{"title":"Terrace watering restrictions","question":"Are there lawn sprinkling or watering restrictions?","slug":"water-restrictions","place":{"path":"ca/bc/terrace","name":"Terrace","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 Terrace","url":"https://www.terrace.ca"},"short_answer":"Yes. Terrace enforces sprinkling restrictions year-round. Stage 1 applies all year unless otherwise indicated: sprinkle only 6 to 9 a.m. and 7 to 10 p.m., odd-numbered addresses on odd-numbered days and even-numbered addresses on even-numbered days. Vegetable gardens and fruit trees are exempt.","aliases":["sprinkling ban terrace","watering days","water stages","can I water my lawn","stage 1 water restrictions"],"cost":"Ticket $100 for sprinkling in violation of water restrictions.","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"online","label":"Water Conservation page (shows the current stage)","value":"https://www.terrace.ca/city-services/water/water-conservation"},{"type":"phone","label":"Public Works","value":"250-615-4021","note":"Monday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m."}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Water use restriction stages (PDF)","url":"https://www.terrace.ca/sites/default/files/docs/city-services/COT-water-stages-social-web.pdf"},{"title":"Water Distribution & Sale Bylaw 1326 (PDF)","url":"https://www.terrace.ca/media/4242"}],"related":[],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/kitimat","name":"Kitimat","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/new-hazelton","name":"New Hazelton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/smithers","name":"Smithers","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/smithers/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/telkwa","name":"Telkwa","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/hazelton","name":"Hazelton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hazelton/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/prince-rupert","name":"Prince Rupert","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-rupert/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":"The City enforces sprinkling restrictions year-round. Stage 1 is in effect all year unless otherwise indicated; Stages 2 to 5 add tighter limits when the City announces them. The Director of Engineering may restrict water use other than normal indoor use.","short":"Year-round (Stage 1); Stages 2 to 5 if announced","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.terrace.ca/city-services/water/water-conservation","title":"Water Conservation, City of Terrace","section":"Water Conservation page","quotes":["The City of Terrace enforces water sprinkling restrictions year-round.","Stage 1: In effect year-round unless otherwise indicated"]},{"url":"https://www.terrace.ca/media/4242","title":"Water Distribution & Sale Consolidated Bylaw 1326 (PDF)","section":"s. 26","quotes":["The Director of Engineering may from time to time place restrictions upon the","usage of potable water for purposes other than normal internal domestic use"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"schedule":{"label":"Sprinkling schedule","value":"Stage 1 (year-round): 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.; odd-numbered addresses on odd-numbered days, even-numbered addresses on even-numbered days. Stage 2: same hours, odd addresses Wednesdays and Sundays, even addresses Tuesdays and Saturdays, none 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Stage 3: no sprinkling.","short":"Stage 1: odd/even days, 6 a.m. to 9 a.m., 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.terrace.ca/city-services/water/water-conservation","title":"Water Conservation, City of Terrace","section":"Stage 1","quotes":["Sprinkling is permitted only from 6 am–9 am and 7 pm–10 pm on your designated days:","Odd-numbered addresses – Odd-numbered days","Even-numbered addresses – Even-numbered days","Odd-numbered addresses – Wednesdays and Sundays","Even-numbered addresses – Tuesdays and Saturdays","No sprinkling from 9 am–7 pm daily City-wide.","Stage 3: Sprinkling not permitted City-wide"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"exempt_watering":{"label":"Allowed at any time","value":"Vegetable gardens and fruit trees are exempt from all watering restrictions. Under Stage 2, handheld hose with a controlled nozzle is allowed anytime; under Stage 3 it is allowed for flowers, plants and shrubs, and pool or hot tub top-ups only.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.terrace.ca/city-services/water/water-conservation","title":"Water Conservation, City of Terrace","section":"Water Conservation page","quotes":["Exceptions: Vegetable gardens and fruit trees are exempt from all watering restrictions.","Watering by handheld hose with a controlled nozzle is allowed anytime.","Hot tub or pool top-ups only are permitted."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"new_lawns":{"label":"New lawns","value":"Stage 3: a new house with a first-time lawn of seed or turf can apply for a permit.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.terrace.ca/city-services/water/water-conservation","title":"Water Conservation, City of Terrace","section":"Stage 3","quotes":["New house with first-time lawn of seed or turf can apply for permit."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Sprinkling in violation of water restrictions: $100 (municipal ticket).","short":"Ticket $100","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.terrace.ca/media/4139","title":"Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw 1827 (consolidated to 2334-2025) (PDF)","section":"Schedule 21","quotes":["Sprinkling in violation of water restrictions","$100.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Terrace Water Distribution and Sale Bylaw No. 1326-1993 (consolidated to Bylaw No. 2339-2026), s. 26","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.terrace.ca/media/4242","title":"Water Distribution & Sale Consolidated Bylaw 1326 (PDF)","section":"s. 37","quotes":["This Bylaw may be cited as \"Terrace Water Distribution and Sale Bylaw No.","1326-1993\"."]}],"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 says it enforces sprinkling restrictions year-round, using five stages as a guide. Stage 1 is in effect year-round unless otherwise indicated; Stages 2 to 5 add tighter limits when the City announces them. Under [Water Distribution and Sale Bylaw 1326](<https://www.terrace.ca/media/4242>) (section 26), the Director of Engineering may restrict water use other than normal indoor use. The City's Water Conservation page shows the current stage; check it before you water.\n\n## The stages\n\n1. **Stage 1** (year-round): sprinkling only 6 to 9 a.m. and 7 to 10 p.m. Odd-numbered addresses use odd-numbered days; even-numbered addresses use even-numbered days.\n2. **Stage 2**: same hours, but odd addresses water Wednesdays and Sundays and even addresses Tuesdays and Saturdays. No sprinkling 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Handheld hose with a controlled nozzle is allowed anytime.\n3. **Stage 3**: no sprinkling City-wide. Handheld hose with a controlled nozzle for flowers, plants and shrubs, and pool or hot tub top-ups only. A new house with a first-time lawn of seed or turf can apply for a permit.\n4. **Stage 4**: ban on all non-essential water use, including watering lawns, plants, flowers and shrubs, filling pools and hot tubs, and washing vehicles, boats and driveways. The Splash Park is closed.\n5. **Stage 5**: all Stage 4 bans plus commercial car washes are banned.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Vegetable gardens and fruit trees are exempt from all watering restrictions.\n- Sprinkling against the restrictions is a $100 municipal ticket.\n- The page does not say where to apply for the new-lawn permit or what it costs; ask Public Works at 250-615-4021.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.terrace.ca/city-services/water/water-conservation","title":"Water Conservation, City of Terrace","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.terrace.ca/media/4242","title":"Water Distribution & Sale Consolidated Bylaw 1326 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.terrace.ca/media/4139","title":"Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw 1827 (consolidated to 2334-2025) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.terrace.ca/city-hall/department-contacts","title":"Department Contacts, City of Terrace","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/terrace/water-restrictions/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/water-restrictions.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/water-restrictions.json"}}