Farmersville, TX Landscaping Rules: Water Restrictions (2026)
Water restrictions in Farmersville, TX, also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance, set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Sec. 74-188(b), Farmersville Code
- Watering days
- Mondays and Thursdays only
- Watering hours
- 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 a.m.
- 1st offense fine
- $50.00 per calendar year
- 4th offense fine
- $400.00 per calendar year
- Misdemeanor fine
- $500 to $2,000 per day
- Stage IV effect
- Bars new landscape irrigation, treated water
Summary
Farmersville limits sprinkler and irrigation-system watering to twice a week, Mondays and Thursdays, between 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m., under the city's drought contingency and water management plan. Watering on any other day breaks the plan and triggers civil penalties added straight to the customer's next water bill.
Watering with an irrigation system or sprinkler is allowed twice a week on Mondays and Thursdays from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 a.m. as designated watering dates. Any other days of the week used for watering landscaping by an irrigation system or sprinkler is not consistent with the water management plan and thereby constitutes the process of violation of the water management plan.
Full Breakdown
Sec. , and any other day of sprinkler or irrigation-system watering is a violation of the water management plan. That schedule sits inside a five-stage rationing structure defined in Sec. 74-184: Stage I (mild) restricts outdoor watering to posted hours; Stage II (moderate) bars all outdoor watering except handheld hoses with manual shutoff, exempting livestock; Stage III (severe) can bar outdoor watering entirely and cap each customer's usage to their winter-month average; Stage IV (critical) triggers the nonessential-use restrictions in Sec. 74-177's plan, including bans on washing vehicles, hard surfaces and buildings, and on filling pools; and Stage V (emergency) applies when major line breaks or contamination cut supply.
Under Stage IV, Sec. 74-188(c) blocks irrigation of any new landscaping with treated water, putting new-construction landscape approvals on hold until the stage lifts, though a developer can post an escrow deposit equal to 120 percent of the landscaping cost to obtain a certificate of occupancy in the meantime. Customers may petition the city manager for a temporary variance under Sec. 74-189 by filing within five days of a stage being invoked, showing compliance is technically infeasible or that an alternative measure achieves the same water savings; variances carry a compliance timetable and expire when the plan is lifted.
Violations & Fines
Sec. 74-188(b) sets escalating civil penalties per calendar-year offense: a warning on the first issue, $50.00 for the first offense, $100.00 for the second, $200.00 for the third, and $400.00 for the fourth, each billed directly to the customer's next water statement along with any late fees, and service can be disconnected for nonpayment. Sec. 74-188(d) backs that with criminal liability: any violation of the plan is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $500.00 to $2,000.00, with each day of violation a separate offense, and three or more convictions authorize the city manager to discontinue water service until the customer gives assurance the violation will not recur.
Frequently Asked Questions
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