{"title":"New Hazelton watering restrictions","question":"Are there lawn sprinkling or watering restrictions in New Hazelton?","slug":"water-restrictions","place":{"path":"ca/bc/new-hazelton","name":"New Hazelton","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":"District of New Hazelton","url":"https://newhazelton.ca"},"short_answer":"New Hazelton asks residents and businesses to limit watering of lawns and gardens to 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. each day, every year until September 30. It is a request on a 2021 notice, not a stated bylaw, and it has no stage system.","aliases":["lawn watering new hazelton","sprinkling restrictions new hazelton","water restrictions new hazelton","watering hours new hazelton"],"cost":"No fee stated for the request. A fine of $100 is listed for using water contrary to a Council order; it is not confirmed that the watering hours are such an order.","how_long":"Every year until September 30; the start date is not stated.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"District Office","value":"4670 10th Ave, New Hazelton, BC","note":"Hours not stated on the District's site"},{"type":"phone","label":"District Office","value":"(250) 842-6571"},{"type":"email","label":"District Office","value":"info@newhazelton.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[],"related":[{"slug":"garbage-collection","title":"New Hazelton garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/garbage-collection/"},{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"New Hazelton bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/bylaw-fines/"},{"slug":"unsightly-property","title":"New Hazelton unsightly property rules and how to report","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/unsightly-property/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/hazelton","name":"Hazelton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hazelton/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/smithers","name":"Smithers","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/smithers/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/telkwa","name":"Telkwa","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/terrace","name":"Terrace","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/houston","name":"Houston","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/houston/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kitimat","name":"Kitimat","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/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":"Every year until September 30 (the start date is not stated). The District \"would like to remind\" residents and businesses to limit watering of lawns and gardens, because of the water plant's limited daily capacity.","short":"Every year until September 30; start date not stated","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://newhazelton.ca/water-restrictions/","title":"Water Restrictions, District of New Hazelton","section":"notice","quotes":["These restrictions will be in effect to September 30th each year.","because of the limited daily capacity of the water treatment plant"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"schedule":{"label":"Sprinkling schedule","value":"Residents and businesses are asked to limit watering of lawns and gardens to 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. each day.","short":"Asked to limit to 7 a.m. to 10 a.m., 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://newhazelton.ca/water-restrictions/","title":"Water Restrictions, District of New Hazelton","section":"notice","quotes":["between either 7am to 10am and 7pm to 10pm each day"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"exempt_watering":{"label":"Allowed at any time","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"The District's notice lists no exemptions for hand watering, drip irrigation, gardens or new lawns.","sources":[]},"new_lawns":{"label":"New lawns","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"The District's notice lists no exemptions for hand watering, drip irrigation, gardens or new lawns.","sources":[]},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"The fines schedule lists \"drawing or using water from the waterworks system contrary to a Council order\": $100. It is not confirmed that the watering hours are such an order.","short":"$100 (not confirmed to cover watering hours)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-393-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 393, 2026 (PDF), District of New Hazelton","section":"Sched. B, Water Rates, Regulations and Connections","quotes":["6.10 $100.00 contrary to a Council order","Drawing or using water from the waterworks system"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Water Rates, Regulations and Connections Bylaw (number not stated; named in the fines schedule; text not posted)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-393-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 393, 2026 (PDF), District of New Hazelton","section":"Sched. B heading","quotes":["WATER RATES, REGULATIONS AND CONNECTIONS BYLAW"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":4,"matched":4,"none":0,"unknown":2},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe District of New Hazelton's [Water Restrictions page](https://newhazelton.ca/water-restrictions/) says the District \"would like to remind\" residents and businesses to limit watering of lawns and gardens, because the water plant has limited daily capacity. The request applies every year until September 30. The start date is not stated. No stage system is described.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Requested watering times: 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. each day.\n- The notice lists no exemptions for hand watering, drip irrigation or food gardens, and none for new lawns or sod. Ask the District Office at (250) 842-6571.\n- The page is dated July 6, 2021 and reads as a request, not a bylaw. Check the page or call the District for the current notice.\n- The Water Rates, Regulations and Connections Bylaw is named in the [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 393](<https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-393-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw.pdf>) but is not posted. The fines schedule lists $100 for drawing or using water from the waterworks system contrary to a Council order. It is not confirmed that the watering hours are such an order.\n- The March 2026 Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine notices on the District's site are for the South Hazelton water system, not New Hazelton's.","sources":[{"url":"https://newhazelton.ca/water-restrictions/","title":"Water Restrictions, District of New Hazelton","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-393-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 393, 2026 (PDF), District of New Hazelton","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://newhazelton.ca/bylaws/","title":"Bylaws, District of New Hazelton","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 4 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 2 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/water-restrictions/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/water-restrictions.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/water-restrictions.json"}}