Greeley, CO Landscaping Rules: Water Restrictions (2026)
Water restrictions in Greeley, CO, also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance, set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
Key Facts
- Sets drought level
- Water and sewer board, at least annually
- Adequate-supply hours ban
- 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- First residential fine
- $100, rising to $500
- Catastrophic drought
- All sprinkling prohibited
- Adopted
- Ord. No. 08, 2021, 2-16-2021
Summary
Greeley limits sprinkling to specific days and hours tied to address parity and the city's declared drought level, tightening from a three-day schedule when supply is adequate to a full ban in catastrophic drought.
One-day-per-week watering schedule means that customers may use city water for sprinkling only one day per week. Single-family and duplex residential properties with addresses ending in an even number may sprinkle on Sundays. Single-family and duplex residential properties with addresses ending in an odd number may sprinkle on Saturdays. All other multi-family residential, nonresidential, and owners' association customers may sprinkle on Fridays.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Municipal Code: Supplement 6 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Under the water conservation code, Greeley assigns sprinkling days by address parity. On the one-day-per-week schedule used in severe drought, single-family and duplex addresses ending in an even number may sprinkle Sundays, odd-numbered addresses Saturdays, and other customers Fridays; two- and three-day schedules add more days as conditions ease. Even when supply is merely "adequate," sprinkling is barred before April 15, after October 31, and between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. The water and sewer board sets the drought level at least annually, and city council adopts the matching restrictions by resolution.
Violations & Fines
A first residential violation draws a $100 fine, rising to $250 for a second and $500 for a third or later in the same calendar year; nonresidential fines run $200 to $1,000. A fourth violation requires installing a flow restriction device at the owner's expense.
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