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title: Burns Lake watering restrictions
question: "Are there lawn sprinkling or watering restrictions?"
place: Burns Lake, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/burns-lake
category: Water, sewer, roads and snow
owner: municipal
owner_body: Village of Burns Lake
sources_read: 2026-11-08
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# Burns Lake watering restrictions

**Question:** Are there lawn sprinkling or watering restrictions?

**Short answer:** In Burns Lake, water restrictions are enforced from May 15 to September 15 each year. Water lawns and gardens only between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m.: odd house numbers on odd-numbered days, even house numbers on even-numbered days. Light hand watering is allowed any time.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Burns Lake, https://www.burnslake.ca)  
**Cost:** Fine not stated on the Village's website.  
**How long:** May 15 to September 15 each year.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Village Office (Bylaw Officer, ext 2013), 250-692-7587 (Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.)

## Key facts

- **When restrictions apply:** Water restrictions are enforced from May 15 to September 15 each year.
  - Source: [Utilities, Summer Watering](https://www.burnslake.ca/resident-services/utilities)
  - Official wording: "Water Restrictions are enforced within the Village of Burns Lake between May 15 and September 15."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Sprinkling schedule:** Large quantities of water for lawn, garden, vehicle washing and other domestic purposes only between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m. daily: odd house numbers on odd-numbered days, even house numbers on even-numbered days.
  - Source: [Utilities, Summer Watering](https://www.burnslake.ca/resident-services/utilities)
  - Official wording: "between 7 am and 11 am according to the following schedule:" … "Residents whose homes have odd house numbers will be permitted to water on" … "odd-numbered days." … "Even-numbered houses may water on even-numbered days."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Allowed at any time:** Light hand watering is permitted at any time for new lawns, flowers and gardens.
  - Source: [Utilities, Summer Watering](https://www.burnslake.ca/resident-services/utilities)
  - Official wording: "Light hand watering is permitted at any time for new lawns, flowers and gardens."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **New lawns:** Light hand watering of new lawns is permitted at any time. No permit or sod exemption is mentioned.
  - Source: [Utilities, Summer Watering](https://www.burnslake.ca/resident-services/utilities)
  - Official wording: "Light hand watering is permitted at any time for new lawns, flowers and gardens."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fine:** Not confirmed. Burns Lake's Water Conservation Bylaw is a scanned PDF that could not be read, so the fine is not known.
- **Bylaw:** Water Conservation Bylaw No. 1097, 2025 (title and number from the Village's bylaw library; the PDF is a scan and was not read).
  - Source: [Bylaws and policies (page 3: Water Conservation Bylaw No. 1097), Bylaw library](https://www.burnslake.ca/local-government/bylaws?page=3)
  - Official wording: "Water Conservation Bylaw | No. 1097"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

The Village of Burns Lake's Utilities page says water restrictions are enforced between May 15 and September 15 each year. The Village's [Water Conservation Bylaw No. 1097](<https://www.burnslake.ca/local-government/bylaws?page=3>) is newer than that page text and is a scanned PDF that could not be read, so the page may be out of date.

## Steps

1. Water large quantities (lawn, garden, vehicle washing and other domestic purposes) only between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m.
2. Odd-numbered house numbers water on odd-numbered days; even house numbers on even-numbered days.

## Good to know

- Light hand watering is permitted at any time for new lawns, flowers and gardens. No permit or sod exemption is mentioned.
- No stage system is described. The fine is not stated. Phone 250-692-7587 to confirm.

## Official forms and pages

- [Utilities page](https://www.burnslake.ca/resident-services/utilities)
- [Bylaws and policies (Water Conservation Bylaw No. 1097)](https://www.burnslake.ca/local-government/bylaws?page=3)

## Related questions

- [Burns Lake garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burns-lake/garbage-collection.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Watering restrictions in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/water-restrictions.md)
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- [Hazelton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hazelton/water-restrictions.md)

## Sources

- [Utilities, Village of Burns Lake](https://www.burnslake.ca/resident-services/utilities) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Bylaws and policies (page 3: Water Conservation Bylaw No. 1097), Village of Burns Lake](https://www.burnslake.ca/local-government/bylaws?page=3) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Contact, Village of Burns Lake](https://www.burnslake.ca/contact) (read 2026-11-08)

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