Water restrictions in El Monte, CA — also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance — set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
El Monte Municipal Code Chapter 14.02 (Drought Response Conservation Plan) and Certified Urgency Ordinance No. 2861 codify five drought stages with mandatory restrictions on outdoor irrigation, hose use, and washing hard surfaces. Penalties run $100 to $500 per violation.
Chapter 14.02 ties the city's Drought Response Stages to the 2020 Water Shortage Contingency Plan (WSCP). Across Stages 2–5 the city restricts: irrigation to specified days of the week assigned by the El Monte Water Department; no watering between certain daytime hours; no washing of driveways, sidewalks or other hard surfaces with potable water (except for health/safety); no use of potable water in non-recirculating fountains; and a requirement that leaks be repaired promptly. Stage 5 (Emergency) allows the city to ban all outdoor irrigation. Customers should call the Water Department at (626) 580-2024 to confirm their current assigned watering days.
Urgency Ordinance No. 2861 establishes administrative penalties of $100 to $500 per violation for non-compliance, in addition to potential service-flow restrictors for repeat offenders as authorized in the WSCP.
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