Glendale, CA Landscaping Rules: Water Restrictions (2026)

36 establishes a citywide mandatory water conservation plan enforced by the Glendale Water and Power Department. , except brief periods to adjust or repair irrigation, and bars irrigation on windy days causing overspray, on rainy days, or within 48 hours after rain. Leaking irrigation must be fixed within 72 hours of the customer being notified or discovering the leak, or the customer is treated as wasting water. 080, tighter limits apply. 070(C): potable water irrigation is permitted only on Tuesdays and Saturdays, for no more than 10 minutes per watering station per permitted day.

, areas the fire chief or city engineer designates for fire prevention or erosion control, commercial nurseries and growers, food-producing plants and trees, newly planted landscaping during its first two weeks, and irrigation using recycled water. Phase IV and V escalate further, cutting irrigation to Saturdays only (15 minutes per station) and then to the first and third Saturdays only (20 minutes, trees and shrubs only). 24; and the city can also seek a court order for a flow-restricting device or disconnection, plus attorneys' fees and removal costs.