{"title":"Tumbler Ridge watering restrictions","question":"Are there lawn sprinkling or watering restrictions in Tumbler Ridge?","slug":"water-restrictions","place":{"path":"ca/bc/tumbler-ridge","name":"Tumbler Ridge","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":"District of Tumbler Ridge","url":"https://www.districtoftumblerridge.ca"},"short_answer":"Tumbler Ridge's Water Regulation Bylaw sets no fixed sprinkling days, hours or stages. Council may order water use cut back or stopped when it is in the public interest. Wasting water by runoff into a storm or sanitary sewer is not allowed.","aliases":["sprinkling restrictions tumbler ridge","watering lawn tumbler ridge","water ban tumbler ridge","water bylaw tumbler ridge"],"cost":"Water rates are in the Fees and Charges Bylaw, Schedule I. Schedule F of the Water bylaw lists $75 for letting water run off a parcel to a catch basin.","how_long":"Not applicable.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Town Hall front desk","value":"305 Iles Way, Tumbler Ridge, BC V0C 2W0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"Public Works Shop","value":"250-242-3574"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Water Regulation Bylaw No. 566, 2010 (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge","url":"https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/66353/"},{"title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 623, 2017, consolidated (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge","url":"https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/65152/"}],"related":[{"slug":"garbage-collection","title":"Tumbler Ridge garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/garbage-collection/"},{"slug":"backyard-fire","title":"Tumbler Ridge backyard fire and burning rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/backyard-fire/"},{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Tumbler Ridge bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/bylaw-fines/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/dawson-creek","name":"Dawson Creek","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dawson-creek/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/pouce-coupe","name":"Pouce Coupe","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pouce-coupe/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/mackenzie","name":"Mackenzie","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mackenzie/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/taylor","name":"Taylor","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/taylor/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/fort-st-john","name":"Fort St. John","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/prince-george","name":"Prince George","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/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 District's Water Regulation Bylaw has no fixed watering season or stages. Council may direct that water use by any or all connected owners and occupiers be reduced or discontinued when it is in the public interest.","short":"No fixed season or stages; Council may reduce use","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/66353/","title":"Water Regulation Bylaw No. 566, 2010 (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge","section":"s. 36","quotes":["If at any time Council deems it to be in the public interest, it may direct that the use of water by","any or all connected owners and occupiers be reduced or discontinued until it shall be considered"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"schedule":{"label":"Sprinkling schedule","value":null,"status":"none","note":"Tumbler Ridge's Water Regulation Bylaw has no fixed sprinkling days, hours or stages.","sources":[{"url":"https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/66353/","title":"Water Regulation Bylaw No. 566, 2010 (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge"}]},"exempt_watering":{"label":"Allowed at any time","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"No exemptions or new-lawn permit appear in the bylaw or the pages read.","sources":[]},"new_lawns":{"label":"New lawns","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"No exemptions or new-lawn permit appear in the bylaw or the pages read.","sources":[]},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Water may not be wasted by runoff into the storm or sanitary sewer or onto land other than for irrigation (s. 37). Schedule F lists $75 for letting water run off a parcel directly to a catch basin. Court fine up to $10,000 for any breach, each day a new offence.","short":"$75 for runoff to catch basin; up to $10,000 in court","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/66353/","title":"Water Regulation Bylaw No. 566, 2010 (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge","section":"s. 37, s. 73, Schedule F","quotes":["No person shall allow water from the system to be wasted by runoff into the storm or","Allow Potable Water to turn off parcel directly to catch basin","$75.00","liable to a fine and penalty not exceeding Ten Thousand","No person shall allow water from the system to be wasted by runoff into the storm or sanitary"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Water Regulation Bylaw No. 566, 2010 (water rates in Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 623, 2017, Schedule I).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/66353/","title":"Water Regulation Bylaw No. 566, 2010 (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge","section":"Cover","quotes":["WATER REGULATION BYLAW #566","May 2010"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":3,"matched":3,"none":1,"unknown":2},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe District of Tumbler Ridge's [Water Regulation Bylaw No. 566](<https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/66353/>) has no fixed watering season, sprinkling days, hours or stages. It lets Council direct that water use by any or all connected owners and occupiers be reduced or discontinued when that is in the public interest.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- No sprinkling schedule, exemptions or new-lawn permit appear in the bylaw or the pages read.\n- Water may not be wasted by runoff into the storm or sanitary sewer, or onto land other than for irrigation (s. 37). Schedule F lists $75 for letting water run off a parcel directly to a catch basin.\n- The court fine for any breach is up to $10,000, and each day is a new offence.\n- The District's ticket bylaw lists no water offences.\n- Water rates are in the [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 623](<https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/65152/>), Schedule I.\n- No current restriction was found. To check whether one is in force, call Public Works at 250-242-3574 or Town Hall at 250-242-4242.","sources":[{"url":"https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/66353/","title":"Water Regulation Bylaw No. 566, 2010 (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/65152/","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 623, 2017, consolidated (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.districtoftumblerridge.ca/p/staff-directory","title":"Staff Directory, District of Tumbler Ridge","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 3 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 1 is recorded as not set; 2 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/water-restrictions/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/water-restrictions.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/water-restrictions.json"}}