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title: Metchosin watering restrictions
question: "Are there lawn sprinkling or watering restrictions in Metchosin?"
place: Metchosin, British Columbia, Canada
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# Metchosin watering restrictions

**Question:** Are there lawn sprinkling or watering restrictions in Metchosin?

**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.

**Who handles it:** Regional district (Capital Regional District, https://www.crd.ca)  
**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:**
- Online: CRD Watering Schedule (current stage), https://www.crd.ca/environment/water-conservation/watering-schedule

## Key facts

- **When restrictions apply:** 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.
  - Source: [Water Conservation Bylaw No. 1, 2016 (Bylaw 4099), Capital Regional District, ss. 4(1), recitals](https://www.crd.ca/media/file/4099-capital-regional-district-water-conservation-bylaw-no-1-2016)
  - Official wording: "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"
  - Source: [Watering Schedule, Capital Regional District](https://www.crd.ca/environment/water-conservation/watering-schedule)
  - Official wording: "applies to any customers of the Regional Water Supply System receiving drinking water from the Sooke Lake Reservoir"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Sprinkling schedule:** 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.
  - Source: [Water Conservation Bylaw No. 1, 2016 (Bylaw 4099), Capital Regional District, Schedule A, s. 1(1)(a)](https://www.crd.ca/media/file/4099-capital-regional-district-water-conservation-bylaw-no-1-2016)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Allowed at any time:** 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.
  - Source: [Watering Schedule, Capital Regional District, Established trees, shrubs, flowers and vegetable gardens](https://www.crd.ca/environment/water-conservation/watering-schedule)
  - Official wording: "Hand Watering & Micro/Drip Irrigation | Any day, any time"
  - Source: [Water Conservation Bylaw No. 1, 2016 (Bylaw 4099), Capital Regional District, s. 8(1)](https://www.crd.ca/media/file/4099-capital-regional-district-water-conservation-bylaw-no-1-2016)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **New lawns:** 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.
  - Source: [Watering Schedule, Capital Regional District, New Sod and/or Newly Seeded Lawns](https://www.crd.ca/environment/water-conservation/watering-schedule)
  - Official wording: "A permit is not required to install new sod and/or newly seeded lawns."
  - Source: [Water Conservation Bylaw No. 1, 2016 (Bylaw 4099), Capital Regional District, Schedule A, s. 1(1)(b)(iii)](https://www.crd.ca/media/file/4099-capital-regional-district-water-conservation-bylaw-no-1-2016)
  - Official wording: "21 days after installation, or for newly seeded lawns, water until growth is" … "(i) water a lawn, turf or Boulevard;"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fine:** 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.
  - Source: [Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw (Bylaw 1857, Schedule 26), Capital Regional District](https://www.crd.ca/media/file/1857-consolidated-capital-regional-district-ticket-information-authorization-bylaw-1990b)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Capital Regional District Water Conservation Bylaw No. 1, 2016 (CRD Bylaw 4099); tickets under CRD Bylaw 1857, Schedule 26
  - Source: [Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw (Bylaw 1857, Schedule 26), Capital Regional District](https://www.crd.ca/media/file/1857-consolidated-capital-regional-district-ticket-information-authorization-bylaw-1990b)
  - Official wording: "CAPITAL REGIONAL DISTRICT WATER CONSERVATION BYLAW NO. 1, 2016"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

The 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.

## Steps

1. Check the CRD Watering Schedule page for the current stage.
2. Stage 1 lawn watering: even-numbered addresses on Wednesdays and Saturdays; odd-numbered addresses on Thursdays and Sundays.
3. 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.

## Good to know

- 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.
- 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.
- Nurseries, farms, turf farms and tree farms are exempt.
- 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.

## Official forms and pages

- [CRD Water Conservation Bylaw No. 4099](https://www.crd.ca/media/file/4099-capital-regional-district-water-conservation-bylaw-no-1-2016)

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## The same question elsewhere

- [Watering restrictions in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/water-restrictions.md)
- [Colwood](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/water-restrictions.md)
- [Langford](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/water-restrictions.md)
- [View Royal](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/view-royal/water-restrictions.md)
- [Sooke](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/water-restrictions.md)
- [Esquimalt](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/water-restrictions.md)
- [Victoria](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/victoria/water-restrictions.md)

## Sources

- [Water Conservation Bylaw No. 1, 2016 (Bylaw 4099), Capital Regional District](https://www.crd.ca/media/file/4099-capital-regional-district-water-conservation-bylaw-no-1-2016) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Watering Schedule, Capital Regional District](https://www.crd.ca/environment/water-conservation/watering-schedule) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw (Bylaw 1857, Schedule 26), Capital Regional District](https://www.crd.ca/media/file/1857-consolidated-capital-regional-district-ticket-information-authorization-bylaw-1990b) (read 2026-11-06)

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