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

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

**Short answer:** In Elkford, lawn watering rules apply every year from April 1 to September 30. Water lawns only between 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m., on even days for even-numbered addresses and odd days for odd- numbered addresses. Hand watering is allowed any time.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (District of Elkford, https://www.elkford.ca)  
**Cost:** No cost to follow the rules. The ticket schedule could not be read, so no fine amount is stated.  
**How long:** The schedule runs every year from April 1 to September 30. Over-watering (water pooling or running off the property) is banned at all times.  
**Where:**
- Online: Watering Restrictions page, https://www.elkford.ca/wateringrestrictions
- Phone: Public Works Clerk, 250-865-4025
- Phone: Bylaw Enforcement Officer, 250-865-4024

## Key facts

- **When restrictions apply:** Every year from April 1 to September 30. In a season of particular water shortage the District may further limit irrigation hours or ban outdoor irrigation completely, after giving notice. Over-watering (water pooling or running off the property) is banned at all times.
  - Source: [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 871, 2022, s. 6.2, 6.6, 6.1](https://elkford.civicweb.net/document/75545/)
  - Official wording: "Between April 1 and September 30 of each year, no Person shall irrigate a lawn on a Property" … "the District may, subject to provision of notice of" … "ban outdoor irrigation completely." … "No Person shall irrigate to a stage of Over-Watering at any time."
  - Source: [Watering Restrictions, intro](https://www.elkford.ca/wateringrestrictions)
  - Official wording: "Outdoor Watering Restrictions (April 1 to September 30)"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Sprinkling schedule:** Lawn watering only between 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m. Even-numbered addresses: even-numbered days. Odd-numbered addresses: odd-numbered days. Automatic irrigation: any day between 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m., but not two days in a row. (Sources differ: The District summer bylaw brochure gives different hours (mornings 4 a.m. to 10 a.m. or evenings 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.); the bylaw and the Watering Restrictions page agree on 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 a.m., so that is used.)
  - Source: [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 871, 2022, s. 6.2, 6.3, 6.4](https://elkford.civicweb.net/document/75545/)
  - Official wording: "except on even numbered days and between the hours" … "except on odd numbered days and between the hours" … "provided that irrigation does not occur two days in a row"
  - Source: [Watering Restrictions, intro](https://www.elkford.ca/wateringrestrictions)
  - Official wording: "lawn watering is permitted only between 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m." … "Even-numbered addresses: Water on even-numbered days only" … "Odd-numbered addresses: Water on odd-numbered days only"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Allowed at any time:** Hand watering is allowed at any time and is exempt from the day restrictions. District irrigation (including the golf course) and licensed plant nurseries are exempt. Drip irrigation and food gardens are not mentioned separately.
  - Source: [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 871, 2022, s. 6.5, 6.8, 6.10](https://elkford.civicweb.net/document/75545/)
  - Official wording: "Hand watering is not subject to sections 6.2 and 6.3." … "Irrigation for a municipal purpose by the District, including the golf course, is exempt" … "growing and sale of plants is exempt from section 6"
  - Source: [Watering Restrictions, intro](https://www.elkford.ca/wateringrestrictions)
  - Official wording: "Hand watering: Permitted at any time and is exempt from the day restrictions"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **New lawns:** New sod or newly seeded lawn is exempt from the day restrictions for up to 30 days after planting.
  - Source: [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 871, 2022, s. 6.9](https://elkford.civicweb.net/document/75545/)
  - Official wording: "A Property is exempted from sections 6.2 and 6.3 for a lawn with sod laid or unestablished"
  - Source: [Watering Restrictions, intro](https://www.elkford.ca/wateringrestrictions)
  - Official wording: "New sod or newly seeded lawns: Exempt from day restrictions for up to 30 days after planting"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fine:** Not confirmed. Elkford's ticket schedule is a scanned document that could not be read.
- **Bylaw:** Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 871, 2022, s. 6 Outdoor Watering.
  - Source: [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 871, 2022, s. 1](https://elkford.civicweb.net/document/75545/)
  - Official wording: "This bylaw may be cited as "Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 871, 2022"."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

Section 6 of the [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 871, 2022](<https://elkford.civicweb.net/document/75545/>) sets outdoor watering rules every year from April 1 to September 30. In a season of particular water shortage, the District may limit irrigation hours further or ban outdoor irrigation completely, after giving notice. Over-watering (water pooling or running off the property) is banned at all times. The pages we read do not state a current stage; check the District's [Watering Restrictions page](<https://www.elkford.ca/wateringrestrictions>).

## Steps

1. Water lawns only between 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m.
2. Even-numbered addresses water on even-numbered days; odd-numbered addresses on odd-numbered days.
3. Automatic irrigation may run any day between 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m., but not two days in a row.
4. Check the District website for any notice of tighter limits.

## Good to know

- Hand watering is allowed at any time and is exempt from the day restrictions.
- New sod or newly seeded lawn is exempt from the day restrictions for up to 30 days after planting.
- District irrigation (including the golf course) and licensed plant nurseries are exempt. Drip irrigation and food gardens are not mentioned separately.
- The District's summer bylaw brochure gives different hours than the bylaw and the watering page. The bylaw's hours are used here; confirm with Public Works at 250-865-4025.
- The ticket schedule is a scanned document we could not read, so no fine amount is given. The bylaw also provides for summary conviction fines.

## Official forms and pages

- [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 871, 2022 (PDF)](https://elkford.civicweb.net/document/75545/)
- [Watering Restrictions, District of Elkford](https://www.elkford.ca/wateringrestrictions)

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## Sources

- [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 871, 2022 (PDF)](https://elkford.civicweb.net/document/75545/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Watering Restrictions, District of Elkford](https://www.elkford.ca/wateringrestrictions) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Water, Sewer, Solid Waste and Utilities, District of Elkford](https://www.elkford.ca/public-services/publicworks/water-sewer-solid-waste-utilities) (read 2026-11-08)

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