Las Vegas Valley Water District

Additional watering restrictions

In addition to watering on your assigned days, keep the following in mind when setting a schedule on your irrigation clock:

• Sprinkler watering on Sundays is prohibited.
• Running your landscape irrigation system outside your assigned days is water waste and may result in a water-waste fine.
• Watering restrictions also apply to drip irrigation. Drip irrigation systems deliver water more slowly and efficiently, and they should run longer but less frequently than sprinkler systems. The length of each watering should be determined by the emitter flow rate, soil type and weather conditions. See our drip watering tips for details.
• For lawns watered by sprinklers, water no more than 12 minutes total. On your assigned watering days, water in three 4-minute cycles, with about an hour between each cycle if using pop-up sprinklers. Water for about 12 minutes each watering cycle if using rotating sprinkler heads. See our sprinkler tips for details.
• Watering with a handheld hose and supervised testing of your irrigation system are allowed any time.
• Watering new or reseeded landscapes daily for up to 14 days is allowed once per calendar year. Call 702-822-8571 before the planting takes place so we can make note of this on your water account. See more water waste exemptions.

Summer watering restrictions

From May 1 through Aug. 31, watering restrictions allow watering Monday through Saturday. However, sprinkler irrigation between the hours of 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. is prohibited. Water your landscape early in the morning, before sunrise, to reduce evaporation caused by wind and heat.

Sprinkler watering on Sundays is prohibited.

Summer drip irrigation

During summer, run your drip irrigation system in a single cycle of 30 to 90 minutes, three days a week. The length of each watering should be determined by the emitter flow rate, soil type and weather conditions. See our drip watering tips for details.