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

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

**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.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Clinton, https://village.clinton.bc.ca)  
**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:**
- Phone: Village Office, 250-459-2261 (Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (closed 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.))
- Online: Village of Clinton website, https://village.clinton.bc.ca

## Key facts

- **When restrictions apply:** 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.
  - Source: [Stage 3 water restrictions notice, Village Stage 3 notice](https://village.clinton.bc.ca/stage-3-water-restrictions-remain-in-effect/)
  - Official wording: "Do not water lawns. This includes watering your lawn by hand with a hose." … "Do not use lawn sprinklers or soaker hoses."
  - Source: [Summer water restrictions notice, 2025 summer notice](https://village.clinton.bc.ca/summer-water-restrictions-in-effect/)
  - Official wording: "Effective June 1 – September 15, 2025"
  - Source: [Stage 3 Watering Restrictions in Effect – Village of Clinton, Village Stage 3 notice](https://village.clinton.bc.ca/stage-3-watering-restrictions-in-effect/)
  - Official wording: "Bylaw No. 544, 2016 – Village of Clinton Outdoor Water Use Bylaw"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Sprinkling schedule:** 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.
  - Source: [Summer water restrictions notice, 2025 summer notice](https://village.clinton.bc.ca/summer-water-restrictions-in-effect/)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Allowed at any time:** 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.
  - Source: [Summer water restrictions notice, 2025 summer notice](https://village.clinton.bc.ca/summer-water-restrictions-in-effect/)
  - Official wording: "Hand-watering of vegetables and newly planted trees/shrubs is allowed and is not restricted."
  - Source: [Stage 3 water restrictions notice, Stage 3 notice](https://village.clinton.bc.ca/stage-3-water-restrictions-remain-in-effect/)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **New lawns:** Not confirmed. Clinton's Outdoor Water Use Bylaw is posted only as a scanned image.
- **Fine:** 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.
  - Source: [Stage 3 water restrictions notice, Stage 3 notice](https://village.clinton.bc.ca/stage-3-water-restrictions-remain-in-effect/)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Bylaw No. 544, 2016 VOC Outdoor Water Use Bylaw.
  - Source: [Village Bylaws list](https://village.clinton.bc.ca/local-government/bylaws-and-policies/village-bylaws/)
  - Official wording: "Bylaw No. 544, 2016 VOC Outdoor Water Use Bylaw"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

The 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.

## Good to know

- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The bylaw allows water use in some cases for health and safety or to fight fires.
- A person who contravenes the bylaw may be subject to a fine of $200, and each day can be a separate offence.
- No rule for new lawns is stated.

## Official forms and pages

- [Bylaw No. 544, 2016, Outdoor Water Use (PDF)](https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Bylaw_No._544_2016_-_Outdoor_Water_Use_Bylaw.pdf)
- [Stage 3 water restrictions notice, Village of Clinton](https://village.clinton.bc.ca/stage-3-water-restrictions-remain-in-effect/)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Watering restrictions in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/water-restrictions.md)
- [Ashcroft](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/water-restrictions.md)
- [Lillooet](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/water-restrictions.md)
- [100 Mile House](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/100-mile-house/water-restrictions.md)
- [Logan Lake](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/water-restrictions.md)
- [Kamloops](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/water-restrictions.md)
- [Barriere](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/water-restrictions.md)

## Sources

- [Stage 3 water restrictions notice, Village of Clinton](https://village.clinton.bc.ca/stage-3-water-restrictions-remain-in-effect/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Summer water restrictions notice, Village of Clinton](https://village.clinton.bc.ca/summer-water-restrictions-in-effect/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Village Bylaws list, Village of Clinton](https://village.clinton.bc.ca/local-government/bylaws-and-policies/village-bylaws/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Bylaw No. 544, 2016, Outdoor Water Use (PDF)](https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Bylaw_No._544_2016_-_Outdoor_Water_Use_Bylaw.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Stage 3 Watering Restrictions in Effect – Village of Clinton](https://village.clinton.bc.ca/stage-3-watering-restrictions-in-effect/) (read 2026-11-08)

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