{"title":"Rossland watering restrictions","question":"Are there lawn sprinkling or watering restrictions?","slug":"water-restrictions","place":{"path":"ca/bc/rossland","name":"Rossland","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":"City of Rossland","url":"https://rossland.ca"},"short_answer":"In the City of Rossland, Stage 1 outdoor water restrictions apply all year: water on alternate days by odd or even street number, and outdoors only before 9 a.m. and after 7 p.m. Vegetable gardens and fruit trees are not limited. Higher stages are announced by notice, so check the City website.","aliases":["rossland sprinkling ban","rossland lawn watering rules","rossland stage 3 water restrictions","rossland outdoor water use bylaw"],"cost":"$100 for each offence, with a maximum fine or penalty of $2,500. Each day is a separate offence.","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Enforcement Officer (City Hall)","value":"250-362-7396"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Outdoor Water Use Regulation Bylaw No. 2696 (PDF)","url":"https://rossland.civicweb.net/document/6143"},{"title":"Notice, Outdoor Water Use Restrictions, City of Rossland","url":"https://rossland.ca/notice-outdoor-water-use-restrictions/"}],"related":[],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/warfield","name":"Warfield","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/warfield/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/trail","name":"Trail","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/trail/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/montrose","name":"Montrose","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/fruitvale","name":"Fruitvale","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/castlegar","name":"Castlegar","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/castlegar/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/salmo","name":"Salmo","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/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 applies all year unless further restrictions are announced. The Municipal Officer sets Stages 1 to 4 by notice (website, print, social media or radio), at least one week before a stage increase is enforced except in emergencies.","short":"Stage 1 all year; Stages 1 to 4 set by notice","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://rossland.civicweb.net/document/6143","title":"Outdoor Water Use Regulation Bylaw No. 2696, 2019 (PDF), City of Rossland","section":"s. 5.1, 6.2-6.3","quotes":["authorized to determine the applicable Water Restriction Stage, provide notice","Except in emergency circumstances, the Municipality shall provide notice of an","impending Stage increase at least one (1) week prior to enforcement commencing.","Municipal website, printed media,"]},{"url":"https://rossland.ca/notice-outdoor-water-use-restrictions/","title":"Notice, Outdoor Water Use Restrictions, City of Rossland","section":"Notice: Outdoor Water Use Restrictions","quotes":["Stage 1 Restrictions are effective all year unless the further restrictions are announced."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"schedule":{"label":"Sprinkling schedule","value":"Stage 1 (all year unless more is announced): water on alternate days by odd or even street number, and outdoor residential use only before 9 a.m. and after 7 p.m.","short":"Stage 1: odd/even days; before 9 a.m. and after 7 p.m.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://rossland.ca/notice-outdoor-water-use-restrictions/","title":"Notice, Outdoor Water Use Restrictions, City of Rossland","section":"Notice: Outdoor Water Use Restrictions","quotes":["Alternate day watering based on residential street number (odd/even).","All outdoor residential water use is allowed before 9:00 a.m. and after 7:00 p.m."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"exempt_watering":{"label":"Allowed at any time","value":"There are no restrictions on watering vegetable gardens or fruit trees for personal use (Stage 1 notice).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://rossland.ca/notice-outdoor-water-use-restrictions/","title":"Notice, Outdoor Water Use Restrictions, City of Rossland","section":"Notice: Outdoor Water Use Restrictions","quotes":["There are no restrictions on watering vegetable gardens or fruit trees for personal use."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"new_lawns":{"label":"New lawns","value":"Apply for an exemption permit stating the reason and how long it is needed. In Stages 1 and 2 a Municipal Officer decides; in Stages 3 and 4 Council decides by resolution.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://rossland.civicweb.net/document/6143","title":"Outdoor Water Use Regulation Bylaw No. 2696, 2019 (PDF), City of Rossland","section":"s. 7.1(iii)","quotes":["A person can apply for an exemption permit upon submitting an application","that clearly states the reason(s) to which an exemption is required, the period","permit applications will be forwarded to a Municipal Officer for review and decision.","During Stages 3 & 4 Water Restrictions, permit applications will be forwarded to Council","permit applications will be forwarded to a Municipal Officer for review and decision. During Stages 3 & 4 Water Restrictions, permit applications will be forwarded to Council"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"$100 for each offence, with a maximum fine or penalty of $2,500; each day is a separate offence.","short":"$100 per offence","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://rossland.civicweb.net/document/6143","title":"Outdoor Water Use Regulation Bylaw No. 2696, 2019 (PDF), City of Rossland","section":"s. 4.4-4.5","quotes":["dollars ($100) for each offence and shall be liable to a fine or penalty not exceeding two-thousand five-","hundred ($2,500).","Each day during which an offence under this Bylaw continues is a new and separate"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Outdoor Water Use Regulation Bylaw No. 2696, 2019","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://rossland.civicweb.net/document/6143","title":"Outdoor Water Use Regulation Bylaw No. 2696, 2019 (PDF), City of Rossland","section":"s. 1","quotes":["Outdoor Water Use Regulation Bylaw No. 2696, 2019"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe City of Rossland's [Outdoor Water Use Regulation Bylaw No. 2696](https://rossland.civicweb.net/document/6143) sets four stages of outdoor water restrictions. Stage 1 applies all year unless further restrictions are announced. Under Stage 1, according to a City notice, you water on alternate days by odd or even street number, and outdoor residential use is allowed only before 9 a.m. and after 7 p.m. There is no restriction on watering vegetable gardens or fruit trees for personal use.\n\nA Municipal Officer sets Stages 1 to 4 by notice on the website, in print, on social media or on the radio. Except in emergencies, the notice comes at least one week before a stage increase is enforced.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Check the City website notices to see whether a higher stage is in force. We do not state a current stage here.\n2. For a new lawn, apply for an exemption permit stating the reason and how long it is needed. In Stages 1 and 2 a Municipal Officer decides; in Stages 3 and 4, Council decides by resolution.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- What Stages 2 to 4 allow is in Schedule A of the bylaw, which is an image in the City's PDF that we could not read. Ask City Hall.\n- The fine is $100 for each offence, up to $2,500, and each day is a separate offence. The City's ticket schedule for this bylaw is not readable.\n- A City notice from 2023 put Stage 3 into effect on August 31, 2023. That is a dated notice, not the standing rule.\n- To report a suspected violation, contact the Bylaw Enforcement Officer at 250-362-7396.","sources":[{"url":"https://rossland.civicweb.net/document/6143","title":"Outdoor Water Use Regulation Bylaw No. 2696, 2019 (PDF), City of Rossland","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://rossland.ca/notice-outdoor-water-use-restrictions/","title":"Notice, Outdoor Water Use Restrictions, City of Rossland","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://rossland.ca/bylaw-enforcement/noise-and-nuisances/","title":"Noise and Nuisances, City of Rossland (City Hall contact)","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","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/rossland/water-restrictions/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rossland/water-restrictions.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rossland/water-restrictions.json"}}