Cedar Park, TX Landscaping Rules: Water Restrictions (2026)
Water restrictions in Cedar Park, TX, also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance, set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
Key Facts
- Even addresses
- Water Thursday and Sunday
- Odd addresses
- Water Wednesday and Saturday
- Commercial customers
- Water Tuesday and Friday
- Current baseline
- Stage 1, twice-weekly schedule
- Escalation trigger
- Lakes Buchanan/Travis storage levels
Summary
Cedar Park limits lawn and landscape watering to two designated days per week under its Drought Contingency Plan, assigned by the last digit of the customer's street address, with tighter one-day schedules if reservoir levels drop.
Water customers shall limit outdoor water use by adhering to the no more than two-day per week watering schedule for outdoor water use... Last digit of their street address ending in a 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8: Thursday and Sunday. Last digit of their street address ending in a 1, 3, 5, 7 or 9: Wednesday and Saturday.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4973212; v14 updated 2026-06-25).
Full Breakdown
Cedar Park's Drought Contingency and Water Emergency Plan, Article 18.08 of the city code, sets Stage 1 as the standing baseline: residential customers water only on two assigned days a week, addresses ending in 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8 water Thursday and Sunday, while addresses ending in 1, 3, 5, 7, or 9 water Wednesday and Saturday. Commercial customers water Tuesday and Friday. If combined storage in Lakes Buchanan and Travis drops, the City Manager can escalate to Stage 2 through Stage 5, cutting the schedule to one day a week and adding restricted hours, under § 18.08.009.
Violations & Fines
Watering outside your assigned day risks a warning letter on the first offense, then escalating fees of $50, $100, and $200 for residential customers ($200, $400, $1,000 for commercial) under § 18.08.012.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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