Water restrictions in Lancaster County, PA — also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance — set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
Lancaster County sets no watering schedule. Water-use restrictions in Pennsylvania come from the state Drought Task Force and PA DEP. Watering limits are voluntary during a Drought Watch or Warning and become mandatory only in a Governor-declared Drought Emergency.
There is no Lancaster County watering ordinance. Pennsylvania manages drought statewide: the Commonwealth Drought Coordinator and Drought Task Force declare a Drought Watch, Warning, or Emergency county-by-county based on stream flow, groundwater, precipitation, and soil moisture. During a Watch or Warning, nonessential water use conservation is requested but voluntary. Mandatory restrictions on nonessential uses (such as lawn watering and car washing) apply only in a Drought Emergency, which requires the Governor's approval, with a target of cutting consumptive use by at least 15 percent. Individual water suppliers may also impose their own conservation rules.
During a declared Drought Emergency, violating mandatory nonessential-use restrictions can bring civil penalties; otherwise conservation is voluntary. Local water suppliers set their own enforcement.
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