Summer lawn watering restrictions for Metro Vancouver are set to begin on May 1.
Starting Wednesday, lawn watering is limited to one day per week for both homes and businesses until Oct. 15.
Residential lawn watering is allowed:
- Even-numbered addresses: Saturdays — automatic watering between 5 and 7 a.m., and manual watering between 6 and 9 am.
- Odd-numbered addresses: Sundays — automatic watering between 5 and 7 a.m., and manual watering between 6 and 9 am.
- Trees, shrubs, and flowers can be watered with a sprinkler any day between 5 and 9 a.m., or any time by hand or using drip irrigation.
Non-residential lawn watering is allowed:
- Even-numbered addresses: Mondays — automatic watering between 4 and 6 a.m., and manual watering between 6 and 9 am.
- Odd-numbered addresses: Tuesdays — automatic watering between 4 and 6 a.m., and manual watering between 6 and 9 am.
- Trees, shrubs, and flowers can be watered with a sprinkler any day between 4 and 9 a.m., or any time by hand or using drip irrigation.
Watering outside regulated times could result in a $250 fine from the regional district.
In a release, Metro Vancouver says the regional drinking water reservoirs are at normal levels for this time of the year, but residents collectively abiding by these regulations is the best way to avoid an outright summer ban on lawn watering.