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title: Enderby watering restrictions
question: "Are there lawn sprinkling or watering restrictions?"
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# Enderby watering restrictions

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

**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.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Enderby, https://www.cityofenderby.com)  
**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).  
**Where:**
- Online: Water Conservation and Drought Management page, https://www.cityofenderby.com/city-hall/public-works/water-conservation/
- Phone: City Hall, 250-838-7230
- Email: City Hall, info@cityofenderby.com

## Key facts

- **When restrictions apply:** 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.
  - Source: [Stage 1 Watering Restrictions](https://www.cityofenderby.com/stage-1-watering-restrictions-in-effect-from-may-1st-to-october-1st/)
  - Official wording: "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."
  - Source: [Water and Sprinkling Regulation Bylaw No. 1468, 2010 (consolidated, PDF), ss. 9.03, 9.05](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1468-Water-and-Sprinkling-Regulation-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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"
  - Source: [Water Conservation and Drought Management](https://www.cityofenderby.com/city-hall/public-works/water-conservation/)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Sprinkling schedule:** 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.
  - Source: [Water and Sprinkling Regulation Bylaw No. 1468, 2010 (consolidated, PDF), s. 9.05(a), (b)(v)(d)](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1468-Water-and-Sprinkling-Regulation-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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."
  - Source: [Stage 1 Watering Restrictions](https://www.cityofenderby.com/stage-1-watering-restrictions-in-effect-from-may-1st-to-october-1st/)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Allowed at any time:** 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.
  - Source: [Water and Sprinkling Regulation Bylaw No. 1468, 2010 (consolidated, PDF), s. 9.05(b)](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1468-Water-and-Sprinkling-Regulation-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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."
  - Source: [Stage 1 Watering Restrictions](https://www.cityofenderby.com/stage-1-watering-restrictions-in-effect-from-may-1st-to-october-1st/)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **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.
  - Source: [Water and Sprinkling Regulation Bylaw No. 1468, 2010 (consolidated, PDF), s. 9.05(b)(v)(b)(c), s. 9.04](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1468-Water-and-Sprinkling-Regulation-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fine:** 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).
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1581 (consolidated, PDF), Schedule A (Water and Sprinkling Bylaw 9.04, 9.05)](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1581-Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "1468 9.04, Prohibited water use $100 $50 $110 YES"
  - Source: [Municipal Ticketing Information System Bylaw No. 1518 (consolidated, PDF), Schedule 2](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1518-MTI-Bylaw-No.-1518-2023-Consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** City of Enderby Water and Sprinkling Regulation Bylaw No. 1468, 2010
  - Source: [Water and Sprinkling Regulation Bylaw No. 1468, 2010 (consolidated, PDF), s. 1.01](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1468-Water-and-Sprinkling-Regulation-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "City of Enderby Water and Sprinkling Regulation"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

The [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.

## Stage 1 rules

- 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.
- Automatic in-ground systems may run between midnight and 6 a.m. on assigned days, no more than 6 hours in 24.
- 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 rule does not apply to nurseries, golf courses, farms, and sports fields, parks and public gardens.
- 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.

## Good to know

- 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.
- 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.

## Official forms and pages

- [Water Conservation and Drought Management, City of Enderby](https://www.cityofenderby.com/city-hall/public-works/water-conservation/)
- [Water and Sprinkling Regulation Bylaw No. 1468 (consolidated, PDF)](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1468-Water-and-Sprinkling-Regulation-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Watering restrictions in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/water-restrictions.md)
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- [Spallumcheen](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/water-restrictions.md)
- [Sicamous](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sicamous/water-restrictions.md)
- [Lumby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/water-restrictions.md)
- [Vernon](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/water-restrictions.md)
- [Coldstream](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/water-restrictions.md)

## Sources

- [Water and Sprinkling Regulation Bylaw No. 1468, 2010 (consolidated, PDF), City of Enderby](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1468-Water-and-Sprinkling-Regulation-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Water Conservation and Drought Management, City of Enderby](https://www.cityofenderby.com/city-hall/public-works/water-conservation/) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Stage 1 Watering Restrictions, City of Enderby](https://www.cityofenderby.com/stage-1-watering-restrictions-in-effect-from-may-1st-to-october-1st/) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1581 (consolidated, PDF), City of Enderby](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1581-Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Municipal Ticketing Information System Bylaw No. 1518 (consolidated, PDF), City of Enderby](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1518-MTI-Bylaw-No.-1518-2023-Consolidated.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)

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