Water restrictions in Gardena, CA — also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance — set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
Most of Gardena is served by Golden State Water Company (Southwest system), not a City utility. Golden State Water limits outdoor watering to three days per week on an address-based schedule, ideally 7 PM to 8 AM. The provider, not the City, enforces these outdoor watering rules.
Gardena does not run its own retail water utility for most customers; drinking water is supplied largely by Golden State Water Company, whose Southwest service area covers all of Gardena and Lawndale plus parts of neighboring communities. Golden State Water sets outdoor watering restrictions for its customers. Effective May 14, 2023, the company allows watering up to three days per week on a schedule tied to the customer's street-address number: addresses ending in an even number (0, 2, 4, 6, 8) may water on Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday, while addresses ending in an odd number (1, 3, 5, 7, 9) may water on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Customers are asked to limit outdoor irrigation to the cooler hours between 7
Outdoor watering-day and time rules are set and enforced by Golden State Water under its CPUC-regulated tariff; customers who ignore restrictions can face utility warnings, penalties, or conservation surcharges. The City separately enforces stormwater and runoff-pollution rules (GMC Chapter 8.70).
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