Water restrictions in Chester County, PA — also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance — set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
There are no permanent county watering rules. During a Governor-declared drought emergency, Pennsylvania law bans watering lawns statewide. Your public water utility may also impose its own conservation limits.
Chester County has no standing lawn-watering ordinance. Restrictions kick in through the state drought system, run by PA DEP and the Governor. Drought watch and warning ask for voluntary 5-15% cuts; only a Governor-declared drought emergency makes conservation mandatory. Under 4 Pa. Code Chapter 119, nonessential water uses, including watering grass, are prohibited in an emergency drought area, with narrow exceptions. Individual public water systems (like Aqua PA and PA American Water serving Chesco) can also impose their own voluntary or mandatory restrictions during dry spells regardless of a state declaration.
During a declared drought emergency, prohibited nonessential water use can bring summary offense penalties under DEP enforcement; water utilities may also fine or restrict service for violations of their own rules.
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