{"title":"Port McNeill watering restrictions","question":"Are there lawn sprinkling or watering restrictions?","slug":"water-restrictions","place":{"path":"ca/bc/port-mcneill","name":"Port McNeill","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":"Town of Port McNeill","url":"https://portmcneill.ca"},"short_answer":"In Port McNeill, Stage 1 water restrictions apply every year from June 1 to September 30 unless the Water System Manager sets another stage or period. In Stage 1, sprinklers are limited by address: even-numbered addresses water on even days, odd on odd. Stages 2 and 3 ban lawn watering. Check the Town for the current stage.","aliases":["watering restrictions port mcneill","sprinkling ban port mcneill","lawn watering days port mcneill","water stage port mcneill"],"cost":"Fine of $100 minimum and $500 maximum, plus costs.","how_long":"New sod permit: until growth is established or 21 days after installation, whichever is less.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Town Office","value":"1775 Furney Place, Port McNeill, BC","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed statutory holidays)"},{"type":"online","label":"Town notices","value":"https://portmcneill.ca","note":"Check the Town's website for the current stage"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Water Use Restriction Bylaw No. 530, 2002 (PDF), Town of Port McNeill","url":"https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/No.-530-2002-Water-Use-Restrictions.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Port McNeill bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/bylaw-fines/"},{"slug":"garbage-collection","title":"Port McNeill garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/garbage-collection/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/port-hardy","name":"Port Hardy","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-hardy/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/tahsis","name":"Tahsis","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sayward","name":"Sayward","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/gold-river","name":"Gold River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/campbell-river","name":"Campbell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cumberland","name":"Cumberland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/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 restrictions apply every year from June 1 to September 30, unless the Water System Manager sets another stage or period. Stages 2 and 3 apply when notified by the Town.","short":"Stage 1: June 1 to September 30; others when notified","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/No.-530-2002-Water-Use-Restrictions.pdf","title":"Water Use Restriction Bylaw No. 530, 2002 (PDF), Town of Port McNeill","section":"s. 5","quotes":["Stage 1 restrictions shall come into effect each year commencing at 12:01 a.m.","on June 1 and ending at midnight on September 30"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"schedule":{"label":"Sprinkling schedule","value":"Stage 1: with hose-connected or automatic in-ground sprinklers, premises with even-numbered addresses water on even-numbered days and odd-numbered addresses on odd-numbered days. Stages 2 and 3: no lawn watering at any time.","short":"Stage 1: odd/even days; no lawn watering Stage 2 and 3","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/No.-530-2002-Water-Use-Restrictions.pdf","title":"Water Use Restriction Bylaw No. 530, 2002 (PDF), Town of Port McNeill","section":"Schedule A, Stage 1-3","quotes":["premises with even numbered addresses on even numbered days","premises with odd numbered addresses on odd numbered days","(a) water lawns at any time"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"exempt_watering":{"label":"Allowed at any time","value":"Stage 1 limits only hose-connected or automatic in-ground sprinklers. Under Stage 3, trees and shrubs may be watered only by hand-held container. Outdoor areas that must be cleaned to meet health or safety standards are exempt.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/No.-530-2002-Water-Use-Restrictions.pdf","title":"Water Use Restriction Bylaw No. 530, 2002 (PDF), Town of Port McNeill","section":"Schedule A","quotes":["using hose-","connected or automatic in-ground sprinklers except as follows:","(d) water trees and shrubs except by a hand-held container;","do not apply to outdoor areas, which may be","required by law to be cleaned so as to comply with health or safety"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"new_lawns":{"label":"New lawns","value":"A person may apply to the Town Administrator for a permit to water newly installed sod on other days, until growth is established or for 21 days after installation, whichever is less. Not available during Stage 3.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/No.-530-2002-Water-Use-Restrictions.pdf","title":"Water Use Restriction Bylaw No. 530, 2002 (PDF), Town of Port McNeill","section":"Schedule A, s. 4(b)","quotes":["A person may apply for a permit to the Town Administrator to water newly","installed sod on days other than, and including their assigned Stage 1","whichever is less. An exemption for new sod does not apply during Stage 3"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"$100 minimum and $500 maximum, plus costs, under the Offence Act.","short":"$100 to $500 plus costs in court","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/No.-530-2002-Water-Use-Restrictions.pdf","title":"Water Use Restriction Bylaw No. 530, 2002 (PDF), Town of Port McNeill","section":"s. 7","quotes":["a minimum fine of $100 and a maximum fine of $500 plus costs in accordance with"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Water Use Restriction Bylaw, No. 530, 2002","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/No.-530-2002-Water-Use-Restrictions.pdf","title":"Water Use Restriction Bylaw No. 530, 2002 (PDF), Town of Port McNeill","section":"s. 9","quotes":["Water Use Restriction Bylaw, No. 530, 2002"]}],"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\nPort McNeill's [Water Use Restriction Bylaw No. 530, 2002](https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/No.-530-2002-Water-Use-Restrictions.pdf) sets three stages. Stage 1 applies every year from June 1 to September 30 unless the Water System Manager sets another stage or period. Stages 2 and 3 apply when the Town notifies the public. The Town's water comes from its well supply. The current stage is announced by the Town, so check its website or call the Town Office at 250-956-3111.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Stage 1 (lawns, trees, shrubs, flowers, vegetable gardens): with hose-connected or automatic in-ground sprinklers, premises with even-numbered addresses water on even-numbered days and odd-numbered addresses on odd-numbered days. The bylaw sets no hours of the day.\n- Stages 2 and 3: no lawn watering at any time.\n- Stage 1 limits only hose-connected or automatic in-ground sprinklers. In Stage 3, trees and shrubs may be watered only by hand-held container. Outdoor areas that must be cleaned to meet health or safety standards are exempt.\n- New sod: apply to the Town Administrator for a permit to water on other days, until growth is established or for 21 days after installation, whichever is less. Not available in Stage 3.\n- Fine: $100 minimum and $500 maximum, plus costs, under the Offence Act. It is not in the Town's ticket schedule.","sources":[{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/No.-530-2002-Water-Use-Restrictions.pdf","title":"Water Use Restriction Bylaw No. 530, 2002 (PDF), Town of Port McNeill","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/No-584-2006-Municipal-Ticket-Information-System-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 584, 2006 (PDF), Town of Port McNeill","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/residents/water-sewer/","title":"Utilities, Town of Port McNeill","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/port-mcneill/water-restrictions/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/water-restrictions.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/water-restrictions.json"}}