Water restrictions in Brazoria County, TX — also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance — set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
Texas has no statewide homeowner watering ban. Brazoria County sets no watering schedule. Any restrictions come from your water provider's drought contingency plan and, for wells, the Brazoria County Groundwater Conservation District.
There is no statewide Texas law dictating when residents may water lawns, and Brazoria County does not impose watering days. Instead, the TCEQ requires every retail and wholesale public water supplier to adopt a Drought Contingency Plan (30 TAC Ch. 288) that triggers voluntary or mandatory restrictions by drought stage. So the rules you follow depend on your city or utility. Groundwater pumping from private wells is managed separately by the Brazoria County Groundwater Conservation District. Check your water bill provider and the district for the stage currently in effect.
Penalties are set by each water provider's plan (warnings, surcharges, or fines during mandatory stages). The county itself levies no watering fine in unincorporated areas.
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