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title: View Royal watering restrictions
question: "Are there lawn sprinkling or watering restrictions?"
place: View Royal, British Columbia, Canada
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# View Royal watering restrictions

**Question:** Are there lawn sprinkling or watering restrictions?

**Short answer:** Yes. In the Town of View Royal, the Capital Regional District's Water Conservation Bylaw 4099 applies Stage 1 watering rules automatically every year from May 1 to September 30. The CRD can end, change or tighten them at any time, so check its page for the current stage.

**Who handles it:** Regional district (Capital Regional District, https://www.crd.ca)  
**Cost:** No fee to water. CRD tickets: Stage 1 watering a lawn on the wrong days or times $200; Stage 1 wasting water $200 (Stage 2 $300, Stage 3 $400); Stage 2 lawn watering contrary to dates $250; Stage 3 lawn or boulevard watering $400.  
**How long:** A new stage takes effect 48 hours after notice.  

## Key facts

- **When restrictions apply:** Stage 1 applies automatically every year from May 1 to September 30. The CRD Regional Water Supply Commission can end it early, change its dates, or bring in Stage 2 or 3 at any time of year; a new stage takes effect 48 hours after notice. View Royal is served by the CRD Juan de Fuca Water Distribution System, which gets water from the Regional Water Supply.
  - Source: [Water Conservation Bylaw No. 1, 2016 (CRD Bylaw 4099, PDF), s. 4](https://www.crd.ca/media/file/4099-capital-regional-district-water-conservation-bylaw-no-1-2016)
  - Official wording: "The Stage 1 Water Use Restrictions prescribed in Schedule “A” are in effect each" … "year from May 1 to September 30 inclusive" … "terminate or bring into effect a Stage more restrictive than Stage 1 at any" … "take effect 48 hours after the"
  - Source: [Juan de Fuca Water Distribution, Capital Regional District, About the System](https://www.crd.ca/programs-services/water/drinking-water-systems/juan-de-fuca)
  - Official wording: "through the Juan de Fuca Water Distribution System." … "The Juan de Fuca Water Distribution System drinking water comes from the Regional Water Supply System."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Sprinkling schedule:** Stage 1, lawns: odd-numbered addresses on Thursdays and Sundays; even-numbered addresses on Wednesdays and Saturdays; 4 a.m. to 10 a.m. or 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. by any method. Automatic irrigation with a timer or shut-off may also run from 12:01 a.m. to 4 a.m. For a strata complex, the address is the whole complex, not the unit.
  - Source: [Water Conservation Bylaw No. 1, 2016 (CRD Bylaw 4099, PDF), Schedule A, s. 1(1)(a)](https://www.crd.ca/media/file/4099-capital-regional-district-water-conservation-bylaw-no-1-2016)
  - Official wording: "(i) the property has an even-numbered address, the lawn watering is on" … "Wednesdays or Saturdays, and the watering occurs between the hours of" … "(ii) the property has an odd-numbered address, the lawn watering is on" … "Thursdays or Sundays, and the watering occurs between the hours of" … "12:01 a.m. to 4 a.m. by utilizing an irrigation system with a timer or"
  - Source: [Regional Watering Schedule, Capital Regional District, Lawn Watering](https://www.crd.ca/environment/water-conservation/watering-schedule)
  - Official wording: "Odd Number | Thursdays & Sundays" … "Even Number | Wednesdays & Saturdays"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Allowed at any time:** Stage 1 and 2: trees, shrubs, flowers and vegetables may be watered any day, any time by hand-held container, shut-off-nozzle hose, or micro or drip irrigation; sprinklers only 4 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. (Stage 2: mornings only). Stage 3: hand and drip watering only in those hours. Nurseries and farms are exempt.
  - Source: [Water Conservation Bylaw No. 1, 2016 (CRD Bylaw 4099, PDF), Schedule A, s. 1(1)(b); s. 8(1)](https://www.crd.ca/media/file/4099-capital-regional-district-water-conservation-bylaw-no-1-2016)
  - Official wording: "on any day at any time if watering is done other than by hand-held container, hand" … "held hose equipped with an automatic shut-off nozzle, or by Micro-irrigation" … "(v) wash a vehicle with Water other than by using a hand held container or a" … "Nurseries, Farms, Turf Farms and Tree Farms are exempted from all Stage" … "(i) water trees, shrubs, flowers and vegetables on any day with a Sprinkler" … "(i) water trees, shrubs, flowers and vegetables on any day other than between"
  - Source: [Regional Watering Schedule, Capital Regional District, Established trees, shrubs, flowers and vegetable gardens](https://www.crd.ca/environment/water-conservation/watering-schedule)
  - Official wording: "Hand Watering & Micro/Drip Irrigation | Any day, any time"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **New lawns:** No permit is needed. On the regular May 1 to September 30 schedule, new sod may be watered on installation and for the first 21 days, and newly seeded lawns until growth is established or 49 days, whichever is less, at 4-10 a.m. or 7-10 p.m. Then return to your set lawn days. Stricter stages differ.
  - Source: [Water Conservation Bylaw No. 1, 2016 (CRD Bylaw 4099, PDF), Schedule A, s. 1(1)(b)(iii)](https://www.crd.ca/media/file/4099-capital-regional-district-water-conservation-bylaw-no-1-2016)
  - Official wording: "or newly seeded lawns, water until growth is" … "established or for 49 days after installation, whichever is less;" … "other than on new sod installation and during the first"
  - Source: [Regional Watering Schedule, Capital Regional District, New Sod and/or Newly Seeded Lawns](https://www.crd.ca/environment/water-conservation/watering-schedule)
  - Official wording: "A permit is not required to install new sod and/or newly seeded lawns." … "Once your new lawn is established, please revert to your designated lawn watering days and times." … "The following schedule is in effect every year May 1 - September 30."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fine:** CRD ticket: watering a lawn on the wrong days or times in Stage 1 $200; wasting water in Stage 1 $200 (Stage 2 $300, Stage 3 $400); Stage 2 lawn watering contrary to dates $250; Stage 3 lawn or boulevard watering $400. Court fine $100 to $10,000, and each day is a separate offence.
  - Source: [CRD Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw 1857, Schedule 26](https://www.crd.ca/media/file/1857-consolidated-capital-regional-district-ticket-information-authorization-bylaw-1990b)
  - Official wording: "Stage 1 – water lawn contrary to even-numbered Sch. A 1.(1)(a)(i) $200.00" … "Stage 2 – water lawn contrary to even-numbered Sch. A 2.(1)(a)(i) $250.00" … "Wasting water during Stage 1 7.(3) $200.00" … "Wasting water during Stage 2 7.(3) $300.00" … "Stage 3 – water lawn or boulevard Sch. A 3.(1)(a)(i) $400.00"
  - Source: [Water Conservation Bylaw No. 1, 2016 (CRD Bylaw 4099, PDF), s. 10](https://www.crd.ca/media/file/4099-capital-regional-district-water-conservation-bylaw-no-1-2016)
  - Official wording: "is liable to a fine not" … "less than $100 and not exceeding $10,000."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Capital Regional District Water Conservation Bylaw No. 1, 2016 (CRD Bylaw No. 4099)
  - Source: [Water Conservation Bylaw No. 1, 2016 (CRD Bylaw 4099, PDF), s. 13](https://www.crd.ca/media/file/4099-capital-regional-district-water-conservation-bylaw-no-1-2016)
  - Official wording: "This Bylaw may be cited as “Capital Regional District Water Conservation Bylaw No. 1,"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

View Royal is served by the CRD Juan de Fuca Water Distribution System, and [CRD Bylaw 4099](<https://www.crd.ca/media/file/4099-capital-regional-district-water-conservation-bylaw-no-1-2016>) sets the watering rules. Stage 1 applies automatically every year from May 1 to September 30. The CRD Regional Water Supply Commission can end it early, change its dates, or bring in Stage 2 or 3 at any time of year. The bylaw has three stages. Check the CRD's water restrictions page for the current stage; this answer does not say which is in force.

## Stage 1 lawn rules

- Odd-numbered addresses: Thursdays and Sundays. Even-numbered addresses: Wednesdays and Saturdays. For a strata complex, the address is the whole complex, not the unit.
- Times: 4 a.m. to 10 a.m. or 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., by any method. Automatic irrigation with a timer or shut-off may also run from 12:01 a.m. to 4 a.m.
- New lawns: no permit needed. New sod may be watered on installation and for the first 21 days. Newly seeded lawns may be watered until growth is established or 49 days, whichever is less, in the same hours. Then return to your set lawn days. Stricter stages differ.

## Good to know

- Stage 1 and 2: trees, shrubs, flowers and vegetables may be watered any day, any time by hand-held container, shut-off-nozzle hose, or micro or drip irrigation. Sprinklers are allowed only 4 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. (Stage 2: mornings only). Nurseries and farms are exempt.
- Stage 2: lawns once a week only (even addresses Saturday, odd addresses Sunday). Stage 3: no lawn watering, and hand and drip watering only in the morning and evening windows.
- The court fine is $100 to $10,000, and each day is a separate offence.

## Official forms and pages

- [CRD Regional Watering Schedule](https://www.crd.ca/environment/water-conservation/watering-schedule)
- [CRD Water Restrictions](https://www.crd.ca/programs-services/water/water-restrictions)
- [Water Conservation Bylaw 4099 (CRD, PDF)](https://www.crd.ca/media/file/4099-capital-regional-district-water-conservation-bylaw-no-1-2016)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Watering restrictions in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/water-restrictions.md)
- [Esquimalt](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/water-restrictions.md)
- [Colwood](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/water-restrictions.md)
- [Victoria](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/victoria/water-restrictions.md)
- [Langford](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/water-restrictions.md)
- [Saanich](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/water-restrictions.md)
- [Highlands](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/water-restrictions.md)

## Sources

- [Water Conservation Bylaw No. 1, 2016 (CRD Bylaw 4099, PDF)](https://www.crd.ca/media/file/4099-capital-regional-district-water-conservation-bylaw-no-1-2016) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Regional Watering Schedule, Capital Regional District](https://www.crd.ca/environment/water-conservation/watering-schedule) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Water Restrictions, Capital Regional District](https://www.crd.ca/programs-services/water/water-restrictions) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Juan de Fuca Water Distribution, Capital Regional District](https://www.crd.ca/programs-services/water/drinking-water-systems/juan-de-fuca) (read 2026-11-05)
- [CRD Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw 1857, Schedule 26 (PDF)](https://www.crd.ca/media/file/1857-consolidated-capital-regional-district-ticket-information-authorization-bylaw-1990b) (read 2026-11-05)

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