Water restrictions in Allen, TX — also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance — set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
Allen is a North Texas Municipal Water District member city and enforces year-round twice-weekly outdoor watering limits. No irrigation between 10 AM and 6 PM April through October. Drought stages can further restrict to once weekly or prohibit landscape watering entirely.
NTMWD assigns watering days by address: odd-numbered addresses water Wednesday and Saturday; even-numbered addresses water Thursday and Sunday. Drip irrigation, hand watering, and soaker hoses are allowed any day. Fines are progressive under City Code Chapter 42. Contact Allen at (214) 509-4100 for enforcement.
First offense warning; second offense 150 dollars; third offense 300 dollars; fourth offense up to 2000 dollars per municipal court. Commercial accounts face surcharges.
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