{"title":"Golden watering restrictions","question":"Are there lawn sprinkling or watering restrictions in Golden?","slug":"water-restrictions","place":{"path":"ca/bc/golden","name":"Golden","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":"Town of Golden","url":"https://www.golden.ca"},"short_answer":"In Golden, the lawn and garden watering restrictions apply all year. Odd-numbered addresses water on odd days and even-numbered addresses on even days, 4 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Watering outside the rules is a $50 bylaw notice.","aliases":["sprinkling restrictions golden bc","lawn watering golden","odd even watering golden","watering variance permit golden"],"cost":"Bylaw notice: $50 ($30 if paid within 14 days, $70 after 28 days). No permit fee found for a Watering Variance Permit.","how_long":"A Watering Variance Permit lasts no longer than 21 days.","where":[{"type":"online","label":"Watering Restrictions, Town of Golden","value":"https://www.golden.ca/town-services/utilities/watering-restrictions"},{"type":"phone","label":"Town of Golden","value":"250-344-2271"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Watering Restrictions, Town of Golden","url":"https://www.golden.ca/town-services/utilities/watering-restrictions"},{"title":"Bylaw No. 1504, 2026 Water System Rates and Regulations (PDF)","url":"https://golden.civicweb.net/filepro/document/149664/Bylaw%20No.%201504,%202026%20Town%20of%20Golden%20Water%20System%20Rates%20_%20Regulations.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Golden bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/golden/bylaw-fines/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/revelstoke","name":"Revelstoke","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/revelstoke/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/radium-hot-springs","name":"Radium Hot Springs","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/invermere","name":"Invermere","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/nakusp","name":"Nakusp","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sicamous","name":"Sicamous","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sicamous/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/canal-flats","name":"Canal Flats","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/canal-flats/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":"The lawn and garden watering restrictions apply throughout the year. The Director of Public Works may temporarily change or suspend them for weather, electrical outage or conservation.","short":"Year-round","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://golden.civicweb.net/filepro/document/149664/Bylaw%20No.%201504,%202026%20Town%20of%20Golden%20Water%20System%20Rates%20_%20Regulations.pdf","title":"Bylaw No. 1504, 2026 Town of Golden Water System Rates and Regulations (PDF)","section":"s. 8.3, 8.4","quotes":["the watering of lawns and gardens is restricted","throughout the year as follows:","The Director of Public Works may, by notice to the Director of Corporate Services and","alter any aspect of the watering restriction"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"schedule":{"label":"Sprinkling schedule","value":"Odd-numbered addresses water on odd days of the month; even-numbered addresses on even days. Hours: 4 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Automatic irrigation systems: midnight to 6 a.m. only, on the matching odd or even day.","short":"Odd/even days, 4 to 10 a.m. and 7 to 10 p.m.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://golden.civicweb.net/filepro/document/149664/Bylaw%20No.%201504,%202026%20Town%20of%20Golden%20Water%20System%20Rates%20_%20Regulations.pdf","title":"Bylaw No. 1504, 2026 Town of Golden Water System Rates and Regulations (PDF)","section":"s. 8.3(a)-(d)","quotes":["except on the odd numbered days of the month during the","hours of 4am to 10am and 7pm to 10pm","hours of midnight to 6am in accordance with the even and odd"]},{"url":"https://www.golden.ca/town-services/utilities/watering-restrictions","title":"Watering Restrictions, Town of Golden","section":"Watering Restrictions","quotes":["Odd numbered addresses water on odd days","In the morning between 4 and 10 a.m."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"exempt_watering":{"label":"Allowed at any time","value":"Hand watering of plants with a hose that has a working spring-loaded shut-off nozzle, or with a hand-held container, is allowed at any time. The Town itself is exempt.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://golden.civicweb.net/filepro/document/149664/Bylaw%20No.%201504,%202026%20Town%20of%20Golden%20Water%20System%20Rates%20_%20Regulations.pdf","title":"Bylaw No. 1504, 2026 Town of Golden Water System Rates and Regulations (PDF)","section":"s. 8.3(e), (f)","quotes":["hand watering of plants using a hose with a working spring-loaded shut-off nozzle or a","hand-held container is allowed at any time.","The Town of Golden is exempt from the watering restrictions set out in this section."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"new_lawns":{"label":"New lawns","value":"Apply to the Director of Public Works for a Watering Variance Permit for new sod, a newly seeded lawn or similar new landscaping. It lasts no longer than 21 days and must be displayed on the property frontage.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://golden.civicweb.net/filepro/document/149664/Bylaw%20No.%201504,%202026%20Town%20of%20Golden%20Water%20System%20Rates%20_%20Regulations.pdf","title":"Bylaw No. 1504, 2026 Town of Golden Water System Rates and Regulations (PDF)","section":"s. 8.6, 8.8","quotes":["Watering Variance Permit","for a period of no longer than 21 days","must be prominently"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Bylaw notice: $50 ($30 if paid within 14 days; $70 after 28 days) for watering outside the permitted days or hours.","short":"Notice $50 ($30 if paid in 14 days)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://golden.civicweb.net/filepro/document/149664/Bylaw%20No.%201504,%202026%20Town%20of%20Golden%20Water%20System%20Rates%20_%20Regulations.pdf","title":"Bylaw No. 1504, 2026 Town of Golden Water System Rates and Regulations (PDF)","section":"Schedule, s. 8.3 a., b.","quotes":["Watering outside of permitted time. $50.00 $30.00 $70.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Water System Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 1504, 2026","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://golden.civicweb.net/filepro/document/149664/Bylaw%20No.%201504,%202026%20Town%20of%20Golden%20Water%20System%20Rates%20_%20Regulations.pdf","title":"Bylaw No. 1504, 2026 Town of Golden Water System Rates and Regulations (PDF)","section":"s. 1.1","quotes":["Water System Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 1504, 2026."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nUnder [Bylaw No. 1504, 2026](<https://golden.civicweb.net/filepro/document/149664/Bylaw%20No.%201504,%202026%20Town%20of%20Golden%20Water%20System%20Rates%20_%20Regulations.pdf>), the lawn and garden watering restrictions apply throughout the year. The Director of Public Works may temporarily change or suspend them for weather, an electrical outage or conservation. Check the Town's [Watering Restrictions](<https://www.golden.ca/town-services/utilities/watering-restrictions>) page for any current change.\n\n## The schedule\n\n- Odd-numbered addresses water on odd days of the month; even-numbered addresses on even days.\n- Hours: 4 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.\n- Automatic irrigation systems: midnight to 6 a.m. only, on the matching odd or even day.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Hand watering is allowed at any time with a hose that has a working spring-loaded shut-off nozzle, or with a hand-held container.\n2. For new sod, a newly seeded lawn or similar new landscaping, apply to the Director of Public Works for a Watering Variance Permit. It lasts no longer than 21 days and must be displayed on the property frontage.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Watering outside the permitted days or hours is a $50 bylaw notice ($30 if paid within 14 days, $70 after 28).\n- The Town itself is exempt from the restrictions. No separate exemption for food gardens was found.\n- The Town's page still mentions spring and summer conservation and links older bylaws. The current bylaw says the restrictions apply all year, so confirm with the Town.","sources":[{"url":"https://golden.civicweb.net/filepro/document/149664/Bylaw%20No.%201504,%202026%20Town%20of%20Golden%20Water%20System%20Rates%20_%20Regulations.pdf","title":"Bylaw No. 1504, 2026 Town of Golden Water System Rates and Regulations (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.golden.ca/town-services/utilities/watering-restrictions","title":"Watering Restrictions, Town of Golden","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","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/golden/water-restrictions/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/golden/water-restrictions.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/golden/water-restrictions.json"}}