Stewart watering restrictions
Are there lawn sprinkling or watering restrictions?
Stewart has no fixed watering schedule or stages that we could find. Under its Water Connection Bylaw the District may limit water use or set the hours when needed, and lawn watering must be done in a reasonable manner. Call 250-636-2251 for current limits.
Key facts
| When restrictions apply | No fixed restriction dates or stages found. Water Connection Bylaw s. 3.3: the District may, when the public interest requires, suspend or limit water consumption, regulate the hours of use, or prescribe how water may be used.Water Connection Bylaw No. 873, 2013, s. 3.3 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingsuspend or limit the consumption of water from the municipal water system, or may regulate the hours of use, or may further prescribe the manner in |
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| Sprinkling schedule | No fixed watering schedule found. The Water Connection Bylaw says no consumer shall use water for irrigation, sprinkler or garden purposes except in a reasonable manner and in accordance with any bylaw or regulation governing such use.Water Connection Bylaw No. 873, 2013, s. 4.3 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingNo consumer shall use water for irrigation, sprinkler or garden purposes except in a reasonable manner and in accordance with any Bylaw or |
| Allowed at any time | Not confirmed. Not found in the official sources that were read. |
| New lawns | Not confirmed. Not found in the official sources that were read. |
| Fine | The District may disconnect water service without notice for unnecessary or wasteful use of water, or violation of regulations concerning watering or sprinkling. Offences carry a maximum fine of up to $10,000 on summary conviction.Water Connection Bylaw No. 873, 2013, s. 3.1(a); Water Connection Bylaw No. 873, 2013, s. 5.1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingUnnecessary or wasteful use of water, or violation of regulations concerning watering or sprinkling. shall on summary conviction be liable to a maximum fine of up to $10,000. |
| Bylaw | Water Connection Bylaw No. 873, 2013Water Connection Bylaw No. 873, 2013, Title · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wording2013 WATERCONNECTIONBYLAWNo. 873, 2013 |
How it works
In Stewart, the Water Connection Bylaw No. 873, 2013 does not set fixed watering days. Section 3.3 lets the District, when the public interest requires, suspend or limit water consumption, regulate the hours of use, or prescribe how water may be used. The District's Water Conservation page names no watering stages.
Good to know
- No consumer may use water for irrigation, sprinkler or garden purposes except in a reasonable manner and in accordance with any bylaw or regulation governing that use.
- The District may disconnect water service without notice for unnecessary or wasteful use of water, or violation of regulations concerning watering or sprinkling.
- Offences carry a maximum fine of up to $10,000 on summary conviction. No ticket amount was found.
- No exemptions (such as for new lawns) were found. To check whether limits are in force now, call the District at 250-636-2251.
Official forms and pages
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Sources
- Water Connection Bylaw No. 873, 2013 (PDF), District of Stewart (read 2026-11-08)
- Water Conservation Initiatives, District of Stewart (read 2026-11-08)
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