{"title":"Enderby watering restrictions","question":"Are there lawn sprinkling or watering restrictions?","slug":"water-restrictions","place":{"path":"ca/bc/enderby","name":"Enderby","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":"City of Enderby","url":"https://www.cityofenderby.com"},"short_answer":"Yes. In the City of Enderby, Stage 1 sprinkling restrictions apply every year from May 1 to October 1: even addresses sprinkle on even days and odd addresses on odd days, 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Council can bring in tighter stages at any time.","aliases":["sprinkling restrictions enderby","watering days enderby","stage 1 water restrictions enderby","stage 2 water restrictions enderby","lawn watering enderby"],"cost":"Bylaw notice for prohibited water use $100 ($50 if paid within 14 days). Municipal ticket: Stage 1 $100, Stage 2 $200, Stage 3 $300, Stage 4 $500 (half if paid within 30 days); other prohibited water use $100 ($50).","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"online","label":"Water Conservation and Drought Management page","value":"https://www.cityofenderby.com/city-hall/public-works/water-conservation/"},{"type":"phone","label":"City Hall","value":"250-838-7230"},{"type":"email","label":"City Hall","value":"info@cityofenderby.com"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Water Conservation and Drought Management, City of Enderby","url":"https://www.cityofenderby.com/city-hall/public-works/water-conservation/"},{"title":"Water and Sprinkling Regulation Bylaw No. 1468 (consolidated, PDF)","url":"https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1468-Water-and-Sprinkling-Regulation-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf"}],"related":[],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/armstrong","name":"Armstrong","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/armstrong/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/spallumcheen","name":"Spallumcheen","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sicamous","name":"Sicamous","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sicamous/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lumby","name":"Lumby","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/vernon","name":"Vernon","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/coldstream","name":"Coldstream","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/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":"Stage 1 restrictions apply every year from May 1 to October 1. Council may bring in tighter restrictions at any time; the Director designates the stage and gives notice through local media. The City says changes are announced on its website, Facebook, the digital sign north of City Hall and local media.","short":"Stage 1: May 1 to October 1; tighter at any time","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.cityofenderby.com/stage-1-watering-restrictions-in-effect-from-may-1st-to-october-1st/","title":"Stage 1 Watering Restrictions, City of Enderby","section":"Stage 1","quotes":["Stage 1 of The City of Enderby’s Water Conservation and Drought Response Framework restricts water use from May 1st to October 1st of every year."]},{"url":"https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1468-Water-and-Sprinkling-Regulation-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Water and Sprinkling Regulation Bylaw No. 1468, 2010 (consolidated, PDF), City of Enderby","section":"ss. 9.03, 9.05","quotes":["Council may introduce a","staged system of regulations for which the designation of such stages is","delegated to the Director","Between May 1 and October 1 of each year, sprinkle or allow sprinkling"]},{"url":"https://www.cityofenderby.com/city-hall/public-works/water-conservation/","title":"Water Conservation and Drought Management, City of Enderby","section":"Water Conservation","quotes":["A change to a different stage will be announced in advance on this website, Facebook, the digital sign north of City Hall, and through local media sources."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"schedule":{"label":"Sprinkling schedule","value":"Stage 1: even-numbered addresses sprinkle on even-numbered days, odd-numbered addresses on odd-numbered days, 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. (the City says a maximum of 2 hours a day). Automatic in-ground systems may run between midnight and 6 a.m. on assigned days, no more than 6 hours in 24.","short":"Stage 1: odd/even days, 6 to 9 a.m., 6 to 9 p.m.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1468-Water-and-Sprinkling-Regulation-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Water and Sprinkling Regulation Bylaw No. 1468, 2010 (consolidated, PDF), City of Enderby","section":"s. 9.05(a), (b)(v)(d)","quotes":["Sprinkling is permitted on properties with even-numbered civic","addresses on even-numbered days of the month between the","hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.","Utilize an automatic sprinkling system between the hours","of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m. on their assigned","watering days, provided that sprinkling does not exceed","a total of 6 hours in any 24 hour period."]},{"url":"https://www.cityofenderby.com/stage-1-watering-restrictions-in-effect-from-may-1st-to-october-1st/","title":"Stage 1 Watering Restrictions, City of Enderby","section":"Stage 1","quotes":["Sprinkling is permitted for a maximum of 2 hours per day between the hours of 6:00am and 9:00am and 6:00pm and 9:00pm."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"exempt_watering":{"label":"Allowed at any time","value":"Hand watering of flowers, shrubs, trees and vegetables is allowed on any day with a hose fitted with a shut-off device or a hand-held container. The even/odd-day sprinkling rule does not apply to nurseries, golf courses, farms, and sports fields, parks and public gardens.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1468-Water-and-Sprinkling-Regulation-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Water and Sprinkling Regulation Bylaw No. 1468, 2010 (consolidated, PDF), City of Enderby","section":"s. 9.05(b)","quotes":["The provisions of Sections a) i) and a) ii) do not apply to the following:","Nurseries","Golf courses and pitch and putt courses","Sports fields, parks, public gardens","Water flowers, shrubs, trees, vegetables on days other","providing watering is done by hand using a hose with a","shut-off device or a hand-held container."]},{"url":"https://www.cityofenderby.com/stage-1-watering-restrictions-in-effect-from-may-1st-to-october-1st/","title":"Stage 1 Watering Restrictions, City of Enderby","section":"Stage 1","quotes":["Hand-watering on days other than your assigned watering day is permitted providing you use a hand-held container or hose with a shutoff device."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"new_lawns":{"label":"New lawns","value":"A newly seeded lawn or new sod may be watered on any day, but only during the restricted hours, until growth is established or for 21 days after installation, whichever is less. New trees and shrubs may be sprinkled during installation and the next 24 hours. The Director may issue permits where there is no practical way to comply.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1468-Water-and-Sprinkling-Regulation-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Water and Sprinkling Regulation Bylaw No. 1468, 2010 (consolidated, PDF), City of Enderby","section":"s. 9.05(b)(v)(b)(c), s. 9.04","quotes":["Water new trees and shrubs during installation and for","the following 24 hours using hose-connected or","Water a newly seeded lawn or new sod on days other","restricted hours, until growth is established or for 21 days","after installation, whichever is less.","Council delegates to the Director the issuance of permits exempting a","consumer from a regulation"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Bylaw notice: prohibited water use including sprinkling violations: $100 ($50 if paid within 14 days; $110 after 28 days). Municipal ticket: Stage 1 $100, Stage 2 $200, Stage 3 $300, Stage 4 $500 (half if paid within 30 days); other prohibited water use $100 ($50).","short":"Notice $100 ($50 if paid in 14 days); ticket $100 Stage 1","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1581-Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1581 (consolidated, PDF), City of Enderby","section":"Schedule A (Water and Sprinkling Bylaw 9.04, 9.05)","quotes":["1468 9.04, Prohibited water use $100 $50 $110 YES"]},{"url":"https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1518-MTI-Bylaw-No.-1518-2023-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticketing Information System Bylaw No. 1518 (consolidated, PDF), City of Enderby","section":"Schedule 2","quotes":["Prohibited water use during Stage 1 watering 9.03 100. 50.","Prohibited water use during Stage 2 watering 9.03 200. 100.","Prohibited water use during Stage 3 watering 9.03 300. 150.","Prohibited water use during Stage 4 watering 9.03 500. 250.","Prohibited water use 9.05 100. 50."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"City of Enderby Water and Sprinkling Regulation Bylaw No. 1468, 2010","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1468-Water-and-Sprinkling-Regulation-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Water and Sprinkling Regulation Bylaw No. 1468, 2010 (consolidated, PDF), City of Enderby","section":"s. 1.01","quotes":["City of Enderby Water and Sprinkling Regulation"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe [Water and Sprinkling Regulation Bylaw No. 1468](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1468-Water-and-Sprinkling-Regulation-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf) sets a standing rule in the City of Enderby: Stage 1 restrictions apply every year from May 1 to October 1. Council may bring in tighter restrictions at any time. The Director designates the stage and gives notice through local media.\n\n## Stage 1 rules\n\n- Sprinklers: even-numbered addresses sprinkle on even-numbered days, odd-numbered addresses on odd-numbered days, 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The City's web notice says a maximum of 2 hours a day; the bylaw text does not state that.\n- Automatic in-ground systems may run between midnight and 6 a.m. on assigned days, no more than 6 hours in 24.\n- Hand watering of flowers, shrubs, trees and vegetables is allowed on any day with a hose fitted with a shut-off device or a hand-held container.\n- The even/odd-day rule does not apply to nurseries, golf courses, farms, and sports fields, parks and public gardens.\n- New lawns: a newly seeded lawn or new sod may be watered on any day, but only during the restricted hours, until growth is established or for 21 days after installation, whichever is less. New trees and shrubs may be sprinkled during installation and the next 24 hours. The Director may issue permits where there is no practical way to comply.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Check the current stage before you water. The City announces changes on its website, Facebook, the digital sign north of City Hall and local media; see the Water Conservation page.\n- Fines: a bylaw notice for prohibited water use is $100 ($50 if paid within 14 days). A municipal ticket is $100 at Stage 1, $200 at Stage 2, $300 at Stage 3 and $500 at Stage 4, half if paid within 30 days. These are two separate ticket systems.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1468-Water-and-Sprinkling-Regulation-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Water and Sprinkling Regulation Bylaw No. 1468, 2010 (consolidated, PDF), City of Enderby","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.cityofenderby.com/city-hall/public-works/water-conservation/","title":"Water Conservation and Drought Management, City of Enderby","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.cityofenderby.com/stage-1-watering-restrictions-in-effect-from-may-1st-to-october-1st/","title":"Stage 1 Watering Restrictions, City of Enderby","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1581-Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1581 (consolidated, PDF), City of Enderby","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1518-MTI-Bylaw-No.-1518-2023-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticketing Information System Bylaw No. 1518 (consolidated, PDF), City of Enderby","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/water-restrictions/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/water-restrictions.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/water-restrictions.json"}}