--- title: Sayward watering restrictions question: "Are there lawn sprinkling or watering restrictions in Sayward?" place: Sayward, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/sayward category: Water, sewer, roads and snow owner: municipal owner_body: Village of Sayward sources_read: 2026-11-08 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/water-restrictions/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/water-restrictions.json" --- # Sayward watering restrictions **Question:** Are there lawn sprinkling or watering restrictions in Sayward? **Short answer:** Sayward sets sprinkling restrictions in four stages, announced by the Village, so check its Watering Restrictions page for the current stage. Stage 3 allows no sprinkling and Stage 4 prohibits all watering, including by hand. Under Stages 1 and 2, sprinkling is allowed on set days and times by address. **Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Sayward, https://www.sayward.ca) **Cost:** No ticket amount. On conviction, a fine of up to $2,000. The Village may also disconnect water without notice for wasteful use or breaking watering rules. **How long:** Restrictions are set by notice and change; no fixed start and end dates are stated. **Where:** - Phone: Village Office (open Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., closed holidays), 250-282-5512 - In person: Village Office, 652 H'Kusam Way, Sayward, BC - Online: Online Bylaw Complaint Form, https://www.sayward.ca/form/bylaw-complaint-form - Online: Watering Restrictions page, https://www.sayward.ca/municipal-services/water-sewer/watering-restrictions ## Key facts - **When restrictions apply:** Four stages, set by the Village by notice (the bylaw says sprinkling restrictions "may be enforced from time to time"). Stage 3: no sprinkling. Stage 4: all watering prohibited, including hand watering. - Source: [Water Regulation Bylaw No. 391, s. 14.7](https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2021-06/Bylaw%20391%20-%20Water%20Regulation.pdf) - Official wording: "Sprinkling restrictions may be enforced from time to time by the Village." - Source: [Watering Restrictions, Stages 3 and 4](https://www.sayward.ca/municipal-services/water-sewer/watering-restrictions) - Official wording: "Watering is not permitted." … "All watering is prohibited including the hand watering of vegetables, flowers, trees, shrubs etc." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Sprinkling schedule:** Stage 1: sprinkling 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on your day (even-numbered addresses on even days, odd-numbered on odd days). Stage 2: 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.; even addresses Tuesdays and Saturdays, odd addresses Wednesdays and Sundays. - Source: [Watering Restrictions, Stages 1 and 2](https://www.sayward.ca/municipal-services/water-sewer/watering-restrictions) - Official wording: "Watering is only permitted between 6am and 10am, and 6pm and 10pm on your designated day." … "Watering is only permitted between 8am and 10am, and 6pm and 8pm on your designated day." … "watering is allowed on Tuesdays and Saturdays" … "watering is allowed on Wednesdays and Sundays" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Allowed at any time:** Stages 1 and 2: hand watering with cans or hoses with automatic shut-off valves is allowed any time, any day. Stage 3: hand watering only 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. or 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Stage 4: none. - Source: [Watering Restrictions, Stages 1 to 3](https://www.sayward.ca/municipal-services/water-sewer/watering-restrictions) - Official wording: "Hand watering using watering cans or hoses with automatic shut off valves is currently permitted at any time, on any day." … "Hand watering using watering cans or hoses with automatic shut off valves is only permitted between 7am and 9am, OR 8pm to 10pm" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **New lawns:** Not confirmed. The Village does not state rules for new lawns. - **Fine:** No ticket amount. On conviction, a fine of up to $2,000 (s. 19). The Village may also disconnect water without notice for wasteful use or breaking watering rules (s. 15.4(a)). - Source: [Water Regulation Bylaw No. 391, s. 19](https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2021-06/Bylaw%20391%20-%20Water%20Regulation.pdf) - Official wording: "be liable to a fine not exceeding Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000)" - Source: [Water Regulation Bylaw No. 391, s. 15.4(a)](https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2021-06/Bylaw%20391%20-%20Water%20Regulation.pdf) - Official wording: "unnecessary or wasteful use of water, or violation of regulations concerning watering" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Bylaw:** Water Regulation Bylaw No. 391 - Source: [Water Regulation Bylaw No. 391, Title](https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2021-06/Bylaw%20391%20-%20Water%20Regulation.pdf) - Official wording: "Water Regulation Bylaw No. 391" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 ## How it works The [Water Regulation Bylaw No. 391]() says sprinkling restrictions may be enforced from time to time. The Village sets them in four stages on its [Watering Restrictions page](). Check that page for the stage now in force. - Stage 1: sprinkling 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on your day (even-numbered addresses on even days, odd-numbered on odd days). - Stage 2: 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Even addresses Tuesdays and Saturdays; odd addresses Wednesdays and Sundays. - Stage 3: no sprinkling. - Stage 4: all watering prohibited, including hand watering. ## Steps 1. Check the Village's Watering Restrictions page for the current stage. 2. Water only in the times and days allowed for that stage and your address. 3. Hand watering with cans or hoses with automatic shut-off valves is allowed any time, any day, in Stages 1 and 2. In Stage 3 it is allowed only 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. or 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. ## Good to know - On conviction the fine is up to $2,000. The Village may also disconnect water without notice for wasteful use or for breaking watering rules. - Rules for new lawns, drip irrigation and food gardens are not stated. - The stage schedule is on the Village web page and not in the bylaw. ## Official forms and pages - [Watering Restrictions, Village of Sayward](https://www.sayward.ca/municipal-services/water-sewer/watering-restrictions) - [Water Regulation Bylaw No. 391 (PDF)](https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2021-06/Bylaw%20391%20-%20Water%20Regulation.pdf) ## Related questions - [Sayward garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/garbage-collection.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Watering restrictions in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/water-restrictions.md) - [Campbell River](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/water-restrictions.md) - [Gold River](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/water-restrictions.md) - [Tahsis](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/water-restrictions.md) - [Port McNeill](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/water-restrictions.md) - [Courtenay](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/water-restrictions.md) - [Cumberland](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/water-restrictions.md) ## Sources - [Watering Restrictions, Village of Sayward](https://www.sayward.ca/municipal-services/water-sewer/watering-restrictions) (read 2026-11-08) - [Water Regulation Bylaw No. 391 (PDF)](https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2021-06/Bylaw%20391%20-%20Water%20Regulation.pdf) (read 2026-11-08) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 1 could not be confirmed. 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