{"title":"Clinton watering restrictions","question":"Are there lawn sprinkling or watering restrictions in Clinton?","slug":"water-restrictions","place":{"path":"ca/bc/clinton","name":"Clinton","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"water-roads-and-snow","name":"Water, sewer, roads and snow"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Village of Clinton","url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca"},"short_answer":"Clinton sets outdoor watering restrictions by stage under Outdoor Water Use Bylaw No. 544, 2016 and announces them by notice on the Village website. Check the website or call 250-459-2261 for the current stage. Under Stage 3, lawn watering is not allowed.","aliases":["watering restrictions clinton","sprinkling ban clinton bc","water stage clinton","lawn watering clinton"],"cost":"A Village notice says a person who contravenes the bylaw may be subject to a fine of $200.","how_long":"Restrictions are set by Village notice each season; check the current notice.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-459-2261","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (closed 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.)"},{"type":"online","label":"Village of Clinton website","value":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Bylaw No. 544, 2016, Outdoor Water Use (PDF)","url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Bylaw_No._544_2016_-_Outdoor_Water_Use_Bylaw.pdf"},{"title":"Stage 3 water restrictions notice, Village of Clinton","url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca/stage-3-water-restrictions-remain-in-effect/"}],"related":[],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/ashcroft","name":"Ashcroft","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lillooet","name":"Lillooet","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/100-mile-house","name":"100 Mile House","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/100-mile-house/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/logan-lake","name":"Logan Lake","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kamloops","name":"Kamloops","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/barriere","name":"Barriere","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/water-restrictions/"}],"topic":{"title":"Watering restrictions in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/water-restrictions/"},"facts":{"in_effect":{"label":"When restrictions apply","value":"The Village sets outdoor watering restrictions by stage under Outdoor Water Use Bylaw No. 544, 2016 and announces them by notice; check the Village website or call 250-459-2261 for the current stage.","short":"By stage, announced by notice; no set dates","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca/stage-3-water-restrictions-remain-in-effect/","title":"Stage 3 water restrictions notice, Village of Clinton","section":"Village Stage 3 notice","quotes":["Do not water lawns. This includes watering your lawn by hand with a hose.","Do not use lawn sprinklers or soaker hoses."]},{"url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca/summer-water-restrictions-in-effect/","title":"Summer water restrictions notice, Village of Clinton","section":"2025 summer notice","quotes":["Effective June 1 – September 15, 2025"]},{"url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca/stage-3-watering-restrictions-in-effect/","title":"Stage 3 Watering Restrictions in Effect – Village of Clinton","section":"Village Stage 3 notice","quotes":["Bylaw No. 544, 2016 – Village of Clinton Outdoor Water Use Bylaw"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"schedule":{"label":"Sprinkling schedule","value":"Set by Village notice each season. The 2025 summer notice allowed sprinkling on even or odd calendar days by civic address, midnight to 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. to midnight, and none from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Under Stage 3 lawn sprinkling is not allowed.","short":"Set by seasonal notice; none 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. in 2025","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca/summer-water-restrictions-in-effect/","title":"Summer water restrictions notice, Village of Clinton","section":"2025 summer notice","quotes":["Even number (0, 2, 4, 6, 8) Even-numbered calendar days Midnight – 11 a.m. & 7 p.m. – Midnight","Absolutely no lawn or garden watering with a sprinkler is permitted between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., regardless of address."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"exempt_watering":{"label":"Allowed at any time","value":"Hand-watering of vegetables and newly planted trees and shrubs was not restricted under the 2025 summer notice. Under Stage 3, flower and vegetable gardens, planters, shrubs and trees may be hand-watered with a shut-off nozzle. Check the current notice.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca/summer-water-restrictions-in-effect/","title":"Summer water restrictions notice, Village of Clinton","section":"2025 summer notice","quotes":["Hand-watering of vegetables and newly planted trees/shrubs is allowed and is not restricted."]},{"url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca/stage-3-water-restrictions-remain-in-effect/","title":"Stage 3 water restrictions notice, Village of Clinton","section":"Stage 3 notice","quotes":["You may hand-water flower and vegetable gardens, planters, shrubs and trees using a hose with an automatic shut-off nozzle.","The bylaw does allow water to be used in certain circumstances for health and safety or to prevent or control fires."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"new_lawns":{"label":"New lawns","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"scanned","note":"Clinton's Outdoor Water Use Bylaw is posted only as a scanned image.","sources":[]},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"A Village notice says a person who contravenes Bylaw No. 544 may be subject to a fine of $200, and a continuing offence may be a separate offence for each day it continues. The bylaw itself is a scanned PDF.","short":"Up to $200","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca/stage-3-water-restrictions-remain-in-effect/","title":"Stage 3 water restrictions notice, Village of Clinton","section":"Stage 3 notice","quotes":["A person who contravenes the bylaw may be subject to a fine of $200.","A continuing offence may constitute a separate offence for each day it continues."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Bylaw No. 544, 2016 VOC Outdoor Water Use Bylaw.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca/local-government/bylaws-and-policies/village-bylaws/","title":"Village Bylaws list, Village of Clinton","section":"Village Bylaws list","quotes":["Bylaw No. 544, 2016 VOC Outdoor Water Use Bylaw"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe Village sets outdoor watering restrictions by stage under [Outdoor Water Use Bylaw No. 544, 2016](https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Bylaw_No._544_2016_-_Outdoor_Water_Use_Bylaw.pdf) and announces them by notice on its website. The bylaw is posted only as a scanned image, so the rules below come from Village notices. Check the website or call 250-459-2261 for the current stage.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Under Stage 3, lawn sprinkling is not allowed, and neither is watering a lawn by hand with a hose, or using sprinklers or soaker hoses on a lawn.\n- Under Stage 3, flower and vegetable gardens, planters, shrubs and trees may be hand-watered with a hose that has an automatic shut-off nozzle.\n- Schedules are set each season. The [2025 summer notice](https://village.clinton.bc.ca/summer-water-restrictions-in-effect/) allowed sprinkling on even or odd calendar days by civic address, from midnight to 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. to midnight, and none from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Hand-watering of vegetables and newly planted trees and shrubs was not restricted. This is an example from a past notice, not the current rule.\n- The bylaw allows water use in some cases for health and safety or to fight fires.\n- A person who contravenes the bylaw may be subject to a fine of $200, and each day can be a separate offence.\n- No rule for new lawns is stated.","sources":[{"url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca/stage-3-water-restrictions-remain-in-effect/","title":"Stage 3 water restrictions notice, Village of Clinton","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca/summer-water-restrictions-in-effect/","title":"Summer water restrictions notice, Village of Clinton","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca/local-government/bylaws-and-policies/village-bylaws/","title":"Village Bylaws list, Village of Clinton","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Bylaw_No._544_2016_-_Outdoor_Water_Use_Bylaw.pdf","title":"Bylaw No. 544, 2016, Outdoor Water Use (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca/stage-3-watering-restrictions-in-effect/","title":"Stage 3 Watering Restrictions in Effect – Village of Clinton","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clinton/water-restrictions/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clinton/water-restrictions.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clinton/water-restrictions.json"}}