Water restrictions in Cumberland County, ME — also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance — set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
Cumberland County does not regulate outdoor water use. The Portland Water District (PWD), a quasi-municipal utility chartered under PL 1975 ch. 477 (Private and Special Laws), supplies most of greater Portland from Sebago Lake and sets any drought-stage irrigation restrictions for its 11-municipality service area. The Maine Drinking Water Program (22 MRS § 2611) and Maine DEP (38 MRS § 470 et seq.) set source-water protection rules.
Maine has no statewide outdoor watering ban. Drought response is coordinated by the Maine Drought Task Force convened under the Maine Emergency Management Agency, but enforcement of irrigation limits is at the level of the public water supplier or municipality. In Cumberland County, the Portland Water District serves Portland, South Portland, Westbrook, Cape Elizabeth, Falmouth, Cumberland, Gorham, Raymond, Scarborough, Standish, and Windham — under the federal Lake Auburn / Sebago Lake source-water protection rule (40 CFR § 141.71, Surface Water Treatment Rule) that exempts PWD from filtration so long as Sebago Lake watershed standards are maintained. Other municipalities are served by independent water districts (e.g., Brunswick & Topsham Water District, Yarmouth Water District) each with their own rate structures and drought protocols. Cumberland County itself imposes no irrigation schedule, watering days, or sprinkler restrictions.
No county penalty. PWD and other water districts may impose water-use restrictions during declared drought stages; violations are enforced by the utility through service termination, surcharges, or municipal court action depending on the charter.
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