{"title":"Metchosin watering restrictions","question":"Are there lawn sprinkling or watering restrictions in Metchosin?","slug":"water-restrictions","place":{"path":"ca/bc/metchosin","name":"Metchosin","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"water-roads-and-snow","name":"Water, sewer, roads and snow"},"owner":"regional","owner_label":"Regional district","owner_body":{"name":"Capital Regional District","url":"https://www.crd.ca"},"short_answer":"In Metchosin, CRD Water Conservation Bylaw No. 4099 sets Stage 1 lawn watering rules every year from May 1 to September 30: even-numbered addresses Wednesdays and Saturdays, odd-numbered addresses Thursdays and Sundays. It covers only properties on the CRD regional water supply, not homes on wells.","aliases":["sprinkling restrictions metchosin","watering schedule metchosin","lawn watering metchosin","water conservation metchosin"],"cost":"Ticket (Stage 1 lawn watering on the wrong day or hours): $200.","how_long":"Stage 1 runs every year from May 1 to September 30.","where":[{"type":"online","label":"CRD Watering Schedule (current stage)","value":"https://www.crd.ca/environment/water-conservation/watering-schedule"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"CRD Water Conservation Bylaw No. 4099","url":"https://www.crd.ca/media/file/4099-capital-regional-district-water-conservation-bylaw-no-1-2016"}],"related":[{"slug":"yard-waste","title":"Metchosin yard waste collection and drop-off","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/yard-waste/"},{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Metchosin bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/bylaw-fines/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/colwood","name":"Colwood","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/langford","name":"Langford","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/view-royal","name":"View Royal","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/view-royal/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sooke","name":"Sooke","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/esquimalt","name":"Esquimalt","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/victoria","name":"Victoria","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/victoria/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":"Under CRD Water Conservation Bylaw No. 1, 2016, Stage 1 is in effect every year from May 1 to September 30. The CRD can bring in Stage 2 or 3 at any time, 48 hours after notice. Metchosin is a participating municipality, but the bylaw covers only drinking water supplied by the CRD regional supply; properties on wells or other supplies are not covered.","short":"Stage 1: May 1 to September 30 (CRD water only)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.crd.ca/media/file/4099-capital-regional-district-water-conservation-bylaw-no-1-2016","title":"Water Conservation Bylaw No. 1, 2016 (Bylaw 4099), Capital Regional District","section":"ss. 4(1), recitals","quotes":["The Stage 1 Water Use Restrictions prescribed in Schedule “A” are in effect each","year from May 1 to September 30 inclusive, except as provided under subsection","District of Metchosin","Regional Water Supply directly or indirectly to an Owner or Occupier, and when used"]},{"url":"https://www.crd.ca/environment/water-conservation/watering-schedule","title":"Watering Schedule, Capital Regional District","section":"Watering Schedule","quotes":["applies to any customers of the Regional Water Supply System receiving drinking water from the Sooke Lake Reservoir"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"schedule":{"label":"Sprinkling schedule","value":"Stage 1 lawn watering: even-numbered addresses Wednesdays and Saturdays; odd-numbered addresses Thursdays and Sundays. Hours 4 a.m. to 10 a.m. or 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. by any method; automatic timer systems may also run 12:01 a.m. to 4 a.m.","short":"Stage 1: even Wed, Sat; odd Thu, Sun; 4-10 a.m., 7-10 p.m.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.crd.ca/media/file/4099-capital-regional-district-water-conservation-bylaw-no-1-2016","title":"Water Conservation Bylaw No. 1, 2016 (Bylaw 4099), Capital Regional District","section":"Schedule A, s. 1(1)(a)","quotes":["the property has an even-numbered address, the lawn watering is on","Wednesdays or Saturdays, and the watering occurs between the hours of","Thursdays or Sundays, and the watering occurs between the hours of","the hours of 4 a.m. to 10 a.m. or 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. by any method permitted"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"exempt_watering":{"label":"Allowed at any time","value":"Stages 1 and 2: trees, shrubs, flowers and vegetables may be hand watered (container, or hose with shut-off nozzle) or watered by drip or micro-irrigation any day, any time. Sprinklers are limited to 4-10 a.m. or 7-10 p.m. in Stage 1 and 4-10 a.m. in Stage 2. In Stage 3, hand and drip watering is limited to 4-10 a.m. and 7-10 p.m. Nurseries, farms, turf farms and tree farms are exempt.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.crd.ca/environment/water-conservation/watering-schedule","title":"Watering Schedule, Capital Regional District","section":"Established trees, shrubs, flowers and vegetable gardens","quotes":["Hand Watering & Micro/Drip Irrigation | Any day, any time"]},{"url":"https://www.crd.ca/media/file/4099-capital-regional-district-water-conservation-bylaw-no-1-2016","title":"Water Conservation Bylaw No. 1, 2016 (Bylaw 4099), Capital Regional District","section":"s. 8(1)","quotes":["Nurseries, Farms, Turf Farms and Tree Farms are exempted from all Stage","water trees, shrubs, flowers and vegetables on any day other than between","the hours of 4:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. or 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. if watering"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"new_lawns":{"label":"New lawns","value":"Stage 1: no permit is needed to install new sod or seed a lawn. New sod may be watered outside the lawn watering days for the first 21 days after installation, and seeded lawns until growth is established or 49 days, whichever is less; the CRD page asks for 4-10 a.m. and 7-10 p.m. Stage 3 bans lawn watering.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.crd.ca/environment/water-conservation/watering-schedule","title":"Watering Schedule, Capital Regional District","section":"New Sod and/or Newly Seeded Lawns","quotes":["A permit is not required to install new sod and/or newly seeded lawns."]},{"url":"https://www.crd.ca/media/file/4099-capital-regional-district-water-conservation-bylaw-no-1-2016","title":"Water Conservation Bylaw No. 1, 2016 (Bylaw 4099), Capital Regional District","section":"Schedule A, s. 1(1)(b)(iii)","quotes":["21 days after installation, or for newly seeded lawns, water until growth is","(i) water a lawn, turf or Boulevard;"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"CRD municipal ticket (Bylaw 1857, Schedule 26): Stage 1 lawn watering on the wrong day or hours $200; Stage 2 $250; Stage 3 $400. Wasting water in Stage 1 $200.","short":"Ticket $200 Stage 1; $250 Stage 2; $400 Stage 3","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.crd.ca/media/file/1857-consolidated-capital-regional-district-ticket-information-authorization-bylaw-1990b","title":"Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw (Bylaw 1857, Schedule 26), Capital Regional District","section":"Schedule 26","quotes":["7. Stage 1 – water lawn contrary to even-numbered","$200.00","13. Stage 2 – water lawn contrary to even-numbered","$250.00","24. Stage 3 – water lawn or boulevard"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Capital Regional District Water Conservation Bylaw No. 1, 2016 (CRD Bylaw 4099); tickets under CRD Bylaw 1857, Schedule 26","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.crd.ca/media/file/1857-consolidated-capital-regional-district-ticket-information-authorization-bylaw-1990b","title":"Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw (Bylaw 1857, Schedule 26), Capital Regional District","section":"Schedule 26","quotes":["CAPITAL REGIONAL DISTRICT WATER CONSERVATION BYLAW NO. 1, 2016"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe CRD's [Water Conservation Bylaw No. 4099](https://www.crd.ca/media/file/4099-capital-regional-district-water-conservation-bylaw-no-1-2016) applies in Metchosin, a participating municipality. It covers only drinking water supplied by the CRD regional supply. Properties on wells or other supplies are not covered. Stage 1 is in effect every year from May 1 to September 30. The CRD can bring in Stage 2 or 3 at any time, 48 hours after notice.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Check the CRD Watering Schedule page for the current stage.\n2. Stage 1 lawn watering: even-numbered addresses on Wednesdays and Saturdays; odd-numbered addresses on Thursdays and Sundays.\n3. Water between 4 a.m. and 10 a.m. or 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. by any method. Automatic timer systems may also run 12:01 a.m. to 4 a.m.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Stages 1 and 2: trees, shrubs, flowers and vegetables may be hand watered (container, or hose with shut-off nozzle) or watered by drip or micro-irrigation any day, any time. In Stage 3, hand and drip watering is limited to 4 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.\n- Stage 1 new lawns: no permit is needed to install new sod or seed a lawn. New sod may be watered outside the lawn watering days for the first 21 days, and seeded lawns until growth is established or 49 days, whichever is less. Stage 3 bans lawn watering.\n- Nurseries, farms, turf farms and tree farms are exempt.\n- CRD tickets: Stage 1 lawn watering on the wrong day or hours $200; Stage 2 $250; Stage 3 $400. Wasting water in Stage 1 $200.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.crd.ca/media/file/4099-capital-regional-district-water-conservation-bylaw-no-1-2016","title":"Water Conservation Bylaw No. 1, 2016 (Bylaw 4099), Capital Regional District","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://www.crd.ca/environment/water-conservation/watering-schedule","title":"Watering Schedule, Capital Regional District","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://www.crd.ca/media/file/1857-consolidated-capital-regional-district-ticket-information-authorization-bylaw-1990b","title":"Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw (Bylaw 1857, Schedule 26), Capital Regional District","accessed":"2026-11-06"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-06","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/metchosin/water-restrictions/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/water-restrictions.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/water-restrictions.json"}}