Fruitvale watering restrictions
Are there lawn sprinkling or watering restrictions in Fruitvale?
Fruitvale's water bylaw sets no standing watering schedule. When supply is short, the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) or its operator issues a notice that sets the days and hours sprinkling is allowed, or bans it. Check the Village water page for the current notice.
Key facts
| When restrictions apply | None set. The water bylaw sets no fixed watering season or stage dates.Read: RDKB Beaver Valley Water Service Rates Bylaw No. 1754, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Sprinkling schedule | No standing schedule in the bylaw. When a notice is issued, the RDKB or its operator fixes the days and hours sprinkling is allowed, or prohibits it.RDKB Beaver Valley Water Service Rates Bylaw No. 1754, 2021, s. 2.5(a) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingfixing the days and hours upon or during which |
| Allowed at any time | None set. The water bylaw states no exemptions for hand watering or gardens.Read: RDKB Beaver Valley Water Service Rates Bylaw No. 1754, 2021 |
| New lawns | None set. The water bylaw says nothing about new lawns or sod.Read: RDKB Beaver Valley Water Service Rates Bylaw No. 1754, 2021 |
| Fine | Up to $500 plus costs on summary conviction for each offence, each day a separate offence (RDKB Bylaw 1754 s. 9.1). Fruitvale's own ticket schedules (Bylaws 976 and 921) list no water-restriction offence.RDKB Beaver Valley Water Service Rates Bylaw No. 1754, 2021, s. 9.1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingliable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding |
| Bylaw | RDKB Beaver Valley Water Service Rates Bylaw No. 1754, 2021, s. 2.5. It covers the Beaver Valley Water Service; the western part of Fruitvale is served by the Beaver Falls Waterworks District, whose rules are not in the documents read.RDKB Beaver Valley Water Service Rates Bylaw No. 1754, 2021, s. 5; Water, Beaver Valley Water Supply · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingThis bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the The western section of Fruitvale is serviced by the Beaver Falls Waterworks District. |
How it works
The Beaver Valley Water Service is owned by the RDKB and operated by the Village. Its Rates Bylaw No. 1754 (s. 2.5) sets no fixed watering season or stage dates. When there is a supply shortage, the RDKB or its operator issues a notice that fixes the days and hours sprinkling is allowed, or prohibits it.
Steps
- Check the notice on the Village's water page for the current restrictions. The page links to the RDKB WaterSmart page.
- Follow the days and hours in the notice.
Good to know
- The bylaw states no exemptions for hand watering or gardens, and says nothing about new lawns or sod. Ask the Village Office at 250-367-7551.
- The bylaw covers the Beaver Valley Water Service. The western part of Fruitvale is served by the Beaver Falls Waterworks District, whose rules we did not read.
- Fine: up to $500 plus costs on summary conviction for each offence, and each day is a separate offence. The Village's ticket schedules list no water-restriction offence.
Official forms and pages
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Sources
- RDKB Beaver Valley Water Service Rates Bylaw No. 1754, 2021 (PDF) (read 2026-11-08)
- Water, Village of Fruitvale (read 2026-11-08)
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