Water restrictions in Des Plaines, IL — also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance — set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
No Des Plaines-specific landscaping ordinance fixes day-of-week or time-of-day outdoor watering limits; Illinois has no statewide outdoor watering ban, and any restrictions arise from the City's home-rule water utility authority and IEPA drought coordination during severe drought.
Illinois does not impose a statewide lawn-watering schedule. Outdoor water use is handled at the local level: Des Plaines operates its own municipal water utility and, as a home-rule municipality under Article VII of the Illinois Constitution, may adopt conservation or sprinkling restrictions by ordinance. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) does not issue blanket statewide outdoor watering bans; instead, when drought reaches Severe (D2) on the U.S. Drought Monitor for an extended period, the IEPA's Drought Response Team, coordinating with the Illinois State Water Survey, recommends that water utilities activate conservation measures. As of this writing there is no standing Des Plaines landscaping ordinance setting fixed watering days or hours; residents should check current notices from the City's Public Works / water billing division for any drought-triggered restrictions. This row reflects state default and home-rule authority rather than a quoted local watering rule.
No fixed penalty in the landscaping code; if the City activates drought sprinkling restrictions under its home-rule water authority, violations would be enforced under that ordinance and the general penalty (section 1-4-1).
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