Water Use Rules in Franklin County, NC (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Franklin County, North Carolina.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Franklin County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Recycled Water Rules

Franklin County's outdoor water use ordinance exempts properties irrigating with nonpotable or reuse water from its watering-day schedule and hour limits. There is no separate purple-pipe or recycled-water permitting program in the code beyond this exemption.

Franklin County Reuse Water Exemption

Light Restrictions

Franklin County Code § 34-128(g)(1)

(g)Exemptions to irrigation requirements. The watering restrictions shall not apply to:(1)Properties using nonpotable/reuse water for landscape irrigation.

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Leak Reporting Duty

In unincorporated Franklin County, leaking water services or plumbing must be fixed within five days of written notice from the public utilities department. Ignoring the notice escalates into fines and, eventually, a cut-off water supply.

Franklin County Leak Repair Rule

Some Restrictions

Franklin County Code § 34-128(f)

(f)Leaking water services or plumbing must be repaired with five days of written notification by the public utilities department. ... (h)Violation of this section may be punished by any means available to the county through the provisions of G.S. 160A-175. A written warning will be issued for the first violation, a second violation of this section is $200.00, a third violation is $500.00, and a...

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