Wellington Region Water Bylaw
Outside Water Use Restrictions: We are currently at Level 0
These are the main outside watering restrictions for Levels 0-3 for properties supplied by a municipal water system under By-law 81/2007.
Level 0 & Level 1 – Alternate Day with Time Restrictions
You may water the lawn or garden and/or wash a vehicle located at an even numbered municipal address on even numbered calendar days between the hours of 7:00 am - 9:00 am and 7:00pm – 9:00 pm.
You may water the lawn or garden and/or wash a vehicle located at an odd numbered municipal address on odd numbered calendar days between the hours of 7:00 am - 9:00 am and 7:00pm – 9:00 pm.
Level 2 – Reduce and Stop Non-Essential Uses
Lawn Watering
If your addresss ends in: Your watering day is:
0 or 1 Tuesday
2 or 3 Wednesday
4 or 5 Thursday
6 or 7 Friday
8 or 9 Saturday
Garden Watering
If your municipal address is even numbered, you may water the garden on even numbered calendar days between the hours of 7:00 am - 9:00 am and 7:00pm – 9:00 pm.
If your municipal address is odd numbered, you may water the garden on odd numbered calendar days between the hours of 7:00 am - 9:00 am and 7:00pm – 9:00 pm.
* Please note that the washing of vehicles in not permitted under Level 2 *
Level 3 – Further Reduce and Stop Non-Essential Uses
Outside water use is not permitted during a level 3. This includes watering the lawn or garden, washing vehicles, using sprinklers or filling swimming pools, hot tubs, ponds and fountains.
No Wasting of Municipal Water
While watering your lawn, during levels 0-2, you are not permitted to direct water onto a paved surface including driveways, pathways, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, or roadways.
Lawns typically need 1 inch (2.5 cm) of water per week. Set an empty container or rain gauge near the sprinkler to measure the amount of water used. Stop watering when the container is one inch full. Lawns can only absorb water as quickly as the soil allows. It's better to water your lawn for three 10-minute sessions, with each session a half-hour apart, rather than to water steadily for 30 minutes and cause run-off. Use a kitchen timer as a reminder to turn sprinklers off.
