--- title: Sicamous watering restrictions question: "Are there lawn sprinkling or watering restrictions in Sicamous?" place: Sicamous, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/sicamous category: Water, sewer, roads and snow owner: municipal owner_body: District of Sicamous sources_read: 2026-11-09 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sicamous/water-restrictions/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sicamous/water-restrictions.json" --- # Sicamous watering restrictions **Question:** Are there lawn sprinkling or watering restrictions in Sicamous? **Short answer:** In Sicamous, the normal Stage 1 season is May 1 to September 30. Automatic watering follows even or odd calendar days matching the civic address. Check the District’s current notice because a higher stage changes the schedule. **Who handles it:** Municipal (District of Sicamous, https://www.sicamous.ca) **Where:** - Phone: Municipal Hall, 250-836-2477 ## Key facts - **When restrictions apply:** In Sicamous, the normal Stage 1 season is May 1 to September 30. - Source: [Water Conservation & Restrictions, Stage 1 Water Restrictions - Residential & Non-Residential](https://www.sicamous.ca/live-here/water-conservation2) - Official wording: "Stage 1 Water Restrictions are in effect each year from May 1 to September 30." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-09 - **Sprinkling schedule:** Under Stage 1, even addresses use automatic sprinklers on even dates and odd addresses on odd dates. - Source: [Water Conservation & Restrictions, Stage 1 Water Restrictions - Residential & Non-Residential](https://www.sicamous.ca/live-here/water-conservation2) - Official wording: "Automatic Watering (sprinkler or irrigation) | * Even Numbered Civic Addresses on even-numbered days * Odd Numbered Civic Addresses on odd-numbered days" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-09 - **Allowed at any time:** During Stage 1, manual watering with a handheld hose is allowed any day at any time. - Source: [Water Conservation & Restrictions, Stage 1 Water Restrictions - Residential & Non-Residential](https://www.sicamous.ca/live-here/water-conservation2) - Official wording: "Manual Watering (handheld hose) | * Any day at any time" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-09 - **New lawns:** Not confirmed. Checked Water Conservation & Restrictions: District of Sicamous, Water Regulations, Rental and Connection Charge Bylaw No. 185; not found there. - **Fine:** Not confirmed. Checked Water Conservation & Restrictions: District of Sicamous, Water Regulations, Rental and Connection Charge Bylaw No. 185; not found there. - **Bylaw:** Water Regulations, Rental and Connection Charge Bylaw No. 185, 1995, as amended. - Source: [Water Regulations, Rental and Connection Charge Bylaw No. 185, Sections 3 and 6, stages and citation](https://www.sicamous.ca/public/download/files/215378) - Official wording: "6. This Bylaw may be cited as the “Water Regulations, Rental and Connection Charge Bylaw No. 185, 1995”. READ a first time this 27th day of November , 1995." … "(a) The Stage 1 Water Use Restrictions prescribed in Schedule “A” are in effect each year from May 1 to September 30 inclusive, except as provided under section 3(b). (b) When necessary for the conservation of Water or the preservation of the District Water Supply, the Operations Manager, may: i. amend the effective period of time for Stage 1, or ii. terminate or bring into effect a Stage more restrictive than Stage 1 at any time of the year for any period of time. (c) The Stage determined under Section 3(b) and the Water Use Restrictions prescribed under Schedule “A” for that Stage will take effect 24 hours after Notice for that Stage is issued by the District and will remain in effect until that Stage is terminated." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-09 ## How it works Look up the restriction for the water system serving the address. The type of planting and method of watering matter too. A lawn sprinkler, a hand-held hose used on shrubs and a newly planted lawn can have different rules. Under Stage 1, even addresses use automatic sprinklers on even dates and odd addresses on odd dates. ## Steps 1. Check the current local instructions in [Water Conservation & Restrictions](https://www.sicamous.ca/live-here/water-conservation2). Identify the current stage, the property address and whether the watering is automatic or manual. Use the schedule for that combination. 2. Check the permitted day and time before programming a controller. If there is a temporary restriction, read the notice for its dates and the uses it covers. ## Good to know - During Stage 1, manual watering with a handheld hose is allowed any day at any time. - For a new lawn or another special circumstance, check the conditions before watering outside the ordinary schedule. Keep any approved permit with the irrigation schedule. - For a question about the water supplier, restriction stage and type of irrigation, call the Municipal Hall at 250-836-2477. For a multi-unit property, use the service address on the water account. - Read the applicable provisions in [Water Regulations, Rental and Connection Charge Bylaw No. 185 (PDF)](https://www.sicamous.ca/public/download/files/215378). ## The same question elsewhere - [Watering restrictions in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/water-restrictions.md) - [Enderby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/water-restrictions.md) - [Armstrong](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/armstrong/water-restrictions.md) - [Spallumcheen](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/water-restrictions.md) - [Chase](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chase/water-restrictions.md) - [Revelstoke](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/revelstoke/water-restrictions.md) - [Sun Peaks](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sun-peaks/water-restrictions.md) ## Sources - [Water Conservation & Restrictions](https://www.sicamous.ca/live-here/water-conservation2) (read 2026-11-09) - [Water Regulations, Rental and Connection Charge Bylaw No. 185 (PDF)](https://www.sicamous.ca/public/download/files/215378) (read 2026-11-09) - [Sicamous municipal office contact information](https://www.sicamous.ca/DOING-BUSINESS/BUSINESS-LICENSING) (read 2026-11-09) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 4 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 2 could not be confirmed. 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