{"title":"Radium Hot Springs watering restrictions","question":"Are there lawn sprinkling or watering restrictions in Radium Hot Springs?","slug":"water-restrictions","place":{"path":"ca/bc/radium-hot-springs","name":"Radium Hot Springs","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 Radium Hot Springs","url":"https://radiumhotsprings.ca"},"short_answer":"Yes. Radium Hot Springs has staged watering restrictions in place year-round, from Stage 1 (year-round limits) up to Stage 5 (severe drought or emergency). At Stage 1, even addresses water on even days and odd addresses on odd days. The Village posts the current stage on its Watering Restrictions page.","aliases":["watering restrictions radium hot springs","lawn sprinkling radium hot springs","water stage radium hot springs","water conservation radium hot springs"],"cost":"No cost. Fine by stage of the breach: Stage 1 $250, Stage 2 $500, Stage 3 $1,000, Stage 4 $2,000, Stage 5 $3,000 (municipal tickets).","how_long":"Not applicable.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Public Works","value":"250-347-6455 ext. 5"},{"type":"email","label":"Public Works (pool or hot tub fill permission)","value":"depw@radiumhotsprings.ca"},{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"4836 Radium Boulevard, Radium Hot Springs, BC","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m."}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Watering Restrictions, Village of Radium Hot Springs","url":"https://radiumhotsprings.ca/services/community-safety-bylaws/watering-restrictions/"},{"title":"Public Works, Village of Radium Hot Springs","url":"https://radiumhotsprings.ca/administration/departments-staff/public-works/"}],"related":[{"slug":"unsightly-property","title":"Radium Hot Springs unsightly property rules and how to report","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/unsightly-property/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/invermere","name":"Invermere","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/canal-flats","name":"Canal Flats","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/canal-flats/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/golden","name":"Golden","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/golden/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kaslo","name":"Kaslo","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/elkford","name":"Elkford","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/elkford/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kimberley","name":"Kimberley","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kimberley/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":"Restrictions are in place year-round in a staged system: Stage 1 (year-round limits) up to Stage 5 (severe drought conditions or an emergency response). The Village posts the current stage on its Watering Restrictions page.","short":"Year-round; Stage 1 to Stage 5","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://radiumhotsprings.ca/services/community-safety-bylaws/watering-restrictions/","title":"Watering Restrictions, Village of Radium Hot Springs","section":"Watering Restrictions","quotes":["the Village of Radium Hot Springs has water-use restrictions in place year-round.","Restrictions follow a staged system, ranging from Stage 1 (year-round limits) to Stage 5 (severe drought conditions or during an emergency response)."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"schedule":{"label":"Sprinkling schedule","value":"Stage 1 (year-round): even-numbered addresses water on even calendar days, odd-numbered on odd days, 5 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. to midnight. Stage 2: lawns, trees and landscaping twice a week, even addresses Monday and Thursday, odd addresses Tuesday and Friday, 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. to midnight; food plants and gardens on even/odd calendar days, 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Stage 3: food plants and gardens only. Stage 4 and 5: no outdoor watering.","short":"Stage 1: odd/even days, 5-10 a.m., 7 p.m. to midnight","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://radiumhotsprings.ca/services/community-safety-bylaws/watering-restrictions/","title":"Watering Restrictions, Village of Radium Hot Springs","section":"Water Use Conservation Stages","quotes":["Even numbered addresses may water on even numbered calendar days between the hours of 5:00am to 10:00am and 7:00pm and 12:00am (midnight).","Even numbered addresses may water on Mondays and Thursdays between the hours of 6:00am to 10:00am and 8:00pm to 12:00am (midnight).","Odd numbered addresses may water on Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 6:00am to 10:00am and 8:00pm to 12:00am (midnight).","Stage 3 watering activities are limited to food plants and gardens only.","All outdoor use of water is prohibited."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"exempt_watering":{"label":"Allowed at any time","value":"Nothing is exempt from the stages. At Stage 1, other outdoor water uses (such as washing driveways or vehicles) are allowed using only a handheld canister or a hose with an automatic shut-off nozzle. Food plants and gardens have set days and hours up to Stage 3.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://radiumhotsprings.ca/services/community-safety-bylaws/watering-restrictions/","title":"Watering Restrictions, Village of Radium Hot Springs","section":"Stage 1 - in effect year-round","quotes":["All other outdoor watering activities (e.g. washing driveways or vehicles) is allowed using only handheld canisters or a hose equipped with an automatic shut-off nozzle."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"new_lawns":{"label":"New lawns","value":"In Stage 2, if new lawn seed or sod is being installed, a permit is required to water more often (alternate-day watering as in Stage 1). Call the Village office for the permission form. Permission to fill a pool or hot tub must be requested from Public Works (depw@radiumhotsprings.ca).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://radiumhotsprings.ca/services/community-safety-bylaws/watering-restrictions/","title":"Watering Restrictions, Village of Radium Hot Springs","section":"Stage 2","quotes":["If new lawn seed or sod is being installed on your property, a permit is required to sprinkle more frequently","Permission to fill a pool or hot tub must be requested from the Public Works Department"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Municipal ticket by stage of the breach: Stage 1 $250, Stage 2 $500, Stage 3 $1,000, Stage 4 $2,000, Stage 5 $3,000. Wasting water, or using water against the bylaw, is $250.","short":"Ticket $250 Stage 1; $500 Stage 2","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://radiumhotsprings.civicweb.net/document/22371/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 533, 2026 (PDF), Village of Radium Hot Springs","section":"Bylaw 533, Appendix 11","quotes":["Waste water 4 (3) $ 250.00","Use water contrary to bylaw 4(4) $ 250.00","Non-compliance with Stage 1 Schedule A $ 250.00","Non-compliance with Stage 2 Schedule A $ 500.00","Non-compliance with Stage 3 Schedule A $1000.00","Non-compliance with Stage 4 Schedule A $2000.00","Non-compliance with Stage 5 Schedule A $3000.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Village of Radium Hot Springs Water Use and Conservation Bylaw No. 505, 2024.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://radiumhotsprings.civicweb.net/document/22371/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 533, 2026 (PDF), Village of Radium Hot Springs","section":"Schedule 1, Appendix 11","quotes":["Water Use and Conservation Bylaw No. 505, 2024"]},{"url":"https://radiumhotsprings.ca/administration/departments-staff/public-works/","title":"Public Works, Village of Radium Hot Springs","section":"Water Conservation","quotes":["review Bylaw 505, 2024 Water Use and Conservation"]}],"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\nRadium Hot Springs runs a staged system, from Stage 1 (year-round limits) to Stage 5 (severe drought conditions or an emergency response). The Village posts the current stage on its [Watering Restrictions page](https://radiumhotsprings.ca/services/community-safety-bylaws/watering-restrictions/); check it before you water. The Water Use and Conservation Bylaw No. 505 is a scanned PDF we could not read, so the stage details below come from that page.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- **Stage 1 (year-round):** even-numbered addresses water on even calendar days and odd-numbered on odd days, 5 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. to midnight. Sprinklers, drip and underground irrigation are allowed.\n- **Stage 2:** lawns, trees and landscaping twice a week, even addresses Monday and Thursday, odd addresses Tuesday and Friday, 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. to midnight. Food plants and gardens on even or odd calendar days, 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.\n- **Stage 3:** food plants and gardens only. **Stages 4 and 5:** no outdoor watering.\n- Other outdoor uses, such as washing driveways or vehicles, are allowed at Stage 1 using only a handheld canister or a hose with an automatic shut-off nozzle.\n- **New lawns:** in Stage 2, a permit is required to water new seed or sod more often. Call the Village office for the form. New-lawn rules for other stages are not stated.\n- Permission to fill a pool or hot tub must be requested from Public Works (depw@radiumhotsprings.ca).\n- Tickets are $250 at Stage 1, $500 at Stage 2, $1,000 at Stage 3, $2,000 at Stage 4 and $3,000 at Stage 5. Wasting water, or using water against the bylaw, is $250.","sources":[{"url":"https://radiumhotsprings.ca/services/community-safety-bylaws/watering-restrictions/","title":"Watering Restrictions, Village of Radium Hot Springs","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://radiumhotsprings.ca/administration/departments-staff/public-works/","title":"Public Works, Village of Radium Hot Springs","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://radiumhotsprings.civicweb.net/document/22371/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 533, 2026 (PDF), Village of Radium Hot Springs","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/radium-hot-springs/water-restrictions/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/water-restrictions.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/water-restrictions.json"}}