered on any day for the first 7 days after installation, within the Normal hours, with the District's prior approval (Normal Stage only). Stage 3 bans it. - Fines: Bylaw 265 (section 13.1) allows a fine under the Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw if a notice is used, or on summary conviction $1,000 to $10,000 plus prosecution costs. An older 2018 ticket schedule lists $25 for a first offence and $50 for a second, then water shut-off, under an older water restriction bylaw. Ask the District which applies. ## Official forms and pages - [Water Regulations Bylaw No. 265 (PDF), District of Barriere](https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=01fa3bbd-cf97-450c-9d24-48040465b2ca) ## Related questions - [Barriere bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/bylaw-fines.md) - [Barriere garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/garbage-collection.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Watering restrictions in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/water-restrictions.md) - [Sun Peaks](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sun-peaks/water-restrictions.md) - [Chase](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chase/water-restrictions.md) - [Kamloops](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/water-restrictions.md) - [Sicamous](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sicamous/water-restrictions.md) - [Enderby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/water-restrictions.md) - [100 Mile House](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/100-mile-house/water-restrictions.md) ## Sources - [Water Regulations Bylaw No. 265 (PDF), District of Barriere](https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=01fa3bbd-cf97-450c-9d24-48040465b2ca) (read 2026-11-08) - [Municipal Ticketing Information Bylaw No. 71, Amendment No. 151 (PDF), District of Barriere](https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=249399a5-4a3d-488d-bd31-16d639d294fc) (read 2026-11-08) - [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 95 (PDF), District of Barriere](https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=aaac793f-9b92-48b7-870d-baf4e54f2279) (read 2026-11-08) - [Bylaw Enforcement, District of Barriere](https://www.barriere.ca/p/bylaw-enforcement) (read 2026-11-08) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text. 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