Water Use Rules in Austin, TX (2026)
2 verified water use rules for Austin, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Lawn Watering Restrictions
Austin Water enforces year-round watering schedules and tightening drought-stage restrictions under City Code Chapter 6-4, limiting irrigation to specific days and hours based on address and current Highland Lakes combined storage levels.
Austin Water Drought Stages Limit Lawn Irrigation Days
Heavy RestrictionsTurf Replacement Rebates
Austin Water's WaterWise Landscape Rebate, administered by the Conservation Division, pays residential and commercial customers per square foot of high-water turf converted to drought-tolerant landscape, supporting drought-stage compliance and the One Water Plan.
Austin Water WaterWise Rebate Pays Cash Per Square Foot
Few RestrictionsTex. Prop. Code Sec. 202.007(a)(4), (b), (c)
Sec. 202.007. (a) A property owners' association may not include or enforce a provision in a dedicatory instrument that prohibits or restricts a property owner from: ... (4) using drought-resistant landscaping or water-conserving natural turf. (b) A provision that violates Subsection (a) is void. (c) A property owners' association may restrict the type of turf used by a property owner in the pl...
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