{"title":"Greenwood watering restrictions","question":"Are there lawn sprinkling or watering restrictions?","slug":"water-restrictions","place":{"path":"ca/bc/greenwood","name":"Greenwood","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 Greenwood","url":"https://www.greenwoodcity.com"},"short_answer":"In the City of Greenwood, Stage 1 sprinkling rules apply all year: no sprinkling from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on any day. The City announces stricter stages when needed. Ask City Hall at 250-445-6644 which stage is in effect.","aliases":["greenwood sprinkling rules","greenwood watering days","greenwood lawn watering","greenwood water ban"],"cost":null,"how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"phone","label":"City Hall / Public Works","value":"250-445-6644"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Public Works, City of Greenwood","url":"https://www.greenwoodcity.com/services/public-works/"}],"related":[],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/midway","name":"Midway","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/midway/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/grand-forks","name":"Grand Forks","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/osoyoos","name":"Osoyoos","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/osoyoos/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/rossland","name":"Rossland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rossland/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/warfield","name":"Warfield","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/warfield/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/trail","name":"Trail","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/trail/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 sprinkling rules apply all year, except when Stage 2, 3 or 4 restrictions are brought in. The City announces higher stages; check with City Hall at 250-445-6644.","short":"Stage 1 year-round; Stages 2 to 4 if announced","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/greenwoodcity-013-ca/media/mqpj0wgz/june-2026-newsletter-4.pdf","title":"June 2026 newsletter (PDF), City of Greenwood","section":"June 2026 newsletter, sprinkling reminder","quotes":["Regulations, as outlined in Water Regulations and Rates Bylaw No. 1038, 2025, are","continuously in effect throughout the year, except when Stage 2, 3, or 4"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"schedule":{"label":"Sprinkling schedule","value":"Stage 1 (all year unless a higher stage applies): no sprinkling between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. on any day. Stage 2 adds an odd/even days schedule; ask City Hall which stage is in effect.","short":"Stage 1: none 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Stage 2 adds odd/even days","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/greenwoodcity-013-ca/media/mqpj0wgz/june-2026-newsletter-4.pdf","title":"June 2026 newsletter (PDF), City of Greenwood","section":"June 2026 newsletter, sprinkling reminder","quotes":["Under Stage 1 regulations, sprinkling is not permitted between the hours of 11:00","AM and 6:00 PM on any day."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"},"sources_differ":"The Water Regulation and Rates Bylaw No. 1038, 2025 PDF is a scanned image with no text layer and could not be read (no OCR). The Public Works page only says \"Restrictions apply to prevent contamination or wasteful practices\" and \"Conservation is encouraged\". Filled by checker."},"exempt_watering":{"label":"Allowed at any time","value":"Under Stage 2, hand watering of trees, shrubs, flowers, vegetable gardens and other landscape plants remains permitted.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/greenwoodcity-013-ca/media/3vvkqmvx/july-2026-newsletter.pdf","title":"July 2026 newsletter (PDF), City of Greenwood","section":"July 2026 newsletter, Stage 2 notice","quotes":["Hand watering of trees, shrubs, flowers, vegetable gardens, and other landscape plants remains permitted."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"new_lawns":{"label":"New lawns","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"scanned","note":"Greenwood's water bylaw is published only as a scanned image that could not be read.","sources":[]},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"scanned","note":"Greenwood's water bylaw is published only as a scanned image that could not be read.","sources":[]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Water Regulation and Rates Bylaw No. 1038, 2025 (as listed by the City).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.greenwoodcity.com/government/bylaws-policies/","title":"Bylaws and Policies, City of Greenwood","section":"Bylaw list","quotes":["Bylaw No. 1038, 2025 - Water Regulation & Rates Bylaw"]},{"url":"https://www.greenwoodcity.com/services/public-works/","title":"Public Works, City of Greenwood","section":"Public Works, Water Services","quotes":["refer to the Water Regulation Bylaw No. 912, 2016"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"},"sources_differ":"The Public Works page still cites Water Regulation Bylaw No. 912, 2016, while the bylaw list shows No. 1038, 2025; the newer one is taken as current."}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":4,"matched":4,"none":0,"unknown":2},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nUnder the City of Greenwood's Water Regulation and Rates Bylaw No. 1038, 2025 (as listed on the [bylaw list](<https://www.greenwoodcity.com/government/bylaws-policies/>)), Stage 1 sprinkling rules apply all year unless Stage 2, 3 or 4 restrictions are brought in. The bylaw itself is published only as a scanned image that could not be read, so these rules come from City newsletters.\n\n- **Stage 1:** no sprinkling between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. on any day.\n- **Stage 2:** adds an odd/even days schedule. Hand watering of trees, shrubs, flowers, vegetable gardens and other landscape plants remains permitted.\n\nThe City announces higher stages. We cannot tell you which stage is in effect today; call City Hall at 250-445-6644.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The [Public Works page](<https://www.greenwoodcity.com/services/public-works/>) still cites an older Water Regulation Bylaw (No. 912, 2016), and older City pages may show different times. Confirm with City Hall.\n- Rules for new lawns, and fines for breaking the rules, are not available to us in readable form.","sources":[{"url":"https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/greenwoodcity-013-ca/media/mqpj0wgz/june-2026-newsletter-4.pdf","title":"June 2026 newsletter (PDF), City of Greenwood","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/greenwoodcity-013-ca/media/3vvkqmvx/july-2026-newsletter.pdf","title":"July 2026 newsletter (PDF), City of Greenwood","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.greenwoodcity.com/services/public-works/","title":"Public Works, City of Greenwood","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.greenwoodcity.com/government/bylaws-policies/","title":"Bylaws and Policies, City of Greenwood","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 4 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 2 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/greenwood/water-restrictions/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/greenwood/water-restrictions.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/greenwood/water-restrictions.json"}}