--- title: Midway watering restrictions question: "Are there lawn sprinkling or watering restrictions in Midway?" place: Midway, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/midway category: Water, sewer, roads and snow owner: municipal owner_body: Village of Midway sources_read: 2026-11-08 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/midway/water-restrictions/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/midway/water-restrictions.json" --- # Midway watering restrictions **Question:** Are there lawn sprinkling or watering restrictions in Midway? **Short answer:** In Midway, sprinkling lawns and gardens is prohibited from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily in the summer months. The Village page ties this to Bylaw No. 413. No day-of-week schedule or staged restriction system is described. **Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Midway, https://www.midwaybc.ca) **Cost:** No ticket amount found. A violation is an offence under the Offence Act; the Village may disconnect offenders, and reconnection costs a minimum of $50. **How long:** Not applicable. **Where:** - Phone: Village Office, 250-449-2222 - Online: Water Conservation page, https://midwaybc.ca/water-conservation/ ## Key facts - **When restrictions apply:** A standing rule in the summer months: sprinkling lawns and gardens is prohibited from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. The Village page ties this to Bylaw No. 413. No staged restriction system is described. - Source: [Utilities, Utilities page](https://midwaybc.ca/utilities/) - Official wording: "irrigating and watering of lawns and gardens is prohibited between the hours of 10 am and 6 pm daily during the summer months" - Source: [Water Conservation, Water Conservation page](https://midwaybc.ca/water-conservation/) - Official wording: "Residents are reminded that sprinkling (irrigating) lawns and gardens between the hours of 10:00 am and 6:00 pm is prohibited as set out in Bylaw No. 413." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Sprinkling schedule:** No day-of-week schedule is stated. Lawn and garden sprinkling is prohibited 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily in the summer months. - Source: [Utilities, Utilities page](https://midwaybc.ca/utilities/) - Official wording: "irrigating and watering of lawns and gardens is prohibited between the hours of 10 am and 6 pm daily during the summer months" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Allowed at any time:** Not confirmed. The Village's pages do not state exemptions for hand watering, drip irrigation, gardens or new lawns. - **New lawns:** Not confirmed. The Village's pages do not state exemptions for hand watering, drip irrigation, gardens or new lawns. - **Fine:** No ticket amount found. Bylaw 227 makes a violation an offence punishable under the Offence Act, with each day a separate offence. The Village may disconnect offenders; reconnection costs a minimum of $50. - Source: [Water Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 227, 1992, s. 8](https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/BYLAW-227-WATER-RATES-REGULATIONS.pdf) - Official wording: "deemed to have committed an offence and is punishable in accordance with the offence act" - Source: [Water Conservation, Water Conservation page](https://midwaybc.ca/water-conservation/) - Official wording: "The Village of Midway reserves the right to disconnect offenders from the water service, and any service that has been disconnected will be charged a minimum of $50.00 before service resumes." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Bylaw:** Water Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 227, 1992, as amended by Bylaw No. 413 (10 a.m. to 6 p.m. rule) - Source: [Water Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 227, 1992, s. 9](https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/BYLAW-227-WATER-RATES-REGULATIONS.pdf) - Official wording: "This by-law may be cited as the "Water Rates and Regulation" - Source: [Bylaws and Policies, Bylaws page, Water Rates](https://midwaybc.ca/bylaws-policies/) - Official wording: "Bylaw 413 – Water Rates and Regulations Amendment Bylaw No. 413" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 ## How it works The Village's [Utilities](https://midwaybc.ca/utilities/) and [Water Conservation](https://midwaybc.ca/water-conservation/) pages say sprinkling lawns and gardens is prohibited from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily in the summer months. They tie this to Bylaw No. 413, which amends the [Water Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 227, 1992](https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/BYLAW-227-WATER-RATES-REGULATIONS.pdf). The copy of Bylaw 413 on the Village site cannot be read, so we could not check it. This is a standing rule, and no staged restriction system is described. ## Good to know - No day-of-week watering schedule is stated. The Village says water is not metered. Residents on their own wells are asked to follow the same rules. - The pages do not state any exemption for hand watering, drip irrigation, food gardens or new lawns. Ask the Village Office (250-449-2222). - Bylaw 227 lets Council limit water use or regulate hours whenever the public interest requires. - A violation is an offence under the Offence Act, and each day is a separate offence. The Village may disconnect offenders, and reconnection costs a minimum of $50. No ticket amount was found. ## Official forms and pages - [Water Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 227, 1992 (PDF), Village of Midway](https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/BYLAW-227-WATER-RATES-REGULATIONS.pdf) - [Water Conservation, Village of Midway](https://midwaybc.ca/water-conservation/) ## Related questions - [Midway unsightly property rules and how to report](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/midway/unsightly-property.md) - [Midway garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/midway/garbage-collection.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Watering restrictions in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/water-restrictions.md) - [Greenwood](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/greenwood/water-restrictions.md) - [Grand Forks](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/water-restrictions.md) - [Osoyoos](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/osoyoos/water-restrictions.md) - [Rossland](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rossland/water-restrictions.md) - [Keremeos](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/water-restrictions.md) - [Penticton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/water-restrictions.md) ## Sources - [Utilities, Village of Midway](https://midwaybc.ca/utilities/) (read 2026-11-08) - [Water Conservation, Village of Midway](https://midwaybc.ca/water-conservation/) (read 2026-11-08) - [Water Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 227, 1992 (PDF), Village of Midway](https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/BYLAW-227-WATER-RATES-REGULATIONS.pdf) (read 2026-11-08) - [Bylaws and Policies, Village of Midway](https://midwaybc.ca/bylaws-policies/) (read 2026-11-08) - [Village Office, Village of Midway](https://midwaybc.ca/village-office/) (read 2026-11-08) _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. 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