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

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

**Short answer:** Yes. In the City of Revelstoke, Stage 1 water restrictions apply year-round: lawn sprinklers 3 days a week, 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. only, by odd or even street address. The City can move to Stage 2, 3 or 4 and announces it; check its Water page for the current stage.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Revelstoke, https://www.revelstoke.ca)  
**Cost:** Bylaw notice fines: $100 for a first offence, $150 for a second, $200 for a third and later; waste of water $50.  
**Where:**
- Online: Water page (current stage), https://www.revelstoke.ca/114/Water
- Online: Water usage regulations table (PDF), https://www.revelstoke.ca/DocumentCenter/View/10451/Water-Usage-Restrictions-Table
- Phone: Public Works (new sod or seed exemption), 250-837-2001

## Key facts

- **When restrictions apply:** Stage 1 (Normal) restrictions apply year-round. The City can move to Stage 2, 3 or 4 depending on environmental conditions, supply system capacity and demand, and will announce it by newspaper, radio, social media, its website or other means. The City does not say a current stage on a fixed date.
  - Source: [Water](https://www.revelstoke.ca/114/Water)
  - Official wording: "Stage 1 (Normal) restrictions are in effect year-round within the City of Revelstoke." … "Restrictions may be increased to Stages 2, 3 or 4 depending on environmental conditions, water supply system capacity and demand on the system."
  - Source: [Water Usage Regulations table, intro](https://www.revelstoke.ca/DocumentCenter/View/10451/Water-Usage-Restrictions-Table)
  - Official wording: "Residents will be notified by newspaper, radio, social media, City website and/or other means available."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Sprinkling schedule:** Stage 1: sprinklers and soaker hoses on lawns 3 days a week, 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. only. Odd-numbered addresses Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday; even-numbered addresses Wednesday, Friday, Sunday. Stage 2: 2 days (odd Tue and Sat; even Wed and Sun). Stage 3: 1 day (odd Sat; even Sun). Stage 4: not permitted.
  - Source: [Water Usage Regulations table, Water Use Schedule; note 1](https://www.revelstoke.ca/DocumentCenter/View/10451/Water-Usage-Restrictions-Table)
  - Official wording: "Odd numbered property addresses Tue, Thu, Sat Tue, Sat Sat" … "Even numbered property addresses Wed, Fri, Sun Wed, Sun Sun" … "On designated days, water use is permitted only between the hours of 6 AM and 10 AM."
  - Source: [Water Regulations Bylaw No. 1643, consolidated, s. 5.12](https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/1351/)
  - Official wording: "Odd numbered property addresses Tue, Thu, Sat" … "Even numbered property addresses Wed, Fri, Sun"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Allowed at any time:** Hand watering of food plants or trees is not restricted at any stage (avoid 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.). Drip irrigation of food plants has no restrictions in Stages 1 and 2. Hand watering means holding a hose with a spring-loaded shut-off, or a can or bucket. Reclaimed water, greywater and harvested rainwater are not covered.
  - Source: [Water Usage Regulations table, table; notes 2](https://www.revelstoke.ca/DocumentCenter/View/10451/Water-Usage-Restrictions-Table)
  - Official wording: "Hand watering (hose with spring-loaded shut-off or No restrictions2 No restrictions2 No restrictions2 No restrictions2" … "Avoid watering food producing plants, trees, or shrubs between the hours of 10 AM and 7 PM to minimise evaporation." … "They do not apply to the use of reclaimed or recycled water, greywater, rainwater harvested by the customer"
  - Source: [Water, Hand watering](https://www.revelstoke.ca/114/Water)
  - Official wording: "A person must be physically holding the watering device, and hoses must be equipped with a spring-loaded shut-off or similar self-closing device."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **New lawns:** Contact Public Works at 250-837-2001 for water exemption instructions. In Stages 1 and 2 new seed or sod is watered "in accordance with permit"; not permitted in Stages 3 and 4. The bylaw lets Public Works approve exceptions for new residential lawns or landscaping and for building projects under a permit.
  - Source: [Water, Newly Planted Sod or Seed](https://www.revelstoke.ca/114/Water)
  - Official wording: "please contact Public Works at 250-837-2001 for water exemption instructions."
  - Source: [Water Regulations Bylaw No. 1643, consolidated, s. 5.12.1](https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/1351/)
  - Official wording: "Exceptions to the above-mentioned water restrictions may be approved upon request by the Public Works department for new residential lawn or landscaping installations"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fine:** Bylaw notice: first offence $100 ($50 if paid within 14 days; $110 late); second offence $150 ($160 late); third and later offences $200 ($210 late). Waste of water: $50 ($25 early; $60 late).
  - Source: [Bylaw Offence Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2370, Schedule, Schedule B, Water Regulations s. 5.12](https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/226008/)
  - Official wording: "5.12 Violate water restrictions- First $100.00 $50.00 $110.00 No" … "5.12 Violate water restrictions- $150.00 N/A $160.00 No" … "Third $200.00 N/A $210.00 No" … "5.01 Waste of water $50.00 $25.00 $60.00 No"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Water Regulations Bylaw No. 1643 - 2000
  - Source: [Water Regulations Bylaw No. 1643, consolidated, title](https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/1351/)
  - Official wording: "WATER REGULATIONS BYLAW NO. 1643 - 2000"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

The [Water Regulations Bylaw No. 1643](https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/1351/) sets the restrictions for everyone using City water, including the Big Eddy system. They do not cover rainwater, greywater or non-City sources. Stage 1 (Normal) applies year-round. The City can move to Stage 2, 3 or 4 depending on environmental conditions, supply system capacity and demand, and announces it by newspaper, radio, social media, its website or other means. The City's Water page shows the current stage.

## Good to know

- Stage 1: sprinklers and soaker hoses on lawns 3 days a week, 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. only. Odd-numbered addresses: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday. Even-numbered addresses: Wednesday, Friday, Sunday.
- Stage 2 (City table only): 2 days a week. Odd: Tuesday and Saturday. Even: Wednesday and Sunday.
- Stage 3 (City table only): 1 day a week. Odd: Saturday. Even: Sunday. Stage 4 is the most severe, and lawn sprinkling is not permitted.
- Hand watering food plants or trees is not restricted at any stage (avoid 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.). Hand watering means a hose with a spring-loaded shut-off, a can or a bucket. Drip irrigation of food plants has no restrictions in Stages 1 and 2.
- New seed or sod: watered "in accordance with permit" in Stages 1 and 2, and not permitted in Stages 3 and 4. For exemption instructions, contact Public Works. The bylaw lets Public Works approve exceptions for new residential lawns or landscaping and for building projects under a permit.
- Fines: a bylaw notice is $100 for a first offence ($50 if paid within 14 days, $110 if late), $150 for a second ($160 late) and $200 for a third and later ($210 late). Waste of water is $50 ($25 early, $60 late). Water restrictions are not in the municipal ticket schedule.

## Official forms and pages

- [Water Regulations Bylaw No. 1643 (PDF)](https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/1351/)
- [Water Usage Regulations table (PDF)](https://www.revelstoke.ca/DocumentCenter/View/10451/Water-Usage-Restrictions-Table)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Watering restrictions in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/water-restrictions.md)
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## Sources

- [Water Regulations Bylaw No. 1643, consolidated (PDF), City of Revelstoke](https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/1351/) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Water, City of Revelstoke](https://www.revelstoke.ca/114/Water) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Water Usage Regulations table (PDF), City of Revelstoke](https://www.revelstoke.ca/DocumentCenter/View/10451/Water-Usage-Restrictions-Table) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Bylaw Offence Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2370, Schedule (PDF), City of Revelstoke](https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/226008/) (read 2026-11-05)

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