{"title":"Nakusp watering restrictions","question":"Are there lawn sprinkling or watering restrictions?","slug":"water-restrictions","place":{"path":"ca/bc/nakusp","name":"Nakusp","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":"Village of Nakusp","url":"https://www.nakusp.com"},"short_answer":"Nakusp's Water Conservation Bylaw has four stages. Stage 1 starts automatically on May 1 each year: even-numbered addresses water on even dates, odd-numbered on odd dates. Stage 2 is two set days a week; Stage 3 bans lawn watering. Check the Village's Water Conservation page for the current stage.","aliases":["watering restrictions nakusp","sprinkling ban nakusp","lawn watering nakusp","water stage nakusp"],"cost":"Bylaw notice $150 for watering outside permitted times ($100 within 14 days; $200 after 28 days). Special permission form: $10.","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office (Municipal Hall)","value":"91 1st Street NW, Nakusp, BC","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-265-3689","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m."},{"type":"online","label":"Current stage and tables","value":"https://www.nakusp.com/waterconservation"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Water Conservation, Village of Nakusp","url":"https://www.nakusp.com/waterconservation"},{"title":"Water Conservation Bylaw No. 702, 2022 (PDF), Village of Nakusp","url":"https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/7098/"}],"related":[{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Nakusp bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/bylaw-fines/"},{"slug":"garbage-collection","title":"Nakusp garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/garbage-collection/"},{"slug":"noise-rules","title":"Nakusp noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/noise-rules/"},{"slug":"tree-removal","title":"Nakusp tree removal rules and permits","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/tree-removal/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/silverton","name":"Silverton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/silverton/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kaslo","name":"Kaslo","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/revelstoke","name":"Revelstoke","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/revelstoke/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lumby","name":"Lumby","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/nelson","name":"Nelson","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/enderby","name":"Enderby","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/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 starts automatically on May 1 each year if no stage is in force. Council, the CAO or the Director of Operations may declare Stage 1 to 4 at any time; it takes effect once announced publicly. No stage stays in force after September 30 unless newly declared. Stage 4 applies automatically during a power outage.","short":"Stage 1 from May 1 to September 30; stricter if declared","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/7098/","title":"Water Conservation Bylaw No. 702, 2022 (PDF), Village of Nakusp","section":"s. 5(1)-(6)","quotes":["At any time, the Council, CAO or Director of Operations may declare the activation of","If no water conservation measures are in force on May 1st of any year, Stage 1 Water","After September 30th of every year, no water conservation stage will remain in force;","water conservation","stage 4 comes into effect for all people, without any prior notice required."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"schedule":{"label":"Sprinkling schedule","value":"Stage 1: even-numbered addresses water on even dates, odd-numbered on odd dates. Stage 2: even addresses Wednesday and Saturday, odd addresses Thursday and Sunday. Hose sprinklers 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.; underground systems midnight to 6:00 a.m. Stage 3: no lawn watering. Stage 4: essential uses only.","short":"Stage 1: odd/even dates; Stage 2: by address, 2 days","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/7098/","title":"Water Conservation Bylaw No. 702, 2022 (PDF), Village of Nakusp","section":"s. 7(1), 8(1), 9, 10","quotes":["At premises with an even numbered civic address, on even numbered calendar","At premises with odd numbered civic addresses, on odd numbered calendar days:","Between 6:00 AM and 9:00 AM, as well as 8:00 PM and 11:00 PM for hose","Between Midnight (12:00 AM) and 6:00 AM for underground automated","At premises with even numbered civic address, on Wednesdays and Saturdays:","At premises with odd numbered civic addresses, on Thursday and Sundays:"]},{"url":"https://www.nakusp.com/waterconservation","title":"Water Conservation, Village of Nakusp","section":"Water Restrictions for Lawns","quotes":["Odd numbered houses may water on Thursdays & Sundays only.","Even numbered houses may water on Wednesdays & Saturdays only."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"exempt_watering":{"label":"Allowed at any time","value":"At any time (Stages 1-3): hand watering of flower and vegetable gardens, planters, shrubs and trees; drip or micro-sprinkler irrigation of those. Stages 1-2 also: washing vehicles or boats with a shut-off hose, filling pools, spas and ponds, children's water play, public sports fields and parks, commercial car washes. Stage 3: vehicles by bucket and sponge only. Stage 4: only fire fighting, health and safety, and permitted uses.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/7098/","title":"Water Conservation Bylaw No. 702, 2022 (PDF), Village of Nakusp","section":"s. 6, 7(2), 8(2), 9(1), 10","quotes":["Hand Watering of flower gardens, vegetable gardens, decorative planters, shrubs","Drip irrigation or micro sprinkler irrigation for watering flower gardens, vegetable","Washing of Vehicles or Boats with a bucket of water and sponge;","Filling and maintaining of private pools, spas, hot tubs, ponds and bird baths;","For health and safety of any person or domestic animal."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"new_lawns":{"label":"New lawns","value":"The bylaw names no new-lawn or sod exemption. Special permission for a use that does not fit the declared stage: apply on the Schedule A form with a $10 fee and wait for approval by the CAO, Director of Operations or designate.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/7098/","title":"Water Conservation Bylaw No. 702, 2022 (PDF), Village of Nakusp","section":"s. 11","quotes":["must submit an application attached","hereto as Schedule ‘A’, along with a permit fee of $10.00.","No person shall commence using water subject to a special permission until the"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Bylaw notice: watering outside permitted times, on the wrong day, or washing vehicles, boats, driveways or structures wrongly: $150 ($100 within 14 days; $200 after 28 days). Other non-permitted use: Stage 2 $125, Stage 3 $250, Stage 4 $450. Watering without a permit $150.","short":"Notice $150 ($100 if paid in 14 days)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/7413/","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement and Dispute Adjudication System Bylaw No. 694, 2020 (consolidated) (PDF), Village of Nakusp","section":"Schedule A, Water Conservation","quotes":["Watering outside of","Watering on wrong day.","Stage 3 250 200 300","Stage 4 450 400 500","Watering without"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Water Conservation Bylaw No. 702, 2022","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/7098/","title":"Water Conservation Bylaw No. 702, 2022 (PDF), Village of Nakusp","section":"s. 14","quotes":["This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the Village of Nakusp “Water Conservation Bylaw No.","702, 2022”."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nUnder the [Water Conservation Bylaw No. 702](<https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/7098/>), Stage 1 starts automatically on May 1 each year if no stage is in force. Council, the CAO or the Director of Operations may declare Stage 1 to 4 at any time, and it takes effect once announced publicly. No stage stays in force after September 30 unless newly declared. Stage 4 applies automatically during a power outage. For the current stage see the Village's [Water Conservation page](<https://www.nakusp.com/waterconservation>) or call 250-265-3689.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Stage 1: even-numbered addresses water on even dates; odd-numbered on odd dates.\n- Stage 2: even addresses Wednesday and Saturday; odd addresses Thursday and Sunday. Hose sprinklers 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.; underground systems midnight to 6:00 a.m.\n- Stage 3: no lawn watering. Stage 4: essential uses only.\n- Allowed at any time in Stages 1 to 3: hand watering of flower and vegetable gardens, planters, shrubs and trees, and drip or micro-sprinkler irrigation of those.\n- Stages 1 and 2 also allow washing vehicles or boats with a shut-off hose, filling pools, spas and ponds, children's water play, public sports fields and parks, and commercial car washes. In Stage 3, vehicles by bucket and sponge only. Stage 4 allows only fire fighting, health and safety, and permitted uses.\n- Hand watering of lawns is not permitted in Stages 2 and 3.\n- New lawns: the bylaw names no new-lawn or sod exemption. To ask for a use that does not fit the declared stage, apply on the Schedule A form with a $10 fee and wait for approval by the CAO, Director of Operations or designate.\n- Fines: a bylaw notice is $150 ($100 if paid within 14 days; $200 after 28 days) for watering outside permitted times, on the wrong day, or washing vehicles, boats, driveways or structures wrongly. Other non-permitted use: Stage 2 $125, Stage 3 $250, Stage 4 $450. Watering without a permit is $150.","sources":[{"url":"https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/7098/","title":"Water Conservation Bylaw No. 702, 2022 (PDF), Village of Nakusp","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.nakusp.com/waterconservation","title":"Water Conservation, Village of Nakusp","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/7413/","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement and Dispute Adjudication System Bylaw No. 694, 2020 (consolidated) (PDF), Village of Nakusp","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.nakusp.com/contact-us","title":"Contact Us, Village of Nakusp","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 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/water-restrictions/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/water-restrictions.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/water-restrictions.json"}}