Water restrictions in Licking County, OH — also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance — set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
Ohio's rainfall means Licking County has no routine lawn-watering schedule. But the Intel and data-center buildout is straining local water supply, so utilities can call for voluntary conservation or set limits during dry spells.
There is no statewide watering mandate, and central Ohio's rainfall usually keeps outdoor watering unrestricted. The pressure point here is demand: the Intel semiconductor fabs and data centers rising in western Licking County and adjacent New Albany draw heavily on the regional aquifer and municipal systems. Newark's water utility, the Southwest Licking Community Water and Sewer District, and the Village of Granville each set their own conservation measures, which can appear as summer advisories or odd/even watering during a declared shortage.
Normal lawn watering carries no fine. During a declared conservation period a water system can restrict outdoor use and add surcharges for exceeding limits; ignoring a mandatory ban can bring a service-shutoff warning.
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