Burns Lake watering restrictions
Are there lawn sprinkling or watering restrictions?
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.
Key facts
| When restrictions apply | Water restrictions are enforced from May 15 to September 15 each year.Utilities, Summer Watering · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingWater Restrictions are enforced within the Village of Burns Lake between May 15 and September 15. |
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| 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.Utilities, Summer Watering · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingbetween 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. |
| Allowed at any time | Light hand watering is permitted at any time for new lawns, flowers and gardens.Utilities, Summer Watering · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingLight hand watering is permitted at any time for new lawns, flowers and gardens. |
| New lawns | Light hand watering of new lawns is permitted at any time. No permit or sod exemption is mentioned.Utilities, Summer Watering · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingLight hand watering is permitted at any time for new lawns, flowers and gardens. |
| 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).Bylaws and policies (page 3: Water Conservation Bylaw No. 1097), Bylaw library · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingWater Conservation Bylaw | No. 1097 |
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 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
- Water large quantities (lawn, garden, vehicle washing and other domestic purposes) only between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m.
- 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
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Sources
- Utilities, Village of Burns Lake (read 2026-11-08)
- Bylaws and policies (page 3: Water Conservation Bylaw No. 1097), Village of Burns Lake (read 2026-11-08)
- Contact, Village of Burns Lake (read 2026-11-08)
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