{"title":"Mackenzie watering restrictions","question":"Are there lawn sprinkling or watering restrictions in Mackenzie?","slug":"water-restrictions","place":{"path":"ca/bc/mackenzie","name":"Mackenzie","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":"District of Mackenzie","url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca"},"short_answer":"In Mackenzie, seasonal watering restrictions apply every year from May 15 to September 1. No sprinkling between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. daily. Even-numbered addresses may sprinkle lawns on even-numbered days; odd-numbered addresses on odd-numbered days.","aliases":["sprinkler restrictions mackenzie","watering days mackenzie bc","lawn watering mackenzie","water ban mackenzie"],"cost":"Fine: $50 for a first offence, $100 for a second or each subsequent offence.","how_long":"Restrictions run May 15 to September 1 each year. The District posts a notice each year when they are in effect.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Animal Control & Bylaw Services","value":"250-997-3882","note":"If the officer is on patrol: 250-997-7617"},{"type":"phone","label":"District Main Office","value":"250-997-3221"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Water Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 1466, with amendments (PDF)","url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Bylaw-No.-1531.pdf"},{"title":"Water Restriction Period notice","url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/2026-water-restrictions/"}],"related":[{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Mackenzie bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mackenzie/bylaw-fines/"},{"slug":"garbage-collection","title":"Mackenzie garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mackenzie/garbage-collection/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/tumbler-ridge","name":"Tumbler Ridge","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/fort-st-james","name":"Fort St James","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-james/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/prince-george","name":"Prince George","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/fort-st-john","name":"Fort St. John","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/taylor","name":"Taylor","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/taylor/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/dawson-creek","name":"Dawson Creek","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dawson-creek/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":"Seasonal restrictions apply every year from May 15 to September 1. The District posts a notice each year when they are in effect.","short":"May 15 to September 1","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Bylaw-No.-1531.pdf","title":"Water Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 1466, 2022, with amendments including No. 1472 (PDF)","section":"Schedule C (Bylaw 1472, 2022)","quotes":["Water restrictions are in effect in the District of Mackenzie from May 15th to September 1st."]},{"url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/2026-water-restrictions/","title":"Water Restriction Period, District of Mackenzie","section":"Water Restriction Period","quotes":["May 15 to September 1 (annually)"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"schedule":{"label":"Sprinkling schedule","value":"During restrictions: no sprinkling between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. daily. Even-numbered houses (civic addresses) may sprinkle lawns on even-numbered days; odd-numbered houses on odd-numbered days. Applies to all residential and non-residential properties.","short":"Odd/even days; none 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Bylaw-No.-1531.pdf","title":"Water Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 1466, 2022, with amendments including No. 1472 (PDF)","section":"Schedule C (Bylaw 1472, 2022)","quotes":["no sprinkling is allowed between the hours of 9:00 am and 5:00 pm daily.","even-numbered houses may sprinkle lawns on even-","odd-numbered houses may sprinkle lawns on odd-"]},{"url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/2026-water-restrictions/","title":"Water Restriction Period, District of Mackenzie","section":"Sprinkling Restrictions","quotes":["These restrictions apply to all residential and non-residential properties within the District of Mackenzie."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"exempt_watering":{"label":"Allowed at any time","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"The District's schedule and notice do not list exemptions for hand watering, drip irrigation, gardens or new lawns.","sources":[]},"new_lawns":{"label":"New lawns","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"The District's schedule and notice do not list exemptions for hand watering, drip irrigation, gardens or new lawns.","sources":[]},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Water Rates and Regulations Bylaw Schedule C: $50 for a first offence and $100 for a second offence. The Municipal Ticket Information schedule: $50 first offence and $100 each subsequent offence for sprinkling between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. or on the wrong day.","short":"$50 first offence; $100 second","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Bylaw-No.-1531.pdf","title":"Water Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 1466, 2022, with amendments including No. 1472 (PDF)","section":"Schedule C, s. 5","quotes":["The penalty for water use contrary to Schedule “C” shall be $50.00 for the first offence and $100.00 for the second offence."]},{"url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Bylaw-No.-1465-1488-1502-Municipal-Ticket-Information.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1465, 2022, amended by Nos. 1488 and 1502 (PDF)","section":"Schedule 10","quotes":["as amended 1. During the period of restrictions, sprinkling between $50 - First Offence the hours of 9:00 am and 5:00 pm daily. 10.(d) $100 - Each","1. During the period of restrictions, sprinkling between $50 - First Offence the hours of 9:00 am and 5:00 pm daily. 10.(d) $100 - Each Subsequent Offence"]},{"url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/2026-water-restrictions/","title":"Water Restriction Period, District of Mackenzie","section":"Penalties","quotes":["$50.00 for a first offence","$100.00 for a second offence"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Water Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 1466, 2022 (s. 10(d) and Schedule C added by Amendment No. 1472, 2022; further amended by Nos. 1478, 1495, 1512, 1521, 1531).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Bylaw-No.-1531.pdf","title":"Water Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 1466, 2022, with amendments including No. 1472 (PDF)","section":"Bylaw 1472","quotes":["No person shall use water for irrigation, sprinkler or garden purposes except as outlined in Schedule “C” as attached."]},{"url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/2026-water-restrictions/","title":"Water Restriction Period, District of Mackenzie","section":"Intro","quotes":["seasonal water restrictions are in effect under Water Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 1472, 2022."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":4,"matched":4,"none":0,"unknown":2},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe District of Mackenzie's [Water Rates and Regulations Bylaw](https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Bylaw-No.-1531.pdf) (Schedule C, added by Bylaw No. 1472) sets seasonal sprinkling restrictions for all residential and non-residential properties. They apply every year from May 15 to September 1. We found no staged system (stages 1 to 4): there is one seasonal schedule. The District posts a notice each year when the restrictions are in effect.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Sprinkling: not between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. any day.\n- Even-numbered civic addresses may sprinkle lawns on even-numbered days; odd-numbered addresses on odd-numbered days.\n- The bylaw bans using water for irrigation, sprinkler or garden purposes except as Schedule C outlines. Neither the schedule nor the District's notice lists exemptions for hand watering, drip irrigation, gardens or new lawns or sod. Ask Public Works before relying on one.\n- Fines: $50 for a first offence and $100 for a second offence under the bylaw. The ticket schedule says $50 for a first offence and $100 for each subsequent offence.","sources":[{"url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Bylaw-No.-1531.pdf","title":"Water Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 1466, 2022, with amendments including No. 1472 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/2026-water-restrictions/","title":"Water Restriction Period, District of Mackenzie","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Bylaw-No.-1465-1488-1502-Municipal-Ticket-Information.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1465, 2022, amended by Nos. 1488 and 1502 (PDF)","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 4 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 2 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mackenzie/water-restrictions/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mackenzie/water-restrictions.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mackenzie/water-restrictions.json"}}