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During any drought stage, all customers must
comply with these restrictions unless the property qualifies as
a park or as a
property restricted by water budgets.
Time-of-Day Restriction
During all stages of drought, sprinkler irrigation is prohibited
between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. from May 1 to Sept. 30.
Mandatory Watering Assignments
Sprinkler irrigation is restricted to a certain number of days during
drought declarations, based on the current stage of drought and
the season. The district has assigned each customer a watering group.
Sprinkler watering is allowed only on the days for your assigned
watering group.See the district's mandatory drought
watering schedule for details.
Find
your watering group on snwa.com or view a map
of watering groups in the Water District service area.
Drip irrigation is allowed any day, not to exceed
the maximum watering frequency shown below. Watering on Sundays is prohibited under drought alert.
| Maximum
Watering Frequency |
| Season |
Drought
Watch |
Drought
Alert |
Drought Critical |
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Winter
November - February |
1 assigned day
per week |
1 assigned day
per week *
|
TBD |
|
Spring
March - April |
3 assigned days
per week |
3 assigned days
per week *
|
TBD |
|
Summer
May-August |
Any Day
|
Any Day
|
TBD |
|
Fall
September - October |
3 assigned days
per week |
3 assigned days
per week *
|
TBD |
| * No watering on Sundays in spring, fall and winter under Drought Alert conditions |
Exemptions
You may handwater your landscape and test your irrigation system
on any day (you must be present during testing). View the complete
list of exemptions.
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