Burleson, TX Landscaping Rules: Water Restrictions (2026)

Section 82-15 of the Burleson Code of Ordinances, adopted by the Burleson City Council in Ord. No. CSO#130-01-2015, sets a permanent twice-weekly irrigation schedule for the City of Burleson. It applies to irrigation using potable water from the City of Burleson's water distribution system, unless a more restrictive measure applies under section 82-14, the drought contingency section. Irrigation from alternative water sources such as a well or reclaimed or reused water is specifically excluded.

The watering day depends on the street address. Residential addresses ending in 0, 2, 4, 6 or 8 water on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Residential addresses ending in 1, 3, 5, 7 or 9 water on Thursdays and Sundays. All non-residential watering locations, which the code lists as apartment complexes, businesses, industries, parks and medians, water on Tuesdays and Fridays. No watering of any lawn or landscape is allowed between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on any day, including a person's assigned day. Hand watering and soaker hoses are exempt from both the hour limit and the day schedule.

Subsection (c) adds waste rules for the irrigation system itself. It is an offense to operate a system that sends a substantial amount of water onto impervious areas so that a constant stream overflows onto a street or other drainage area, that runs during any form of precipitation or during freezing weather, that has any broken or missing sprinkler heads, or that has not been maintained in a manner that prevents the waste of water.

Subsection (d) gives affirmative defenses for watering done to establish hydro-mulch, grass sod or grass seed, for dust control of a sports field, or for the maintenance, repair or testing of an irrigation system. Those defenses last only for 30 consecutive days or less. After the 30th consecutive day, the person is subject to applicable criminal penalties.

Section 82-14 sits next to this rule and can tighten it. The city manager or a designated representative can start, upgrade or end drought stages under the adopted plan, announced by newspaper, press release, utility bill insert, the city newsletter or the city website and public access channel. A stage started because of excessive demand stays in force through September 30 of that year unless the city manager ends it sooner.