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

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

**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.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Nakusp, https://www.nakusp.com)  
**Cost:** Bylaw notice $150 for watering outside permitted times ($100 within 14 days; $200 after 28 days). Special permission form: $10.  
**Where:**
- In person: Village Office (Municipal Hall), 91 1st Street NW, Nakusp, BC (Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.)
- Phone: Village Office, 250-265-3689 (Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.)
- Online: Current stage and tables, https://www.nakusp.com/waterconservation

## Key facts

- **When restrictions apply:** 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.
  - Source: [Water Conservation Bylaw No. 702, 2022, s. 5(1)-(6)](https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/7098/)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Sprinkling schedule:** 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.
  - Source: [Water Conservation Bylaw No. 702, 2022, s. 7(1), 8(1), 9, 10](https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/7098/)
  - Official wording: "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:"
  - Source: [Water Conservation, Water Restrictions for Lawns](https://www.nakusp.com/waterconservation)
  - Official wording: "Odd numbered houses may water on Thursdays & Sundays only." … "Even numbered houses may water on Wednesdays & Saturdays only."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Allowed at any time:** 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.
  - Source: [Water Conservation Bylaw No. 702, 2022, s. 6, 7(2), 8(2), 9(1), 10](https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/7098/)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **New lawns:** 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.
  - Source: [Water Conservation Bylaw No. 702, 2022, s. 11](https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/7098/)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fine:** 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.
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement and Dispute Adjudication System Bylaw No. 694, 2020 (consolidated), Schedule A, Water Conservation](https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/7413/)
  - Official wording: "Watering outside of" … "Watering on wrong day." … "Stage 3 250 200 300" … "Stage 4 450 400 500" … "Watering without"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Water Conservation Bylaw No. 702, 2022
  - Source: [Water Conservation Bylaw No. 702, 2022, s. 14](https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/7098/)
  - Official wording: "This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the Village of Nakusp “Water Conservation Bylaw No." … "702, 2022”."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

Under 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.

## Good to know

- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Hand watering of lawns is not permitted in Stages 2 and 3.
- 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.
- 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.

## Official forms and pages

- [Water Conservation, Village of Nakusp](https://www.nakusp.com/waterconservation)
- [Water Conservation Bylaw No. 702, 2022 (PDF), Village of Nakusp](https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/7098/)

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## Sources

- [Water Conservation Bylaw No. 702, 2022 (PDF), Village of Nakusp](https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/7098/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Water Conservation, Village of Nakusp](https://www.nakusp.com/waterconservation) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Bylaw Notice Enforcement and Dispute Adjudication System Bylaw No. 694, 2020 (consolidated) (PDF), Village of Nakusp](https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/7413/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Contact Us, Village of Nakusp](https://www.nakusp.com/contact-us) (read 2026-11-08)

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