Water restrictions in Douglas County, CO — also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance — set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
Colorado has no statewide homeowner watering ban; your water provider sets the schedule. Castle Rock Water allows outdoor watering every third day before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m., May 1–Sept. 30. Parker Water and Denver Water run their own assigned-day rules.
Watering rules in Douglas County are set by local utilities, not the county or state. Castle Rock Water assigns a designated day and permits watering every third day only before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m., enforced May 1 through September 30; new landscape can get a temporary exemption. Parker Water & Sanitation District assigns days by even/odd address (typically Mon/Wed/Fri vs. Tue/Thu/Sat) and prohibits midday watering. Denver Water, serving parts of the north county, limits watering to set days per week and never between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., May 1–Oct. 1. Drought declarations can tighten these to two days weekly.
Providers issue watering-violation notices; repeat waste can bring escalating surcharges or fines under the utility's schedule.
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