Watering Restrictions

Effective September 1, 2012, the watering restriction levels in all RDN water service areas will be reduced to Water Conservation Level 1, with watering permitted every other day from 6-10am and 6-10pm, and for a maximum of 3 hours only during each period. The Regional District wishes to thank you for your efforts to conserve water this summer.

WATERING RESTRICTIONS
Current Level
Water Conservation Level		Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
Effective Date		April, September and October	May, June, July & August	As required - See Notes Below	As required - See Notes Below
Frequency		Every other day	Every other day	Every other day	Comprehensive Watering Ban
Watering Times		6-10AM & 6-10PM for a max of 3 hrs only	6-10AM & 6-10PM for a max of 2 hrs only	6-10AM & 6-10PM for a max of 1 hr only
Even Numbered Houses		Even Days	Even Days	Even Days
Odd Numbered Houses		Odd Days	Odd Days	Odd Days
Decourcey Water System	Houses on Pylades St.	Even Days	Even Days	Even Days
	Houses on Bissel or Ingram	Odd Days	Odd Days	Odd Days

Please Click Here to view Restrictions within the Surfside Water Service Area

General Information

As of April 1st each year, we will be in Level 1 watering restrictions. You may use any type of sprinkler, soaker hose, underground system, or twirlybird ONLY during your watering time and date (even numbered-houses on even-numbered calendar days between 6-10 am and 6-10 pm, and odd-numbered houses on odd-numbered calendar days between 6-10 am and 6-10 pm).

You can water your garden, trees, shrubs, flowers, and vegetables on days other than your watering day if you use a hand-held container or hose with a shut-off nozzle.

You can use drip-irrigation at ANY TIME to water trees, shrubs, flowers or vegetables (not soaker hoses- they're actually quite wasteful).

You can wash your car or patio ANY TIME using a hose with a shut-off nozzle, unless dry conditions this summer cause us to move into Level 4: A Comprehensive Watering Ban. You will be notified by a combination of radio ads, newspaper ads, roadside signage, flyers, and website notices if the water conservation level becomes more stringent.

Please contact RDN Water & Utility Services at 1-877-607-4111 if you require further information.

Level Three Restrictions

• No washing of driveways or sidewalks
• Must use a hose equipped with a shutoff device for vehicle and boat washing
• No use of decorative fountains without re-circulated water.
• No filling of a residential swimming pool, wading pool, garden ponds or decorative fountains.

Level Four Restrictions

• No hosing of exterior building surfaces including windows, parking lots, driveways or sidewalks.
• No use of decorative fountains without re-circulated water.
• No watering of trees, shrubs, flowers or vegetables except by a hand held hose with a shutoff device or micro irrigation systems between 6am-10am and 6pm-10pm.
• No washing of vehicles or boats.
• No filling of a residential swimming pool, wading pool, garden ponds or decorative fountains