Water restrictions in Buena Park, CA — also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance — set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
Buena Park runs its own municipal water utility and enforces a Water Conservation and Water Supply Shortage Program (Title 13). The City restricts landscape irrigation to assigned days by address, prohibits watering during the midday window, limits run times, and bans water waste. A 2025 Water Shortage Contingency Plan sets escalating phases.
The City of Buena Park provides retail water service and adopts conservation rules through its municipal code (Title 13) and Water Shortage Contingency Plan. Per the City's Water Conservation page, irrigation is limited by address: in summer (April-October), up to three days per week, with odd-numbered addresses watering Monday/Wednesday/Friday and even-numbered addresses Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday, and no watering on Sundays. In winter (November-March), watering drops to once weekly, with odd addresses on Mondays and even addresses on Thursdays. The City also directs "no automated irrigation between 9 AM and 6 PM, and limit to a maximum of 15 minutes per station." The code's permanent conservation measures prohibit water waste; for example, food-service businesses may not use non-water-conserving dish spray valves, and new conveyor car washes must recirculate water. The water-supply-shortage program defines escalating phases (a Phase 1 condition targets up to a 10% demand reduction). These local schedules are stricter and more specific than the statewide State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) prohibitions on runoff and hosing down pavement, which also apply. Report water waste to (714) 562-3655.
Watering on the wrong day, during the 9 AM-6 PM window, exceeding station run-time limits, or causing runoff violates the City conservation rules and can draw warnings, fines, and flow-restriction during declared shortages. Report water waste to (714) 562-3655.
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