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Nakusp watering restrictions

Are there lawn sprinkling or watering restrictions?

Nakusp, British ColumbiaChecked against official textSources read 2026-11-08

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.

Key facts

When restrictions applyStage 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.Water Conservation Bylaw No. 702, 2022, s. 5(1)-(6) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
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.
Sprinkling scheduleStage 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.Water Conservation Bylaw No. 702, 2022, s. 7(1), 8(1), 9, 10; Water Conservation, Water Restrictions for Lawns · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
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:
Odd numbered houses may water on Thursdays & Sundays only.
Even numbered houses may water on Wednesdays & Saturdays only.
Allowed at any timeAt 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.Water Conservation Bylaw No. 702, 2022, s. 6, 7(2), 8(2), 9(1), 10 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
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.
New lawnsThe 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.Water Conservation Bylaw No. 702, 2022, s. 11 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
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
FineBylaw 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.Bylaw Notice Enforcement and Dispute Adjudication System Bylaw No. 694, 2020 (consolidated), Schedule A, Water Conservation · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
Watering outside of
Watering on wrong day.
Stage 3 250 200 300
Stage 4 450 400 500
Watering without
BylawWater Conservation Bylaw No. 702, 2022Water Conservation Bylaw No. 702, 2022, s. 14 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the Village of Nakusp “Water Conservation Bylaw No.
702, 2022”.

How it works

Under the Water Conservation Bylaw No. 702, 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 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

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Sources

  1. Water Conservation Bylaw No. 702, 2022 (PDF), Village of Nakusp (read 2026-11-08)
  2. Water Conservation, Village of Nakusp (read 2026-11-08)
  3. Bylaw Notice Enforcement and Dispute Adjudication System Bylaw No. 694, 2020 (consolidated) (PDF), Village of Nakusp (read 2026-11-08)
  4. Contact Us, Village of Nakusp (read 2026-11-08)

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